bersa 380 carry condition

[striker55]

How would you carry the bersa 380? One in the chamber with safety (decocker) on or none in the chamber? Opinions please.

[nemesis]

Striker, you asked for opinion and this is mine.

Load it or leave it home. There is no "time out".

[elwood blooz]

Wife has her 380 chambered with safety on

[stevie_d_64]

Wife has her 380 chambered with safety on

+1

[txinvestigator]

How would you carry the bersa 380? One in the chamber with safety (decocker) on or none in the chamber? Opinions please.

How would I? At home.

[Dougmyers5]

Well I have a little P3AT with no safety with a round in the chamber but it is in a pocket holster that covers the trigger that is my bug gun.
And my #1 carry is a 357 mag revolver no safety that fully loaded.

What ever a person is comfortable with as for not having one in the chamber well if you have the gun on you its better then nothing at all, I mean maybe you have time to load up and maybe not.

[Lumberjack98]

Wife has her 380 chambered with safety on

+1

+2 - that's how I carry mine

[stevie_d_64]

Wife has her 380 chambered with safety on

+1

+2 - that's how I carry mine

How much you bet me "llwatson" is +3???

[ScubaSigGuy]

Wife has her 380 chambered with safety on

+1

+2 - that's how I carry mine

How much you bet me "llwatson" is +3???

I'll save +3 for her.

Make me plus +4

I have a Bersa .380 and a P3AT that I carry loaded and chamberd if I have to carry them. They are my last choice for carry though. I carry them only if the occassion does not allow me to carry on of my 1911's . Otherwise one of them sits in my center console where if needed it would probably be very close range.

[Thunderduck]

My dad and I both carry with one chambered I leave the safety off he leaves it on. I dont want to be messing around to turn a safety off though JMO.

[shipwreck]

MY mom has her Bersa 380 chambered and safety off. There are many scenarios where U will be lucky just to get the gun out - don't carry a semi auto unchambered. And, leaving the safety on, unless it is maybe a 1911) is a bad idea.

[CompVest]

I believe you should carry it the way you feel most comfortable with, BUT which ever way - practice getting it out and on target until it is muscle memory!

[striker55]

I have a 1911 but how do you conceal it here in TX, shorts and t-shirt? That's why I'm leaning towards my 380, smaller to conceal.

[Mithras61]

I have a 1911 but how do you conceal it here in TX, shorts and t-shirt? That's why I'm leaning towards my 380, smaller to conceal.

That's the way I do it (shorts & a t-shirt, I mean).

I use canvas cargo shorts (like the 511s or any decent hiking shorts) with a belt from thebeltman.net and an Answer from Tucker Gunleather. I put that on & wear a t-shirt one size larger than normal over it untucked.

[Dan20703]

Wife has her 380 chambered with safety on

My opinion is:

It's a double action trigger on the first shot. Leave the "Decocker" off so there is no delay when you need it most.