If Mr. Bond was happy with his .380 (have a Walther PPKS too), it's good enough for me.
Actually Bond's ppk was a .32 acp, and as long as it was made in europe those are tack drivers.
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There is nothing wrong with 9mm Kurtz, when modern hollow points are used it can be quite effective. It isn't the best round for putting down a bad guy, but then again no pistol round is. The old saying, " If I was expecting trouble I would have brought my shotgun" comes to mind. Even the ohh so feared 10mm isn't going to vaporize that tango, this isn't Hollywood. I am ok with the idea of dumping half a mag to put a guy down if I have to. But I think even with a tiny little .380 or even .22 he is going to start to think twice when that round starts to expand. I would rather have my .38 or .32 on me than my .40 in the car.
And while I am far from being a fan of pocket carry, some times it is the only option. However it can be almost as hard to draw as ankle, so it there is allot of practice that needs to be done.
Finally my only real concern is that well, I still don't have allot of faith in either of the two leading pocket .380 manufactures. Neither one really seem to exude quality manufacturing. I know that they have proven themselves over the years, but at the same time I have heard of many issues.