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to me this is the best concealed handgun to carry in s fl. wearing shorts and t-shirt.
 
While the LCP makes a great back up gun, I certainly wouldn't carry it as my primary. I had an interesting experience at the range yesterday. A buddy and I were shooting water jugs. I know, not the same as ballistic gelatin, but eye opening just the same. I shot the LCP with 90 gr Speer Gold Dots. I shot my Glock 19 with Speer Gold Dots 124 +. My buddy shot various brands of .40 cal. My 9mm Gold Dots had similar impact and penetration as the .40s, and expanded larger than the .40s. The .380, on the otherhand, bearly got through the first jug and though the Gold Dot expanded as designed, it was significantly smaller in diameter than the 9mm and the .40s. I found my experience sobering and walked away feeling that the .380 round is too impotent. With that said, I still think the LCP is a great back up gun and I will continue to carry it in my back pocket with my G19 on my hip. However, I personally consider it foolish to carry the LCP alone as my primary defense weapon. I don't have any problem at all carrying the Glock and the LCP in hot southern summers with a t-shirt and shorts. Just my experience.
 
I really like my LCP...I've fired over 300 rounds and never a hiccup. I ride a wheelchair so I carry mine on my belt left side in the cross draw and it's easy to conceal under a shirt. As far as power is concerned, I think it's good for close up. I would not want to be shot by this gun. Watermelons succumb to Hornady critical defense ammo nicely...:laugh:
 
380 bigger than a 22, and there are more deaths contributed to the 22 caliber. IMO that means if a 22 works, so will a 380.
 
.22, .380 or .45... it's all a matter of where you put it! (and how well ya can get off the second one).
 
mudshark100 said:
While the LCP makes a great back up gun, I certainly wouldn't carry it as my primary. I had an interesting experience at the range yesterday. A buddy and I were shooting water jugs. I know, not the same as ballistic gelatin, but eye opening just the same. I shot the LCP with 90 gr Speer Gold Dots. I shot my Glock 19 with Speer Gold Dots 124 +. My buddy shot various brands of .40 cal. My 9mm Gold Dots had similar impact and penetration as the .40s, and expanded larger than the .40s. The .380, on the otherhand, bearly got through the first jug and though the Gold Dot expanded as designed, it was significantly smaller in diameter than the 9mm and the .40s. I found my experience sobering and walked away feeling that the .380 round is too impotent. With that said, I still think the LCP is a great back up gun and I will continue to carry it in my back pocket with my G19 on my hip. However, I personally consider it foolish to carry the LCP alone as my primary defense weapon. I don't have any problem at all carrying the Glock and the LCP in hot southern summers with a t-shirt and shorts. Just my experience.
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Good evaluation, I know the little mini 380s conceal well but my wife and I have had several, we settled on the Taurus TCPs, we tryed the LCP, Keltech, TCP, and a Bersa, we kept the TCPs and Bersa, we also tryed a Sig, but it just did not make sense to spend $600 dollars on a 380, that being said I would no way ever carry a 380 as my only weapon, as I have said several times a 380, 32, and even a 22 will certainly kill you, but the shot placement is very critical with the smaller calibers, and the final "but" any gun in your pocket is better than no gun at all
 
i have a .380 but it's not hard to conceal. but it is a great gun imo
browning bda and i like i can carry it fully loaded with the safety off ready to un holster aim and fire........but the down side is it's not easy to conceal esp in tropical hot south florida esp this time of year as the mag is double stacked holds 13 .....but i'm still keeping my fingers crossed for that lc9!!!!!!! holster and light included........and the vehicle vault alone is a great win too imo....... dayum sweet set up imo
 
I know a lot of people are of the opinion the LCP is the greatest conceal carry gun there is, and it does that well, "conceal carry" but as with all opinions each and every person is certainly entitled to theres, but I do have to say anybody with a high opinion of the LCP has not shot or handled many guns............now please keep in mind this same evaluation still goes for most of the little plastic 380s and 9mms....and I know some will say I have shot 500rds or 2000rds or whatever through my LCP, and if you really did great, but one thing I can almost garrenty for every guy thats really blasted a big bunch of rds through his LCP there is probably 20 who buy one shoot a mag or two through it and its carryed or stashed and most likely never shot again, and some of these people actualy carry this little gun shot less than 50 rds and trust there life with it......sorry for the rant...I shot one yesterday, gave it back to my buddy, let him my Bersa 380, we left the range went strait the the gun shop and he traded it on a Bersa...LOL
 
the lc9 is a bit larger and more comfortable to shoot than the lcp from what i understand and just as easy to conceal well
 
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