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Prof Young

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I have a Beretta Nano and am not happy with it's finicky ammo taste or it's FTE rate. I was attracted to the Taurus TCP in 380 but the reviews are inconsistent.

What pocket carry in 9mm or 380 will:

1. Shoot any thing it's fed.
2. Not FTE or FTF.
3. Be easy to conceal and very safe.
4. Have all round reviews from he pros and amateurs alike that are top flight.

Live well, be safe
Prof Young
 
What pocket carry in 9mm or 380 will:

1. Shoot any thing it's fed.
2. Not FTE or FTF.
3. Be easy to conceal and very safe.
4. Have all round reviews from he pros and amateurs alike that are top flight.
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No offense but you're unicorn hunting here.

I like the Ruger LCP but if you get a good Taurus (and I think more of them are good than not) you could do fine with the TCP.

The thing is, I might have recommended the Beretta Nano, which hasn't been a stellar performer for you.

Shoot any thing it's fed. Not FTE or FTF.
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I'm of the opinion ANY gun can and will malfunction.

We're getting tales of bad factory ammo. It's rare but it does happen. So with a bad round every gun will malfunction. Just be ready to deal with it. You can't know ahead of time the ammunition is good.

Weigh the odds and place your bet, you might get something that suits your needs or not. I liked hearing your experience with the Nano, it gives me something to think about.

Good luck.
 
I carry a Ruger lc9s,fully loaded which includes the chamber,and safety on.Always in a DeSantis Nemisis pocket holster.And yes,with peace of mind. :D
 
Good question, Prof. I'm in the market for a similar gun.

The idea of the P-64 appeals to me, but the upside-down safety has kept me from getting one.

Have you sent your Nano back to Beretta or taken it to a local gunsmith in an attempt to make it more reliable? It might be worth the hassle and cost to do so, because there is no guarantee that its replacement will function flawlessly. Dale is right -- any tool will malfunction given enough time.

As to a gun being finnicky about ammo, as long as it is reliable with one brand that is readily available to you, that's all you need for a self-defense gun. A perfect SHTF gun will eat whatever you scrouge, but I don't think that gun has yet been designed.
 
If I pocket carry, I easily slip my Sig p238 in and it disappears. It also has no problem with any of the ammo I've ever run through it.
Out of all of my guns. It remains my all time favorite for whatever reason. It's just so reliable and versitle.
 
You'd better stick with just carrying a nice blade. It may never fail, and should have good reviews from everyone.


My LCP has never failed with any ammo so far, but I'm pretty sure I could find some ammo somewhere that it wouldn't feed.
 
Both my pocket guns are very reliable and easy to carry. I use a Sig P290RS (9mm) and a Ruger LCR 357.
 
Both my LC9 and my 642 have never malfunctioned. As for Taurus and reliability, the 2 don't go together.
 
Both my LC9 and my 642 have never malfunctioned. As for Taurus and reliability, the 2 don't go together.
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Bad experience or bad research? Shouldn't really make a blanket statement like that without your reasoning. I have 2 friends that swear by their TCP's after thousands of trouble free rounds. Just might get one myself when I get around to moving up in caliber from my current .32 acp Tomcat pocket pistol.
 
I'm one of the people that has had good luck with my TCP. It has been a great performer with no issues at all.
 
My old pocket carry was a Polish P-64. EXTREMELY reliable. I think that if you could put a primer onto a stick that thing would fire it. However, it is heavy (all steel). I've recently retired it in favor of an LCP that is half the weight.
 
I have the Ruger LCP and it has been very reliable with all ammo I have used thus far for the past 4 years. My wife has the SIG P238 and it is a real gem too. In 9mm I like my Kahr PM9 the best.
 
As for Taurus and reliability, the 2 don't go together.
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I once had that illusion myself until I traded a Hi-Point for one made in the 70s. I figured that a gun that was as solid, tight, reliable and accurate as the old Model 84 38 special was couldn't be but so bad. I bought a TCP738 new and have been very pleased with it. The little TCP is more comfortable to shoot with a better trigger than most of the micro subcompact guns and it is one of the few with a last shot hold open. What's not to like about a $199 pistol with a lifetime warranty?
 
Feeding problems are the bane of pocket autos. Small size and compact geometries do that. Now, having said that my TCP never had an issue and the LCP I currently carry has never had an issue.
 
As someone else said, you are looking for a unicorn.

But, I can make one suggestion, with a caveat....based on experience.

A Kahr CM9. However....and I emphasize this....AFTER a careful break-in and thorough testing. I mean at least 500 trouble-free rounds.

The one I had would feed-jamb regularly, at the beginning. After a bit of tweaking to the magazine springs and followers and several hundred rounds to break it in and loosen it up, it proved quite trouble free. More than 2500 rounds in less than a year. Darned accurate, to boot.

I still miss that little gun, but I have moved back to only revolvers, at this point.
 
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