Chaingun81
Regular Member
I'm looking to get a very small pocket pistol as a back up/deep concealment piece and I'm trying to decide between these 3. Here is my dillema:
1) LCP:
+: Very thin, very lightweight, cheap, decent capacity, decent size round for close SD.
-: 380 ammo expensive and hard to find, gotta kick a lot in this small package, no safeties, jamming possiblities in such a tiny frame for a semi-auto
2) LCR:
+: Reliablity of revolver, good round for SD and relatively easy to find, 357 version is coming soon
-: Slightly too big for a true pocket gun, small capacity, kind of expensive
3) Beretta Bobcat:
+: Beretta's design, all steel, cheap and plentyful ammo, tip-up barrel, DA/SA trigger, manual safety
-: Very light round, a little too heavy for a pocket gun, multiple reliability problems reported.
Please give me your opinion on the choice above, especially if you have had any personal experience with these guns. Also, if you have something else to suggest, feel free to do so, just keep in mind these 3 things:
- Need to keep price under $500
- Only true pocket pistols - no subcompacts like Glock or SA XD (already have a subcompact XD - great gun, but too big for intended purpose)
- No Kel-Tec - i know they are good guns, but this is a personal preference
1) LCP:
+: Very thin, very lightweight, cheap, decent capacity, decent size round for close SD.
-: 380 ammo expensive and hard to find, gotta kick a lot in this small package, no safeties, jamming possiblities in such a tiny frame for a semi-auto
2) LCR:
+: Reliablity of revolver, good round for SD and relatively easy to find, 357 version is coming soon
-: Slightly too big for a true pocket gun, small capacity, kind of expensive
3) Beretta Bobcat:
+: Beretta's design, all steel, cheap and plentyful ammo, tip-up barrel, DA/SA trigger, manual safety
-: Very light round, a little too heavy for a pocket gun, multiple reliability problems reported.
Please give me your opinion on the choice above, especially if you have had any personal experience with these guns. Also, if you have something else to suggest, feel free to do so, just keep in mind these 3 things:
- Need to keep price under $500
- Only true pocket pistols - no subcompacts like Glock or SA XD (already have a subcompact XD - great gun, but too big for intended purpose)
- No Kel-Tec - i know they are good guns, but this is a personal preference