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**Mal H** · June 10, 2002, 11:56 AM

"But I would never fork out $500+ for it."

Man! Neither would I. But I did fork out $360 for a .380 Guardian. I like it a lot. Very reliable and very easy to carry and conceal. Like RandyC, it has become my always gun in a back pocket holster. Those who call the .380 caliber a toy, haven't seen the results from one. I sure as hell wouldn't want to be shot anywhere with such a 'toy'.

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A question for other .380 owners: Do you have any problems removing the slide without considerable strength and dexterity involved? I'm pretty good at breaking down pistols (can do a Ruger Mk II in around 15 seconds

), but I have a devil of a time with the Guardian. I have devised a simple and effortless method of easily removing the slide which I have posted before, but no one else has ever mentioned having trouble with it. Maybe it's just my gun, a few thousandths of an inch milling tolerance on the slide release can make a difference.

June 10, 2002, 11:56 AM	#17
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,958	"But I would never fork out $500+ for it." Man! Neither would I. But I did fork out $360 for a .380 Guardian. I like it a lot. Very reliable and very easy to carry and conceal. Like RandyC, it has become my always gun in a back pocket holster. Those who call the .380 caliber a toy, haven't seen the results from one. I sure as hell wouldn't want to be shot anywhere with such a 'toy'. ***************************** A question for other .380 owners: Do you have any problems removing the slide without considerable strength and dexterity involved? I'm pretty good at breaking down pistols (can do a Ruger Mk II in around 15 seconds ), but I have a devil of a time with the Guardian. I have devised a simple and effortless method of easily removing the slide which I have posted before, but no one else has ever mentioned having trouble with it. Maybe it's just my gun, a few thousandths of an inch milling tolerance on the slide release can make a difference.