Ruger sent me an early production LC380 to evaluate for POLICE. In addition, a spacer was inserted in the rear of the magazine so that it would reliably feed the shorter. The breech face was machined to handle the smaller cartridge, a different extractor was installed, and the recoil spring was modified. In fact, the LC380 is identical to the LC9 in every respect, except for the caliber and a minuscule variation in weight.Ĭhanging the caliber required very little modification.
I believe that I am not the only person to voice negative comments about the LCP and LC9 because the powers that be at Ruger have introduced a pistol that addresses these complaints, the LC380.Īs you might have ascertained by its model designation, the LC380 is essentially the LC9 modified to fire the. And while the LC9 has a decent-sized grip, it is rather narrow and extended firing can be uncomfortable. I find the tiny LCP difficult to control, especially with some of the hotter. I have shot and carried both of these pistols extensively and, while they are reliable, sufficiently accurate, and perform as expected, they both display one downside-recoil. And for this reason they proved extremely popular. This is one of the reasons why a Crimson Trace laser sight was such a popular option on the LCP.īoth pistols hit the market just as American police and civilians were transferring their preference in concealed carry handguns from snub-nosed revolvers to compact and subcompact pistols. In addition, while the LC9 has easy-to-see, three-dot sights, those on the LCP are basic at best and almost impossible to see at worst. 380 cousin in that it has an external thumb safety and slide stop levers, and the magazine can be fitted with a finger rest extension baseplate.
RUGER LC380 TRIGGER BAR FULL
As the slide goes into battery, the barrel is cammed up, locking the two units together and the hammer is held in a partially cocked position until a complete stroke of the trigger pulls it to full cock and releases it.īoth of these Ruger concealed carry pistols also use single-column magazines: the LCP holds six rounds LC9 holds seven. The recoil spring, located on a full-length guide rod under the barrel, pulls the slide forward, chambering the next round. When fired, the barrel and slide move to the rear, locked together for a short distance whereupon a cam on the bottom of the barrel articulates on the frame insert, pulling the barrel down so the slide can continue to the rear, extracting and ejecting the spent cartridge case. In both of these popular subcompact Rugers, breech locking is accomplished by the barrel hood moving up into, and bearing against the front of, the ejection port. This means that if you have a misfire, or are dry firing an empty pistol for practice, it is necessary to partially retract the slide to reset the spurless hammer before you can pull the trigger again. These subcompact Rugers also both feature locked-breech designs that use double-action-only (DAO) triggers with a "single strike" trigger mechanism. Glass-filled nylon not only reduces weight but is as strong as and in many cases more resistant to wear, moisture, salts, oils, and solvents than metal frames. 17.1 ounces in weight), these two handguns shared a number of features.īoth of these Ruger pistols use alloy steel slides that sit atop glass-filled nylon frames. Several years ago Ruger entered the concealed carry pistol market with two small-frame pistols: the 9mm LC9 and the.
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