Favorite .380 Handguns

I'm doing this a little different than my favorite 9 mm and .45 Acp posts.  I'm just striving for a top five here.


Bersa Thunder .380

This was the second .380 I ever owned.  Bought it for the ex-wife, but carried it some myself.  It was compact, light, shot well and had a sweet da/sa trigger.  When she left it did too and ended up getting stolen.

Glock 42

My current .380.  It's a tad bigger than a lot of the current .380's out there, but it's not painful to shoot, points well, operates and disassembles like all glocks.  It's also kind of cute.

Taurus TCP

My favorite of the micro .380's.  The story I've heard is Keltec started this with their 3AT.  Ruger made a bit nicer one, the LCP (light carry pistol).  The 3AT was pretty bare bones, the Ruger had a much nicer finish,  a manual slide lock, and a better trigger, but otherwise was very similar.  Then Taurus took aim at the ruger with the TCP.  The TCP is styled a little different, has a nice finish, a even better trigger and locks open on an empty magazine.  None of the .380's here are fun to shoot, I prefer the Bersa or Glock to any of these three, but I like the Taurus's trigger better than it's competitors and having the slide lock open on an empty magazine is icing on the cake. Ruger has introduced a larger .380 called the LC380.  Haven't got to play with it yet.

CW .380

Kahr's cheaper entry into the ,380 field is a cool firearm.  My first experience with the Kahr.  I need to check out some of there 9mm and .45's I think.

Walther PPK

The weapon of on screen British spy's everywhere.  I don't think you are allowed to not like this pistol.  It just oozes cool, tuxedos and British accents.  It's an awesome firearm, and the heaviest one on this list.  I hate to say it, but the Bersa, which costs much, much less, has a nicer trigger.