[simonrichter]

I basically own guns as safe pieces that only go out when taken to the range. The only exception is carrying on my somewhat remote properties (no carrying outside one's own premises where I live), where easy transporting between my different lodges without taking too much space and weight e.g. in a backpack is the main issue. I have a Ruger 57 which is amazingly lightweight, even with 20rds of ammo, but it is bulky. Long story short, a mousegun would be a nice-to-have addition. Yet, it's hard to find anything of that size and with a modern trigger, so I was happy to finally find an LCP at a decent price. My LGS has a range as well, and I got the chance to try it out. Well, what can I say, I'm used to shooting full-sized 9mm and 5.7 - I expected some extra kick, but that was not a pleasure at all. Not going to shoot that tiny extra gun twice a week, but still often enough to stay familiarized - and that's not something I would look forward with that bucking .380. In my opinion, that would be a huge argument in favor of .32 which is a small but still decently performing alternative, but obviously it fell out of favor entirely...

I really wonder why .380 has become so popular, but that's maybe because in the States it's much more likely to face an armed assailant where the actual punch counts as much as having a gun in the first place...

What are your thoughts? Anybody any experience with the KelTec P32, is it also kicking so hard?