New carry pistol, pocket rocket

Pocket carry is my primary means of carry. Just works for me. Whenever I leave the house it’s a S&W 642 in my pocket almost all the time. But I have owned or own quite a few of the 380 pocket pistols.
My 2 favorites are the S&W Bodyguard 380 with no MS and no laser and the Glock 42. Both have proved outstanding in the reliability department. Both carry well for me. The others I have and their somewhat shortcomings.

Beretta Pico: finely made and very elegant. Looks odd but shoots well. My only reservation is the weak firing pin. Early models were prone to firing pins breaking during use and firing pins breaking with dry fire. Supposedly later models of the Pico only dry firing would break the firing pin. That is a firing pin that is too weak for me and I would never be able to fully trust the pistol.

Remington rm380: double action only metal pocket pistol based on a very expensive and praised pistol. Unfortunately the locking pin easily falls out and will also periodically move just enough in the frame to lock up the gun. Even if you liberally apply grease as the manual directs. Sorry, that is a straight up design flaw to me.

Makarov 380: love this gun but heavy and other better options out there. No way would I pocket carry it. For belt carry I have much better options to choose from. Still love this simple, chunky rugged Russian weapon.

Ruger LCP: feels cheap beside the Bodyguard or Pico in my opinion but has a reputation for reliability and carries great. The LCP (or one of its descendants) would probably be the best choice for most people looking for a pistol in this category.

I would love an older Beretta 380 but they are pricey and I honestly don’t need one. Have to be on the belt and I have better options for that.

I enjoy collecting and shooting pocket pistols but so far the only I trust pretty much completely is the Glock 42.
 
LOL! I carried a Glock 26 right front pocket for about ten years and it worked fine.

Decided I wanted bigger so now it's a Glock 19 IWB.

Teenie weenie guns are cute, but you can pocket carry larger with the proper clothing.
 
Originally posted by The Verminator
LOL! I carried a Glock 26 right front pocket for about ten years and it worked fine.

Decided I wanted bigger so now it's a Glock 19 IWB.

Teenie weenie guns are cute, but you can pocket carry larger with the proper clothing.
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In the clothing I wear on a day-to-day basis, I routinely pocket carry a Ruger SP101 and, for a couple years before that, I frequently carried a S&W M&P Shield .40. However, sometimes I have to wear different clothing and the bigger guns just don't work. Rather than go unarmed in such circumstances, I instead switch to my Kel-Tec P3AT or even my Beretta 950B Jetfire. Tiny guns might not always be ideal, but sometimes you really do need a teeny weenie gun.
 
Webleymkv said:
In the clothing I wear on a day-to-day basis, I routinely pocket carry a Ruger SP101 and, for a couple years before that, I frequently carried a S&W M&P Shield .40. However, sometimes I have to wear different clothing and the bigger guns just don't work. Rather than go unarmed in such circumstances, I instead switch to my Kel-Tec P3AT or even my Beretta 950B Jetfire. Tiny guns might not always be ideal, but sometimes you really do need a teeny weenie gun.
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Well, don't change clothes.

:D

I'm retired and get all my clothes from Cabela's so........no problems.
 
My concern with the ultra-micros is barrel length. Most tests use 4" barrels or so for 9mm, and OP's post looks like the bullet tip will juuuuuuuust-about protrude from the end of that gun, if you looks where the receiver end starts which is the cartridge case head. Maybe a 1-1/2" barrel length, hardly a recipe for accuracy or gaining full speed from the bullet.
 
Scorpion8 said:
My concern with the ultra-micros is barrel length. Most tests use 4" barrels or so for 9mm, and OP's post looks like the bullet tip will juuuuuuuust-about protrude from the end of that gun, if you looks where the receiver end starts which is the cartridge case head. Maybe a 1-1/2" barrel length, hardly a recipe for accuracy or gaining full speed from the bullet.
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That’s why they’re called belly guns, put them close to the belly and keep pulling the trigger.
 
Well, after saying in this thread in February that I had no need for a pocket pistol, now it is June and I find myself looking for one. Not sure what I will end up with.

Joe
 
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