I have a nice collection of carry guns carefully put together to fit all needs and threat conditions. My guns range in size from the diminutive NAA mini revolver to the 17 round FNX-9. In between there are many sub compacts and a few compacts in both semi auto and revolver. However I had once owned a Seecamp .32 which was the easiest gun I ever carried in a decent caliber. It was small enough to just put in your pocket and forget about it or wear on ankle. However it was ammo fussy and had no sights so I sold it. I replaced it with an LCP which is very light but not as small and a little too light for the .380 to allow fast follow-up shots and sights that barely could be called sights. Got rid of that too and bought a Sig P238 which I believe is the best shooting .380 made today if you consider size, weight, recoil and sights. However it is still a little longer than the LCP and wished it was a little bit smaller.

 

So after reading as much as I could and talking to a few gun store owners as I like to find out which guns they see the most returned for repairs, I finally ordered the Magnum Research Micro Desert Eagle despite its heavy trigger. Everyone I talked to told me that it feed anything and despite it 14 oz. weight, hid nicely in front or rear pants pockets due to its 2.5" barrel. The gun is small and best of all, it is all metal and has a hammer which are my two favorite things in a gun for this old timer.

 

I live in a very large retirement community that spans 3 counties, has 100,000 residents and 80,000 homes. It is the safest place I have ever lived and everything that I need to live is within its borders. Do not think of your typical NJ development filled with blocks of houses but rather a special entity found Florida that creates a town within a town. We are self sufficient and supply our own utilities and other services. It basically is cities within cities. No violent crimes occur. Just the occasional home burglary of people who are away for the month or week. So I wanted a very small gun that I could just throw in my pocket every day or use as a BUG to a larger gun. This gun fits the bill perfectly. I have not shot it yet but having been raised shooting revolvers with 12 lb. DA triggers, no gun is hard for me to shoot anymore so I do not expect any problems especially since it has the same weight as the Sig P238 plus a ported barrel. Will post a range report when I it arrives. Luckily I bought a few boxes of .380 when they were normal price because I forgot that I already has a few hundred rounds so I have plenty of ammo to break it in. Here is a picture of it.:

 

Cool looking little gun.

 

Off topic, you have gun stores in your retirement community?

Oooh I like the Micro Desert Eagle. It is almost the size of the Seecamp LWS 380 but it is a lot cheaper and a bit heavier. Plus the engineering is cool as hell. I have been constantly researching because I want a pocket pistol, maybe the MDE will win me over. I haven't read anything too bad about it either. It isn't as picky as the Seecamp with ammo, it handles the recoil relatively well. I did read once that someone's slide had cracked, but that was only once and Magnun Research quickly fixed it for the guy.