ChattanoogaPhil
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How do you like it?
I need help BG380 vs LCP
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How do you like it?
Don't Overlook the TCP
Do yourself a favor and try the trigger on a Taurus TCP next to a Ruger LCP. MUCH much better on the TCP. Also can fire the chambered round with the magazine out. Lifetime warranty. Made in Miami. I own two TCP's.
Do yourself a favor and try the trigger on a Taurus TCP next to a Ruger LCP. MUCH much better on the TCP. Also can fire the chambered round with the magazine out. Lifetime warranty. Made in Miami. I own two TCP's.
Like it. Works well and priced right.
I kinda own both. I had my lcp stolen by my wife, then picked up a body guard. Both have their pros and cons. I put a crimson trace laser on the lcp, edge lcp. I like a safety but their really is no need with 8 feet of trigger travel so that's a wash. I got both guns used and the lcp does have rust on the chamber hood, it was there when I got the gun so I cannot tell you if it was due to neglect. I think the sights are significantly better on the body guard but the laser is far better on the lvov (crimson trace). I think the lvov is slightly better but I'm sure both are good trusty guns.
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I can carry the LC9 or Shield in a pocket holster just as easily, but for a .380, the LCP is my choice. Simple wipe off with shop rag with Break Free and I have never had an issue.
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Thanks. The DeSantis is about as comfortable is it gets, but it does print slightly and there's times I'd rather not. I may just give it a try.
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I'll be the fly in the ointment and say I like my BG380 over the P3AT, P238, DB380 I've owned and my dad's LCP I've shot quite a bit. It has the perfect thinness with big gun features and 100% reliability. The trigger was very easy to get used to and it's very accurate for it's size.
I know Galloway is coming up with a trigger kit for the BG380 soon if that means anything, but I'll be keeping mine stock. The small .380s are the pocket option when IWB won't do in my case, for others it's a regular EDC.
The LCP and the like are great guns and the P238 is the best shooter IMO, but for all around use in a pocket, the BG380 is it for me.
I know Galloway is coming up with a trigger kit for the BG380 soon if that means anything, but I'll be keeping mine stock. The small .380s are the pocket option when IWB won't do in my case, for others it's a regular EDC.
The LCP and the like are great guns and the P238 is the best shooter IMO, but for all around use in a pocket, the BG380 is it for me.
I had a Ruger LCP and a Kel Tec 380, and I sold them both and got a Taurus TCP. The Taurus feels better, has better sights, and a better trigger. It has been very accurate and perfectly reliable even with cheap steel-cased TULA ammo and I bought it slightly used for only $189.
I think the Ruger is neither fish nor fowl. The Keltec is lighter and a tiny bit smaller. The ones I have been around have been "ugly but effective." The BG is a bit bigger than the Ruger but does have "big gun features," as mentioned above. I like the safety and sights. Take the laser out and forget it.
All three are decent little guns but I just don't trust .380s and would prefer to have the Shield, but if you just can't abide a Shield-size gun (or even better, an XDs .45), then any of the three mini-.380s are OK. If you really want small and light weight, pick the Keltec. My Ruger was a trigger-finger pincher and like the Keltec it may as well not have had sights - I couldn't see them. None of them are fun to shoot but the BG is the best of the bunch if you will actually shoot one.
All three are decent little guns but I just don't trust .380s and would prefer to have the Shield, but if you just can't abide a Shield-size gun (or even better, an XDs .45), then any of the three mini-.380s are OK. If you really want small and light weight, pick the Keltec. My Ruger was a trigger-finger pincher and like the Keltec it may as well not have had sights - I couldn't see them. None of them are fun to shoot but the BG is the best of the bunch if you will actually shoot one.
