Pandemic Blues... Buy A Gun

[rachelvarga]

Hahaha I just realized that title looks like suicide.  Hahaha. No I went and bought a new. 380 and I feel much better. You know us women and shopping.

[Cobia]

Hahaha I just realized that title looks like suicide.  Hahaha. No I went and bought a new. 380 and I feel much better. You know us women and shopping.

Good for you.

[rachelvarga]

I needed something small so I got a S&W. 380. I really wanted to try my hand with a Mossberg pump but they were ALL gone. I might try another store tomorrow.

I want to fire a Desert Eagle but i don't think I can control the recoil. If someone wants to go to the range and keep it from kicking back into my face then let's do it.

[MrTShirt]

I needed something small so I got a S&W. 380...

Help!  I have tried a number of guns and I can't pull the trigger or rack the shell on any of them.
(My hands are bad.)

[rachelvarga]

One of the guys would no better and I am curious too.

[Prospector Bob]

Help!  I have tried a number of guns and I can't pull the trigger or rack the shell on any of them.
(My hands are bad.)

Here ya go MrTShirt...  The Smith & Wesson M&P 380 SHIELD EZ  Suggested retail, $416

Overview:

Built for personal protection and every-day carry, the M&P380 Shield EZ is chambered in 380 Auto and is designed to be easy to use, featuring an easy-to-rack slide , easy-to-load magazine, and easy-to-clean design. Built for personal and home protection, the innovative M&P380 Shield EZ pistol is the latest addition to the M&P M2.0 family and provides an easy-to-use protection option for both first-time shooters and experienced handgunners alike.

Features:
• Easy to rack slide.
• Crisp, light trigger with tactile and audible trigger reset.
• Includes (2) Easy to Load 8-Round M&P380 Shield magazines.
• Grip safety - grip pistol to fire.
• Windage adjustable, white dot rear sight (tool included).
• Can disassemble without pulling trigger.
• Grip texture optimized to size and recoil.
• Tactile loaded chamber indicator (TLCI) - can see and feel if there is
a round in the chamber.
• Available with or without ambidextrous, manual thumb safety.
• Picatinny-style equipment rail for lights or lasers.
• Perfect size for nightstand or carry, or a day at the range.
• Reversible magazine release.
• Thin and lightweight - can be comfortably carried all day.
• Optimal 18-degree grip angle for natural point of aim.
• Armornite® durable corrosion resistant finish.

[MrTShirt]

Thanks.  Will check it out. (I need to protect the girl when we are in a party.) 

[SixT9er]

I’m looking into a Glock G45 9 mm, night sites & possibly a rail light.

[Boone]

Help!  I have tried a number of guns and I can't pull the trigger or rack the shell on any of them.
(My hands are bad.)

Revolvers may be a better choice for you.

[rachelvarga]

Fyi. The S&W 380 BG I have has a heavy trigger pull and a lot of people say that about that model. Differrent model.

[Cobia]

Fyi. The S&W 380 BG I have has a heavy trigger pull and a lot of people say that about that model. Differrent model.

In most guns (not all ) the trigger pull can be adjusted by a gunsmith.  All of mine have been worked on.  There is good and bad too that.

[SixT9er]

Just got my Glock G45, had to settle for 10 rd clip but came with 3 so I’m good!
Now to find ammo!

[Prospector Bob]

Fyi. The S&W 380 BG I have has a heavy trigger pull and a lot of people say that about that model. Differrent model.

The S&W 380 BG is double action only. That's why it has a heavy trigger pull. Pulling the trigger is cocking the hammer first just like on a double action revolver. It doesn't fire until it gets to the end of its long trigger stroke.

[wrb55roscojr]

Now trying to buy ammo , is something else. Is these times ! Good luck with that....Before I wrote this replay I went to .
www.midwayusa.com  so I could see what  , ammo they had left. Wow in the hand gun , and the ar platforms . Nothing! This was at 12:00 noon cdt. 3-22-2020...WOW !!!!!!! I live only 5 miles from them, and can do ,in store pickup. BUT now they are ONLY mail order....

[rachelvarga]

The S&W 380 BG is double action only. That's why it has a heavy trigger pull. Pulling the trigger is cocking the hammer first just like on a double action revolver. It doesn't fire until it gets to the end of its long trigger stroke.

I was watching this video and doesn't it have that striker system. I guess technically not a hammer?  Either way I understand what you mean.

[niceguy eddie]

One thing I forgot to say--make sure to lube the gun.  Just a a little on each slide rail and work the slide back and forth. Don't put any on the breachface--the part of the slide were the firing pin comes out.

Is this the pistol that you bought: https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/mp-bodyguard-380

If it is, it is safe to carry without the safety on.  It has an internal safety and a long trigger.  I would not keep the manual safety on because it is small and hard to disengage quickly.  If you don't practice a lot you might forget to disengage it under stress.