New CC S&W 380 Bodyguard

Posted on 4/16/12 at 3:24 pm

Posted by lsufan1971

Zachary

Member since Nov 2003

24256 posts

Posted on 4/16/12 at 3:24 pm

Picked up one new in the box yesterday. This is going to be a BUG. Carry a smith 640 normally. I like this for pocket carry. I have ammo and a desanti nemesis holster on it's way. I am going to try to go to the range this weekend. I have heard that they are pretty acurate for a mouse gun. Any tips on type of ammo it likes..etc?

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Posted by TigerOnThe Hill

Springhill, LA

Member since Sep 2008

7592 posts

Posted on 4/16/12 at 7:40 pm to lsufan1971

lsufan, Congratulations! It's ALWAYS nice to have a new gun to play with! I hope you enjoy your Bodyguard. Pocket 380's are pretty snappy, but certainly not unmanageable.

W/ range ammo, my Kel-Tec 380 is more accurate w/ W/W white box than Remington green/white box. OTOH, what a particular gun likes is very much an individual thing. For range ammo, it's hard to beat WM prices for W/W white box. As far as carry ammo, mine's reliable and most accurate w/ Federal HydraShock; I'd also feel comfortable w/ Remington Golden Saber or Speer Gold Dot, but at the time I bought my gun, HS was the only carry ammo I could find. The main thing is to find out, for your specific gun:
#1. What's the most reliable carry ammo, then
#2. What's adequately accurate carry ammo.
I wouldn't start shooting carry ammo (HP's) until after shooting a hundred or more FMJ's, just to get the kinks and any potential feeding issues worked out.

I'm staying out of the debate about whether one should should FMJ ammo for carry ammo since HP's in a 380 might not have adequate penetration.

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