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carver · 02-19-2011, 08:26 AM

http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/cz-83/

This link will get you all the info on the CZ that you will want.

I don't think anyone armed with the little semi-autos in 32 to 380 are defenseless, but give me something will go bang when I pull the trigger, every time. No jams, just bang. I know that a five shot revolver has fewer shots in it than the little semi's, but the bullets fired from the old .38 have a lot more knock down power, thus requiring fewer shots to stop a BG. And that is why I carry a .38 as a BUG.

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CampingJosh · 02-19-2011, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by focusmaniaczx3

PF-9 duh! why hasnt anyone suggested the pf-9? just curious... are there problems with those or something?

I've never fired one. I have a friend who had one for a while, and he did not like it. Got rid of it pretty quickly.

I don't know what the issue was... maybe he just didn't get through the "break in" period? Most of his other handguns were used Rugers, so they're not exactly what you would call finicky or ammo sensitive.

If you're looking for a tiny 9mm, take a look at this: http://www.sigsauer.com/Products/Sho...&productid=307
It's not available yet, so I haven't even seen one in person. It's smaller than the Keltec and the comparable Ruger, though. Worth at least looking into.

carver · 02-19-2011, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by focusmaniaczx3

PF-9 duh! why hasnt anyone suggested the pf-9? just curious... are there problems with those or something?

http://www.gunblast.com/Kel-Tec9mm.htm

Marlin · 02-19-2011, 08:49 AM

My favorite itty-bitty weapon if the Baby Browning .25 calibre. I also lean toward the Colt Mustang in ,380 calibre. Both are no longer made but do turn up on auction sites and in pawn shops. Either in good condition will be expensive but couldn't be beat as a back-up. We had a chance to buy a like-new Mustang several years ago for $300.00 at a gun show when SoMo was looking for a good CCW. She opted for a Smith mini-1911 style .45acp. We passed it up and have regretted it ever since. Was one giant mistake.

I had a Baby Browning that I carried daily as a back-up, which was stolen during a break-in back in the early nineties.

woolleyworm · 02-19-2011, 07:15 PM

Gotta be the Sig P238, it's sweet shootin little .380. Just put the first 256 rounds through the better halfs gun and it was flawless! ( 250 Federal AE and 6 Hornady XTP's )

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carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,227	Re: favorite itty bitty gun? http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/cz-83/ This link will get you all the info on the CZ that you will want. I don't think anyone armed with the little semi-autos in 32 to 380 are defenseless, but give me something will go bang when I pull the trigger, every time. No jams, just bang. I know that a five shot revolver has fewer shots in it than the little semi's, but the bullets fired from the old .38 have a lot more knock down power, thus requiring fewer shots to stop a BG. And that is why I carry a .38 as a BUG. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/849728/posts __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

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Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: favorite itty bitty gun? My favorite itty-bitty weapon if the Baby Browning .25 calibre. I also lean toward the Colt Mustang in ,380 calibre. Both are no longer made but do turn up on auction sites and in pawn shops. Either in good condition will be expensive but couldn't be beat as a back-up. We had a chance to buy a like-new Mustang several years ago for $300.00 at a gun show when SoMo was looking for a good CCW. She opted for a Smith mini-1911 style .45acp. We passed it up and have regretted it ever since. Was one giant mistake. I had a Baby Browning that I carried daily as a back-up, which was stolen during a break-in back in the early nineties. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

02-19-2011, 07:15 PM	#30
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,881	Re: favorite itty bitty gun? Gotta be the Sig P238, it's sweet shootin little .380. Just put the first 256 rounds through the better halfs gun and it was flawless! ( 250 Federal AE and 6 Hornady XTP's ) __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .