From: SYSTEMM@BARNEY.ALHRG.WPAFB.AF.MIL (System Manager Wuest)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Looking for Info on .380's and dealers
Date: 30 Jul 92 21:47:26 GMT
Organization: Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA


In article <59284@mimsy.umd.edu> googs@gilligan.rtp.dg.com (Joe Gugliemino) writes:
#
##I've been thinking about buying a pistol for concealed carry/home
##defense and am leaning towards a .380 as a good compromise between a
##number of factors, including concealability, power, and magazine capacity.
##I have seen a lot of .380's advertised as backup weapons, so I don't
##feel too off-base about making this choice, as opposed to selecting a
##.22 or .25 popgun.

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 burens@4ccvw70.scg.hac.com (Mark Burens) replies:

#Joe,
#
#   Whatever you do, I highly advise against buying the Davis Industries
#.380 auto. My sister bought one because it was inexpensive. Well, she
#got what she paid for. I took her out target shooting one weekend and
#every other shot the gun would jam. It wedged a spent casing down the
#barrel once, there was plenty of felt recoil and I found it to be
#somewhat inaccurate. 
#
#                                      Just my opinion.

   Well, I had just the opposite experience!   I bought one this spring,
   (about $105, I think), and it shoots like a dream.  Accuracy is what 
   you would expect from a 2 1/2 (maybe 3) inch barrel.  Shot 4 or 5
   brands of "defense loads".  All had different point-of-impact.  Liked
   Winchester silvertips best, but they did shoot a little high.  With
   a center-of-mass aim at "combat" distances, this shouldn't be any problem.

   Been shooting a lot of el-cheapo hardball lately with never a failure.
   (Good excuse - collecting brass for reloading :-)  Also been training
   my dogs to get used to shooting.  It does go !POP!.  If I remember from 
   some articles on Evan Marshall's studies, the .380 was not all that much 
   behind the .38 Spl on one-shot statistics.  IF I ever had to shoot, it
   certainly would not be *less* than 3!

   I would suggest her taking the gun back to the dealer with her complaints.
   My home-town boys are real good about making sure (at least this) customer
   is happy, and will make it right if it's not already.  Might also
   suggest a good cleaning.  D.I. recommends this in the owners manual "Clean
   the first time *BEFORE*, and always after shooting".

   Just my $.02 worth.  Hate to see somebody get a bad rap, when it might
   be the exception rather than the rule.  Then again mine might be the
   exception.
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