Giving Up - .380 Is A Bust For Me

[Mister X]

The only real problems I have with the Ruger LCP, and I have worked on hundreds of them, is that they are a copy of the George Kelgren design P3AT where as the main spring is stretched to fire the weapon not compressed like a normal spring used in all S&W firearms.

The Ruger LCP is no "LOW LIFE" firearm by any stretch of the imagination. Ruger makes damn good guns. My daughter carries one everyday and even used it once.

A bad .10 cent cartridge can stop a $6,000 1911. Seen that many times.

The also use an aluminum frame and slide rails that wear very rapidly like the Kel-Tec. Kel-Tec only rates the fire arm for 3,000 rounds as it is designed to be carried a lot and shot a little.

What happened in your daughters incident?

So, the Ruger LCP has an aluminum frame and slide rails? I wasn't aware of that, but I guess someone who has worked on hundreds of them would know better than I.

 

[Retired Cop]

New from Smith & Wesson: the M&P Bodyguard 380 - Tactical Network International

S&W informs me that was only an advertisement and market probe to see the viability of a none laser version of its very popular Insight Laser model just before they switched to the Crimson Trace laser! They can not confirm any production in 2014!

I can only tell you what S&W is telling me! I have a relative that has worked there for 27 years and my source of information!

 

[Retired Cop]

What happened in your daughters incident?

So, the Ruger LCP has an aluminum frame and slide rails? I wasn't aware of that, but I guess someone who has worked on hundreds of them would know better than I.

My daughter's incident is just that, my daughter's incident and has no relevance in this discussion!

 

[Mister X]

S&W informs me that was only an advertisement and market probe to see the viability of a none laser version of its very popular Insight Laser model just before they switched to the Crimson Trace laser! They can not confirm any production in 2014!

I can only tell you what S&W is telling me! I have a relative that has worked there for 27 years and my source of information!

Of course they are, but notice date published.

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PenRq6LBcyQ[/ame]

 

[hostler]

So, the Ruger LCP has an aluminum frame and slide rails? I wasn't aware of that, but I guess someone who has worked on hundreds of them would know better than I.

The LCP does have "alloy" frame and rails. They aren't exactly 100% Aluminum, but they are an aluminum alloy. They are magnetic so there's something there other than pure aluminum.
But for the sake of argument, they are an aluminum alloy (basically aluminum).

 

[dwpmusic]

I carry my Ruger LCP a good bit. Seems to shoot every time. I can't hit squat with it past about 3yds but I know that's me and Jerry Miculek I'm not. Don't think I need 2 .380s. Just not my favorite round to shoot.

 

[Old cop]

S&W confirms that they did not produce any non internal laser models of the BG380 in 2014! They all had the INSIGHT laser in 2014. Just where did you buy one absent the laser and how much did you pay for it????? S&W and I would both like to know?

Apologies Retired Cop, I just saw this but cannot understand where you got this info. My no-laser BG was purchased at my LGS on 2/12/14, I still have the receipt.

 

[oldiegoldie]

i think the non laser Body Guard was introduced in January of 2014.

 

[oldiegoldie]

just looked in my 2014 daybook and i bought the M&P .380 BG without laser on March 12, 2014.

 

[Echo40]

Apologies Retired Cop, I just saw this but cannot understand where you got this info. My no-laser BG was purchased at my LGS on 2/12/14, I still have the receipt.

Did you just necro-bump a thread to reply to an obvious troll who's been banned for a good 4 months?

 

[Old cop]

Did you just necro-bump a thread to reply to an obvious troll who's been banned for a good 4 months?

Not familiar w/the term necro-bump and I was not aware he was a troll or banned. How was I supposed to know?

 

[Rastoff]

Not familiar w/the term necro-bump

Necro-bump is an internet forum slang term for bringing back an old thread.

I was not aware he was a troll or banned. How was I supposed to know?

Look under his name and you'll see "Banned" under it.

Don't sweat it. We've all done this from time to time.