Ruger 380 LCP Review by Jeff Quinn
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cibach
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I am looking to get one for the wife.. callled my local gun shop and he can't keep them on the shelves either... I am on the list ot get one..
stalkingbear
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I've had Kel-Tec in the past, and currently own an Ruger LCP. I've had the LCP for about 2 months, and it's ran perfectly with ANYTHING I feed it. The accuracy is an non-issue as if you're that far away where you're concerned about it's accuracy, you're far enough away to where if you DO use deadly force, you'll have a damn hard time explaining it later. It seems to me a lot of the posters are missing an very important point. IF ANY defensive firearm malfunctions regularly, you WILL lose confidence in it and not carry it. That pretty well sums it up for Kel-Tecs that have to be returned due to malfunctioning. The recall on the Ruger LCPs don't concern me in the slightest as my Ruger functions flawlessly AND Kel-Tec has exact same issue, just that they've never even addressed it-unlike Ruger.
Mad Magyar
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I finally got an opportunity to borrow the weapon. Too light, barely got two-fingers on the grip, almost jumped out of my hand during rapid fire; a real "effeminate", a.ka. "Girly-Man" pistol. In all fairness, no hiccups, but certainly not something I'd want for myself....
gglass
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I absolutely love my little (post-recall) LCP. I can't carry most of my other handguns due to their size, but you will never see me without my LCP... Unless we meet at an airport. During the cooler months I can conceal one of my 9's, 40's or 45's, yet even then, I'd still be toting my LCP.
I love the accuracy of the LCP. Keeping a 5" pattern at 15 yards is easy to do... I was shocked when I fist bought it.
My little travel buddy:
I love the accuracy of the LCP. Keeping a 5" pattern at 15 yards is easy to do... I was shocked when I fist bought it.
My little travel buddy:
larryh1108
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1200+ rounds so far...
... without a hiccup. This little gun is a great addition to the pocket carry group. 100% reliable so far. This is a recall gun that hasn''t gone back yet for any "modifications". I also don't drop them loaded very often.
... without a hiccup. This little gun is a great addition to the pocket carry group. 100% reliable so far. This is a recall gun that hasn''t gone back yet for any "modifications". I also don't drop them loaded very often.
Spyvie
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Just got my LCP back from Ruger this morning, was supposed to get it yesterday but I didn't hear the UPS guy. Sent it in exactly a week ago yesterday so that's a pretty impressive turn around.
I haven't had a chance to try out the "upgrades" yet but I will soon enough. The new slide hold-open is definetily an improvement, and the free mag is great of course... but the hat is dorky looking.
I haven't had a chance to try out the "upgrades" yet but I will soon enough. The new slide hold-open is definetily an improvement, and the free mag is great of course... but the hat is dorky looking.
Spyvie
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Ammunition to Go has 90gr FTX in stock, I might have to give that a try.
stalkingbear
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I just got my recall box yesterday. I have some gun parts coming in so I'll give it to the UPS guy on next delivery. I'm going to use Hornady Critical Defense load after making SURE they feed/eject ok.
Re Jeff Quinn's positive posts
I at first thought he just loved guns, as he said in his post. Nothing wrong with that. However, he reviewed a gun I own, and if you simply read his facts, he states them but never changes his writing tone. He does not leave out negatives, I think he just considers some things as non-plusses. A heavy trigger pull does not bother him in the least. He states the heavy pull in relation to the double action pull.
He does this in all his reviews. I think this guy just loves guns and if it doesn't blow up in his face, or fail in some other way - he will not be inclined to trash the thing.
Another 'famous' reviewer and tv personality reviewed the same gun and really liked it, but referred to the trigger pull as "tow truck like" or something similar. Jeff just notes that the trigger pull is "smooth but somewhat heavy".
Jeff sees an annoyance and accepts it as part of the shooting enjoyment experience. Others will pick and curse and choose to be negative. My opinion is that if you don't have lots of money and have one gun with some problems, getting used to them is the perfect response. Oh, now that I have put 5 to 6 hundred rounds through this 22 magnum revolver, the trigger pull is not near the problem it first was. In comparison, the trigger pull on my SP101 is "trigger pull??? what trigger pull?".
I at first thought he just loved guns, as he said in his post. Nothing wrong with that. However, he reviewed a gun I own, and if you simply read his facts, he states them but never changes his writing tone. He does not leave out negatives, I think he just considers some things as non-plusses. A heavy trigger pull does not bother him in the least. He states the heavy pull in relation to the double action pull.
He does this in all his reviews. I think this guy just loves guns and if it doesn't blow up in his face, or fail in some other way - he will not be inclined to trash the thing.
Another 'famous' reviewer and tv personality reviewed the same gun and really liked it, but referred to the trigger pull as "tow truck like" or something similar. Jeff just notes that the trigger pull is "smooth but somewhat heavy".
Jeff sees an annoyance and accepts it as part of the shooting enjoyment experience. Others will pick and curse and choose to be negative. My opinion is that if you don't have lots of money and have one gun with some problems, getting used to them is the perfect response. Oh, now that I have put 5 to 6 hundred rounds through this 22 magnum revolver, the trigger pull is not near the problem it first was. In comparison, the trigger pull on my SP101 is "trigger pull??? what trigger pull?".
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