If I choose to carry a .380 it will be one of two that I feel will give me the muzzle velocity to make the .380 perform as best she can. It will be either my Beretta 85FS or my Browning BDA380. Granted there are better guns out there to carry, but I have confidence that either of these two will get the job done. Both of these have almost a four inch barrel which gives you maximum performance for the .380, compaired to the small pocket guns with barrels as short as some snubnosed revolvers. If I'm going to carry a small pocket gun its going to be a SW J-frame loaded with 158grLSWCHP+P.