True North wrote:
Alex
"A Smith and Wesson Bodyguard .380 for the wife.

Suck it, Donnie!"


If she's married to you she not only deserves that gun but probably needs it.

Funny stuff! You spend all day wondering about other people's lives
rather than living your own.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:46:19 -0400, Alex wrote:

A Smith and Wesson Bodyguard .380 for the wife.
===

Why not a Sig Sauer P238?

Darn nice gun.


The S&W is smaller.

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/29/2015 9:28 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:46:19 -0400, Alex wrote:

A Smith and Wesson Bodyguard .380 for the wife.

===

Why not a Sig Sauer P238?

Darn nice gun.



I agree. I had a S&W Bodyguard .380 for a "carry" pistol. Didn't like
it at all. Trigger pull was ridiculously long and with my state's
requirement of a 10lb pull I'd end up pointing the thing at the ground
by the time it fired.

Also had jamming issues (stovepiping) although it may have simply been
that I didn't have it long enough to properly break it in.

I traded it back in for a Sig Sauer P238. Much nicer feel overall and
no jams.


..380's are notorious for needing a break in period. She will get plenty
of range time. The deciding factor was the size. She has small hands.

On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:06:45 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 9/30/15 6:36 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 03:15:45 -0700 (PDT), "John H."
wrote:

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 8:46:20 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
A Smith and Wesson Bodyguard .380 for the wife.

Suck it, Donnie!

Wish I'd a known!

My wife loves her P938. http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProdu...8-equinox.aspx

Her sister has a Bodyguard. I sent them both to a firing course, each with their guns. They both ended up liking the P938. Now sister-in-law is wanting to sell hers.

I don't pack but when I did it was my old 1934 Barretta. It was a
little clunky but it fit my hand, I could hit things I could see and
it went bang every time.

The only time I packed in Fla, it was my KP90, but it was legal ;-)


I haven't "packed" since I determined Ingerfool was not on his way down
here with his lamebrained full patch buddies, but if I were still
packing, it would be a small DA revolver, like the Ruger LCR in .357
MAG. I think the small revolvers are more reliable than the more
complicated semi-autos. There's nothing you have to do with the revolver
but aim it and pull the trigger.

Revolvers, particularly 6 shooters are pretty thick. It is tougher to
conceal.

On 9/30/2015 11:58 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:06:45 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 9/30/15 6:36 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 03:15:45 -0700 (PDT), "John H."
wrote:

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 8:46:20 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
A Smith and Wesson Bodyguard .380 for the wife.

Suck it, Donnie!

Wish I'd a known!

My wife loves her P938. http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProdu...8-equinox.aspx

Her sister has a Bodyguard. I sent them both to a firing course, each with their guns. They both ended up liking the P938. Now sister-in-law is wanting to sell hers.

I don't pack but when I did it was my old 1934 Barretta. It was a
little clunky but it fit my hand, I could hit things I could see and
it went bang every time.

The only time I packed in Fla, it was my KP90, but it was legal ;-)


I haven't "packed" since I determined Ingerfool was not on his way down
here with his lamebrained full patch buddies, but if I were still
packing, it would be a small DA revolver, like the Ruger LCR in .357
MAG. I think the small revolvers are more reliable than the more
complicated semi-autos. There's nothing you have to do with the revolver
but aim it and pull the trigger.


Revolvers, particularly 6 shooters are pretty thick. It is tougher to
conceal.

In my mind there's an additional thing about revolvers as a "carry" gun
that I don't like. It's too easy for them to accidentally fire, IMO,
especially those with an exposed hammer. The hammer can become caught
on clothing or inadvertently cocked when retrieving from a holster.
At that point it is ready to fire. I like the simplicity of a revolver
and I think it's great as a home defense firearm but not so much for carry.

For carry purposes a pistol can be made much safer with no round in the
chamber until it is racked. That's how I carry mine in the rare
instances that I have it on me. The extra half second required to rack
a round into the chamber is worth the added safety in my mind.

On 9/30/2015 8:03 PM, Alex wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/29/2015 9:28 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:46:19 -0400, Alex wrote:

A Smith and Wesson Bodyguard .380 for the wife.

===

Why not a Sig Sauer P238?

Darn nice gun.



I agree. I had a S&W Bodyguard .380 for a "carry" pistol. Didn't like
it at all. Trigger pull was ridiculously long and with my state's
requirement of a 10lb pull I'd end up pointing the thing at the ground
by the time it fired.

Also had jamming issues (stovepiping) although it may have simply been
that I didn't have it long enough to properly break it in.

I traded it back in for a Sig Sauer P238. Much nicer feel overall and
no jams.


.380's are notorious for needing a break in period. She will get plenty
of range time. The deciding factor was the size. She has small hands.



It will probably be fine for her then. The problem I had with it was a
tendency to pull the barrel down simply by pulling the trigger back to
fire. It has a long pull for a small gun. I suppose you could have it
customized.

On 10/1/15 1:13 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/30/2015 11:58 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:06:45 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 9/30/15 6:36 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 03:15:45 -0700 (PDT), "John H."
wrote:

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 8:46:20 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
A Smith and Wesson Bodyguard .380 for the wife.

Suck it, Donnie!

Wish I'd a known!

My wife loves her P938.
http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProdu...8-equinox.aspx

Her sister has a Bodyguard. I sent them both to a firing course,
each with their guns. They both ended up liking the P938. Now
sister-in-law is wanting to sell hers.

I don't pack but when I did it was my old 1934 Barretta. It was a
little clunky but it fit my hand, I could hit things I could see and
it went bang every time.

The only time I packed in Fla, it was my KP90, but it was legal ;-)


I haven't "packed" since I determined Ingerfool was not on his way down
here with his lamebrained full patch buddies, but if I were still
packing, it would be a small DA revolver, like the Ruger LCR in .357
MAG. I think the small revolvers are more reliable than the more
complicated semi-autos. There's nothing you have to do with the revolver
but aim it and pull the trigger.


Revolvers, particularly 6 shooters are pretty thick. It is tougher to
conceal.

In my mind there's an additional thing about revolvers as a "carry" gun
that I don't like. It's too easy for them to accidentally fire, IMO,
especially those with an exposed hammer. The hammer can become caught
on clothing or inadvertently cocked when retrieving from a holster.
At that point it is ready to fire. I like the simplicity of a revolver
and I think it's great as a home defense firearm but not so much for carry.

For carry purposes a pistol can be made much safer with no round in the
chamber until it is racked. That's how I carry mine in the rare
instances that I have it on me. The extra half second required to rack
a round into the chamber is worth the added safety in my mind.





The Ruger LCR has no exposed hammer, and even on a carry revolver with
an external hammer, it's likely to be DA and you still have to pull the
trigger. It's only 1.3" wide.

Semi-auto pistols are more complicated, and there are more possibilities
of jams, FTFs, et cetera. Pull the trigger on a revolver and it goes BANG!

To each his own.

On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 01:13:31 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

The extra half second required to rack
a round into the chamber is worth the added safety in my mind.

===

I agree. No gun has ever fired accidently without a round in the
chamber. Lots of them have otherwise.

S&W makes a hammerless titanium revolver designed specifically for
concealed carry. Not a bad gun but only 5 rounds, and like all DA
revolvers, has a long trigger pull. I've known a few retired cops who
carried concealed revolvers in an ankle holster.

On 10/1/2015 12:29 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/30/2015 8:03 PM, Alex wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/29/2015 9:28 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:46:19 -0400, Alex wrote:

A Smith and Wesson Bodyguard .380 for the wife.

===

Why not a Sig Sauer P238?

Darn nice gun.



I agree. I had a S&W Bodyguard .380 for a "carry" pistol. Didn't like
it at all. Trigger pull was ridiculously long and with my state's
requirement of a 10lb pull I'd end up pointing the thing at the ground
by the time it fired.

Also had jamming issues (stovepiping) although it may have simply been
that I didn't have it long enough to properly break it in.

I traded it back in for a Sig Sauer P238. Much nicer feel overall and
no jams.


.380's are notorious for needing a break in period. She will get plenty
of range time. The deciding factor was the size. She has small hands.



It will probably be fine for her then. The problem I had with it was a
tendency to pull the barrel down simply by pulling the trigger back to
fire. It has a long pull for a small gun. I suppose you could have it
customized.


harry knows a gunsmith who could give it a 1lb double action trigger.
What a joy that would be to stuff in your pocket. ;-)

On 10/1/2015 6:47 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
To each his own.
There's some words of wisdom you should live by.