Remington RM380

[popeye]

Bought one of these today. It's supposesd to be a direct copy of a Rohrbaugh with ambi mag release as opposed to bottom of grip. Knowing of recent past history of Remington handguns I was hesitant. Cabelas down the street had them for $349 but the store matched online price of $300 minus 5% for military discount. So $284 plus tax. Nice looking little gun all black aluminum frame and black slide. Grips are removable and frontstrap is nicely checkered. Come with 2 mags and slide is easy to retract. Trigger pull is looong but that's O.K. with me. We'll see if it works.

 

[Acera]

Not too direct copy of the Rohrbaugh because they added an slide stop in addition to the mag release.

The brothers who developed the original did sell the rights, drawings, etc. to Remington.

From what I hear, they are good guns that cost a fraction what you would pay for the original. Lets hope they decide to produce one in 9mm these days. I do like the finger rest on the magazine, those were aftermarket items that are hard to find these days for the Rohrbaugh.


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[MICHAEL T]

I handled one and liked it. But I all ready have 6 380's no need for another. Now in 9mm might be different story . Only 3 of them.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

Congrats on your purchase.

I was looking at both the RM380 and the S&W Bodyguard as warm months CC carry in .380. A few videos on Youtube with multiple failure to feeds was enough for me to stay away from both. I also recall a thread on here of a RM380 owner who mentioned a pin that worked loose a little.

That aside, handling them both in the store they were just too small for my big hands so I went with a ever so slightly larger 9mm.


Anyways, let us know how it shoots and if you experience any issues. Again congrats.

 

[C0untZer0]

For me I'd want it as a practice gun. The RM380 has pretty much the same sights and the trigger is very very close to the Rohrbaugh R9.

 

[franco45]

You will enjoy your RM380. I've had mine for about 6 months and have put about 400 rounds downrange. It is a very soft shooting little 380. I carry mine in an RKBA pocket holster. It has eaten everything I've fed it with no malfunctions.

 

[popeye]

The most reliable .380's I've owned were the Browning BDA and Beretta with the same frame. I've owned Kahr and Ruger .380 little guns and the grip frame was so thin I had to wrap them with elec tape and cover it with a rubber "grip sleeve" to form a palm swell so I could get a firm grip on them. The Remington, at least at this point in my ownership "appears" to be well built, nicely finished, and large enough I can hold on to. Factory or aftermarket mag extensions are not available yet so I ordered a second mag with extension.

Thanks for all responses, Jim

 

[chicharrones]

Bought one of these today. . . . . So $284 plus tax. Nice looking little gun all black aluminum frame and black slide. Grips are removable and frontstrap is nicely checkered. Come with 2 mags and slide is easy to retract. Trigger pull is looong but that's O.K. with me. We'll see if it works.

Wow! A great price! Congrats on the RM380.

I've had my RM380 for several months now. I bought a Recluse TS Front pocket holster shortly after I bought the gun.

 

[chicharrones]

A few videos on Youtube with multiple failure to feeds was enough for me to stay away from both. I also recall a thread on here of a RM380 owner who mentioned a pin that worked loose a little.

So far, my RM380 has eaten all ammo I've put in it, but it's only had a few hundred rounds put in it to date. So, long term testing is far from over.

Regarding the takedown pin, it is trapped by the slide and nothing else. The trick to keeping it in place is to know the gun. Knowing the gun means, use grease on the pin and cam slot and also don't slow rack the slide. Rack the slide briskly and shoot the gun.

When I first got my RM380, I bought it at the same range I was trying it out at. It was lightly lubed from the factory (Rem Oil?) and I didn't read the instructions before testing. The gun ran great for me, but I handed it over to a novice shooter friend who jammed it right up by pulling the slide slowly.

Once I figured the pin had walked into the takedown hole (due to the slow slide handling and light lube), I showed my friend to not fear racking the slide briskly. He took the advice and there were no other problems then or since.

(That same novice shooter friend of mine also caused a double feed jam in my SKS several weeks prior, of which that SKS has never had a feed problem before. I think he is all squared away on running semi-auto slides and bolts now. )

The aforementioned dab of grease helps if someone does rack the slide slowly. The problem with gun counter checkouts of this gun is, the gun is lightly lubed and people rack the slide with the usual gun counter caution.

The bottom line is, I'm not trying to sell someone on the takedown pin design on the RM380 or the Rorhbaugh. I'm just trying to say that with proper knowledge of operation of the RM380, that the gun works and it works well.

 

[Ibmikey]

I have quite a few rounds through my RM 380 as many of my friends have borrowed it to shoot and see if they wanted one. I have put a few hundred through it myself but with all the other small pistols in my stable i have lost count. What i do know is the pistol has never had a malfunction that i am aware of.

 

[Damon555]

My mother who is in her late 60's chose the RM380 after testing firing one. The key was the slide. It was easy for her to operate....After a few range sessions getting used to the gun she really likes it. It is the perfect pistol for her needs.

The gun needs to be liberally oiled and it functions flawlessly. Also as mentioned above the take down pin can be an issue if the firearm is not handled correctly. I've shot the gun quite a bit too and would consider owning one if it weren't for my S&W 642 already filling the CC bill.

 

[ROCK6]

I've had mine for several months and it's been flawless with several brands of .380. For an all metal, pocket .380 this is hard to beat for the price and reliability. I did experiment and tried to see if I could get the take down pin to fall out by racking the slide slowly on its side. It took several attempts before I was successful. I followed up by shooting gangster style just to see if I could replicate the pin falling out in live fire and after a hundred rounds I was starting to feel stupid

For starters, the finish is mediocre and we'll see how it stands up over time. Of course the most criticized is the long trigger pull; it's not so much heavy as it is just really long making you almost slap your finger against the end of the trigger guard to ensure you get a full reset. I would love to shorten the trigger pull down the road with an aftermarket kit. What is nice is how well it stacks which some may not necessarily care for, but you can get off some very accurate shots and I've found the trigger pretty comparable to my S&W J-Frames.

It is larger than the common plastic .380s on the market, but I will say it's the best shooting, compact .380 I've ever fired (compared to the P3AT and LCP). You can easily shoot a couple hundred rounds and actually enjoy it.

Seeing the magazines are actually sized for 9mm with a spacer-insert for .380 is very promising down the road for an RM9...

ROCK6