Ruger LCP .380 striker fired?

The question is, is a new lcp coming
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But it also brings the question, can it be done? Without making it larger, which then would make it not an LCP anymore.
But only time, Ruger, and maybe the SHOT Show will tell. I didn't think they could chamber the LCR in 327 Federal either because of higher chamber pressure than 357 Magnum. But not only did they, they crammed in another round tp boot!
 
...which are largely unavailable. My dealer has been trying to get me one for a while now. That is what is fueling the speculation that Something Big is going on with the LCP, and with the SHOT Show next week, we don't have long to wait.
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The big drop in the price of LCPs is what makes me wonder.
 
I shoot a buddies' LCP occasionally. When his pistol is not available and I want the LCP shooting experience, I just hold out my hand palm up and have someone hit me in the middle of the hand with a ball peen hammer.
 
I shoot a buddies' LCP occasionally. When his pistol is not available and I want the LCP shooting experience, I just hold out my hand palm up and have someone hit me in the middle of the hand with a ball peen hammer.:rolleyes:
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Yes but how does a ball peen striker feel?:D
 
Welp, this is never ending.

Why are people concerned about a striker fired system not fitting? It was done to the LC9 and a striker system doesn't require the huge space of a hammer. If anything, the LC9 or LCP redesigned starting with a striker would probably have a smaller grip area for the hammer...

I will say this, I've owned three P3ATs (favorite being a grey grip with hard chrome slide) and four LCPs. The Stainless model is essentially a must. Ruger's black coating is probably the least robust coating available. It might be tied with the coating by Diamond Back on their DB9s I've owned. The Custom's site was nice, but it wasn't enough to give up the stainless slide. All LCPs come with a blackened barrel and look abused after the first trip.

The Gen 2 LCP trigger is better...but not perfect. The hammer falls at an unpredictable spot and has massive amounts of over travel. The weight is still stiff enough to throw shoots left (I am a righty) unless seriously concentrating.

I for one would instantly purchase a stainless striker fired LCP.
 
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The real question is why are people trying to make a target pistol out of a mousegun intended for close up use. If you think you will need target accuracy at ranges exceeding a few yards, carry something with grwat sights, and a fine trigger.
If a tiny mousegun sized, striker fired 380 is so possible, why did Glock make the G42 as big as my Kahr CM9?
 
You know the striker fired Kahr CW/P380 exists? A small striker 380 is possible. I can't begin to speculate why Glock made the 42 so large.

I owned the CW380. It is a faction small than the LCP. However, since it is a Kahr, it is overall machined like a block.
 
OK, thanks. That answers my question. It can be dine. I haven't looked at the Kahr, and just assumed it was a bit bigger. I guess the CW moniker vs CM.
Being very happy with my CM9, if I were interested in a striker fired 380 mousegun, I wouldn't worry about waiting for Ruger. I'd just get the Kahr. A tiny bit taller, a tiny bit shorter, and a smidge heavier.
But I'm happy with my current LCP for an every day, always pocket carry, and my CM9 as a part of my IWB rotation.
 
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