380 Suggestions

Husband bought me the Glock first and Bersa second. Bersa little heavier and more accurate for me at the range. Glock I carry. His little Sig hurts my hands with stout loads after several mags shot through it.
 
You know...

If you just want cheap, you could pick up a Cobra derringer.
It'll probably work ... some of the time. ;)

Mine (.38 Spcl and .380 'large frame' models) were good for about one in five rounds. The rest had to be double-struck or moved to the other barrel. :rolleyes:
 
My wife has a bersa 380 thunder that I also happen to shoot very well. Definitely remove the mag safety!!!! The rm380 is interesting as it's all metal and reportedly tame. I wish I could have gotten one during the rebate period.
 
RM380. I now own two of them. For the money, it’s an outstanding all metal, locked breech .380.

Own quite a few others. Including a couple Sig P232’s. (Actually, I think one is a P230). They are fantastic and classy guns. But, they are pretty big in comparison. And, with the alloy frame and blowback design, kick a lot more than the RM380.
 
I have/had three and . . .

I have a Sig p238. Much more pricey than the range you are looking at, but a very good gun. Seriously accurate for such a small gun.

I've had a Bersa Thunder CC model. Really liked it, but it did make a trip back to the shop as the slide would not stay back. Very small sights. I bought it as a carry gun but found that when I reached for a carry gun I always grabbed the Sig so the Bersa got sold off.

Now I have a Beretta Pico and must suggest you seriously consider it. It's small DAO and a really simple gun. Easy to field strip and once you learn the trigger pull reasonably accurate. Now when I reach for a carry gun it is the Pico as often as it is the Sig. Kind of depends on what I'm wearing that day and where I'm going.

Look at the Beretta Pico. I think you'd like it.

Life is good.
Prof Young
 
Trusting a Remington pistol (the RM380) after the double-failure of the R51 and the ridiculous failure of the RP9 is absolutely incomprehensible to me.
How do you guys sleep at night, after recommending that garbage?
Lots of drugs? Or do you just not care about your safety when you pull the trigger?


(I own - at least for now - an RP9. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.)
 
Your loss, FrankenMauser. The rm380 was an existing design bought by Remington from Rohrbaugh. It was a reliable design then and still is now.

I've been able to pick up more than one low cost, high quality firearm by doing my research, making informed decisions, and adding a splash of chance. Ignoring biased insulting comments by people that have NO experience with the firearms I choose helps, too.

I'm sorry you are having a bad experience with your RP9. I didn't recommend that pistol to anyone.
 
I am with Forum member tallball. The only .380 I would recommend is the Beretta 84 & 85. They are the classics. I own two. I also own a Bersa Thunder and would never and I say never recommend it to anyone.
 
I don’t believe one .380 will suffice, currently I have a BDA and an LCP. If I were starting from scratch I’d look real hard at a G42 first.


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hdwhit said:
For many years, I went along quite happily with the 1911 I inherited from my grandfather than the S&W revolver I inherited from my grandmother.

Then, some friends who don't reload gave me 991 rounds of 9mm brass. Well, if you give a mouse some brass... He's going to reload it. And if he reloads it, then he's gonna have to shoot it. You can work out the rest.

Well, I recently ordered some previously fired brass and it came "contaminated" with a surprising number of pieces of 380 brass. So, if you give a mouse some 380 brass... the cycle begins again.

How about some suggestions on an inexpensive 380 pistol?

I'm 73 days from retirement and I have the brass, bullets, primers and powder laid in for what I anticipate shooting for the rest of my life, so if I'm going to add 380 at this late date, price is an object in every respect.

Thanks.
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LCPs are super cheap these days. But, they're not (IMHO & YMMV, the standard disclaimers) fun to shoot.

If I wanted fun to shoot, I'd probably look at a Bersa. Or a surplus CZ-83.
 
Bersa thunder or thunder plus. They shoot just fine and I actually like mine.
The DA is firm and the SA is light and crisp. No issues.
Have heard hiccups on CC model but no firsthand knowledge.
 
My two .380’s are the Glock 42 and the LCP gen 2 (not the LCP II).

The G42 is tons of fun to shoot. The LCP, not so much. Both are very reliable.
 
ive had many 380s from the miniscule Seecamp to the full size Sig P232 and all points in between of polymer and steel.... I currently only own two 380s, the Glock 42 and the Sig Sauer P232.
 
Browning or Beretta 380s are excellent quality, rock solid reliable. Maybe Bersa has improved recently? Tried a Thunder that was more reliable as a throwing weapon. Sharp edges and corners everywhere.
 
I have a SS Interarms Walther PPK but it's as big as a modern polymer 9mm single stack and heavier to boot. Thus I bought a Ruger LCP Custom to fill my small .380 needs. Everyone should get on while they're still available. Let me also recommend putting a Hogue HandAll grip on it and putting in a 13lb recoil spring in it.
 
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