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I still have my dad’s tang safety M77 .30-06 I used to kill my first deer. He was a southpaw and a Ruger fan, so the tang safety was icing on the cake. It is a 22” pencil barrel and always shot OK with handloads until one day my dad’s local source was fresh out of Speer 150 Spitzers, so he switched to Sierra 150 Spitzers. Holy moly did that gun love those Sierras! Same IMR 4064 charge, same CCI large rifle primers. Didn’t make sense, but he didn’t gripe about the results.

A friend and I both have the gen 1 Ranch rifle and another friend has a gen 2. All three shoot better than they should for the price, although my accuracy falls off a cliff when the barrel gets a bit dirty. Having said that, if I wanted a new 6.5, Bergara would be the first place I would look.

None of my pockets are big enough for a 365XL, but a plain jane P365 would work. I’ve occasionally pocket carried a Glock 43 and a Smith 442 over the years and would like to try a P365, since on paper it’s a little smaller than my 43. With regular shorts and a belt (my typical garb), a 17 ounce 365 would be no big deal for me weight-wise. But as rarely as I pocket carry, I should probably save that $500. I have run and ridden bikes with a 43 and even a 48 in the past with gym shorts, but I always used a belly band. I’ve also used the belly band with the 48 on a couple occasions when I had to dress up. It worked well.

I have a friend who pocket carries (and conceals) a 26 with a red dot. I'm 5'10/190 and could never pull that off, but he is more the offensive line type.

I didn't go within 20 miles of that place, but you never know when one might breach the wire.

I guess I just live a different lifestyle from some. Good example - earlier today I found some evidence in my storage building out back that made me take a sudden trip to the store to get some mouse traps. I was wearing simple running shorts because I had planned to just piddle around the house all day. Keys, wallet, two phones (I'm on call at work), and a pocket knife later, the running shorts were out the window before a carry gun was even a consideration. Two minutes later, I was out the door with the above mentioned necessities plus a Sig 365 Fuse in an IWB holster under my t-shirt (a legit fighting pistol IMO, but hardly full size), all riding in a pair of light duty cargo shorts (my standard attire nine months a year anyway). I guess a standard 365, Glock 43, or even a j-frame in my front pocket would have also sufficed, but a smaller .380 or .25 was pointless. I don't dress like a tier 1 bearded go-fast bro, but I still never find myself in a situation where a 9 ounce BB gun is all that will work.

I had a small flat head screwdriver lodged between some stuff under the hood of my Tacoma for years until a friend with skinny arms recently retrieved it for me. It wasn't going to come loose, but I still worried about something like this. Glad it didn't come loose and tear up your vehicle, too.

I will pray for you my brother

I agree, but nowadays, it's just about as easy to throw a small 9mm in the pocket as it is various .380s, .32s, .25s, etc.

I don't remember the last time I carried a "full size" gun; it's rarely necessary.

I can't imagine a scenario where I can carry a mouse gun, but can't carry a small 9mm auto, BUT you'll never see me in the store wearing pajamas, swimming trunks, or jogging pants. I think mouse guns can gradually erode basic carry discipline. I don't know anyone who carries FMJ or LRN.

I completely agree - why lower your odds with a mouse gun?

I don't hear much about Glocks kBing any more. Older Glocks with roomier chambers and poly rifling were the usual suspects, especially .40 guns, ESPECIALLY if lead bullets were being used. I don't know why a gun would blow up with good ammo unless it fired out of battery. 320s mysteriously blowing up has been a little too common lately. I saw one self-destruct with factory ammo. The factory can make bad ammo too, but I think it's a lot less likely. I wonder if out-of-battery is possible with a 320. ETA: I didn't know 320 case support was this lacking. I usually roll my eyes when I hear "not fully supported" but there is quite a bit of brass exposed as Ben Stoeger shows below. It's also interesting that he mentions firing out of battery. He is probably exposed to more 320s than most Sig employees.

If my carry gun is so wimpy that six shots center mass from a couple feet won’t reliably stop a typical bad guy, I think I’d be better off with a knife.

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Back in the 60s, my father witnessed a shooting that resulted when two upstanding gentlemen had a disagreement. One pulled his .25 Auto and shot the other one point blank six times in the chest. The victim grabbed an elderly lady whom my father said began “singing a tune” (I bet she was!) and used her as a shield before his former comrade could shoot him a seventh time. The guy didn’t die, at least not right then. Perhaps a .40 or a .357 would have netted the same results, but I doubt it. The point is we can say many men have died by .22 or .25, or elephants and cape buffalo have been put down with a 7mm Mauser, but that doesn’t mean they won’t kill you before succumbing to their injuries. An unnecessarily marginal round just seems like a lousy idea, especially with the options available nowadays.

THIS. I refuse to carry a .380 after seeing it spectacularly fail several basic penetration tests over the years. I see no reason to carry one (except for maybe injury/disability issues) now that smaller pocket 9mms are common. All the rage lately has been the new S&W Bodyguard 2.0. Below is a size comparison with a Sig 365 9mm. The Smith was obsolete before it was even released.

I wonder if Sig has ever pursued that.

There are a couple videos where guys repeatedly demonstrate the failure of the firing pin/drop safety in a controlled setting. Obviously, accidental/negligent discharges won’t happen with a gun sitting in a safe; there is some sort of movement/vibration/jostling associated with the alleged uncommanded discharges. Maybe it’s human error or maybe some 320s are mechanically flawed just enough to fire when the stars line up just right. Between the iffy drop safety and the rash of kBs with 320s, I don’t want one.

Besides already being milled, how is it any better than a stock P-01? A Cajunized P-01 is probably still cheaper and far and away better.

My apologies too and good idea. I started a related thread in the Current Events/Politics section.

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That's just absolutely wrong. But hilarious

I'm tempted to grab one since they are already discontinued. They make more sense to me than the 19X/45. I am hesitant though, because this mass dump by Glock makes me wonder if something new is on the horizon.

Maybe they saw the writing on the wall. Ameriglo has always has good options that were flush or OEM profile. My favorite is Sevigny sights, which would hang WAY off the back of an MOS slide.