[Cuttnhorse]

A guy next to me at the range Saturday was shooting the Ruger .380, and maybe it was just him, but at 5-yards the target looked like he was shooting with a shotgun at 25-yards. He seemed to do ok with other calibers, but the .380 pattern was pretty poor. He said it was the first time he had shot it...still?

[yarddog]

I would think a 10 ounce .380 would have vicious recoil especially since the grips would be small.

[PowderMonkey]

Well...to my way of thinking, when a Mighty Mouse gun gets down to the size of the Ruger 380 the sights will be useless low light, high stress pistol combat situations. Seems like little pistols like that were intended for belly-to-belly work; slapping distance in dark alleys. I recall that during my time in Central America, pistoleros called that a “quema ropa” (laundry burner). Just put the muzzle in the target's chest and keep pulling the trigger until the shirt catches fire. Our school of thought teaches that every gun fight will occur within five yards, and to find the front sight and use it every time.