Would you buy a Springfield .380 Govt/Mustang type pistol if SA mfg it ? I'm going to ask them about it at SHOT this week in Vegas .
Mil-Spec basic ? "Loaded" with mini Novak's ?
I would order 10 today .
Deb from Springfield checks our forum so let her know by posting here what you think .
PLEASE do sir!!! I've been wanting one ever since I sold my Colt Mustang Pocketlite 8-10 years ago. :bawling: Now the Colt Mustang's I've seen run around $500-$600.
Guy Sajer, you may have had a true brainstorm there. As good a bargain-hunter as I am, the Colt .380s are just a bear to find at a decent "used" price anymore. Seems like Springfield could kick some butt if they did this and kept the price at reasonable levels. Offer plain-jane and "loaded" versions, the latter with tritium sights maybe. Stainless or flat black would be the other choices. Can't hurt to ask 'em while you're at SHOT, give it a whirl...
Yup I'd buy one. I don't know why Colt hasn't reintroduced the darn things, I'm sure they'd make money. I'll chalk it up to the business wizardry at the Colt Corporation I guess.
I was never a fan of the Mustang sized models, but I have regreted selling my .380 Government Model for years. I'd buy one in that size in a heartbeat. :biglaugh:
Was just looking at the little Colts yesterday. If you're a 1911 fan they definitely catch your eye. I think there would be huge interest if they could be made in true pocket dimensions. Personally, I don't think mini glocks or even the micro-compacts of this world are really "pocket guns". Even some other .32's like the Tomcat are a little on the chunky side. A j-frame snub is at the absolute top end, size-wise, of something that can truly be carried in MY pocket. Look at the number of P32's that are sold. Although I love mine, they have a questionable reputation at best. I question mine's accuracy, not it's reliability. Mine will fire any .32 I put in it but it gives true meaning to the term belly gun. People just want something with more punch than a .22 or .25 that they can put in a pocket. And if you can hit a paper plate at 'across the room' distance...BONUS!
It's more reliable than I expected but not perfect and as I said in the prior post not accurate at all. But 7+1 .32's in a package small and light enough to fit in the pocket of a dress shirt or gym shorts? I'm in!
In reference to price, even as 'only a .32', at the size and capacity of my Kel-Tec P32, if it was stone reliable AND more accurate, it would absolutely be worth double what I paid ($249)
If you can drop something in the ear of springfield .....
(1) 9mm or 38 super milspec Parkerized
(1) Bring back the mil-spec operator
Now that would be a good start if they can't do something that simple I figure they shouldn't try to expand there line any further with another frame..
I'd jump all over that but would have to be single stack. I've got an old Colt 1903 that I've always thought would make a great CCW, but mines an hierloom.
Yuppers.
I would agree also, that a pistol that size in 1911 config. would be the sweetest platform a 9mm round could ask for!
But I'd settle for one in 380
I would buy one for my wife, as long as it retains the grip safety. Make mine stainless. I don't know if the .380 cartridge really warrants any fancy "loaded" models, though.
I have a Colt Government .380 and it is a nice little gun. I bet SA could sell them where Colt couldn't be bothered.
But mostly I am with Rhino; I would like to see a 1911 pattern gun scaled to true 9mm size. Ok, maybe big enough to take .40, but NO LARGER. About the size of a Kahr K9 or perhaps as big as a T9 but single action.
Find the old American Rifleman article about the Colt 9.8 mm to see what I want. Also the similar FN Grand Browning 9.65 mm.
Ditto what Jim said. A 1911 sized to fit the 9mm/.40/.357Sig would be great. The small .380 don't fit my hands well enough to serve any purpose for me.
I think the PocketNine was about the perfect concealed carry gun -- a serious caliber, combined with just enough size (some of the others -- Mustangs, etc -- are too small for my hands) and a rounded-enough profile to be highly concealable. I think this is why the little Kahrs are taking off so well.
If SA made a little PocketNine replacement, I'd be camping out at the gun shop to buy one...
I have one of each of the Colts and I definately would buy one of each if they were reintroduced. Though I would prefer the frames and slide to be scaled to match the size of the 1903/1908 Pocket Pistols instead of the .380 Govt. The newer frames are actually a bit small for my hands.
While chamberings in .380 acp, .32 acp, or the new .32 NAA would be adequate (.32 NAA might be fun), I would like to see a larger caliber if possible like 9mm or 9mm Markarov. 40 S&W and .38 Super would probably require a full size frame, for the sake of longevity.
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