Comments on: Ruger LCP Pistol in .380 ACP: The “Lightweight Compact Pistol” for Concealed Carry from Sturm Ruger & Co.

By: tbone

tbone — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:07:44 +0000

anyone heard any reports on hornady critical defense..ftx .380 ammo?

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:32:50 +0000

I bought the LCP for my wife for Christmas. I liked the size, caliber and weight and it had a good feel compared to others I looked at. I picked up some PMC bronze 90 grs fmj to try it out. We set up an 8 inch target at 40 feet and my wife put 5 rounds of the first mag into the target on her first attempt. I had similar results. I liked the gun even more after firing it.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:04:40 +0000

To Philley Bob: If you ever see this post. If you have not grown to like that LCP, drop me an email with a price that you would sell it for: willmatsunaga@yahoo.com

By: Philley Bob

Philley Bob — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:42:31 +0000

Just bought a Ruger 380 and was a bit disappointed. Compared to my 38 and Glock 22 40 Cal this little Ruger requires a lot of effort to discharge. The only way I can get the range of motion required to shoot is by using my finger tip. I also find the slide more difficult to operate.
I am a novice gun owner and reckon maybe I have to get used to it, but just am not sure at theis point.

By: Artemas

Artemas — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:57:53 +0000

It may look like the P3AT but the only difference is the Ruger works. The P3AT will not chamber the next round correctly after firing the first round in the chamber. Not a good thing if you really need to use this in an emergency. When KelTec was asked of this issue they said “just fire 100 rounds through it and it will work fine” Uh huh, right.

By: Thumper01

Thumper01 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:19:56 +0000

The LCP has proven to be a reliable little gun. Can’t stress enough about firing at least a hundred rounds of “whatever” ammo you plan on using as personal defense ammo. The first hundred rounds of Independent 90gr FMJ ammo shot flawlessly with only two stovepiped rounds.

By: Thumper01

Thumper01 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:12:41 +0000

Regarding the trigger pull of my LCP, it is long and heavy, not unlike the KelTek. It seems somewhat heavier than the KelTek. There’s no “clear” indication of hammer release; however, the pull is smooth and consistant.

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:04:55 +0000

The majority of my LE career was spent with a revolver..DA only shooting so the Glock..I have 3, lends well to my training and I shoot well with them. I am retired and wanted to carry regularly but the Glock is just too bulky for my normal needs. I bought an LCP and shot it for the first time yesterday. It exceeded my expectations and is class A in every category. There were no FTF and the recoil was far less than the 2″ S&W I also fired. The little pistol is just what I wanted

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:33:45 +0000

I am a CCW Instructor in Las Vegas, NV (www.tacticalwest.com) and I have had a large number of students qualify with the LCP. Not only do they all seem to shoot well “right out of the box” with it, but inexperienced shooters seem to do well with it as well.

By: Steve Olesh

Steve Olesh — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:16:26 +0000

Just got my Ruger LCP yesterday , bought some Winchester 380 auto 95 gr. FMJ ,then went to shoot it . Boy was i surprised how well it shot right out of the box . I carried it all day today in my front pocket of my cargo shorts , could hardly tell it was there. I highly recommend this gun.