Are subcompact pistols obsolete?

[miniman]

sig p238 or the max both are accurate shooters.

 

[larry8]

What about the S&W Bodyguard 2.0?? I got one about 3 months ago and I really like the fit in my hand but hate to rack the slide. The racking force is more than any gun I have or tried. I asked S&W to send me a softer main spring but they refused. I did get a replacement spring when the damn thing wouldn't go together. The new spring does go together every time but it is just as hard to rack. And Wolf doesn't have anything to replace the main spring either as the gun is too new for them. I had to buy a "Handi-Racker" and that does the job nicely. ($30). I'm going to try to soften up the old spring by using the tip of my very small torch. Just to see it that will help.

 

[WV338]

I love my Sig P938 which is a 1911 style and it has an ambidextrous safety.

 

[davevabch]

What about the S&W Bodyguard 2.0?? I got one about 3 months ago and I really like the fit in my hand but hate to rack the slide. The racking force is more than any gun I have or tried. I asked S&W to send me a softer main spring but they refused. I did get a replacement spring when the damn thing wouldn't go together. The new spring does go together every time but it is just as hard to rack. And Wolf doesn't have anything to replace the main spring either as the gun is too new for them. I had to buy a "Handi-Racker" and that does the job nicely. ($30). I'm going to try to soften up the old spring by using the tip of my very small torch. Just to see it that will help.

Small 380's are a give and take. The heavy recoil spring will give you milder shooting. I am a fanatic over small 380's and have been for over a decade. Learn to use your arms and not hands to rack. Practice with these often and diligently and you will shocked at how well they perform. On any given day, easy to pump out a full mag of head shots at rapid fire at 10 yds.
These guns are great at self defense. So much the Public does not really know. Sneaky little SOB's. The Real ART of CONCEALMENT and the many benefits that come with them.

 

[hittman]

Even though I have an LCP-II in 380 that works …. Still, maybe cause I'm no spring chicken ~ the 380 I have absolute confidence in is an early 60s PPK.

 

[wproct]

For many years, I had an attraction to the Beretta Bobcat small pocket pistol in 22 caliber. These little pistols functioned well for me and the accuracy was just about as good as someone could expect for a gun of that size. Well, what I found was that anytime you felt the need to sell something to fund another purchase, you could always easily sell them and I did that several time. Finally I just decided I wasn't meant to keep one of these little pistols and I just quit buying them. My real preference for a small handgun for protection is a double action revolver such as a Smith & Wesson 36 or 60 j-frame.

 

[hpman66]