Handgun Roundup: the .380 Pocketguns

pocketgunlineart2In recent years, pocketguns have surged in popularity. Numerous manufacturers now offer tiny handguns you can literally fit into a pocket, in a wide variety of calibers, actions, finishes, etc.

This article pulls info for all semi-auto .380 ACP pocketguns into one place. To make the cut, each pistol had to measure no more than 5.6″ long and 4″ tall.

I came up with 33 guns by 20 manufacturers. Each pistol’s listing (below) is an excerpt from its main info page, which contains the gun’s full description, specs, pricing info and, when available, more photos, user ratings and user comments. To go to that page, simply click on the gun’s name, which is in blue-colored text.I’ve organized these pistols alphabetically by manufacturer. If I’ve failed to include a model, please let me know via the Contact form at this link, or via the Comment form at the bottom of this article.

a .380 pocketgun spreadsheet screenshot
This spreadsheet lists every pocket .380 and its specs, MSRP and ratings.

I’ve also included a link to a spreadsheet that lists all the guns and their specs, MSRP and ratings (to see it, click the image to the right). It’s currently sorted by Users Ratings. I will periodically update the ratings and number-of-votes columns as more votes come in.

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Beretta

Beretta Pico black right side
Pico
MSRP: $399

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Cobra Firearms

Cobra CA380 black left
CA380
MSRP: $187

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Cobra Firearms

Cobra Firearms Denali .380 photo
Denali .380
MSRP: $175

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Colt

Colt Mustang left
.380 Mustang
MSRP: $599

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Colt

Colt Mustang XSP left side
.380 Mustang XSP
MSRP: $649

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Diamondback Firearms

Diamondback Firearms DB380
DB380
MSRP: $430

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IO

IO Hellcat II left nickel
Hellcat II
MSRP: $249.95

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Jimenez Arms

Jimenez Arms JA 380 right twotone
J.A. 380
MSRP: $150

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Kahr Arms

Kahr Arms CW380 right
CW380
MSRP: $419

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Kahr Arms

Kahr Arms CT380 photo
CT380
MSRP: $399

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Kahr Arms

p3833
P380
MSRP: $649–$949

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Kel-Tec

Kel-Tec P-3AT
P-3AT
MSRP: $318–$377

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Kimber

Kimber Micro Carry black right
Micro Carry
MSRP: $651–$679

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Kimber

Kimber Micro CDP left
Micro CDP
MSRP: $1,139.99

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Kimber

Kimber Micro Raptor photo
Micro Raptor
MSRP: $960

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Kimber

Kimber Micro Bel Air left rear photo
Micro Special Editions
MSRP: $960

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Magnum Research

Magnum Research Micro Desert Eagle right
Micro Desert Eagle
MSRP: $500–$535

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Masterpiece Arms

Masterpiece Arms Protector II coyote right
MPA380 II Protector II
MSRP: $350.95

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North American Arms

04. NAA 380 Guardian
Guardian 380
MSRP: $449–$479

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Remington

Remington RM380 photo
Remington RM380
MSRP: $417

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Rohrbaugh

Rohrbaugh 380
380
MSRP: $1,195

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Ruger

lcp
LCP
MSRP: $373–$410.95

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Ruger

ruger-lcp-custom-right-side photo
LCP Custom
MSRP: $419

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Ruger

ruger-lcp-ii-left-side photo
LCP II
MSRP: $349

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SCCY Industries

SCCY CPX-3 right side photo
CPX-3
MSRP: $339

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Seecamp

Seecamp LWS .380
LWS .380
MSRP: $795

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SIG Sauer

SIG Sauer P238 HDW
P238
MSRP: $543–$700

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Smith & Wesson

bodyguard380
Bodyguard 380
MSRP: $575

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Smith & Wesson

Smith Wesson MP Bodyguard 380 left side
M&P Bodyguard 380
MSRP: $379

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Springfield Armory

Springfield Armory 911 extended mag left side photo
911
MSRP: $599–$789

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Taurus

Taurus 738 TCP blue
738 TCP
MSRP: $336–$453

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Taurus

Taurus Curve photo
Curve
MSRP: $392.42

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Taurus

Taurus Specturm gray right side photo
Spectrum
MSRP: $289–$305

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Jed Henson photoJed Henson is an author, editor and publisher.

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9 thoughts on “Handgun Roundup: the .380 Pocketguns”

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  3. Matthew Carberry

    Considering the Sig P238 and Kimber MicroCarry are carbon copies of the Colt Mustang, which is now back in production, it might be good to list them all.
    (The Mustang itself is a copy of an old Astra (?) .380, but that one is long out of production.)

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  4. Holy cow, how did I leave the Colt Mustang out? Thanks for the heads-up, Matthew! It’s in there now.

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  5. Well it’s an easy mistake, you had two out of three. =)

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  6. If you get a pocket .380, check out our Ammo Recommendations page for some good self-defense (SD) ammo options: https://reloadyourgear.com/ammo-recommendations/
    Also, I recently heard of new, non-lead, super-fast SD .380 ammo from Liberty Ammunition. Does anybody have any experience with this ammo? Here’s the link to Liberty’s site: http://libertyammunition.com/

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  7. I’ve added two guns to this roundup: the Colt .380 Mustang XSP, a polymer-framed version of the original .380 Mustang (with other new features as well); and the S&W M&P Bodyguard 380, a non-lasered (and much cheaper) version of the original Bodyguard 380.

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  8. What about the Bersa .380 thunder & DLX. I find these to be a well mfg. firearm and to have
    features that the famous Walther PPK does not have. This is also an excellent concealed
    carry piece.

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  9. Hi Joseph. The Bersa(s) didn’t make it into this pocketgun roundup because at 6+ inches x 4+ inches, they’re a little too big for pocket carry as I defined it (5.6″x4″ max). They do indeed seem to be pretty good guns, though; according to user and editor ratings, they’re at least above average.

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