Double stack 380s on the market?

The Canik C-100 is chambered in .380 Auto. I don't know if they are still imported. They are 15+1 and essentially a clone of the CZ 75 Compact. By no means a pocket pistol, but likely a reliable soft shooting sidearm.

This old ad says the gun has a decocker, but I think most Caniks (imported by Tristar) sport a safety:

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/mobile/product/82942/redirect.

The Beretta 84 FS is 13+1. It may be the most elegant double-stack, but is priced accordingly.

Periodically Browning has Beretta make a small run of the BOA 380, which is similar to the 84 FS, but has the safety/decocker mounted on the slide instead of the frame.

CZ just a few years ago quit making the 83, which in .380 is 13+1. It's a tad smaller and lighter than the 75 Compact, and is my favorite carry piece. CDI Sales has a bunch of polsurp 83s for sale at an apparently good price. CZ-USA still sells all parts for the gun last I looked.
 
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I have a Beretta 84 and my FiL has a CZ83. Surplus CZ83's are fairly easy to find right now. My FiL got his from CDI Sales on Gunbroker for around $250. It looked practically brand-new.

Here is my Beretta. It looks like it was rode hard and put up wet, but it functions just fine. I got it for $330-something. It was probably surplus too, European police department or something like that.

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Other discontinued double-stack .380 pistols include the Astra A-60, FIE/Tanfoglio Super Titan II, and Mauser/Rento Gamba HSc Super.

IMBEL manufactures a couple of scaled-down 1911-style double-stack .380 models, but AFAIK they have never been exported commercially to the United States. FWIW and IIRC, they are blowback.

http://www.imbel.gov.br/index.php/produtos/pistolas

Link has some rather amusing Portuguese-to-English translation errors such as "picatinny track" and "boot capacity". ;) I wonder what an "ADC system (disarmer owner and dog)" and "bifilar Chargers" are. :confused:
 
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Just to be clear, it is actually 12+1
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That's what the instruction manual says, but the mags (which fit both the 9 Makarov CZ 82 and the .380 Auto CZ 83) fit 12+1 rounds of 9 Mak and easily 13+1 rounds of .380.
 
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EAA Pavonas are double stack .380s.
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True, and I can't believe I forgot the Pavona (I discussed it in another thread last week). :o

That said, it's worth noting that the Pavona is also available in 9mm and .40S&W, but the .380 version is somewhat different from these; it's blowback rather than locked-breech, and it's reportedly slightly smaller, although I don't know by how much.
 
You would think that someone would come out with a 25 round .380 by now (flush-fitting magazine). I just think pistol makers are a little "chicken" to do this.
 
How about the very reliable, tough Russian IJ-70 Makarov, some of which are double-stack .380 Auto?
For my first Russian I bought the thinner IZH-70, single-stack (.380) because it's a bit easier to carry and reduces the weight.

The Czech CZ-82 is a double-stack chambered in 9x18 Mak. Many owners claim that these have among the smoothest/lightest DA and SA triggers.
Ambidextrous safety and ambi. mag release. It has no decocker, but a little simple coordination with two fingers solves this. If you are safe with a handgun you can do this.

Actual, extra Czech magazines from Uhersky Brod are sold by CZ-USA. Some imitations say "Czech" on the mag, but are still aftermarket imitations;). The mag's package also says "Ceska Zbrojovka A.S., Zasobnik UPLNY", black letters on a white label. Might be worth the extra $ to have the real thing.

This same basic gun is easy to spot in .380 Auto, known as the CZ-83, produced for export. Uses the same "Zasobnik-" mags as the 82, and vice versa.
Last night I counted over thirty five CZ-83s on Gunbroker!:cool: Sorry...I missed previous comments about these.:o
 
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The Czech CZ-82 is a double-stack chambered in 9x18 Mak. Many owners claim that these have among the smoothest/lightest DA and SA triggers.
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The trigger pulls on my milsurp CZ 82 are phenominally sweet. I have two CZ 83s, one in .380 Auto and the other in .32 Auto. It's encouraging to think that my 83 triggers will one day be as nice.

I bought the 82 three years ago with the intent to make it a refinishing project. The gun had obviously been shot a lot, but the Czechoslovak Army refinished it, and my impression is it wasn't used thereafter. The pistol was in much better condition than I expected for my $199 that I've chosen to keep it as is. Thus, I need another milsurp 82 or polsurp 83 for a project gun. However, post-Newtown prices are still higher. I think the raft of 83s you saw on Gun Broker are at about $250, which is probably a good price. With all parts available from CZ-USA and good online resources for the DIY gunsmith, it's hard to go wrong. Also, it carries and shoots well. I think the Czech Army is using the 82 in Afghanistan.
 
Browning BDA actually a Beretta 84, I was going to sell this a while back but was unable to ship it to buyer because he is in CA as I am and the gun is off roster, had we been in the same area no problem, nice gun just a safe queen.

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The thread has swung to the CZ 82 which is 9x18 however the 83 is .380. Everything said about this pistol having smooth pull, neat features and size (max i would want in a CC pistol) are true. Rarely can an ex-military pistol fit into the Civilian world of needs as the 82 does and does it admirably. If you have not had the opportunity to handle/shoot one give yourself a treat. I refinished the three that i have and changed grips to checkered walnut making the pistols look as good as they shoot. My EG Mak also falls into this category.
 
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