The KAhr P380 is a semi-automatic, pistol. The operation of the P380 is actually quite similar to various pistol models of another manufacturers such as the Glock, Springfield Armory XD and S&W M&P. Truly double-action only triggers are designed to thoroughly cock and fire a pistol, allowing for a re-fire operation on a miss-fired round without racking its slide. As the other models mentioned, the Kahr triggers use a slide-assisted cocking action that removes much of the weight and also length of its trigger pull.
The result of its design is that its trigger can not cock the striker on its own, construction of which is more like a single-action trigger. It was designed by a world-known, gun designer John Browning and introduced to the market by the Fabrique Nationale of Belgium. The cartridge has achieved worldwide acceptance and success and also has even been adopted as the standard pistol cartridge by several governments all over the globe. Probably the major reason why this round has become so popular is that it’s the largest practical cartridge which can be quite easily adapted to small automatic pocket pistols.
The ballistics fall far short of even the 9mm Luger caliber, however still proves adequate for most self-defense situations. Regarding the suitability of the P380 for concealed carry it seems to be highly subjective.
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