Ok...guys...help me out... I have a Colt .380 Government Pocketlite. I'd really like to find a clip-on/paddle style holster that I could just grab it out of the drawer when my wife wants to go for a walk...or when I see the shady types casing the neighborhood (yeah...sometimes we have those...quite a few vacant rentals) and just want to make sure they know I'm watching. I've seen a few (ProTec comes to mind)...but I'd prefer something molded...either a laminate or nylon..or even leather. The Protec just seems bulky and unmolded...also has a mag pouch which I really don't need. Seems like I saw one a while back...but it was like $60...more than I'd like for the purpose. Hoping someone knows a local guy or company...or has seen something online. OH...and no ragging on the .380. I already have a holster for the .45...but its in the house...the .380 is in my garage workbench drawer.

I have always been a target shooter and varmit hunter. My wife is now starting to want deer venison and we often have deer in our open yard and forest. Shots on my property would primarily be less than 70 yards. I'm not interested in trophy hunting but just to get one or to medium sized deer a year for food. I like to target shoot so ammunition cost is an issue and being a target shooter I like to shoot so recoil is becoming a bigger issue for me. I no longer reload so I'll be purchasing factory ammo. I am keeping the guns I currently own out of the picture so I need your help picking my next cartridge. I started out thinking .308. The ammo is affordable in quantity but there are limited loads commercially available with most in the 150-165 grain weight range so not much use for varmit hunting and the .308 is not particularly flat shooting and heavier recoil than I want in a bolt action for target shooting. One friend is talking up the .270 but I've already gotten rid of my .30-06 because I did not like the recoil for target shooting. .270 has the benefit of reduced recoil loads, long range varmit loads and full power loads are pretty flat shooting though the heavier bullet weight has me concerned about it's use for varmit. Ammunition is certainly affordable for hunting but too expensive for a day at the range. A "guy" in a local gun store put forward the .25-06 which was a consideration until I saw the price of ammo and the limited factory loads available. .243 provides decent energy for less than perfect shots especially for the short range shots I might make on deer. It also has many loads commercially available from light varmit loads to larger medium game bullets. The biggest problem for me is the price of commercial ammo. .22/250 was a consideration. It has more power than the .223 and is a great varmit cartridge but it is similar enough to the 5.56 that I can't justify the extra ammo cost and surprisingly most factory loads focus on the varmit end with few heavier bullet options. .223/5.56 is an option for medium sized white tail at my short ranges especially with the right bullet. Ammo is cheap an there are a large number of commercial loadings available. Righ now it is my favorite since 95% of the guns use will be varmit and target shooting but I'm having a hard time thinking the .223 is enough for deer sized game. .17hmr... I actually had someone suggest it.