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MikeBjerum

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Re: What Am I Missing?
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2009, 01:05:47 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on February 10, 2009, 11:02:58 AM
"What Am I Missing? "

A .380 for your collection ?

I had one, but I got sick of trying to keep it and 9 X 19 ammo separate!

I still think that the gun manufacturers could make a 9mm in a package similar to the .380.
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Re: What Am I Missing?
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2009, 01:26:36 PM »
Quote from: m58 on February 10, 2009, 01:05:47 PM
I still think that the gun manufacturers could make a 9mm in a package similar to the .380.

That is what I am lusting after! An 8.5 oz 6+1 in 9x19 Gimme, gimme, gimme!


Rohrbaugh got it down to 12.8 oz, but those guns are costly..... $1000  :o
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Re: What Am I Missing?
« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2009, 02:25:10 PM »
I think the popularity is for BUG guns, & women jumping into CCW like less recoil. .380 is a short round the same size as 9mm. Most of the manufactures make .380 Self Defense rounds. GT
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Re: What Am I Missing?
« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2009, 11:46:14 AM »
I acquired a Ruger LCP recently and I love it.

It is always with me...in my pajama pocket when I go out to get the paper in the morning and all day long at home unless I am bathing.  ...and then I've found I suddenly feel unarmed in the shower since I started carrying it all the time.

I generally carry a Glock 21sf and a Glock 23..now with either or both of them I carry the LCP. 

When in a hurry, it is the gun I take with me...mainly because it was already in my pocket.

While I almost always took the time to wear the G23 on any errand, I seldom wore it around the house.  It was handy most of the time...but a trip to the garage or basement or bathroom would put it out of reach...

Simply put, the LCP has changed my carry frequency to near 100%.

Only down side is that it is now so second nature that carrying into a restricted area inadvertently will be more likely.


And Yes...all this would be accomplished with a 9mm if it were of the same size and weight...same goes for a .40

We will see if someone develops one of those in this compact a package. 
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Re: What Am I Missing?
« Reply #24 on: February 12, 2009, 01:22:08 PM »
My $0.02

What am I gaining by carrying a .380 Auto over a J frame revolver?

Relaiblity?  I don't think so.

Stopping power? I doubt it

Accuracy? Maybe, maybe not. Is that really a problem at contact distance?

Size? It is slimmer but I can keep a J frame in my pocket all summer long wearing shorts and a T shirt and nobody knows.

Manual of Arms?  J-frame pull trigger, repeat as needed. No tap, rack, tap rack strip......

Cuteness? Lord help us if thats why you buy a carry gun.

I did carry a Seacamp .32 for many years but only as a BUG. I never needed it but I assumed I would have to shoot it dry if I ever did.

A polymer Kahr or Glock 26  in 9mm would seem to a much better answer to any question.

Just me but I would rather have my knife than a small .380 ACP.

BUT....buying any firearm is good for all gun owners. Buy more guns, ammo, hosters and training while we can.





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Re: What Am I Missing?
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Re: What Am I Missing?
« Reply #25 on: February 12, 2009, 04:02:08 PM »
ratcatcher,

It is about size.  Yesterday they did a comparison on different carry guns on another show (Inside Shooting USA) and the J frame is almost twice as thick as the .380 auto.  It is about concealability.  However, I'm big enough you could hide a Barett in my jeans pocket, so I don't really care  ;D
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Re: What Am I Missing?
« Reply #26 on: February 12, 2009, 08:41:40 PM »
Quote from: m58 on February 12, 2009, 04:02:08 PM
ratcatcher,

It is about size.  Yesterday they did a comparison on different carry guns on another show (Inside Shooting USA) and the J frame is almost twice as thick as the .380 auto.  It is about concealability.  However, I'm big enough you could hide a Barett in my jeans pocket, so I don't really care  ;D

Now you're stepping into my pig pen...........  ;)
I have, on several occasions (mostly while confined to a wheelchair) carried a Glock 27 in the bib pocket of my Liberty overalls (without a round in the chamber, of course).

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