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Picked up a Grand Power "lp380" yesterday from my ffl. Reason being, I've never seen a full size 380 pistol except for ancient 1908 colt.
Every other 380 out there is subcompact or micro.
This one is full size, 4⅝" barrel, holds 15 rounds.
Comes with 3 magazines, 4 backstraps, and 3 different height front sights. Hammer fired, half cock notch, double/single trigger, and a safety without decocker. Internal extractor.
All controls are ambidextrous from the factory.
A few things set the Grand Power 380 from the rest.
It's a fixed barrel blowback, but the recoil spring is under the barrel, not around it. The barrel is dovetailed into the frame with 2 cross pins (or screws, can't really see) The barrels chamber is stepped. My Stribog 9mm has the same. No problems reloading the spent brass. I'm told this is done so the firearm will continue to chamber the round when the chamber is all coked up from carbon or debris. Much like how HK uses a fluted chamber. (but you can't reload the brass from a fluted chamber)
Magazines for the Grand Power's 380 use the same body as the 9mm, but have a steel spacer running along the length of the rear, and a different follower.
Just like the magazine on a 9mm 1911.
I'm sure this was done to save on manufacturing costs, as they can use the same pistol frame and magazine as their 9mm guns.
Another thing with the Grand Power 380: grip frame is plastic, but has a milled hardened steel chassis with the frame rails built in. So no steel slide riding on a aluminum frame as with many 380s. That should make for a long service life.
Would love to give a shooting review, but work schedule and poor weather prevents that at this time.
Every other 380 out there is subcompact or micro.
This one is full size, 4⅝" barrel, holds 15 rounds.
Comes with 3 magazines, 4 backstraps, and 3 different height front sights. Hammer fired, half cock notch, double/single trigger, and a safety without decocker. Internal extractor.
All controls are ambidextrous from the factory.
A few things set the Grand Power 380 from the rest.
It's a fixed barrel blowback, but the recoil spring is under the barrel, not around it. The barrel is dovetailed into the frame with 2 cross pins (or screws, can't really see) The barrels chamber is stepped. My Stribog 9mm has the same. No problems reloading the spent brass. I'm told this is done so the firearm will continue to chamber the round when the chamber is all coked up from carbon or debris. Much like how HK uses a fluted chamber. (but you can't reload the brass from a fluted chamber)
Magazines for the Grand Power's 380 use the same body as the 9mm, but have a steel spacer running along the length of the rear, and a different follower.
Just like the magazine on a 9mm 1911.
I'm sure this was done to save on manufacturing costs, as they can use the same pistol frame and magazine as their 9mm guns.
Another thing with the Grand Power 380: grip frame is plastic, but has a milled hardened steel chassis with the frame rails built in. So no steel slide riding on a aluminum frame as with many 380s. That should make for a long service life.
Would love to give a shooting review, but work schedule and poor weather prevents that at this time.
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