Almost as hard to get my hands on the Taurus 738 TCP as it is to get the .380 ammunition it fires. Fortunately, I was able to find both today (thanks to D‘s tireless efforts)

I had been looking at several of the smaller guns for more practical carrying in certain situations (like running with the dogs) but was unsure due to the dearth of ammo available. Still we looked, and researched – well, D mostly did the research…and the looking. The Bersa Thunder, while clearly a sweet little boomstick which gets fantastic reviews, is just a bit too big. Even the Concealed Carry version (love the grips) is not far enough removed size-wise from my PT111 to be worth the investment. (Though D did find a great deal on the Bersas from a dealer in our neighborhood)

The Ruger LCP, also sweet though with slightly more mixed reviews, was just a bit too small & light. Although I have to admit the idea of carrying one of the pink raspberry ones does make me smile, I wanted something a bit more…..there.

Enter the TCP, which is itty-bitty, but not too. It is just enough more substantial to give me that warm fuzzy feeling. It has several of the features found on my larger Taurus; key lock, loaded chamber indicator, wide, smooth trigger, bullet drops down through the grip when ‘unloading’. The TCP also comes with 2 magazines and a belt pouch, whereas the LCP comes with 1 magazine and no type of holster.*
That makes the Taurus almost $50 worth of better deal   🙂
 

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