LC380 returns to CA

[p1choco]

I would think the extractor too.

[vospertw]

Hmmm, looks to me like a cleaver marketing ploy by Ruger! (but im not complaining)

I'm not really interested in .380 but tempted to buy one, grab the free laser, and convert to 9mm later.

[Josh3239]

Yup, turners got a bunch yesterday.

[liberty47]

i feel the same way you do VOSPERTW but I need another subcompact .380/9 like I need another hole in the head.

Too bad for all the LCP 380 sellers in the marketplace listing at $550 and up!

[VintageDUG]

Saw a few of these come off the Fed Ex truck at Counter Strike Firearms in Hemet.

[SkyHawk]

Too bad the 9mm conversion will probably run afoul of CCW issuing agencies with a no modifications allowed policy.

[Cal10]

Ruger added a steel pin on the slide at the slide stop location (SR22). The aluminum slide was wearing out from the slide stop (steel) and they also changed the lettering on the slide. A tiny steel pin to reduce premature wear of the slide was the culprit and DOJ wouldn't accept the change without retesting. Maybe if they sell them with the no steel pin and then sell a pin kit we could buy them again. Or they could just keep on selling aluminum slides as replacements every 2000-3000 rounds.

[MisplacedTexan]

Nice Pic Vintage.
Does the engraved "CA" denote a "California" model?

I don't think I want any firearm that is designated "California".

But that's just me.

[Cal10]

The LCP would be better for 380, the LC380 is an underpowered LC9. M just bring back the LC9 and the LCP, why start with the I betweener?

[SkyHawk]

The LCP would be better for 380, the LC380 is an underpowered LC9. M just bring back the LC9 and the LCP, why start with the I betweener?

The LCP is a handful for ladies, a bucking bronco. Same for the LC9. I believe the LC380 was specifically introduced for recoil sensitive people, like women.

[Doheny]

The LCP is a handful for ladies, a bucking bronco. Same for the LC9. I believe the LC380 was specifically introduced for recoil sensitive people, like women.

The LCP is hardly a bucking bronco, regardless of who's shooting it.

[ConcealedKalifornia]

The LCP is hardly a bucking bronco, regardless of who's shooting it.

I have seen 3 women shoot an LCP over the last few months. None of them liked it do to its snappiness. A friend of mine bought his GF a LC380 because she didn't like his LCP he was going to give her.

380 isn't a powerful round, but it is a snappy round and those with less than average grip strength may not be comfortable shooting it. Hell, my old AMT Backup 380 would bruise my hand after 50-100 rounds

[SkyHawk]

The LCP is hardly a bucking bronco, regardless of who's shooting it.

My wife hates shooting mine. Likes shooting the Glock 42 though.

There are a lot of reviews that call it snappy. Ruger didn't introduce the LC380 without market research, as they already had the LCP shipping in wild numbers.

Anyhow, here one typical LC380 review where the question of why is answered, and it usually ends with calling the LCP snappy. Many more like it out there:

http://thearmsguide.com/801/ruger-lc380-revisited-full-review/

Ruger already has a sub compact .380 on the market – the tiny LCP (which measures 5.15in long and 3.6in tall, and only .82in wide). Instead of building off this smaller platform, the LC380 is built upon the frame of Ruger’s larger sub compact pistol, the 9mm LC9 (measuring 6” long by 4.5” tall, and .9in wide). The light weight of the LCP (only 9.4oz), combined with its two-finger grip makes the LCP a snappy shooter, despite the fact that it fires a relatively low-recoiling caliber cartridge. Building the LC380 off of the larger LC9’s frame makes the LC380 heavier (17.2oz) and provides a larger grip space, and higher capacity (both the LC380 and the LC9 carry 7+1 to the LCP’s 6+1).

Another from PoliceMag http://www.policemag.com/channel/wea...ct-pistol.aspx

I find the tiny LCP difficult to control, especially with some of the hotter .380 loads.

Here's what old Jeff Quinn says http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-LC380.htm

The LC380 has handling qualities that make it easy to use for those with very little experience. It is easier for a novice to shoot well than is the smaller LCP.

[G SEDAN]

no wonder the LGS told me Ruger brought another semi back on the roster.

I thought he was BSing me.

[EGrove]

LC380 returns to CA

This means the LCP is next in line and will get back on the roster! Lc380 is twice the weight, an inch longer, and slightly wider than the lcp. LCP is good for summer concealment when you wear tank top and beach shorts due to the light weight. Lc380 is more for winter use when you wear a jacket.