Very Specific Criteria

[Guy Smiley]

Carl Rohrbaugh's 380

It looks like this but it's chambered in 380 ACP:

The name is a little iffy though - it's not American, its German, it means "dweller by a stream where reeds grew" in German. So I don't know if that's a deal breaker for you or whatever...

A friend of mine has one of these. It would be a luxury purchase for sure, but I'd probably go for the Seecamp LWS380 before I'd get the Rohrbaugh. The 12 month plus waiting list would give me time to save!

 

[2wheels]

I have to say this is the first time I've seen someone insist on an American designed cartridge for their handgun.

 

[RustHunter87]

Sounds to me like your looking for a Kahr, you just dont know it.

Why an American designed cartridge??? bullets are bullets you should use the one that works best.

 

[Hanzo581]

I have to say this is the first time I've seen someone insist on an American designed cartridge for their handgun.

Well you have to find some way to one up the other ridiculous requirement lists out there.

 

[foghornl]

Ruger SP-101 not the most compact .357, but a very serviceable weapon that meets your list.

I have carried my 'Sheriff's Model' .357 Vaquero, but small it aint, even with the 3-3/4" barrel. 2003 Vintage, built on the larger .44/45 frame.

 

[benEzra]

The .32 and .380 Kel-Tecs would be acceptable to me but not the 9mm ones. 9mm was not an American designed cartridge.

I believe .32 ACP, aka 7.65mm Browning, was an international collaboration. It was designed by an American, but for a Belgian company (FN), and most of the work was probably done in Belgium, if that matters.

FWIW, 9mm is an American cartridge now...

 

[Mike J]

I was wrong the hi point has a thumb safety so it is disqualified.

 

[Blue Brick]

No form of active safety (i.e. thumb safety, manual trigger safety).

You don’t have to use the safety…

 

[NavyLCDR]

[*]No form of active safety (i.e. thumb safety, manual trigger safety).

You don’t have to use the safety…

I can understand the desire for no manual safety at all. Manual safety levers can get repositioned in the holster without the person knowing it until they draw the gun, or otherwise inspect it. It has happened to me before.

 

[TarDevil]

Well you have to find some way to one up the other ridiculous requirement lists out there.

^^^

 

[MOUNTAIN WILLIAM]

I'm not sure if it's still in production but a .357 S&W 640 Pro fills the bill perfectly and adds Trijicon night sights.

 

[MedWheeler]

I don't get the extreme American-only requirement, either. After all, the "firearm" is not an American invention.


Aside from that, the Cobra Patriot, though not widely proven yet, is in .45ACP. It had me intrigued for a bit, but I've never actually put hands on one.

 

[CoRoMo]

I don't get the extreme American-only requirement, either.

+1

Weird, isn't it? He requires the cartridge to be an American-original design? Mmmmmkay. I wonder what the heck the reasoning there is.

The .32 and .380 Kel-Tecs would be acceptable to me but not the 9mm ones. 9mm was not an American designed cartridge. I've owned a P32 before...

I hope this doesn't burst your bubble but...


...George Kellgren is a European born firearms designer.

I hate that I was the one to break this news to you and I hope it did not ruin your summer.

 

[hariph creek]

Makarov, comrade, Makarov!