stinkeypete
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Straight wall, simple design, doing its job since before WWI.
The answer is not always “get a bigger hammer.”
The answer is not always “get a bigger hammer.”
One thing I have learned from shooting pocket guns in 380 is to change out the recoil springs very often. These little guns do take a beating. A big explosion in a small gun. I have been laughed at and ridiculed many times because I change out recoil springs every 500 rounds. And buy many wolf springs, and usually heavier weights if possible.
Say, what you want, but my 380's, Kahr and Pico and LCP all run great with a lot of ammo down range. The LCP which I do not shoot much will eventually go down much faster, but you can extend the life of it with frequent changing of the recoil spring.
I also change out my Micro 9mm springs at about 800 rds. I have one Nano now with 14,000 rds and running like a top.
Changing out recoil springs is a small investment. It works for me. Let the flames fly! (I am use to it)
To exercise my tendency toward being overly pedantic, technically .380 ACP IS 9mm. It just happens to be 9x17 (9mm Corto or 9mm Kurz) rather than 9x19.Alan0354 said:This is the smallest one that actually have stopping power to talk about. Sure, it's not 9mm, but the gun size reflect that also.
I don’t want a 380 personally, but I don’t see it going anywhere anytime soon. Many like the option of carrying pistols that are smaller than even the micro 9mms. I don’t see that changing.
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I get your point but... except for the miraculous Seecamp. Started as a .25acp, adapted to the .32acp then, by virtue of better metallurgy, morphed into a .380acp. All in the same size pistol.Physics.
You can not make a 9mm as small as you can make a .380.
You can not make a .380 as small as a .32.
You can not make a .32 as small as a .25.
Yes, there are 9mms as small as some .380s, etc. But if the same miniaturization is used, the .380 can be made smaller.