M&P .380 LCP?

[Boxer9]

Would any of you be interested if Smith and Wesson made an M&P .380 in the same size range as the Ruger LCP?

I think if they did it right it would be great myself. Lot of people would have one as a secondary or backup gun, or as a primary when you go places you can't carry a larger pistol. Same reasons people carry the LCP.
Heck I wouldn't even mind if they also made it in .22 LR but thats not the focus of what I'm talking about here.

 

[thesmithiz]

Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard 380

 

[Boxer9]

Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard 380

Thats not even close as far as I'm concerned. The trigger is ridiculously difficult to pull, and the safety is about the same. LCP is a far better design. I'm not suggesting do an exact copy, but they could definitely take a lot of cues from the design overall to incorporate into an M&P design.

 

[Echo40]

No, but I already own a Ruger LCP 10th Anniversary Edition that I'm satisfied with.

Also, I haven't been a fan of the aesthetics of the M&P Bodyguard nor the M&P380 EZ. The full-size and compact M&Ps look good, as does the Shield to a lesser extent, but the Bodyguard and EZ look ugly to me, so unless they find a way to scale down the M&P to the same size/dimensions of the LCP while maintaining the same look as the full-size/compact models, I would be disinterested even if I didn't own an LCP.

Honestly, I think they'd be better off making a SD380 in the same size as an LCP, not only to keep the price competitive with the currently dirt-cheap options currently available, but also because in spite of its many mechanical failures, the Sigma SW380M wasn't a bad-looking pistol, so I can see them making an SD380 that looks good more readily than the M&P.

 

[Execpro]

Just bring back the Sigma 380 with the design and quality they had in the first issue. Bought one in the late 90's. I loved mine. It never malfunctioned or failed to fire no matter what you did (limp wrist, gun upside down, whatever). In the second production of the pistol they made some changes and the gun had problems.
I would buy another one in a heart beat if it was a first production model!!

Be SAFE and Shoot Often!

 

[Jessie]

It would be tough to design, spool up and produce something worthy that would make much if priced near the LCP.

 

[Boxer9]

It would be tough to design, spool up and produce something worthy that would make much if priced near the LCP.

Ruger seems to think its pretty lucrative. Probably one of their most popular semi centerfires ever.

 

[thesmithiz]

I think it's a matter of what you like and shoot well and one should certainly default to what you shoot well. I love shooting my revolvers so I got pretty used to the BG and shoot it very well. With that said though the BG was purchased for exercise, walking and biking, so lately it now splits time with a Sig 938 based on what I am wearing.

 

[LCC]

Have gone through 3 LCP's, the current one the best.
First was the original Gen 1, snappy, gritty trigger.
Second one an LCP 2, fine little pistol, never got comfortable carrying what is essentially a SA with no safety in my pocket with one in the chamber.
The 10th year anniversary model, aka LCP 1 gen 2, solved those issues. Smoother DA trigger and Ruger increased the # of the recoil spring so less snappy than the previous. 8 rounds when fully primed, am more accurate with it than a J frame and easier to conceal, so it is my most carried handgun.
Even when the P365 is on the hip, the LCP is still in the pocket

 

[Boxer9]

Have gone through 3 LCP's, the current one the best.
First was the original Gen 1, snappy, gritty trigger.
Second one an LCP 2, fine little pistol, never got comfortable carrying what is essentially a SA with no safety in my pocket with one in the chamber.
The 10th year anniversary model, aka LCP 1 gen 2, solved those issues. Smoother DA trigger and Ruger increased the # of the recoil spring so less snappy than the previous. 8 rounds when fully primed, am more accurate with it than a J frame and easier to conceal, so it is my most carried handgun.
Even when the P365 is on the hip, the LCP is still in the pocket

Carry in a pocket holster and you don't need a safety.

The LCP II is the best of all of the LCPs.