"Best" pocket .380?

So how big are the pockets, and heavy duty are the suspenders needed to conceal these pound and a half "pocket" pistols, and keep your pants from falling down?:eek:
Nice guns, so are the PPKs, and Mauser HSc. I have a Beretta 1934 380 that is fun to shoot, but I would never consider it a pocket 380 as asked about in the OP.
 
I don't know what is best, but after comparing the Ruger LCP and the S&W Bodyguard with the Glock 42 at the local hardware store, I bought the Glock. I was happy to compare them size wise because I had read so much about the Glock being bigger, but seeing them side by side the Glock felt better in the hand and the size difference seemed negligible.
 
If I would pocket carry something as big as the Glock 42 it wouldn't be a 380. My Kahr CM9 is shorter by a half inch, a few tenths less in height, and width, and only a couple tenths of an ounce more weight.
 
Ive often thought about pickimg up one of the Kahr pistols but I've never been able to bring myself to actually buy one because of the consistently poor reliability reports.
 
"If I would pocket carry something as big as the Glock 42 it wouldn't be a 380. My Kahr CM9 is shorter by a half inch, a few tenths less in height, and width, and only a couple tenths of an ounce more weight."

And my Boberg XR9-S is even smaller yet.
 
I am flattered that I have bigger pockets than most of you. :D

For the best 'Pocket .380', it'd better fit in a pocket no bigger than a front jeans pocket at that; and also not pull your pants down around your knees nor require suspenders to do it.
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Front jeans pocket. Check
Pants up. Check
Suspenders. No

So far my gut is not bigger than my butt. :p
 
I am flattered that I have bigger pockets than most of you.
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Hey we're gun guys we seem to have to make up arbitrary rules so that ours is the correct answer.
Heck I got one pair of slacks that a 5" 1911 disappears in the front pocket, On my birthday in Dec I pocket carried a Smith 6926 with my normal belt had no problems.

Only reason I say the LCP is my choice for a pocket carry 380 is most anything bigger I might as well pack my LCR or LC9.
 
Taurus TCP738... Once I got it repaired at the factory (they had installed an undersized firing pin retaining pin during manufacture)

It fit well in a galco tuckable (and in a pocket holster) and cycled everything well

The downside... Magazines are essentially unavailable

The sights are worthless...all black and essentially undetectable... But it is a pocket pistol...

Upside... $185
 

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I just got a new Taurus mag from Midway USA for my 738. As far as the front signt, scotch bright, white nail polish, followed by whatever color your eyes pick up best, for me its fluorescent Orange.
 
Pocket .380s? Much painful experience here.

Have owned:

Glock 42: Had weird hangups, and mag pop-outs in the pocket.
SIG P 238 (2): Both were Pretty, smooth, accurate, but finicky.
Ruger LCP: Not pleasant to shoot, long trigger, no sights (1st edition)
Smith Bodyguard .380: Crappy trigger, crappy gun actually
Kahr P380: Beautiful in every way EXCEPT heartbreakingly unreliable
Kel-tec P3AT: Junk. Also painful to shoot.

The only one I still have: LCP. Reliability is the most important thing.
 
Kahr P380: Beautiful in every way EXCEPT heartbreakingly unreliable
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Agreed. It would be so perfect if it just worked. :(

I'm not going to be an early adopter, but perhaps the Beretta Pico will turn out to be reliable. Aside from a couple of problems in the very first batch, I'm starting to read positive reviews. I have some quibbles with the Pico's design, though the build quality and fit and finish are superb. The LCP, unfortunately, is just a poor fit for my big hands/long fingers. The Pico is not amazing in that regard either, but it fits a little better. (I also want a pocket .380 that is specifically approved for use with the extra hot .380 loads, like Underwood and Buffalo Bore, which the Pico is.)
 
I went for a Kahr cw380 to have as kind of a summer pocket gun. I absolutely love the size and the trigger on it and I'm very accurate with it. It was my first and only Kahr pistol and unfortunately it has given me a lot of problems at the range even after the suggested 200 round break in period. I sent it off to Kahr recently to have them address the failure to feed and failure to eject issues and I'm hoping they can tune it up nicely and send me back a reliable pistol that I can have some faith in.
I previously had a 100% reliable LC9 as a pocket gun and I enjoyed it but the trigger was driving me nuts. I have a decent gun collection and after shooting pistols with much better triggers I would always end my range visit practicing with the LC9 since I was carrying it so often. At 10 yards I was barely making contact with the paper for the first couple of magazines because it would just take me a while to "relearn" the LC9 trigger. I realize I would probably never be using it at 10 yards in a defense situation but even so I felt the need for something with a trigger similar to other guns that I shoot often. I may sell the Kahr when I get it back and get an LC9S (if they are really a drastic improvement over the LC9) or an XD-S instead.
 
I may sell the Kahr when I get it back and get an LC9S (if they are really a drastic improvement over the LC9)
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They are. The LC9S's trigger is terrific.

Sorry to hear about your Kahr troubles. All too common, unfortunately.
 
They are. The LC9S's trigger is terrific.
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Yes. I was very impressed with the first LC9s I felt. If I didn't already have a perfectly reliable, accurate CM9 I would be seriously considering the Ruger. Especially the new LC9s Pro because with it they corrected another mistake, and got rid of the useless manual safety.
But, those aren't 380's, and where my CM9 works OK in some pockets, the LC9 is a little bigger, and would conceal well in even fewer.
So, my "pocket 380" is still my sweetheart, Elsie Pea.:D
 
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