Neanderpundit

I have been looking at the Maks but I don’t want ANOTHER damnable oddball cartridge in the house. yes, I know, the 9×18 is common as hell in other places but not HERE.

I like the 380 and I’ve cursorily looked at the Walther, as well as the Bersa, but I have only seen the Theunder Plus, which was too fat for my hand. I did not know it came in a single stack, and now that I do, I’m gonna go check it out. I wish I knew someone who had one I could shoot to see how it felt. They seem to be inexpensive enough to justify purchasing two right off the bat. The walther- I’m told that they have extended magazines that make the grip longer, and maybe that would help, but we’ll see, maybe this weekend.

About an Alpha geek who sits in his lab doing experments and occasionally blowing stuff up, and his imaginary friend who looks on making occasional pithy comments about the state of nature and the brutish and short nature of life, and the value of the civil contract.

I have, as my carry gun, a nice Colt Government 380. I like it a great deal, it fits my hands perfectly and the caliber is light and has little recoil.

I want to shoot plate matches with it, and that sort of thing, but I won’t do it unless I can find a spare (2=1, 1=0). Unfortunately spares are scarce as hens teeth.

I can also barely shoot the damned thing. I mean, I do ok in twenty feet, but over thirty I can’t hit a barn from the inside.

So since I won’t easily be able to find a spare gun, I’m looking for something that’s small, preferably steel and not aluminum or plastic, single stack, no bigger than 9mm, that’s common enough that I can easily find two. A bit longer barrel would be OK. I’ve looked at the newer stuff and have seen nothing that seems to have the soul of the Colt. Some of the older stuff is ok but I don’t want to run into the same issues. And it has to be something I can carry year round. I’m open to all suggestions.