I still have mine (Complete with stripes and name and Service branch insigna on it) HOPEFULLY I can fit into it again sometime this year.

Randy, does it look anything like this?

Wellllll it DID have more stripes.

We've got a gun and knife show coming up about 30 miles away this next weekend and we just got our tax refund! I am thinking about taking my 9mm Kel-tec pistol (PF9) with me and try to work up a trade.

I've been watching Videos and reading about the Taurus Curve and the reports were favorable. FOR WHAT IT IS DESIGNED FOR. I might try and get one for Patty to keep on the night stand. I think it might work pretty well what with having a white light AND a laser that can be activated together. Using the right ammo I think it would work as a good deterrent for anyone that may try to get to her. The Absolute longest range she would have would be no more than 30 feet, mostly less than 7 yards!

I haven't looked a the curve but I had a Taurus PT738 for a couple years. It worked well but you had to slingshot the slide to make sure it fed the first round. It was very light weight and easy to carry. I liked it for what it was.

I've been thinking about getting one of the new S&W BodyGuards without the laser and the safety deleted. I have my Shield but that little .380 was way easier to carry. My Shield will slip into a pocket but that little .380 was more like a cell phone or a wallet. Now that it's gone I sort of miss having a small pistol that I can just slip in my pocket. I only got rid of the Taurus because I didn't want to screw with anything .380. Now that it's been gone I think I may just have to accept that a .380 pistol is the way to go if I plan to have something on me at all times.

Is the .380 classified as a mouse cartridge? By some yes, but I prefer to think of it as a Rat cartridge. It's not really that big but it will still tear you up at close range!

380 is my minimal carry round...and only when we can't carry a more powerful alternative.

We both have Ruger LCP and wouldn't part with them for any reason. They're ammo sensitive but after determining what they like ... Haven't had a single malf. They're tiny and can be concealed easily.

Randy - for a nightstand gun I'd look for a 9mm. The light is a good addition.

I just read the Curve doesn't have sights. That is RETARDED. I don't care if it comes with two laser aiming devices ... I won't own a gun without some sort of "iron" sight.

I consider the reviews on this site worthy of note:

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/07/foghorn/gun-review-taurus-curve/

I also love my LCP when I am in shorts and a T-shirt.
I carry my LCP with ball only but have been thinking about trying the new copper HP rounds in it as they expand and penetrate well.

The taurus PT111 G2 is an excellent inexpensive option Skunk.

Oh I have other options open for her.
1. Walther ppk .380
2. French Walther pp .32
3. kel-tec pf9 9mm
4. Couple different 9mm's

I COULD mount a white light on one of the larger guns, but she is worried about getting woke up in a daze and possibly missing. That is why I was hyped up about the white AND laser lights on the Curve. I'm not real keen on the NO SIGHTS either, but figured if I could get it right (Maybe even trade in the Kel-tec) it would be worth playing with and with her range IF she had to use it would work out to be less than 10 feet. The max range I stated earlier is if they were at the FAR end of the house and she was at the complete opposite end.