Build Thread I bought a Ruger LCP

[Captain O]

I paid $199.99 for a Ruger .380 LCP. I hope it isn't painful to shoot. (I have heard stories.) I want to enjoy this pistol as much as I enjoy my Kel-Tec P11 and P32.

Comments? Opinions?

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[salmon creek gary]

A Hogue Handall for your LCP will improve comfort. That was the advice I got from the fellow that sold me an LCP II many years ago. After emptying a few mags at the range, I ordered and installed a Handall. He was right. A few years later, I bought an LCP MAX and put a Handall on it before even taking it to the range.

I think you may have the original LCP, so Handall model 18100 is what you need (model 18120 is for the LCP II, and model 18130 for the LCP Max).

 

[Jade Falcon]

Been thinking about getting one of these. I know of a new one selling for $159. I might jump on that, but I haven't decided yet.

 

[IVofSpades]

I paid $199.99 for a Ruger .380 LCP. I hope it isn't painful to shoot. (I have heard stories.) I want to enjoy this pistol as much as I enjoy my Kel-Tec P11 and P32.

Comments? Opinions?

lmk how you like it. I decided to go with a S&W bodyguard 2.0 and I love it!

 

[Nutty4Guns]

I paid $199.99 for a Ruger .380 LCP. I hope it isn't painful to shoot. (I have heard stories.) I want to enjoy this pistol as much as I enjoy my Kel-Tec P11 and P32.

Comments? Opinions?

If you enjoy shooting the P11, you'll be fine with the LCP.

 

[TTSX]

If a .380 is painful to shoot, turn in your man card .You'll like it just fine, however it can only hit the broad side of a barn of you're already inside said barn. Accuracy isn't a defining trait for that gun in my experience

 

[Nutty4Guns]

If a .380 is painful to shoot, turn in your man card .You'll like it just fine, however it can only hit the broad side of a barn of you're already inside said barn. Accuracy isn't a defining trait for that gun in my experience

Mine is plenty accurate. Maybe you just need a bigger barn.

 

[Alexx1401]

I paid $199.99 for a Ruger .380 LCP. I hope it isn't painful to shoot. (I have heard stories.) I want to enjoy this pistol as much as I enjoy my Kel-Tec P11 and P32.

Comments? Opinions?

If you don't have problems with the P-11 the .380 will work. They are snappy so many have problems with flinching. Not to mention the LONG pull takes some getting used to. Crimson Trace makes nice laser sights for them which make them FAR easier to hit what you shoot at with them.

 

[trukinbear]

I traded (gave it away actually) my LCP for a LCP Max - 100% better trigger, and actual sights W/front night sight. I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with LCP, but LCP Max is a decent shooter for something with fixed sight, and short sight radius - I carry 2

 

[TTSX]

Mine is plenty accurate. Maybe you just need a bigger barn.

I'm already inside the barn dag-gern-it

 

[Medic!]

Recoil isn't that bad.


I have a 9mm that size and can shoot sub 2'' groups pretty easy at 7 yards.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

I prefer the S&W Bodyguard 2.0 for 380. If I need to go smaller I just borrow my wife's Kel Tec P32.

View: https://youtu.be/WyMqxJeuKpo?si=S9Cewj6Pu6XYclo4

 

[trukinbear]

Recoil isn't that bad.


I have a 9mm that size and can shoot sub 2'' groups pretty easy at 7 yards.

What 9mm do you have that is the size of the LCP?

 

[Medic!]

A Rohrbaugh R9.

 

[Captain O]

It should work for me. It is attractive and conceals inside my slacks pocket rather handily.

Life can be good.

 

[66PonyCar]

I recently bought the LCP Max. The recoil is very manageable, and it's surprisingly accurate for its size. I added a Hogue Handall grip—not for recoil control, but simply to give the grip a fuller, more comfortable feel.

The only thing I didn't care for was the long trigger pre‑travel, so I installed a Sigurd Max Short Stroke trigger. The aluminum trigger noticeably improves the pre‑travel and makes the gun easier to run.

 

[JayDeep]

LCP 2 or just LCP? Or maybe LCP Max? I got the Max and love it! Significantly superior trigger to the original LCP I had long ago and got rid of. Here's what I've done to my Max and it's awesome now!

 

[Captain O]

This is a 2025-made pistol. I have yet to shoot it.