Ruger LCP

[Blueox]

Anyone with experience with one of these? Picked up one new in the box for $200. I can trade it for more than I bought it for. Just wondering, thoughts on them.

 

[Mac]

No experience yet, me and the neighbor each bought one last Friday. Did snap off ten rounds into a 2 x 12 just to get a quick feel (been raining and crappy out). Went thru the wood cleanly. Hope to get some time this week-end. Hear it's good for what it was meant for. We paid $320 so you did get a good deal.
Found this on Google:
"The trigger pull on the test gun was very good for a small pocket gun, just about ideal. The pull weight measured a smooth five pounds, six ounces. Ruger specifies eight pounds, but my sample measured lighter, and much better than comparable pistols of the type. The pull length is just over one-half inch, and measures 2.514 inches from the backstrap to the center of the trigger blade. There is ample room on the grip for two fingers, leaving the little finger off the grip entirely. For those who prefer a finger hold for the little finger, I expect that Pearce Grip will have one available immediately to replace the standard magazine floorplate. The little LCP is very controllable, and was fired for accuracy at seven, fifteen, and twenty-five yards. I was pleasantly surprised by the accuracy of Miss Elsie Pea. She performed better than I expected, and no attempt was made to shoot from a rested position, as this is not a target or hunting handgun. It is a defensive fighting pistol, and was fired as such. Twenty-five yards is stretching it for a .380 pocket gun, but keeping all the shots from a full magazine in the kill zone of a half-size human silhouette is easy to do, standing on my hind legs and shooting like a man. At seven yards, keeping seven rounds in the head zone of a half-size silhouette rapid fire was equally easy, and slow fire standing offhand at fifteen yards grouped five shots into two inches. For a pocket gun with tiny sights, that is good accuracy. For any social situation in which the Elsie Pea is likely to be used, that is all the accuracy that anyone needs."
Dave of the Nord

 

[crbnunit]

9mm is about my '"small" limit for self defense. Undoubtedly the 380 is enough to do the job most of the time though.

 

[Blueox]

I have to get used to it

Went to the ranger yesterday. That trigger is much more than I expected. Of course, I usually don't shoot quazi double actions, so I expected that. It was fairly accurate. At 15 feet I could get a 3" group. Not bad for first outing with a new gun that has a trigger/firing mechanism I am not used to.

So, its a keeper.

 

[Mac]

I just picked up some Federal Hollow points at Fleet Farm, made for personnel defence. Never seen any like this. Hollow like all the others but has a narrow cone in the middle probably of a hard steel. Said to help penetrate thick clothing. That little gun fits in my flannel shirt pocket without showing.

Dave

 

[naford]

They won't let you shoot a steel core bullet at the range. I think it damages the backstop.