A while back I had posted about buying a Walther PPK and finally after shooting a bersa thunder, a sig 238, and a ruger lcp I chose the Springfield 911 in 380 acp.
My reasons was simply this gun felt right. The closest to the feel was the sig 238 but at almost $100 more I could not fathom the cost. The gun weighs in a little over 12 ounces with the bersa and sig weighing 15 ounces and the ruger lcp being the lightest at 10 ounces.
The main selling point of the Springfield was the ambidextrous safety which as a southpaw I truly appreciate as I always like to carry condition one, or one in the chamber for you that are novice shooters. In addition this comes with a little range bag and a pocket holster. The big bonus is that this gun came with 5 magazines , one extended mag that holds 7 rounds and the other 4 hold six. I bought the package that is called "geared up" thus the 5 magazines. The regular package come with two magazines a 7 rounder and a six. As I understand the other guns like the sig 238 and the Kimber micro come with one magazine.
Here is a bonus for some of you that may own the sig 238 or the Kimber micro .380 the magazine for the Springfield 911 is $24 and the magazines for the other 2 guns are $45 each but the Springfield 911 is interchangeable with the sig 238 or the Kimber micro. So if you need extra magazines I would buy the Springfield mags for $24, price is the same for the 7 round extended magazine or the 6 rounder.
The Springfield comes with night sights and are very bright in the dark. During the day even though the sight radius is small the night sights make it easy to achieve a fast and accurate sight picture.
The G-10 grips are textured and even though I can barely get two fingers on the grip, the grip is comfortable and the recoil is not snappy at all compared to the above that I shot which helps in maintaining a good sight picture. The other shooters that loaned me their .380's to shoot, shot my 911 and all 3 preferred how this shot over their own personal guns.
Disclaimer: I shot my first 18 rounds at 15 yards and my first magazine I was all over the target and missed my first shot. So I would shoot once and than walk to the target to check impact, once I knew where to aim everything fell into place. I have been recovering from 2 eye surgeries on the right eye for the last six months and my left eye which is my dominant eye has severe cataract to the point that if I close the right eye the target and sights disappear. Also due to recovery from surgery I had not shot in 6 months.
My reasons was simply this gun felt right. The closest to the feel was the sig 238 but at almost $100 more I could not fathom the cost. The gun weighs in a little over 12 ounces with the bersa and sig weighing 15 ounces and the ruger lcp being the lightest at 10 ounces.
The main selling point of the Springfield was the ambidextrous safety which as a southpaw I truly appreciate as I always like to carry condition one, or one in the chamber for you that are novice shooters. In addition this comes with a little range bag and a pocket holster. The big bonus is that this gun came with 5 magazines , one extended mag that holds 7 rounds and the other 4 hold six. I bought the package that is called "geared up" thus the 5 magazines. The regular package come with two magazines a 7 rounder and a six. As I understand the other guns like the sig 238 and the Kimber micro come with one magazine.
Here is a bonus for some of you that may own the sig 238 or the Kimber micro .380 the magazine for the Springfield 911 is $24 and the magazines for the other 2 guns are $45 each but the Springfield 911 is interchangeable with the sig 238 or the Kimber micro. So if you need extra magazines I would buy the Springfield mags for $24, price is the same for the 7 round extended magazine or the 6 rounder.
The Springfield comes with night sights and are very bright in the dark. During the day even though the sight radius is small the night sights make it easy to achieve a fast and accurate sight picture.
The G-10 grips are textured and even though I can barely get two fingers on the grip, the grip is comfortable and the recoil is not snappy at all compared to the above that I shot which helps in maintaining a good sight picture. The other shooters that loaned me their .380's to shoot, shot my 911 and all 3 preferred how this shot over their own personal guns.
Disclaimer: I shot my first 18 rounds at 15 yards and my first magazine I was all over the target and missed my first shot. So I would shoot once and than walk to the target to check impact, once I knew where to aim everything fell into place. I have been recovering from 2 eye surgeries on the right eye for the last six months and my left eye which is my dominant eye has severe cataract to the point that if I close the right eye the target and sights disappear. Also due to recovery from surgery I had not shot in 6 months.
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