Conceal Carry Handguns
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Just looking for general impressions. Wife carries a S&W Bodyguard and hates the DA trigger. I'm not super keen on the 380 round but the Lehigh defense 90gr Penetrator looks like a nice defensive round option.
With all of the small 9mm options available, I've never seen a reason to go with .380.
That said, if I were to be in the market for a .380, I'd give the 42 a good look. Trigger is decent, albeit a little light for the type of gun it's marketed as. Very shootable: it lacks the usual snap of blowback .380s. Mechanical accuracy is lacking compared to the fixed-barrel .380s that have been on the market forever.
New shooters and people who rarely shoot seemed to enjoy it enough. Much more of a lamb than a lion.
I don't hate Glock, but don't really like them either. I'm not big on giving them money.
Exactly.
I'm sure if I keep shooting it I'll get more comfortable.Yeah the pinky thing... You love it or hate it. I have been shooting a Glock 26 with a two finger grip for some time. Hence, I have become very comfortable with the two finger grip. I really couldn't care less if I have a three finger grip anymore. The added concealability I do care about though.
If a three fingered grip single stack in 9mm was a prerequisite, I would have bought the Walther PPS no questions asked lol. Now there is a great pistol.
I wish I could conceal a double stack comfortably... HK anyone
It sounds like your lowest finger might be hanging off a little and you're squeezing with your whole hand while pulling the trigger. It is a common problem with smaller guns. I had the same problem until I put a +2 round extender on my Glock 26 magazines,
Homemade cowhide, a little thin.
The manner in which you conceal yiur Firearm is just as critical as the firearm Yiu carry. Preparing, practicing and comfort is critical. Although I love my Sig P238, which is a highly concealablowb and accurate small semi auto, there are times I want a full size 45. So, I make adjustments on the holsters or manner which I carry. Unfortunately, most of us are holster excessive in our buying until we find e holster we love.
That sucks... Had the front site fall of a PPS at the range once. Embarrassing as shit when they had to call a cease fire and make everyone unload so I could walk in front of the firing line and retrieve my stupid site. Luckily it was a threaded site pin and some locktite fixed the problem. Never had a slide stop break.Well crap... the piece that holds the slide open on my little Nano snapped off today. 400 rounds in. Sigh.
Guess I am going to see how Beretta's customer service is.
Good luck with customer service.
Thanks man - trying to log into my account - figures I forgot my password lol.
Want to hear something funny. I bought the Nano because it felt so well put together lol. I have broken 3 other pistols before this one. 2 Bersa's and another Beretta lol.
Maybe I should just stick to Glocks, HK's and Sigs lol.
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Well the guy was a bit of a dick really lol. "Ok, well there are two ways we can go about this. We can have the gun sent into us and we'll fix it, or we can send you the replacement part and you can do it (with the emphasis on you can do it)." As I write that, it doesn't seem that bad - it was his tone though. My toy broke... be sympathetic damn it. Alas it wasn't to be - rather I got the, "man why are you calling me" tone lol.
Anyway, I ask him how hard it would be for me to do it. His response a tert, "It's described for you in the owners manual." It just seemed pissy lol. But again, now that I think about it, it wasn't like he was saying they wouldn't do it. So I really should just shut the heck up lol.
I thought about it. I kind of wanted to send the gun in as today as I bench rested the pistol, I noted that the thing really is shooting low. Were I to send it in, maybe they could raise the back sites or something. Alas - I doubt they would go that far, and really, I would like to get to know this gun better. So I opted to have the piece sent to me.
Lets hope I don't mess this up! LOL!
Anyway, I ask him how hard it would be for me to do it. His response a tert, "It's described for you in the owners manual." It just seemed pissy lol. But again, now that I think about it, it wasn't like he was saying they wouldn't do it. So I really should just shut the heck up lol.
I thought about it. I kind of wanted to send the gun in as today as I bench rested the pistol, I noted that the thing really is shooting low. Were I to send it in, maybe they could raise the back sites or something. Alas - I doubt they would go that far, and really, I would like to get to know this gun better. So I opted to have the piece sent to me.
Lets hope I don't mess this up! LOL!
Man... this is really embarrassing to admit but, I took the pistol apart to clean, which went fine until I went to put it back together. A little ball bearing hit my table (what the heck was that lol?) only to hit the floor too never to be seen again.
Unfortunately - when I gave up looking for the little ball bearing, whatever that ball does... I note it really plays a role in reassembly lol!!. I can't put the slide back on completely - and I can't take it off either lol! ARG
I feel like I am in a circus!!
Anyway - the guys over at Beretta are champs. Shipping label is on the way. I'll have to part with it for a bit. Sigh.
Unfortunately - when I gave up looking for the little ball bearing, whatever that ball does... I note it really plays a role in reassembly lol!!. I can't put the slide back on completely - and I can't take it off either lol! ARG
I feel like I am in a circus!!
Anyway - the guys over at Beretta are champs. Shipping label is on the way. I'll have to part with it for a bit. Sigh.
You could always replace it with a ny trigger and get it up to about 8 lbs. I'm assuming that they have a ny trigger spring for the 42.
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Nice service there. When i had to ship my Kahr back i had to pay to ship it there, granted it was a few years old but shipping a pistol can be quite expensive if you disclose what's in the box to the FedEx people.
Man... this is really embarrassing to admit but, I took the pistol apart to clean, which went fine until I went to put it back together. A little ball bearing hit my table (what the heck was that lol?) only to hit the floor too never to be seen again.
Unfortunately - when I gave up looking for the little ball bearing, whatever that ball does... I note it really plays a role in reassembly lol!!. I can't put the slide back on completely - and I can't take it off either lol! ARG
I feel like I am in a circus!!
Anyway - the guys over at Beretta are champs. Shipping label is on the way. I'll have to part with it for a bit. Sigh.