I'm considering the North American Arms .380 "Guardian" as a pocket carry gun for backup or those times when it's just hard to conceal a Glock 30. Does anyone have any experience with these little beauties??



This picture says it's new but it's really not. They've been around for a couple of years now...

 

Looks like that one will fit nicely in your purse hoss.

 

<br><br>The .380 is hard to beat when you want to be able to hide it easily. Kept mine in a leather &quot;belly pouch&quot; when going fishing, never know who you might meet up with at a deserted ramp when retrieving your boat alone after midnight. I like the black better than chrome though for stealth. Recently traded off a Colt .380, nice little gun.

 

Nightmare image of Hoss on a beach with his &quot;Inside the Speedo&quot; holster.

 

: : Oh boy, here we go again. : :

 

[quote author=Jeff_OH link=board=10;threadid=12048;start=0#113964 date=1047315822]<br><br><br>The .380 is hard to beat when you want to be able to hide it easily. Kept mine in a leather &quot;belly pouch&quot; when going fishing, never know who you might meet up with at a deserted ramp when retrieving your boat alone after midnight. I like the black better than chrome though for stealth. Recently traded off a Colt .380, nice little gun.<br>[/quote]<br><br>I would most likely use a pocket holster in my rear left pocket (weak hand side) or my front left pocket.

 

[quote author=me4osu link=board=10;threadid=12048;start=0#113959 date=1047315403]<br>Looks like that one will fit nicely in your purse hoss. <br>[/quote]<br><br>That's what I was going for. ;D

 

[quote author=Shovelhead link=board=10;threadid=12048;start=0#113965 date=1047315889]<br>Nightmare image of Hoss on a beach with his &quot;Inside the Speedo&quot; holster. <br>[/quote]<br><br> <br><br>Now...back to the topic at hand. Has anyone here actually owned one of these?

 

Not yet but let me know how it works out. Could add that one to my collection.

 

I won't get it until I've heard some positive feedback on it and had a chance to shoot it myself. A lot of people recommend the little Keltec guns...but they just seem like toys to me. They're lightweight though...I'll give them that much.

 

You may shoot Top a note on it to see if he knows anything. He may PM you if he has negative things about it.

 

I had a very good buddy involved in a assault...he had a 380 and shot the assaulter 5 times with his gun.....the 380 only made the guy unhappy and my buddy very beatup....my buddy now carrys a MAGNUM RESEARCH BABY EAGLE .40SW<br><br>If your going to carry at lease carry something with stopping power....if your just carrying to point and scare someone then buy a 22...just my .02cents

 

I have been lookin at a Accu-Tek in 9mm as a carry gun since I reload alot of 9mm for my off hand shooting at the range...and my lady says it fits her hand very good too

 

[quote author=pappyman link=board=10;threadid=12048;start=0#114010 date=1047320987]<br>I had a very good buddy involved in a assault...he had a 380 and shot the assaulter 5 times with his gun.....the 380 only made the guy unhappy and my buddy very beatup....my buddy now carrys a MAGNUM RESEARCH BABY EAGLE .40SW<br><br>If your going to carry at lease carry something with stopping power....if your just carrying to point and scare someone then buy a 22...just my .02cents<br>[/quote]<br><br>I wasn't really trying to get into a debate over the ballistics of the .380 cartridge. I know that it isn't the most powerful cartridge out there. However, with that said, I feel that ANYTHING is better than NOTHING. If slipping a .380 in my pocket means I have that instead of not having anything because it wasn't convenient to wear my Glock 30 then I'll take the .380. <br><br>The main thing is that I want something small enough to easily conceal in a pocket holster. A .380 is the MINIMUM I would would go for self desfense...and there are a lot of good pocket guns in the .380 caliber.<br><br>With that said though, if I can find a .40 S&amp;W or 9 MM in pocket gun I'll happily consider it.

 

[quote author=pappyman link=board=10;threadid=12048;start=0#114010 date=1047320987]If your going to carry at lease carry something with stopping power....if your just carrying to point and scare someone then buy a 22...just my .02cents<br>[/quote]<br><br>And to address this...anyone who just carries to &quot;point and scare someone&quot; shouldn't be allowed to even OWN a firearm. :