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[zeilstra]

Does anyone know what S&W called the 380 that they made several years ago?

I'm looking for one and don't recall what it was called.

Don Zeilstra

910-215-0004

 

[Palmetto Sharpshooter]

Sigma .380

 

[mlk18]

It is the Sigma .380, but it's called the SW380. I wish S&W would have worked out the bugs and added decent sights. They were definitely ahead of their time with that one, maybe a little TOO ahead of the times.

 

[greengael]

Zeilstra, please don't take this as negative, I do not wish to offend,but may I ask why you are looking for this model?Thanks.

 

[zeilstra]

Sigma 380

Don't know anything about the Sigma. I have a box of 100 of .380 & nothing to use them up with. Since I have 2 M&Ps (fullsize & compact) 9mm & like them, I figgered that anything S&W made would be OK. Not so?

Don

 

[HOTCHKIS]

There supposed to be a M&P 380 coming out!

 

[mlk18]

The SW380's were hit and miss. You may want to take a look at the S&W 380 Bodyguard.

S&W Bodyguard 380 Pistol and 38 Revolver | The Firearm Blog

 

[649 Bodyguard]

Thanks for the link. Some very good video`s to watch. Thanks.

 

[nutsforsmiths]

I bought a SW380 brand new when they came out. I shot one box through it and then sold it four years later. I really loved the design of this pistol, but the fit and finish, on mine anyway, wasn't all that great. The sights were terrible, almost non-existant. The trigger pull was awful.

There are a lot better 380 models out there of that size and caliber now then there were when the SW380 came out in 1995. Just my opinion.

 

[BUFF]

Yeah, but they were pretty cheap! I bought mine new in June, 1995 and paid $249.35 with a 6.5% sales tax.

I had another, slightly later one that I shot a bit, but I still have the first one unfired. The one I shot worked with probably 4 kinds of ammo, 3 of them hollowpoints.

I have one of the similar 9mm's, too. Also unfired.

They were interesting attempt to get into the low price market.

 

[Storm]

Wasn't field stripping sort of a bear with that one? I looked at one of these at a local shop and passed on it.

 

[Pisgah]

I called the two I experienced "junk". It is the only time I can recall any company selling a gun they freely admitted would need to be rebuilt every few hundred rounds. I sincerely hope their new .380 will be worthy of the brand.

 

[mlk18]

Another S&W 380.

Product: PPK Pistol - .380ACP

 

[handgunner356]

I don't think the sigma 380 and 9mm compacts were S&Ws' proudest moment. They recommended the slides being replaced every 2500rds and were a pain to take down for cleaning. You could say they were a good gun for the money, but I would just expect more quality from S&W.

 

[sub-moa]

I'm more than fond of my MANY Smith & Wessons...

BUT the sad truth is...

Smith & Wesson should NOT be mentioned in the same sentence as .380acp ...at least not yet .

The SW380 was a POS...plain and simple. "Hit or Miss", as we all know, is a polite euphanism for POS .

The abomination put together in Maine and passed-off as a "Walther" continues to be an embarrassment to both companies ...

The "Box of Chocolates" expression, "you never know what you'll get", should not apply to any device originally intended to protect oneself.

The new Bodyguard .380? Well, we'll see ...

 

[mikeruns]

I kinda like that Sig P232

 

[shawn mccarver]

SW380 was the name. It was a blowback operated semi-auto and it was very reliable. The best feature was the magazine release.

A pocket auto will unlatch its magazine sooner or later if it is operated with a side button release. The unique solution for the SW380 was a magazine that was released by squeezing in on both sides of the magazine toward the bottom at the same time.

 

[nutsforsmiths]

The main reason I bought my SW 380 was I thought the magazine release on that model was really cool and a great design.

I only took mine apart once to clean it and it was not easy. I don't know how hard it would be to field strip this model without the tool that is supplied with the pistol. I guess one could use a roll punch.