Post by BoW GaCAman on Jul 5, 2014 16:42:52 GMT -5
S&W *BODYGUARD .380 2.0
Introduced at this years' SHOT show, I was pleased to see the (silly, standard) laser gone, and a lowered price point. Oh, and they added the name M&P, to the slide. My biggest beef with all of these uber teeny .380s is that they're single-column guns. The standard answer I get to that is that it makes them as small as possible. Well, duh! Why not reverse that thinking and make them doubles, to maximize capacity? Would the grip on one of those really be all that much larger? No, judging by the SCCY as a standard against which to measure. Although a double-column piece, (and, 9mm) the grip is still pleasingly small, contoured, comfortable and (still) concealable.
Back to the (now) M&P Bodyguard Smith. No stainless option is offered, either, and to me, that's a shame. Yes, I'm aware that it's stainless under the black (similar to SIG) but I just don't like all-black guns; sorry. Guns are not intended only as tools, and should have some artistic eye appeal, as well. On that note, even if the Gaston G. company fixed their pug-ugly little self-shooter, tomorrow, I'd still have to spend a considerable sum having the wunderkind 'perfect' Tennifer stripped off, to keep me from upchucking every time I pulled the thing out.
As far as shooting comfort, I've heard several fellas say in tests, that it's got too small a grip to handle, comfortably. Particular those Goliaths cursed with Wilt the Stilt-sized hands. Whoopsie!...guess what my double-column idea would be great for? It does actually carry a manual safety, probably the most miniscule of any handgun currently produced. When I shot one, it seemed totally unnecessary, in a way very similar to my SCCY, which we were also running, that day. Both are DAO (long-stroke) guns, so what's the point of the safety? Take them off, and donate them to Glock! :-)
Well, bottom line has arrived. The fatal question always is, would I buy one? Yes, if presented with the right price, and maybe with a holster and some of that gold-plated .380 ammo no one has, today. Would it be my top choice, among the many .380 hamster-sized guns? No, I'd probably go with the Beretta or Taurus, if they were all similarly priced. I don't recall if you can pick up a Beretta in stainless, but the Taurus, definitely. In fact, I'd really even go with the P3AT over it, (can be had in non-black) if for no other reason than maximized smallness. An around-the-neck or cell phone case carry method sounds pretty darn cool, you know?
*NOTE: .380 recommended only as a backup/secondary (NOT primary) gun caliber, at GACA
Introduced at this years' SHOT show, I was pleased to see the (silly, standard) laser gone, and a lowered price point. Oh, and they added the name M&P, to the slide. My biggest beef with all of these uber teeny .380s is that they're single-column guns. The standard answer I get to that is that it makes them as small as possible. Well, duh! Why not reverse that thinking and make them doubles, to maximize capacity? Would the grip on one of those really be all that much larger? No, judging by the SCCY as a standard against which to measure. Although a double-column piece, (and, 9mm) the grip is still pleasingly small, contoured, comfortable and (still) concealable.
Back to the (now) M&P Bodyguard Smith. No stainless option is offered, either, and to me, that's a shame. Yes, I'm aware that it's stainless under the black (similar to SIG) but I just don't like all-black guns; sorry. Guns are not intended only as tools, and should have some artistic eye appeal, as well. On that note, even if the Gaston G. company fixed their pug-ugly little self-shooter, tomorrow, I'd still have to spend a considerable sum having the wunderkind 'perfect' Tennifer stripped off, to keep me from upchucking every time I pulled the thing out.
As far as shooting comfort, I've heard several fellas say in tests, that it's got too small a grip to handle, comfortably. Particular those Goliaths cursed with Wilt the Stilt-sized hands. Whoopsie!...guess what my double-column idea would be great for? It does actually carry a manual safety, probably the most miniscule of any handgun currently produced. When I shot one, it seemed totally unnecessary, in a way very similar to my SCCY, which we were also running, that day. Both are DAO (long-stroke) guns, so what's the point of the safety? Take them off, and donate them to Glock! :-)
Well, bottom line has arrived. The fatal question always is, would I buy one? Yes, if presented with the right price, and maybe with a holster and some of that gold-plated .380 ammo no one has, today. Would it be my top choice, among the many .380 hamster-sized guns? No, I'd probably go with the Beretta or Taurus, if they were all similarly priced. I don't recall if you can pick up a Beretta in stainless, but the Taurus, definitely. In fact, I'd really even go with the P3AT over it, (can be had in non-black) if for no other reason than maximized smallness. An around-the-neck or cell phone case carry method sounds pretty darn cool, you know?
*NOTE: .380 recommended only as a backup/secondary (NOT primary) gun caliber, at GACA