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I was browsing my LGS and they have their Ruger LCP on sale. It was very tiny. Very cute. Like a furry little kitten, I wanted to take it home with me. So, tell me why I shouldn't go back and buy one of these little pistols along with a set of reloading dies and add yet another caliber to my repertoire?

Thanks.

P.S. Whenever anyone asks about buying something, I always caution that they should not buy it if they can't afford it or it affording it will cause their family go forego something else that is needed. I have more than the cost of the pistol, dies and some brass in my "mad money" account so nobody will go wanting.
 
Not a huge fan of .380 but I had an LCP once and found it a fun little pocket pistol. I have often thought of picking up another one again (gave my first one as a gift) as a BUG.

Some say the LCP "recoils like a magnum" but I didn't find it un pleasant at all, nor difficult to get good hits at speed at under 10 yards.

So, get one for fun and good luck not crushing those .380 cases.
 
The only reason I wouldn't is because I already have an LCPII. If you prefer the original and like the idea of a gun that disappears in your pocket but will still do the job, go for it.
 
I had one and pocket carried it daily for a few years. It was a "better than nothing" option when deep concealment was paramount. I would caution you too try to shoot one before you buy if at all possible. I would consider myself an above average shooter with a pistol and I just couldn't get the lcp to group well past just a few feet. I ended up trading mine for a lawn mower.
 
hdwhit said:
I was browsing my LGS and they have their Ruger LCP on sale. It was very tiny. Very cute. Like a furry little kitten, I wanted to take it home with me. So, tell me why I shouldn't go back and buy one of these little pistols along with a set of reloading dies and add yet another caliber to my repertoire?.
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Everybody needs an LCP or P3AT.
 
They are excellent if you want a tiny, light 380 pocket pistol. Not fun to shoot with my XL hands, but plenty accurate for SD.
 
Oh, you should absolutely have one. It's great for pocket carry. I've even put it in a shirt pocket (winter flannel with pocket flap).
Reloading for it makes me giggle, like I've suddenly awoken in Lilliput.
 
If you or someone like your wife will use it, why not. I carry a 9mm shield. She carries the LCP because she probably wouldn't carry a larger heavier gun. I guess this is called compromise in a relationship.
 
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If it's something you want and you can readily afford it, then sure, go ahead and get one. I have a KelTec P3AT and I bought it expressly for the purpose of something I could easily pocket carry. Tried it's bigger brother, a PF9, but that was a little too big for what I wanted to use it for. The P3AT is just the right size.
 
If you're interested in it and can afford it?,,,,,,Go for it! ;)
They are great little pocket handguns and I'd never sell mine! :cool:
I do use mine as a CCW it's easy to carry, no muss, no fuss!
 
I've had an LCP since 2010. I've put about 1,500 rounds through mine and it continues to run flawlessly. I don't see how anyone could say the recoil is bad, my Airweight is kicks harder with standard .38 loads.

My only gripe is accuracy, but within 7 yards it’s still as good as you need it to be. My groups are probably 3” inches at that distance slowfire, while I can do sub golfball groups at that distance with my 442 and a tad better than that with my P938.

I find I prefer to pocket carry my 442 because I’m more proficient with it, but the LCP is much smaller in my pocket when I need something that tiny. I can’t give you a reason not to get one, they are great microcompact guns for the price. If mine ever wears out I’ll probably pick up a 2nd gen as I like the changes Ruger made, but not enough to buy one now.
 
The problem isn't with buying it - apparently. It's after you own it and shoot it for awhile you may come to agree with the hundreds of other owners who've posted over the years that it is A) a great small pocket pistol, which means buying any of the innumerable accessories for it, adding to the cost of ownership, or B) it's not all that and you regret the purchase, flipping it at the first opportunity.

As described in the above posts.

Not owning it means you will never know - so you have a 50/50 chance of liking it in the long run, or not. I will say that when the initial impression of an inanimate object is that it's cute and cuddly, then it cannot maintain that over time. In this case, it's a gun, and one explicitly meant to fire bullets to ward off aggressors.

Having baby sat my daughters 7 week old kitten recently, and having owned a first gen LCP, there is no resemblance between the two whatsoever. The kitten is far more dangerous on a minute by minute basis. They are, however, not that consistent in disarming other humans, even using their big eyed look. As for the LCP, there are now better guns as Ruger openly admits with the introduction of the LCP II.

Me, I bought a Kahr CW380 and enjoy it's far superior trigger. It is much more pleasant to shoot - in comparison to the harsh recoil of the LCP, the Kahr is a shooter, where the LCP is a pocket gun. Many owners admit that by acknowledging they only carry it - not fire it extensively at the range. I question whether someone will be proficient with it having shot it very little, when they need to shoot it under stress and accurately.

However, some folks collect guns because they seem them in anthropomorphic forms. Same as naming a car "Mustang." I got over that.
 
I'm a pocket pistol junkie. Every few years I swear them off. Something new in the compact range is released or I hear about a burger king that is held up and think that a tiny 6+1 .380 isn't enough.

So I trade off my baby peashooters and "commit" to strapping on a bigger gun. I'll buy an expensive holster and wear it around the house, to work, to the movies...then it starts to feel heavy. Then I notice how it digs into my hip or my side or sticks out too far owb.

In short, I'm a big baby. I'll own that.

I have big guns. I love shooting big guns. I'll be down at the lake in a couple weeks with a stainless ruger on my hip.

But day to day, if it doesn't fit comfortably in my pants pocket, it will probably be left behind.

The original lcp was my first pocket gun. Loved it. I have been through a couple more makes and models before I went with the lcp II, and I adore that little gremlin.

The lcp on sale is a great back up gun or even a primary gun if you take your life willy nilly as i do.

They aren't the most comfortable pistols to shoot, mine have always gone bang and been more than accurate enough to dump 7 shots into a badguy sized target.
 
I was gonna get one when they went to $200 at Bass Pro, but the store was sold out by the time I got there. This was about two months ago. A few days later, I came across a 2016-production Taurus PT738 (TCP) in a LGS for well below that, and it ended up satisfying my "pocket-.380" urge.

Incidentally, I've already had, since 2011, a Kel-Tec P32, so I had never actually been in the market for a similarly-sized .380. But I'm glad to have the Taurus (I would be with the Ruger, too, had gotten that instead), as it gives me another carry-combo option, like one in each pocket.
 
You should not buy this weapon. Weapons are supposed to be scary, this one is not.
There are much better options in three eighty, such as a Sig Sauer P238.
The three eighty cartridge is not a large house cat stopper, let alone an angry human stopper.
There also options in small pistols of the same size that fire nine millimeter, a vastly more powerful round.
No matter the price it is much to expensive to gamble the lives of your loved ones on.
A gun so small as this could fall through a hole in your pocket, rendering you defenseless.

In addition Rugers are no..notoriously....aww dang. I can't say this with a straight face anymore. I was only kidding around. Go on and get it, I've shot my Aunt's and even with my larger hands it was easy and enjoyable shooting. Much more accurate than I gave the little gun credit for. And who wouldn't like another caliber to load for?

As a side question, could nine millimeter dies be used for three eighty? In the way three fifty seven magnum and thirty eight special can be. This may save some of your angry money. To put toward bullets or cases. Or anger management classes for the rest of your money. 8)
 
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