So you want a mouse gun...what caliber is right?

[therevjay]

I carry a Colt Pocket Positive .32 Police cal. (.32 S&WLong) It's considerably smaller then a "J frame". Fits a pocket perfectly, and I Think six 98 gr. slugs will slow down most BG's. (even if they won't stop Grizzlys)

Also I gotta admit I kind of like the idea of a 83 yr old revolver. Years ago someone bobbed the Bbl. & hammer spur, so theres no collector value. But it still has about 95%blue and is tight and in time.

 

[mkk41]

Is a 13-shot CZ-82 9mm Mak a mouse gun? Is a Star Firestar in 9mmP.

 

[Kanewpadle]

Don't over look the Kahr PM9. It's not much larger than what passes for a "mouse gun".

Or the CM9. Less expensive than the PM.

 

[JohnnieB]

.........I'd avoid the Beretta .32 Tomcat. On the Beretta board, many with cracked frames have been mentioned..........

Check out the Inox version. Frame is thicker on it and doesn't crack.

I had two blued version frames crack. LGS swapped out the first one and the second one was sent in to Beretta. They replaced it with the Inox version.
No problems with the Inox version after 3 years and several hundred rounds.

 

[8thring]

mouse gun

I'm looking at that mouse gun thread with the pics and thinking I really need to get one...what caliber is the best one to get? I'm thinking .380 is about as small as I should go and looking at Masterpiece Arms 380 (1/2 the price of a Seecamp) because it seems to me that little guy is about as small as a .25 or a .32 but still a 9mm (short 9mm, but still a 9mm) - does a .25 or a .32 or even a .22LR even make sense for a BUG?

What do you guys think?

spend the money and buy a seecamp; extremely well made and goes anywhere. desantis makes a great pocket holster for it:even conceals well in an suit coat breast pocket.

 

[blujax01]

Been looking long and hard at the Sig Sauer P238. Colt Mustang, right?
But almost six bills for a BUG is Ex-pen-sive!

 

[Pete99004]

Expensive is a problem with both the Sig and the Seecamp - that is why I was looking at the Masterpiece Arms 380 or a NAA 380 - but still haven't figured out why someone would buy the 25 Caliber or even the 32 when you can get .380's in the same size gun?? I'm missing something??

By the way - Thanks for all the input guys!

 

[Freischütz]

If you don't mind a bulkier pistol I'd get a CZ -83 (7.65 Browning, 15 round magazine). For something a bit thinner I like the Beretta 1935. Both are available in 9 mm Kurz if that interests you.

 

[Teddydog]

When I feel the need to slip a small gun into a pocket, I use my NAA Guardian .32. 13.5 oz unloaded and 4.4 inches long and nice and flat. Feeds and fires .32 Silvertips just fine. I have a pocket holster for it that gives it the outline of a wallet (and it came with a rectangular zipper case with belt clip that MIGHT look like a case for an insulin pump or something like that...never used it like that, though).

I am actually thinking about sending it to the factory for their $99 carry package which removes the sights, breaks all the hard edges, etc.

Rob

 

[BarbC]

I carried the J-frame for a while but I find the KelTec P3AT simply easier to conceal carry, especially because I use an IWB holster (Bianchi Pro 100). The KelTec has fired about 1000 rounds and it has a Handall Jr. rubber grip on it, which makes a huge difference for comfort and control.

 

[DeadAye]

My minimum is 38 Special.
+P Hollow points for summer and +P SWC for cold weather when my assailant may have heavy clothes on.
If I don't have an M49 in my back pocket there's either a 686 or Combat Commander in a holster.

P.S. I wouldn't carry ANYTHING other then cranked up solids in 380 or less. I can't fathom how a hollow point would be advantageous in any *mouse gun* size pistol. The smaller the gun the more important shot placement and penetration becomes - Not that they aren't important with a 45 too though.

 

[walnutred]

I've carried a P3AT for about a year but carried a P32 for a few years before that. This week I had a chance to shoot a friends LCP a fair amount and as much as it pains me to say it I like it better than my P3AT. The grip was just enough different that the LCP fit my hand better. Now that the Rugers are available in the $280 range I’d strongly consider one if I was buying new. There is not enough difference between the KelTec and the Ruger to make me change now, but as the prices are getting within $25 of each other you need to handle both before you decide.
As far as the difference between 380 and 32 ACP the ONLY reason I went from the P32 to the P3AT is that a friends wife really liked the reduced recoil of the 32 over the 380 and he could not find a P32 anywhere. So now she has the 32 and I have a 380.

 

[bkp3gen]

.45 ACP 1911 Commander......no sense in guessing/hoping it's enough to protect you