I carry a .380 and all the gun "experts" tell me it's a joke and not good enough. I always offer to shoot them with it to prove me wrong but have never had anyone take me up on my offer. That right there is enough to prove they are full of shit. About 95% of the time if a gun is used in self defense it's never fired anyway, just having a gun makes the bad guy run away wetting his pants.
Decades ago My Brother bought his wife a Browning BDA 380ACP as her concealed carry sidearm, but they didn't "Play" with it enough before making their final choice, she had issurs racking the slide because like most 380auto pistols it is a "Blow-back" action and this type of handgun uses a stiff spring....
She had much less trouble racking the slide of my S&W 469 9mm
I will never forget a friend commenting "Al I can't believe you switched to a 9mm!".
He didn't understand that the S&W 469 was an upgrade of my backup pistol...
At the same time I had switched out my 70-series colt 1911 in 38Super for
a Series-80 10mm Colt Delta Elite.
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