I know it is a very popular round and isnt going anywhere, but does anyone feel with the new pocket 9mm's out there that the .380 is quasi obsolete?

 

I mean most of the pocket 9's are same or very close in size to most .380 handguns (the reason for its popularity).

 

Why go .380 over a 9mm? Are the .380 pistols still THAT much smaller then the pocket 9's?

Well, 380 will always be a little cheaper and a little smaller not due to physical round size but because of its power. .380s are direct blowback and 9x19 cannot be. This makes the 9x19 guns heavier, more complex ($), and slightly larger. That cannot be overcome, although some of the newer offerings are getting CLOSE, as you said, 380 isnt going anywhere

I like my BG380 and it's just the perfect size for pocket carry for me, and while I like some of the new small 9's that are out or coming out, for me even the small change in size makes a difference so I'll be sticking with the .380.

 

I would like to see 380 ammo price a little lower though, but even with he mouse 9mm the .380 is here to stay, I doubt it's going any where any time soon, but maybe I should start saving me brass to reload for a later date.

I'm considering both for pocket pistols

.380s are direct blowback and 9x19 cannot be.

 

HK P7 is direct blowback, or is that considered delayed because of the piston?

just sucks that .380 round go for almost as much as .40, that's y i rarely shoot mine

I agree, Mike. Even the price difference between pocket 9mms and .380s is quickly closing. Factor in ammo cost and it's actually a better financial decision to go 9mm, regardless of the better power provided by 9mm.

Heavier 380s, i.e. PPKs, are for the Womenz.

just sucks that .380 round go for almost as much as .40, that's y i rarely shoot mine

 

 

That's what I was gonna say. I think it's kind of stupid .380 costs so much. I think

it'd be fun to own a pocket pistol, but not if it's going to cost that much to shoot.

 

And I agree, the new pocket 9mm guns are not a lot bigger. If I were to get a pocket/carry

gun it'd be a small, single stack, 9mm.

Small single stack 9mm - Beretta Nano

I'm considering that as well as the BG380.

HK P7 is direct blowback, or is that considered delayed because of the piston?

 

gas-delayed blowback, which still cant be packed into as small or light of a package as direct blowback because it has the piston, cylinder, extra spring.

OK I admit I would rather have a .380 than nothing, but if I could have something, a 9mm is the absolute bottom id be willing to go.....

22s, 25s, 32s, 380s, whatever. I'll carry anything that shoots straight and is reliable.