A decade ago, 45 was the only choice people would consider, no 9MM is making a comeback because ballistics of the projectiles has advanced enough to close the gap between caliber sizes. I don’t want to get into caliber wars, please carry what you are comfortable with. I have heard some concern about the available ammo being the reason why someone wouldn’t carry a 380. Perfect for a night at the opera, or just the occasional date night with the wife. I think I will consider the P232 as a black tie CCW piece. But the nostalgia passes and you reach a point where you want a small carry-able handgun that seems more refined, more stately. For a while I wanted a PPK just because that is what Bond used. Both the Sig P232 and Walther PPKs are fine looking handguns. The Bersa Thunder is not really comparable to the Sig and Walther so I will just ignore it for now. The sig P232, the Walther PPKs, and the Bersa Thunder. I prefer de-cocked single/double trigger on my carry pieces, of which there are 3 main choices. In a DAO, or a de-cocked Single/Double there is no spring pushing the hammer towards the firing pin until you pull the trigger or cock the handgun. Safety devices fail all the time, so I would rather not rely on them. There are usually multiple safety devices in play to prevent the hammer from striking the firing pin but that just isn’t enough for me. Just knowing that there is a spring that is actively pushing the hammer towards the firing pin at all times is scary to me. People do it every day with peace of mind, but I just cant do it. My personal preference is not to carry “cocked and locked”. This leads me to the Single Action Only options out there like the Sig P238 and Colt Mustang. But the extra size gets you one more round and a much more dignified look/feel. The P232 is marginally larger than the BodyGuard. If you like the crisp SAO type trigger, then on DAO trigger will ever be good enough. Most reviews start comparing the DAO bodyguard trigger to the SAO Sig p238 at this point, but I find that to be disingenuous. There are trigger replacement options, but it just makes the trigger pull slightly less horrible. The trigger on the Bodyguard is horrible. Both capable of being there when you need them, but both with their respective problems. 380 caliber handguns available include Double Action Only choices like the S&W Bodyguard, and the Ruger LCP. At the time of this writing there were 6 of them on GunBroker as compared to 530 Sig p238, 68 Walther PPKs, and just over 200 S&W Bodyguards. To illustrate just how unpopular this firearm is, I checked GunBroker. All metal, well built, fits in the hand like it was made to be there. When you do get to see one in person, especially the stainless model, it is striking. Its not something that you find at the LGS (Local Gun Shop) unless by chance. The Sig Sauer P232 is not a popular handgun.

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