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Colt Mustang Pocketlite .380

plains scout
Friend wants to sell his and I am interested in buying it but only at a fair price. It is in pretty good shape with two magazines. No box and no papers. I am estimating maybe 500 - 750 rounds shot through it. Value?

Also, would you take a Colt Mustang over a Kel-Tec?

Thanks.



"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I
advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives
boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the
ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no
character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of
your walks." Thomas Jefferson
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  • royc38
    I would say they are probably one of the best little .380s going. I have the Gov't pocketlite .380 which is a little bigger and I wouldn't trade it for the world. If you can get it for a fair price go for it. And Compare it to a Keltec? Mustang hands down.
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  • jsergovic
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    Run, brother, run for that Colt!
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  • duckhunter
    BUY THE COLT. $450-$500

    I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.
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  • select-fire
    Get the Colt. My carry gun is a Pony Pocketlite. Pocketlite guns are the most desirable over all other .380's
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  • CHGOTHNDER
    Buy the colt and you'll never loose a dime, I recently bought a .380 govt. with stag grips for $350.00 and would buy 10 more for that price.

    PJ

    If nobody seen you do it, how could you have done it. NRA Life Member, AF&AM
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  • NickCWinter
    A good buy. The mustang variations are great for carry, most of them acceptibly accurate at point-and-shoot range.
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  • Elkhorn
    they are certaily plenty lw and small enough for ccw in a pocket, but they badly need a speed safety. Cylinder and Slide Shop, in Nebraska,offers such a part, for $35 or so.

    The Keltec is smaller and lighter, but it's DAO, which many of us don't care for. For use in a bra holster, sleeve rig, or some such carry that really puts a premium on lw and compactness, the Keltec might get the nod. I've seen nice Mustangs bringing over $400. I'd have to get a P3AT Keltec for $200 before I considered it as good a buy as a $350 Mustang, or a $400 Pocketlite.
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  • v35
    I think we're trying to compare apples and oranges. The Colts are nicer machinery but we're talking concealed pocket weapon comparison.
    The Keltec is lighter and slimmer and quicker to get into action because it hasn't the encumbrance of an external single action, hammer to hang up in a pocket or to cock or a safety to play with. Maybe without good justification but cocked and locked always made me nervous, especially with a pocket pistol.
    Time is of the essence if and when you need it. To have to play with it after you draw it is to waste time you may not have.
    Buy both and carry the P3AT.
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  • Elkhorn
    Look, you need a kydex pocket rig for either one, and in such a rig, if it's made properly, there's no such thing as "snagging". with Velcro on the rig and in your pocket, the rig can't move. Position it wherever you want it. With a speed safety, there's no fumbling whatsoever. You still have to manipulate a thumb safety on all longarms, so why go against that training with your pistol, hmm?

    If you carry your pistol in a pocket, you'd better not get surprised. If you do, you will never get your gun out in time. If I couldn't get a speed safety, I'd carry the Mustang with the hammer fully down on a loaded chamber.

    Howevr, I wouldn't own either one, by choice. I'd get 2-3x the stopping-power, by getting the .5" longer, 3 oz heavier (than the Mustang Pocketlite's 13 ozs) Kahr PM9 9mm,for pocket carry.

    If you are going to use some sort of a belt rig, etc, you can have a real gun,so why settle for a 380's 150 ft lbs of energy,when you can have 700 ft lbs, in a ccw capable, fully controlable gun? that is perfectly feasible, you know, with the 10mm, 9x25 Dillon, 38 Casull.
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  • select-fire
    The fumbling around with the hammer, safety ect. ends when I carry my Colt Pony .380.DAO and more reliable than a Keltec.. Or if you wanna step up.. My Colt Pocket Nine which is also DAO..no safety,hammer ect. Much more reliable than a Kahr. My life is worth way more than saving a couple hundred dollars on an unreliable gun.
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