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380's do not cost that much new, I paid $200 for a new Colt 380. I would check the price of the Llama at a gun store first. Used should cost around 50% to 70% of new.
There is quite a difference between a 380 and a 38. Double the powder and double the projectile weight. The bullet for a 380 weighs in about 65 grams where the 38 carries a 125 gram bullet.
Mind you there are variables. Powder weights depend on which powder is used. Bullet weights differ for use as well.
Barrel length has been proven to be negligible, gun magazines have published tests where a inch was cut off for each ten rounds. In some calibers the speed increased very slightly. Barrel length can help for accuracy.
generally .380 is not too expensive but like in your case being Colt discontinued them Colt prices have shot up.Walther PPK is not cheapo either.
Anybody wondering about prices go to gunbroker,put in your search and you will get an idea.
I've fired quite a bit of .40 S&W and .45 ACP and .38 spl. / .357 and 9mm, but never the .380.
Perhaps it all depends on what the intended use is for the particular round. In the Service where I still spend some time on occasion, some are still totally committed to the 9mm, others still grind their teeth at night fretting over the loss of the .45. Perhaps they both have merits...it depends...again.
One crusty ol' guy who loved the 9 told me that when breeching a space....and engaging a target at ten feet...the 9mm is perfectly O.K....and easier to handle...and on that score I'd have to agree...you can carry a few more rounds...and the weapon IS easier to handle...no doubt...
Not sure how the .380 is to handle but from what I've seen most .380 pistol systems are fairly small.
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control and from 1929 to 1953, about
20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control and from 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million
Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of
13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were
rounded up and exterminated.
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China established gun control in 1935 and from 1948 to 1952, 20 million political
dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964 and from 1964 to 1981, 100,000
Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970 and from 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956 and from 1975 to 1977, one million
educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century
because of gun control: 56 million.
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It has now been 2 years since gun owners in Australia were forced by new
law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own
government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million
dollars. The first year results are now in:
List of 7 items: Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent Australia-wide, armed
robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300
percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the
criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!
While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in
armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past
12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.
There has also been a dramatic increase in break- ins and assaults of the
ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety
has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in
successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The Australian experience
and the other historical facts above prove it.
You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians
disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,
gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind
them of this history lesson.
With guns, we are 'citizens'.
Without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they
knew most Americans were ARMED!
If you value your freedom, Please spread this anti-gun control message
to all of your friends.
GUN CONTROL IS NOT ABOUT GUNS, IT’S ABOUT CONTROL.
You need to add the Brits and the upswing on gun crime by criminals....
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