380 pocket gun recommendation

[blazeaglory]

Nobody likes the Walther PPK/E?

[InGrAM]

Nobody likes the Walther PPK/E?

Might as well get a Bersa Thunder, it is half the price and just as good. Plus the trigger is better on the Bersa.

OP: Kahr, Bersa, SIG p938(9mm) and just a tad bigger than the 238, LCP, 3AT, etc..

If it is for a console in your car I would go a little bigger. But it is very hard to beat the size and firer power of a P11, that is why I love mine.

[M27]

Might as well get a Bersa Thunder, it is half the price and just as good. Plus the trigger is better on the Bersa.

OP: Kahr, Bersa, SIG p938(9mm) and just a tad bigger than the 238, LCP, 3AT, etc..

If it is for a console in your car I would go a little bigger. But it is very hard to beat the size and firer power of a P11, that is why I love mine.

I didn't know what a P11 was so I googled "P11 pistol" and this was the first responce

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_P11

It was funny when I first saw it.

Just a guess but I am thinking you are not EDCing an under water pistol

Second google responce took me to the keltec site and everything became clear

[stevec223]

380

i have a colt govt 380...great small pocket gun...7 rd clip single action and shoots most ammo very well.....also have a browning bda 380 (berretta 84)...larger than govt with double stack 13 rd mag..shoots most ammo very well...single/double action...decocker and safety and larger size more diff to pocket carry but doable....good luck shopping !!!!...cheers..

[InGrAM]

I didn't know what a P11 was so I googled "P11 pistol" and this was the first responce

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_P11

It was funny when I first saw it.

Just a guess but I am thinking you are not EDCing an under water pistol

Second google responce took me to the keltec site and everything became clear

Lol, that would be very funny of me to CC an H&K p11. Thanks for that info, I had no idea that HK made such a pistol.

[RedFord150]

Might as well get a Bersa Thunder, it is half the price and just as good. Plus the trigger is better on the Bersa. ...

^^^^ Agreed.
I own a Bersa Thunder and believe it is a better choice than the Walther.

[blazeaglory]

Yeah I forgot about the bersa Good little gun.

[paul0660]

If the Bersa is small enough, get it. Otherwise the Kahr is a good choice if you get one that works. I have a PA-63 for the sale that is the size of the Bersa, in 9x18.

[drifter2be]

If the Bersa is small enough, get it. Otherwise the Kahr is a good choice if you get one that works. I have a PA-63 for the sale that is the size of the Bersa, in 9x18.

Bersa is much too big, I think in some aspects its a little bigger than the P11, I actually just picked up a lightly used KelTec P32 a few minutes ago, fits the bill perfectly, disappears in my pocket, completely unnoticeable when carried in an IWB holster, and fits perfectly in my center console. Will still be picking up a P3AT or LCP eventually as well.

[voiceofreason]

Really hard to beat the quality of the Kahr P380. EXCELLENT little gun. Very accurate, dovetail front and rear sights, last shot hold open AND slide release lever, match grade barrel (although it is a 2.5" barrel shooting a .380 so not like I matters too much, but it is very accurate), sexy looking and great quality parts. Downside is the price. I bought mine with Trijicon night sights, AND it had to be the CA approved model which added $100 to the MSRP. Walked out at about $775. Worth it.

I've never shot or owned this gun, but I love the size and shape. I seems much easier to conceal low in the beltline (yes, you lose combat grip... but many people place concealment higher in priority over accessibility).

Research reliability before buying any small guns.

Bigger, but the M&P Shield in 9mm or .40 is worth looking into if carrying on the belt as well. Larger, but 9mm/.40 as well. I have no problem with 380 effectiveness, I have issues with .380 price of ammo. I like 9 personally.

[bsg]

Nobody likes the Walther PPK/E?

Might as well get a Bersa Thunder, it is half the price and just as good. Plus the trigger is better on the Bersa.

then by all means... throw the Sig Sauer P230 variants into the mix.

[Chameleon Loco]

^^^^ This a sig p230 was the first firearm I ever shot. It is small compact and fairly accurate.

[drifter2be]

If I was in the market for a compact 380 the Sig p230 would definitely be my choice over the Walther and the Bersa. I used to have a Bersa and it was the least reliable gun I had ever owned. Constant issues with double feeding and the spring coming out of the trigger bar rendering the gun inoperable. Definitely not a gun I would ever have trusted my life to.

[paul0660]

If I was in the market for a compact 380 the Sig p230 would definitely be my choice over the Walther and the Bersa. I used to have a Bersa and it was the least reliable gun I had ever owned. Constant issues with double feeding and the spring coming out of the trigger bar rendering the gun inoperable. Definitely not a gun I would ever have trusted my life to.

Thank you for the report. That is the first reliable issue report I have heard about with that pistol

[Fate]

Car carry? 7.62x25 Tokarev TT-33.