Any experience with the Sterling Arms MKII .380

[sigp220.45]

I vaguely remember these but have never owned one.

Is it a decent gun? Worth 2 bills?

It would be a potential truck gun. I currently have one truck and 37 truck guns, so it would be light duty.

 

[mckenney99]

That was the first handgun that I bought on my own and I never could get the gun through a full magazine without a failure to feed or failure to eject. I tried every type, weight, brand of ammo I could get my hands on and nothing could get it to work. Don't walk away RUN.

 

[teletech]

Sterling made a lovely SMG, but all the handguns bearing that name are complete garbage is what I've heard and my limited experience bears that out.

 

[Pisgah]

Unfortunately, I had experience with the gun -- and the experience was all bad. If you want something that not only looks but works like a gun, this one isn't for you.

 

[John F.]

I bought one of those shortly after they came out. It would not fire. Period. Traded it back to the store for credit on something (ANYTHING!!!) else.

John

 

[minconrevo]

A friend of mine had the pistol model that's the subject of this thread. Never could get it to really work dependably.

 

[BC38]

Never had or shot one of those. I have a stainless Sterling Arms model 302 semi-auto 22LR. I've only taken it to the range once so far. Shot a couple of hundred rounds of 5 or 6 different brands/types/weights of ammo. It ate everything - solids, HPs, bare lead, copper washed, brass plated.
From what I have read their guns vary a lot from great (like my little 22) to horrible.

 

[pharmer]

I owned one in the 20th century. The problem as I remember is the "combination" ejector/slide hold open part operated by a flimsy flat spring. That and the fact it is larger than a Sig P 365. Joe

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

IMHO firearms from long gone companies are collectibles, having guns but not working guns.

 

[TheHobbyist]

For $200 it might be fun; will probably spend more on ammo.

 

[ericherte]

Makes a great canoe anchor

 

[Retired W4]

Never had or shot one of those. I have a stainless Sterling Arms model 302 semi-auto 22LR. I've only taken it to the range once so far. Shot a couple of hundred rounds of 5 or 6 different brands/types/weights of ammo. It ate everything - solids, HPs, bare lead, copper washed, brass plated.
From what I have read their guns vary a lot from great (like my little 22) to horrible.

Never had the 380 but I too had the little 302 (22 LR) and it was great. Shot the heck out of it with narry a problem. Unfortunately it was confiscated in Central America, and not by the U.S.

 

[CajunBass]

For 200 bucks, I might take a chance on it. I've got a couple hundred rounds of 380 around here, and no gun to shoot it in. It's not like I'd be using it to hold off the walking dead, and if I ever got to that point, it would be better than teeth and fingernails I suppose. If it worked...GREAT...If not, big deal. I spent that much on a "Color-C-Lector" and a "PH Meter" for my bass boat back in the day. It couldn't be any more of a paperweight than those two gizmo's were.

 

[Retired W4]

For 200 bucks, I might take a chance on it. I've got a couple hundred rounds of 380 around here, and no gun to shoot it in. It's not like I'd be using it to hold off the walking dead, and if I ever got to that point, it would be better than teeth and fingernails I suppose. If it worked...GREAT...If not, big deal. I spent that much on a "Color-C-Lector" and a "PH Meter" for my bass boat back in the day. It couldn't be any more of a paperweight than those two gizmo's were.

Let us know how it does if you get it, sig. The Color-C-Lector caught more fishermen than fish.

 

[sigp220.45]

I passed on it. Its at the Cabelas in Lone Tree, Colorado. They might send it to your local store.