It's a shame they published this a few weeks before Ruger announced the new LCP Max. .380 ACP is one of my favorite calibers. I shot it quite regularly before the 2020 ammo shortage made it difficult and expensive. These articles seem to always focus on the same 5 guns, but there are many more quality .380's on the market. The Rock Island Baby Rock, Browning .380 1911's, the single-stack Bersa Thunder and double-stack Thunder Plus, and the Tisas Fatih 13 (Turkish Beretta 84 clone) are some of my favorites that never seem to make these lists.
The only .380's I carry are pocket guns that I carry when my wardrobe won't allow for a larger handgun. Most gun writers seem to have the same carry philosophy, which causes them to overlook recoil-sensitive shooters who prefer to carry larger-framed .380's. The .380 Shield EZ, Walther CCP M2, and Walther PPK are all great guns, and I expect the newly announced Sig Sauer P365 in .380 will also be an excellent choice. I love my tiny .380's, but I would like to see gun writers show a little more love to options that are larger than the Glock 42.