HawkeyeNRAlifer
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I hate to jump on a already crowed bandwagon, but I bought a .380 because a 12 gauge pump wouldn't fit in my cargo shorts. Lord knows I tried! The LCP is a compromise, size was the most important item on my list.
You have obviously never shot a PM9 and an LCP (of which I own both) or a P3AT and a P11 (which I used to own).Yes but those smaller 9mms have alot more recoil than those small .380s
You have obviously never shot a PM9 and an LCP (of which I own both) or a P3AT and a P11 (which I used to own).
Using the "logic" employed against it, why get a 9mm when you can get a .40 or a 10mm.
To me, any gun is better than no gun. My theory is that the sight of the pistol alone will deter most people, and connecting a few rounds of JHP sure wont feel good.
Im from the school of I will only cary something if I forget its there. Anything I can slide in my pocket( most .380's and some small 9mms) is what i want to cary. Caliber size is an afterthought to me.
but this is my perception it:Recoil for a pocket gun.
Using "recoil" as a deterrent for something that is going to only be used in a defensive roll, when fight or flight instincts are going to be in heavy effect is just foolish. If your life ever depends on your pistol, the last thing your going to notice is felt recoil.
If you've ever had to physically defend yourself, you'd know that the more imminent the threat is, the more wild shooting tends to become. Added recoil tends to exacerbate an already prevalent difficulty of keeping your sights or aim on target; especially with a weapon that has low weight, low capacity, short sight radius, low profile/ugly sights, and increased difficulty controlling successive shots.
The question of recoil in small-framed pistols is certainly not a groundless criticism or consideration regarding choosing your personal defense weapon.
~LT
The way I invision 99.9999% of the situations to where I need to draw my pistol, is a close engagement less than 5 feet away.