380 or pocket 9 with a safety?
looking to get the wife a small carry in either 380 or 9,, but,, it must have a mechanical safety. She does not like the LCP or the little keltek as they have no safety. It will be her first handgun. In fact yesterday I had her to the range on 93 where she shot for the first time. She did ok with my compact 45 1911.. tho she said it had too much kick. and My friends 357magnum, but with 38's liked that the best(less kick), and a taurus pt109? it was the small taurus 45.. She hit the target at 25 yards.. but we used big targets.. she wants something with less kick and she has small hands so the grips on the 45 were too big. I had put on wrap around rubber to soften the kick,, should have left the wood grips on. I liked the bersa or walther ppk380 type,, but its a little heavy, maybe the beretta tomcat. Seams most of the pocket or smaller guns have no safeties. At least I got her over the fear of guns that she was raised with.
Thanks,
Re: 380 or pocket 9 with a safety?
Re: 380 or pocket 9 with a safety?
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Originally Posted by
thelemite
I have to second this. Great little gun. Controls are all functional and it handles like a big gun.
If they made one a little bigger in 9mm I'd buy one for myself.
You really can't do better than this.
Re: 380 or pocket 9 with a safety?
The new S&W Bodygaurd .380 has a safety.
Also Kahr makes a pm9 with a safety.
Re: 380 or pocket 9 with a safety?
I did show her this at a gun show,, I need to find a range that has one to rent to see if she can handle shooting it.. I really like it.. like a mini 1911..
Re: 380 or pocket 9 with a safety?
the s&w 380 actually exists?? I thought it was still in limbo..
Re: 380 or pocket 9 with a safety?
Yes, Just came out- like this week.. First reports I have been reading sound very,very positive.
Re: 380 or pocket 9 with a safety?
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Originally Posted by
thelemite
My Father in law just got this with the titanium slide. It has proper sights, surprisingly light recoil, and the best controls/trigger I have ever seen on a gun this size. I do with it were 9mm, but I really like the gun. If I had to get a 380 it is what i would get.
Re: 380 or pocket 9 with a safety?
check out this book i just wrote on the next thread, in post 65. i just went over all this stuff:
http://forum.pafoa.org/pistols-41/10...er-page-7.html
also, based on your OP, i would recommend you try a S&W 908, or a S&W M&P or Springfield Armory XD, all three come standard or are available with a manual safety, iirc
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