What would you pay?

[DolphinFan]

What is the most you would pay for a handgun chambered in .380ACP?

[Blue]

$500. I don’t know wtf kind of 380 you can buy for $500 but I’d imagine if I was wanting a 380 I wouldn’t feel comfortable with anything in the $2-300 range and I’d be damn pissed spending more than $500 on a 380 when I could carry a heavier hitter for the same cash.

[Tere_Hanges]

Depends on how old it is for me.

A nice C&R like a Beretta 1934, FN 1910, PPK, 1908 pocket hammerless. Over $500 depending on condition.

Not interested in any new production .380s except for a PPKS and I'd only pay $450 for one.

I would never carry a .380 as Id just carry a 9x19 like the P365 or G43.

[Blue]

I would never carry a .380 as Id just carry a 9x19 like the P365 or G43.

[The Gleam]

Not counting rare C&R Walthers and Colts, the last time I bought a modern production gun in .380ACP was the KelTec P3AT, like NIB - paid $300.

Great little hideaway gun.

Bet it would go for double that now, easy. Can't think of any other modern gun in .380, that doesn't also have a 9x19mm counterpart that isn't more appealing.

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[floogy]

Somewhere between $100-1000. I paid 350 for my LCP and under 500 for my P238. Collectible guns, whatever I'm willing and able to pay.


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[GW]

IIRC, $300 or so is what I paid for my LCP in .380
I'm satisfied

[xcoreflyup]

2 in n out double double. Maybe id throw in a pack of busch light

[sealocan]

Unless you're a hand loader you're going to be paying much more for the .380 ammo than you would for 9 mm ( or 22 long rifle if you're just using it for casual plinking or putting tight groups of holes in paper) that I would hope you get Any 380 ACP handgun at a good price.

That said there are some true classic handguns in 380 ACP... Colt, Browning, Beretta, Remington, F.N. and so many other big-name makers of the past made pistols in the more commonly available .380 ACP of that day.

Although I think my limit would probably be around $500 for a beautiful classic but it's more likely I would just get one of those new Ruger LCP pistols, although they are clearly copied from an earlier Kel-Tec Firearms design, I hope they learn something and improved the design, which I think is the case because they themselves have made several variants currently.

But you want to talk about big money for a 380 ACP pistol?

How about General Patton's personally purchased Remington 51 or his government issued Colt .380 "hammerless" pocket pistol. ...

" Patton had relatives obtain a completely reconditioned Remington Model 51 .380 automatic pistol and send it to him sometime early in 1944. To this day, many authorities consider the 51 to have been one of the best-handling pistols ever de* signed. Only a relatively few were made and sold from 1918 to discontinuance in 1934. Even ten years later, second* hand 51s were so rare that a much-used unit was obtained by the Remington factory and rebuilt for purchase by the General.
This automatic was one of two that had ebony grips with ivory stars inlaid into them. The second was a .380 Colt auto hammerless pocket model which was purchased by the U.S. Government for issue, with a special pistol belt, to general officers in 1944."

[Brother_Hesekiel]

One of my most cherished guns, my Sig P238 (a baby 1911) costs more than $500, and to me it's worth every penny as it's a quality gun though and through. That said, if there's an alternative, i.e., G43 instead of G42 or Sig 938 instead of Sig 238, the 9mm version always demands a higher price and might be the better buy.

[Dan_Eastvale]

The newer micro 1911s in 9x19 are the same size and have been outselling their .380 counterparts

I do have a Kimber Micro Carry .380 stainless bought in 2016 for $500

[highpower]

$750 is the most I have paid for a .380.

[12pewpew]

I bought an LCP off a dude that was really hurting for money for $100 3 or 4 years ago. On the flipside I paid about $700 for my P238 about 5 years ago so that's probably my tops. I love 380's but there are only a few that are worth a damn that are on the roster. I couldn't see myself paying $900 for a G42.

[sonofeugene]

My father gave me a .32 and a .380. The .32 is Spanish and over 100 years old. The .380 is about 84 years old. Neither would have been purchased by me. However, the .380, which is a 1934 model Beretta, is an excellent gun and will even eat hollow points. It's never, ever had any kind of failure and would make an excellent self protection firearm if you're shooting that caliber.

[jl7422]

If Dillinger once owned it, quite a bit.