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Okay, for the rest of the gun nuts here.
Took the tiny Colt .380 Mustang Pocketlite to the range today for the first time and was delighted with the results. About 2-2.5 inch groupings @ 5 yards (easy) and a bit less tight at 15 yards - due to my shitty aim, not the pistol. I had no trouble hitting the target even 20 yards out - but I wasn't close to dead center (LOL). So, for me, it's accurate enough.
Wonderful, repeat, wonderful, trigger pull. Smooth, short and (as gun mavens say) crisp single action. Much, much, much better than the hated Ruger LC or LCP - whatever the hell it was - dual action .380 that should be melted and yanked off the market.
Fired 200 rounds with only one problem - the first bullet had to be hand ejected after a failure to fire. Both the range guru and I figure it was a "new gun" oil issue. It performed flawlyless with little recoil.
I carried it the rest of the day in my left front jeans pocket very comfortably (broken finger on right hand - don't ask). No digs, bumps etc. So light (less than an Invicta SubAquaNoma III - and I am NOT kidding) you almost don't know it's there.
So I'm very satisfied. It compared well in smoothness and accuracy (with me on the trigger) to Mrs. B's new .45 Kimber at short range.
I paid $700 for this (full sticker) at Gander Mountain, less trade on the hated Ruger. I think it was money well spent.
Here is a photo with the Colt and my Citizen titanium and a size comparison to Mrs. B's 9 mm Taurus, which she also took to the range today and shot. I did not fire the Taurus.

Nice review man, that thing is a shooter for sure. 700 hurts but its a good gun. I cant believe you are able to pocket carry it comfortably. I couldnt do it.

A old guy I used to know always told me....if you can afford it BUY A COLT! They always hold there value and are excellent weapons. Looks like you found a keeper Boscoe. And for 7 bills not bad for a Colt. Congrats.

fatman wrote:A old guy I used to know always told me....if you can afford it BUY A COLT! They always hold there value and are excellent weapons. Looks like you found a keeper Boscoe. And for 7 bills not bad for a Colt. Congrats.

By all accounts the Mustang reissue is everything it should be plus a little.

But Colt's civilian division went through some bad times with the nadir probably being the 3rd generation SAA. Sold with caveats against such ill-advised actions as, say, cocking the thing they managed to compromise 150 years of good will. It was the Colt equivalent of the AMF era Harley - made, poorly, from bowling ball parts. But, as Nightcourt Harry's dad was wont to say: "things are much better now".

...now, if they could just get past licensing the name to Umarex for the pot-metal AR-15 .22RF the ghosts could be laid to rest. We've already forgotten the Colt's Cowboy and the UbertiColt Walker. Only USFA heathens, STI infidels and Turnbull heretics will wave the "cowboy" around like a fetish.

Well said Hawk.
Another miserable Colt 1911 mod (imo) is the series 80 fire pin block garbage.
Sole reason I disembarked the Colt train for those that kept the series 70 set-up.

^^ nice info guys. Never really gave much of a thought to Colt as they are generally out of my price range. Thanks for the lesson.

boscoe wrote:
So I'm very satisfied. It compared well in smoothness and accuracy (with me on the trigger) to Mrs. B's new .45 Kimber at short range.

Excellent review , Mrs B have a new .45 Kimber? a 1911 Warrior or Desert Warrior? that a serious piece...recomended is the Kimber's optional Rimfire Target Conversion kit, cool stuff!!

codguy wrote:Well said Hawk.
Another miserable Colt 1911 mod (imo) is the series 80 fire pin block garbage.
Sole reason I disembarked the Colt train for those that kept the series 70 set-up.

I discovered that an excellent way of starting a tut-tut storm on a firearms forum is to report exactly how one removed the Kimber type II parts - something that I found necessary to get an Ultra CDP to run right due to a rough-as-a-cob Swartz plunger that would hang the slide up about 1/8" from battery. The Eclipse II was not so afflicted but Kimber's attitude on the CDP left a taste in my mouth.

Kind of an STI sort of guy now but I understand that prohibits my migrating to California.

She has an Ultra II with rosewood, laser, night sights and ambi safety.
Don't even know all the revolvers and semi-autos she had. Plus an AK and some other nasty stuff.
She loves it!

boscoe wrote: I carried it the rest of the day in my left front jeans pocket very comfortably

Nice! Would definitely be my choice for IWB if I didn't live in CA where you still have to be blowing a County Sheriff to get a permit.

3Flushes wrote:

boscoe wrote: I carried it the rest of the day in my left front jeans pocket very comfortably

Nice! Would definitely be my choice for IWB if I didn't live in CA where you still have to be blowing a County Sheriff to get a permit.

So this means Turd head can carry, but you can't!!!!

Well, there's that whole felon thing.

No soup for Turd head!

Hawk wrote:Well, there's that whole felon thing.

No soup for Turd head!

Felon, smellon...... look what a couple hundred anal sessions led to

Just discovered this post and thought I'd update.

Have gone through many pistols since this review and many phases HKs (triggers baffling), Colts, Springfields, Kimbers - can't even remember them all. But I still have this little gem, though I don't carry it. It now resides in my car.

As some one mentioned, I don't like the 1911-style locked and loaded - hammer resting on a loaded round - or hammer cocked with safety in my pocket or next to my chest.

My CCW is now a 9 mm Glock (the smallest/can't remember designation), which I also have in a .45 Trouble is these guys are really too big carry (except for inside one of those special shirts) because they print. Would like a 9 mm the since of my little Colt with the Glock trigger and guts. That would be perfect.
For me, Glock has perfect trigger.

Alien gear makes a nice tuckable inside the pants holster, hybrid type, leather and kydex. Comfortable and secures the pistol quite well. Available for all the popular handguns, and only about 40.00

Two triggers I love, Glock and FN. own both.

Love the N82 IWB holsters, too, and own several.

Another update:
Still have this handy Colt in my car, but worry about the relative lack of stopping power of the .380 - and still searching for the perfect Every Day Carry.
Recently bought the Daniel Defense DDM4 300 Blackout pistol - but that's not a concealed weapon unless you're a Terminator or live in Alaska where long coats are an daily wear. Haven't shot the thing yet - the ammo is scarce - mostly bought it out of fear tiny AR pistols would be banned by the government.
Fan of Daniel Defense stuff.

Welp, I'm a solid .45acp guy........ my favorites & all in 1911 trim.

That said, I had (before that boating incident) sum 9×19mm Parabellum pistolas in the flavor of Česká zbrojovka a.s. Uherský Brod, CZ-75s to be exact.

I found that 9mm to be the minimum power wise for me and why I am fond of the .45acp which simply produces a larger hole.

The best thing about this weapon is that it has the same manual of arms as a 1911 pistol. So if your muscle memory defaults to that, this makes perfect sense. As a backup.
Of course, that requires that you carry it locked and loaded.
Personally, I favor something entirely different. After 35 years I think I’m finally used to it, but I still fear that in an emergency my thumb will subconsciously try to flick off the (non existent) safety.

I carry a 380 as well. Love it cause I can even carry it wearing athletic shorts.

I've got a Colt Government Model 380 auto. Had it for many years, the serial number search shows it was made in 1986. It's a good little shooter, I bought it because it has decent power for it's size. Don't really conceal carry much but if I am on the road or in the woods I am armed. When hiking, I carry my hammerless Ruger .357. Not the lightest carry but it packs a punch and there are no feed issue worries. IWB's .380 looks even more compact.