The saga of the $225.00 Lorcin

[Tropical Z]

Ok,I have a friend who's been thinking (after Katrina) about getting a handgun for home defense and camping and wants something reasonably powerful and lightweight (I recommended a Kel-Tec P11 by the way).A friend of his heard about this and offered up for sale his own personal Lorcin .380 and a box of ammo for $225.00 saying that that was what he paid for it and he was willing to let it go without profit.My friend called me to see if this was a good deal and if the gun was any good.I told him it was a rip-off and I'd be hard pressed to give the guy $40.00 for the whole package.My friend intends to check with me for sure from now on if he's considering anything used.

 

[Alex45ACP]

$225? You could buy a real gun for that much.

 

[cmidkiff]

$225 lorcin

$225 for a lorcin -w- a box of ammo? Better be a _big_ box of ammo, about $225 dollars worth.

Good for your friend... asking someone who has a clue before making a purchase.

 

[foghornl]

Lorcin & ammo for $225 ? ? ?

Ok, about $224.98 worth of ammo....




other folks beat me to it, but we all get the drift...Lorcin worth about $0.02

 

[Kruzr]

The MOST expensive Lorcin .380 listed on Gunsamerica right now is $115. There is another one for $75.

 

[citizen]

......at first I thought it must be a typo with an extra "2" in front.....

 

[Jedi_7.62]

If his FRIEND offered to sell him a lorcin at all then he's no friend.
Not one I would want.

He'd be better served with a $5 hammer and $220 worth of nails and new friends.

 

[albanian]

"A friend of his heard about this and offered up for sale his own personal Lorcin .380 and a box of ammo for $225.00"

If he really did pay $225 for the Lorcin, he got ripped off worse than I have ever heard. That guy must be a compleat moron to pay $225. He must be a bigger idiot to try and sell it for what he paid. He was going to sell it without profit? Since when do you make a profit on buying a new gun and selling it used? Even if he did pay $225, he was still ripping off the guy by charging him new price for a used gun.

I think to some extant, you learn from mistakes. I have bought enough guns now to not get taken on a regular basis but I had to learn the hard way. Since I have been on the gun forums, I have made fewer mistakes but I still buy the wrong gun once in a while. Sometimes it is a matter of seeing and hearing what you want to hear and see and ignoring all else. That is how you can still make mistakes.

 

[goon]

I payed $265 for a Security Six. Tell him if he looks around, for $40 more, he can find a real gun.
Introduce him to the nearest CDNN catalog.

 

[Ala Dan]

I wouldn't want the Lorcin .380 if it were free~

 

[albanian]

For $225 you could get a brand new Bersa .380 which is actually a good gun!

If you happen to be Ala Dan, you could get an excellent cond S&W 6906 with three hi-caps for $225! Ouch! S&W 6906 or a Lorcin .380? That's a tough call.

 

[Javelin Man]

Lorcin

Just to defend the Lorcin, I used to have a Lorcin .380. It went bang every time and never malfunctioned. It always shot perfectly 4 inches to the left of the bullseye at about 30 feet. I wanted better accuracy so I sold it. I'm sorry I sold it now, though not sad.

Now my .25 Lorcin... that's a different story. Good thing it's cute and shiny! It stays in the safe. I have a Kel-tec P32 for my pocket now. My P11 is on my side, it replaced the Lorcin .380 and my S&W Chief's Special, though the model 36 still gets carried occasionally.

Back to the original post, everyone is right; $225 is robbery. $75 is on the high side of reasonable, if it works as well as mine did.

 

[Working Man]

Aww come on Ala Dan , for free it could be your throw down
gun.

 

[GroovedG19]

You're a good friend for alerting him.Help him pick out a nice deal/quality weapon.

 

[Wags]

I would be a good friend and help your friend sell the Lorcin at a "profit" of course then buy a quality wheel gun.

 

[Jedi_7.62]

If you want an affordable gun get a Makarov. I think they are under $200.

I've used several guns that cost 4 times as much and I liked them less than half as much. IMHO best bargain ever in handguns.

 

[The Drew]

I was thinking of selling my bersa thunder .380 for around that much, but I also have an extra mag (they're expensive) and a fobus holster that would go with it...

 

[TonyB]

Tropical Z....did you tell him he could get 2 Hi-Points for that price
(I know..I started it..... )

 

[Tropical Z]

I did clue him into the reliable,dream come true Hi-Point line but I think that he'd be better served in the long run by getting the P11 or the like.I'm not a fan of .380 at all and when hiking in the Colorado mountains,9x19 would be a better all purpose round for man or beast.

 

[PCRCCW]

The most expensive Lorcin Ive seen is one thats encases in a 6" cube of solid plastic. And its because of the cost of the plastic

Makarov, Bersa or InsertANYothergunmakerhere are all better. Shoot well.

 

[outofbattery]

I payed $265 for a Security Six. Tell him if he looks around, for $40 more, he can find a real gun.
Introduce him to the nearest CDNN catalog.

I picked up a S&W 10-8 in 95% condition with a Hogue grip for $150 this year.Last year, I pulled a Ruger SP101 that had only nightstand wear on it out of the same gun shop for $50 more.I have to chuckle when some guys go on about spending another $400 to insure quality and reliability in a pistol,I'd stack those 2 wheelguns against anything in a "what will keep going bang for the longest time" contest.While I know there are folks out there that have a hard time scraping up $150 for life insurance,I just wouldn't feel right with a $75 pot metal policy as it were.

 

[SouthpawShootr]

$225? Get a Makarov and a case of ammunition.

As others have said good to excellent condition, high quiality revolvers abound for this price or less. I paid $250 out the door for my Ruger SP101 9mm in like new condition. Honestly, I'd go revolver first, then an auto.

 

[The_Antibubba]

I used to have a Lorcin .380. It went bang every time and never malfunctioned

HEY!! Aren't you the guy from the Lorcin ads?

I figured there had to be a good one out there, somewhere. I hear that in the old days, the quality of the pot metal was much higher. Sadly, most of the old master potmetalsmiths have passed on; with kids' toy pistols being made from cheap plastic instead of solid American zinc alloys, fewer and fewer young people were trained in the craft. Now, there's hardly anyone who can make a zinc gun that'd work like it was supposed to, and empty 3/4 of a mag before jamming.

Ah, the old days...