Bigger P/CW 380?

[ReManG]

Jocko,

I am with you on this, I found a slightly used Taurus M380 for her. Not the best, but .380 trumps 22mag and the moon clips keep reloads handy with no need for speed loaders. I have enough experience with Taurus that I knew what to look for when I found it, it seems like one of the good ones. I have a little bit of work to do on it for my reliability concerns with the brand, but so far, so good. It does not kick too bad, not as soft as the P380 though....

[muggsy]

My sister shot my P380 and didn't like it because of the short grip, but fell in love with a Walther .380 and shoots it well.

[dsk]

Personally I'd like to see a P380 with a 1/4" longer slide and barrel, which might make it more reliable with most ammo types. In my opinion the grip size is fine, especially given its role as a pocket pistol.

[garyb]

I don't see the larger 380 either. Perfect cal for small pocket gun. Get a bigger gun for target in some other cal. JMO

[ReManG]

Update-

Took the daughter to the range with the P380, M380, and LCR's in .38spl, 22lr and 22mag. She liked the P380 but it was too short (like Muggsy's experience) the LCR in .38 was too much recoil with 110 gr loads for her, the M380 was still to much recoil. The LCR 22Mag was ok, but the one for her to shoot all day on was the LCR in 22LR. So she will have that for now until her skills upgrade and she is comfortable with shooting. Better than a sharp stick, not ideal except for the fact she LIKES to shoot it.

This forum is interesting with the ton of experience here, but all I was trying to speculate about on this thread was the fact a LARGER P380 platform would be (conceptually) easier for new shooters to transition to a semi-auto with. A TOTALLY different platform with only the caliber and width kept from the original, and with the shooting experience perhaps even lighter than the original P380 for new people to the sport to have a decent semi. I guess that most people cannot or will not get out of their own experience and would saddle others with what they like, instead of extrapolating what a neophyte who doesn't shoot may need. I really appreciated the positive feedback, and with Jocko and some of the others it is refreshing to hear the similarities in thinking that I have for my selection.

[mikemc53]

Am I missing something? It looks like Kahr has a CW 380 listed on the web site but I'm not sure if that is what this thread is talking about. I started browsing last night, just for kicks, and saw the CW 380 listed as new in 2013.

I have a S&W BG 380 and wanted to see what Kahr had if I chose to replace it. Really don't want to spend the $600 plus for a P380 and was very pleased when I saw the CW 380. If this is not the direction of this thread, I apologize but I liked what I saw.

[clayflingythingy]

People still buy over sized PPK/s, Sig P232, and Bersa Thunder in 380 so a longer slide/grip Kahr may very well find a market.

[yqtszhj]

Am I missing something? It looks like Kahr has a CW 380 listed on the web site but I'm not sure if that is what this thread is talking about. I started browsing last night, just for kicks, and saw the CW 380 listed as new in 2013.

I have a S&W BG 380 and wanted to see what Kahr had if I chose to replace it. Really don't want to spend the $600 plus for a P380 and was very pleased when I saw the CW 380. If this is not the direction of this thread, I apologize but I liked what I saw.

THe CW380 hasn't made it to the stores yet.

[RevRay]

seeif u can find here a goo dused Makarov. super 380, shots great, easy for a woman to use, far easier to hand rack thqan any kahr made and priced extremely low. Its all steel but ur daughter is not gona ccw it anyways...

I've been following Makarovs for the past 2-3 weeks on Armslist & Gunbroker and this one just showed up today. It's appears to be a nice gun for a nice $225 price, though the seller doesn't say whether he'll ship out of state or not.

http://www.armslist.com/posts/227155...arov-with-ammo

[ParabellumJ]

I've been following Makarovs for the past 2-3 weeks on Armslist & Gunbroker and this one just showed up today. It's appears to be a nice gun for a nice $225 price, though the seller doesn't say whether he'll ship out of state or not.

http://www.armslist.com/posts/227155...arov-with-ammo

I had been looking at CZ 82s and 83s on gunbroker and bought a fairly nice CZ 83 in 380 for $219. There are tons to choose from and many in good condition in the low 200's.