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<blockquote data-quote="Duck L&#039;Orange" data-source="post: 2843427" data-attributes="member: 7814"><p>I've yet to have a fte from limp-wristing anything larger than a beretta 21a</p><p></p><p>Blowback will be more "reliable" in terms of long-term, simply because the guns are typically overbuilt for .380 and won't wear out. Recoil springs are like $10, and are pretty much the only thing that'll ever wear out other than the firing pin spring (which typically comes with recoil springs)</p><p></p><p>They will also be more accurate thanks to the fixed barrel, and have longer barrels too. I honestly think .380 goes from inadequate to marginal when you go from 2.8 inch to 3.8 inch barrels, and I wouldn't trust a true pocket 380 to defend my life.</p><p></p><p>The slide on a blowback will be harder to rack. Beretta makes a tip-up barrel version of the 84(some other 80 series), but they're really rare.</p><p></p><p>Recoil-wise, blowback is stiffer. My Cz 82 and pa 63 I used to own beat the living hell out of my webbing in my hand, but wasn't worse than hot 9mm in a Glock 19. Those were 9x18, so I imagine 380 wouldn't be so bad.</p><p></p><p>It's a wash here, because the locked-breech 380 is gonna be a single-stack polymer pocket auto, and the lighter weight/shorter barrel/smaller grips will make it about as difficult to control as the blowback.</p><p></p><p>i think the blowback will be more forgiving of limp wrists and be easier to control and keep on target, since they've definitely got less overall muzzle rise. The pocket 380s are "better than no gun" weapons that should only be considered if you can't conceal a compact 9mm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duck L'Orange, post: 2843427, member: 7814"] I've yet to have a fte from limp-wristing anything larger than a beretta 21a Blowback will be more "reliable" in terms of long-term, simply because the guns are typically overbuilt for .380 and won't wear out. Recoil springs are like $10, and are pretty much the only thing that'll ever wear out other than the firing pin spring (which typically comes with recoil springs) They will also be more accurate thanks to the fixed barrel, and have longer barrels too. I honestly think .380 goes from inadequate to marginal when you go from 2.8 inch to 3.8 inch barrels, and I wouldn't trust a true pocket 380 to defend my life. The slide on a blowback will be harder to rack. Beretta makes a tip-up barrel version of the 84(some other 80 series), but they're really rare. Recoil-wise, blowback is stiffer. My Cz 82 and pa 63 I used to own beat the living hell out of my webbing in my hand, but wasn't worse than hot 9mm in a Glock 19. Those were 9x18, so I imagine 380 wouldn't be so bad. It's a wash here, because the locked-breech 380 is gonna be a single-stack polymer pocket auto, and the lighter weight/shorter barrel/smaller grips will make it about as difficult to control as the blowback. i think the blowback will be more forgiving of limp wrists and be easier to control and keep on target, since they've definitely got less overall muzzle rise. The pocket 380s are "better than no gun" weapons that should only be considered if you can't conceal a compact 9mm. [/QUOTE]
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