packina45 wrote:Salty1 wrote:Many good points are made on this topic, one that may have ben missed is that many guns are not truly functional at certain ranges due to the lack of proper sights. The LCP comes to mind, how many people would be willing to take a 50 foot shot with an LCP? ....
Why would you want to carry a "defensive" pistol that doesn't have functional sights? (And that's without even going into the .380 as a defensive round. I consider it somewhere between "stern words" and a 9mm
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Sorry, but if it doesn't have usable sights, it's worthless in my book.
Like Salty1 I have a small .380 (Taurus 738) and the sights are fine in good light. In poor light they are pretty had to see. Add that with my everyday glasses I find it almost impossible to focus on the front sight, and impossible to do so quickly, and you might see a reason for lasers. As for the why the .380, if you have to ask and
then you shouldn't be advising anyone about what gun to purchase. A .45 isn't the answer for every person and every situation.