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Old 01-02-2015, 09:57 AM
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A GOOD QUALITY .380 SEMI-AUTO (MAYBE A SIG) WITH SOME BUFFALO BORE +P AMMO, SHOULD DO THE TRICK. RE A GOOD QUALITY .380---I PURCHASED A WALTHER PPK, YEARS AGO. IT WAS NOT CHEAP. IT CAME NICELY PACKAGED WITH A TEST TARGET. THE TEST TARGET SHOWED A TIGHT 3 SHOT GROUP, A BIT LOW AND TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE RANGE, AND WAS ALL OVER AND OFF THE TARGET @ 50 FEET. I MAINTAINED A SMALLBORE AVERAGE IN THE 290s FOR MANY YEARS, AND AT THE TIME, AND PROBABLY BEEN SHOOTING FOR OVER 40 YEARS. NONE OF MY FRIENDS COULD SHOOT IT WORTH A HOOT EITHER. WHAT IT DID DO WAS CUT TWO LINES IN THE WEB OF MY HAND FROM THE SHARP EDGED BACK STRAP. I SOLD IT, AFTER FOOLING WITH IT THROUGH ABOUT 2 BOXES OF FMJ AMMO. I NOTICED A POSTER ABOVE WAS VERY HAPPY WITH HIS, BUT THAT WAS NOT ME EXPERIENCE. IN ANY EVENT, I WOULD STAY AWAY FROM THE CHEAP .380s OR CHEAP SEMI-AUTOS IN GENERAL. THEY TEND TO TURN OUT TO BE JAM-O-MATICS……..
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