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Re: LCP or other .380?
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2014, 11:12:24 PM »
Really like the Sig 238. I never could warm up to the long trigger pull on the LCP(original ones.) It is also nice having a usable set of sights. If you look around you can find them new for under $500.

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Re: LCP or other .380?
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2014, 01:32:18 PM »
I haven't been to the gun store to see what they have but the SIG is over my budget. This has been a very expensive week for me and I may wait a month or two to buy anything.
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Re: LCP or other .380?
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2014, 01:51:36 PM »
I haven't been to the gun store to see what they have but the SIG is over my budget. This has been a very expensive week for me and I may wait a month or two to buy anything.

Ain't that the way it goes?

Every time I try to save up for a new gun purchase, about the time I'm ready to 'pull the trigger' something else steps in to take the money.
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Re: LCP or other .380?
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2014, 02:48:58 PM »
We've got some pretty good deals on the 938 right now. We're a SIG Master Dealer (or whatever that program is called now...) so we get some good deals.

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Re: LCP or other .380?
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2014, 10:27:19 PM »
update on the sights for my LCP... milled a 1/8" slot and silver soldered a 1/8" piece of key stock for the front, and a .330" standard dove tail and a take off 1911 sight with the hole opened up to 1/8" for the rear...


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Re: LCP or other .380?
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Re: LCP or other .380?
« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2014, 06:12:35 AM »
First time I ever heard of a 1911 rear sight being an improvement  ;D

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Re: LCP or other .380?
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2014, 06:31:23 AM »
First time I ever heard of a 1911 rear sight being an improvement  ;D

Ditto that.


Besides, are you telling me you're suppose to AIM that thing?  I thought they were one-handed point and click devices.
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Re: LCP or other .380?
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2014, 08:49:38 AM »
update on the sights for my LCP... milled a 1/8" slot and silver soldered a 1/8" piece of key stock for the front, and a .330" standard dove tail and a take off 1911 sight with the hole opened up to 1/8" for the rear...



Nice improvement, but for my carry practice the nice sights would be a hindrance - too many sharp points and edges to snag.  I have aimed my LCP on occasion, but I practice and treat it as a point and shoot defensive tool.

My first pocket pistol was a Kel-Tek, but I wasn't happy with the fit and finish.  I donated it to a fund raiser, and later that year I purchased my LCP.  Could be the same gun off another line - Similar to the GM line where they have multiple models under different branches that improve quality.  After years of use and carry I believe my Kel-Tek would have carried the wear and battle scars to make it the same as the LCP.

All of this said, third and fourth magazines, and boxes of ammunition are not good reasons to choose a firearm.  Purchase the firearm, prove it is reliable, prove the ammunition of your choice, then go out and purchase the extras you want.  Most gun fights are over with the first magazine, so more in the pocket is like a spare tire in the car - A necessity, but in MOST cases not a primary need.  So this begs the question:  If one magazine in the gun is a must, and one spare along is a must, how many more do I need?

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Re: LCP or other .380?
« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2014, 11:05:01 AM »
I go with a minium of 6 mags for each gun except for my sig 229"s.  One is SA?DA the other is a DAK and I have a total of 9 mags.

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Re: LCP or other .380?
« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2014, 01:12:26 PM »
Year ago I read a piece by Jeff Cooper on the number and rotation of .45 ACP magazines for the 1911.

IIRC, he recommended 5 magazines.   

One loaded in in the gun.
Two carried as spares
Two empty and resting. (some worry at that time about spring fatigue)

Don't remember what the rotation time was, but  the in-gun magazine would go to rest, the longest loaded spare to in-gun, the longest empty to loaded spare.

I don't follow the schedule but I do tend to try to get 5 magazines, minimum. for each weapon.
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