SpaldingPM
Expert
- Mar 22, 2013
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Ok, well the .380 is a round/weapon i know pretty much nothing about.
To my friends, and all my acquaintances, I am their "go to guy" when it comes to firearm buying questions as i have a vast knowledge about 9mm's, .45's, and pretty much any and all semi auto long guns and sub pistol caliber rifles.
But when it comes to rounds and weapons that deal with .380, .25, .32, and pretty much any revolver round i'm clueless... mainly because I've never cared to learn about them, simply because i've had no desire to own anything in those calibers.
I have a buddy that want's to purchase a .380 for his grandmother, for home defense, when he's not home. He wants a sub compact or pocket size. I leered him away from a 9mm sub or pocket, mainly because i've had many, and my girlfriend (5'8" and 125lbs, and works out daily with me) can barely rack the slide due to the double spring guide rod setup... as far as 9mm goes. A few of my friends have LCP's and she can easily rack the slide on it (much smaller springs).
So IMO, a .380 would most definitely be the choice of my friends older grandma who is obviously more weak than my 23 year old girlfriend.
I tried to suggest a decent .38 6 shooter, but he wants a semi auto (i have no idea why, seeing as even a cheap revolver is more user friendly than any semi auto sub compact, and most .380's hold the exact same amount of rds minus a chambered round giving it that extra +1)...
anyways, to my question... he doesn't want to spend much... so my suggestion to him was to check out the LCP, the KelTec .380 (whatever model that is), and the taurus p738. Stay the living hell away from jiminez (or whatever the hell that garbage airsoft quality is called), cobra, and basically anything under $250 new.
He doesn't want to spend too much so walther is obviously out of the question....
Does anyone know of any other brands and models that are equivalent to the suggestions i gave him?
Also noted, she has no experience handling and they're rather poor so they can't afford a proper firearms class, so I'll will be offering a few weekend hours up to train her so don't worry! Also noted, I have 8+ years of handling and 6+ years of carry experience under my belt so don't need to worry about that either haha. Just some reassurance that a new gun owner won't be another ignorant accident waiting to happen.
To my friends, and all my acquaintances, I am their "go to guy" when it comes to firearm buying questions as i have a vast knowledge about 9mm's, .45's, and pretty much any and all semi auto long guns and sub pistol caliber rifles.
But when it comes to rounds and weapons that deal with .380, .25, .32, and pretty much any revolver round i'm clueless... mainly because I've never cared to learn about them, simply because i've had no desire to own anything in those calibers.
I have a buddy that want's to purchase a .380 for his grandmother, for home defense, when he's not home. He wants a sub compact or pocket size. I leered him away from a 9mm sub or pocket, mainly because i've had many, and my girlfriend (5'8" and 125lbs, and works out daily with me) can barely rack the slide due to the double spring guide rod setup... as far as 9mm goes. A few of my friends have LCP's and she can easily rack the slide on it (much smaller springs).
So IMO, a .380 would most definitely be the choice of my friends older grandma who is obviously more weak than my 23 year old girlfriend.
I tried to suggest a decent .38 6 shooter, but he wants a semi auto (i have no idea why, seeing as even a cheap revolver is more user friendly than any semi auto sub compact, and most .380's hold the exact same amount of rds minus a chambered round giving it that extra +1)...
anyways, to my question... he doesn't want to spend much... so my suggestion to him was to check out the LCP, the KelTec .380 (whatever model that is), and the taurus p738. Stay the living hell away from jiminez (or whatever the hell that garbage airsoft quality is called), cobra, and basically anything under $250 new.
He doesn't want to spend too much so walther is obviously out of the question....
Does anyone know of any other brands and models that are equivalent to the suggestions i gave him?
Also noted, she has no experience handling and they're rather poor so they can't afford a proper firearms class, so I'll will be offering a few weekend hours up to train her so don't worry! Also noted, I have 8+ years of handling and 6+ years of carry experience under my belt so don't need to worry about that either haha. Just some reassurance that a new gun owner won't be another ignorant accident waiting to happen.