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I've recently changed my "everyday" carry gun AND I'M SOLICITING YOUR OPINION about it.
There's very little difference in operating systems, both of them are Browning systems and the controls are basically those of a 1911. Both are 6 + 1 single stack, SAO.
I use the ultra suede IWB holsters from Relentless Tactical, very minimalist. They both print (don't print) on clothes about the same despite a size difference, due to the contours of my body (which is not quite "spare tire country" but not "slim pickens" either.
WAS: Interarms Firestar M40, .40 S&W, 3.4" barrel, all steel and almost a whopping 2 pounds empty
NOW: SIG P238, .380, 2.7" barrel, alloy and only half the weight at 15 ounces empty.
PROS & CONS: The .40 definitely offers more bullet weight and thus more muzzle energy but is also pretty damn snappy to shoot. Due to advances in defensive .380 loads, I think .380 has become a practical street-corner or in-home caliber that I'm comfortable with, not as subject to overpenetration as the 9mm sometimes is. The little Sig also has better night sights. I do have an extended 7 round mag for it that gives me a nice pinky rest, but I don't carry it that way cause it's more likely to print. At 15 yards on the range I get tighter groups with the .380, FWIW.
Your opinion is welcome, well-informed or not.
There's very little difference in operating systems, both of them are Browning systems and the controls are basically those of a 1911. Both are 6 + 1 single stack, SAO.
I use the ultra suede IWB holsters from Relentless Tactical, very minimalist. They both print (don't print) on clothes about the same despite a size difference, due to the contours of my body (which is not quite "spare tire country" but not "slim pickens" either.
WAS: Interarms Firestar M40, .40 S&W, 3.4" barrel, all steel and almost a whopping 2 pounds empty
NOW: SIG P238, .380, 2.7" barrel, alloy and only half the weight at 15 ounces empty.
PROS & CONS: The .40 definitely offers more bullet weight and thus more muzzle energy but is also pretty damn snappy to shoot. Due to advances in defensive .380 loads, I think .380 has become a practical street-corner or in-home caliber that I'm comfortable with, not as subject to overpenetration as the 9mm sometimes is. The little Sig also has better night sights. I do have an extended 7 round mag for it that gives me a nice pinky rest, but I don't carry it that way cause it's more likely to print. At 15 yards on the range I get tighter groups with the .380, FWIW.
Your opinion is welcome, well-informed or not.
