

380 action, making the sliderelatively easy to rack. The slide return spring is lighterthan you might anticipate for a blow-back. There is no gritor false stops during the actual trigger pull. It is a long trigger pull, to be sure,but what makes it workable is that it is smooth and predictable. This is a conventional double action only (DOA) handgun, meaning you have what might seemlike an excessively long trigger pull. The hammer is well shrouded and will not catch onclothing when drawing the pistol. The white, three dotsights are easy to pick-up in bright or dim light and the entire pistol has asmooth, snag-free exterior. You couldshoot this pistol for a long time without any ill effects.

Itis well made, easy to use and succeeds in its quest to be soft-shooting.

Why the Ruger LC380? The LC380 is essentially the same platform as the 9x19mm caliber LC9,offering enough size to hold steady, but with the promise of lower recoil. 380 that I foundto be reliable, useful, accurate and pleasant to shoot is the Makarov. I went through threeof them, all spectacularly unreliable jam-o-matics. One pistol that Ithought looked streamlined and smooth was the Mauser HSC. Battling dinkylittle palm-stabbers with undersize grips and gritty triggers is not my idea of a good time.įor a pistol to be of any value to me, it has to be reliable. Apistol that is no fun to shoot is also not fun to practice with, and practice is essential with a self-defense pistol. Most examples over the years havehad lousy sights, horrid triggers and can be nasty little palm-slappers. 380's have generallybeen one of my least favorite pistol types.
