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Thread: I have always despised the .380.....but

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    Member Leroy Suggs's Avatar
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    I have always despised the .380.....but

    Looking at a lot of ballistics tests on the .380 out of a G42 and the .38 out of a 1.875 barrel it appears the .380 Gold Dot and Hornady XTP are close in performance to the best .38 loads.

    Being I recently bought a G42 and have vetted it with Gold Dots, XTP, and various ball rounds. I love that little pistol.

    Light, slim, accurate (very), good trigger, no recoil, and easy to shoot fast.

    I have carried J's off side front pocket for decades as a bug or second pistol. Shot thousands of rounds weak hand only over those years.

    I am seriously considering replacing the J with the 42 as my bug. Main carry is G17 aiwb.

    Criticisms? Comments?

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    Say it ain't so!

    We'll be holding an intervention followed by an exorcism on behalf of brother hubcap this afternoon at the closest Santeria botanica I can find to his neck of the woods!

    There's nothing civil about this war.

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    Member Leroy Suggs's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by blues View Post
    Say it ain't so!

    We'll be holding an intervention followed by an exorcism on behalf of brother hubcap this afternoon at the closest Santeria botanica I can find to his neck of the woods!

    Voodoo Man performing the ceremony?

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    Skip the exorcism....we'll go straight to the funeral!

    Everyone who knows anything knows that Hubcap'll be killed "dead in the street" before sunrise!
    Gun Free Zones Aren’t an Inhibition….they’re an Invitation.

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    What ballistics test are you referring to in the original posting? I have a G42 for my wife to carry and opted for ball ammo for penetration.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hubcap View Post
    Voodoo Man performing the ceremony?
    Uh...not likely if I'm putting the soiree together.
    There's nothing civil about this war.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boxy View Post
    What ballistics test are you referring to in the original posting? I have a G42 for my wife to carry and opted for ball ammo for penetration.
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    Quote Originally Posted by walker2713 View Post
    Skip the exorcism....we'll go straight to the funeral!

    Everyone who knows anything knows that Hubcap'll be killed "dead in the street" before sunrise!
    Hopefully nobody will commingle the ashes...

    There's nothing civil about this war.

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    I always refer to Doc's expertise, and he states pretty clearly in this sticky their is no comparison performance wise. .38 all day for me.

    To quote Doc, "Stick with FMJ for .380 ACP or better yet, don't use it at all. The use of .380 ACP and smaller caliber weapons is really not recommended for LE use and many savvy agencies prohibit them."
    https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?t=4336
    Last edited by PearTree; 06-11-2017 at 10:40 AM.

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    I've got a bit over 1,000 through my 42 and really love the little pistol. I figure that 7 or so Gold Dots will work just fine on my back patio. All joking aside, I shoot the 42 an order of magnitude better than my 642. I'm comfortable slipping it in my shorts pocket, if I was going to do the same with a 642.

    Edited to add I will likely be dead in a week....
    Last edited by LSP552; 06-11-2017 at 11:05 AM. Reason: Announcing my impending doom

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