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Offline DTM_39

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Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« on: March 03, 2009, 06:53:21 PM »
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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2009, 12:26:14 PM »
some of my customers picked up their R380s, still have 2 left in inventory.  Tom
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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2009, 08:47:46 PM »
R380s are great.  But my s/n starts wityh a K.  I thought that was a bit weird.  :)

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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2009, 12:43:50 PM »
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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2009, 01:33:12 PM »
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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2009, 03:23:06 PM »
opps sorry, German for short...Kurz  Tom
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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2009, 05:14:29 PM »
As most will know, the .380 ACP cartridge was designed by no less a personage than John Moses Browning himself and was introduced in 1908 by Colt, the "ACP" designation being an acronym for "Automatic Colt Pistol." It is known by many other names around the world, such as:

9 mm Kurz
9 x 17 mm
9 mm Corto
9 mm Court
9 mm Short
9 mm Kratak
9 mm Browning Short
9 mm Scurt

It is particularly valued as a personal defense cartridge in countries which consider weapons chambered for more powerful calibers (e.g., the 9 x 19 mm Parabellum [Luger] or .45 ACP), to be "military" weapons and therefore not "suitable" ::) for civilian ownership.

The heaviest bullet that can be safely loaded into the .380 ACP is 115 grains, though the standard has long been 85, 90 or 95 grains. With practice (and especially with a "double tap") the .380 can be a very effective cartridge and has seen extensive use in European military and law enforcement agencies -- witness, the vaunted Walther PPK.    
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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2009, 05:26:50 PM »
Tom ,  Exactly.  Richard,  Thank You for the lesson.  Henryk, So how does it shoot.  Dan
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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2009, 07:07:01 PM »
Can anyone explain why the .380 ammo is so relatively
expensive? I would think that it is not produced in the
quantity of other popular calibers in the U.S. but that is
just a guess; 38 Special is quite pricey also.

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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2009, 09:22:54 PM »
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Tom ,  Exactly.  Richard,  Thank You for the lesson.  Henryk, So how does it shoot.  Dan


It's a sweet shooting gun.  I actually did type up an informal range report here the same day I shot mine.   Not sure which thread it's in.    ???

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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2009, 11:33:20 PM »
It has been my recent observation and "anecdotal opinion" that
.380 ammo is virtually non-existent. I bought some CCI Blazer
today that  I wouldn't have touched with a 10 foot pole before now.
The only reason I bought this alleged trash was to have something
to exercise the weapon and send some copper down-range.

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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2009, 11:56:13 PM »
Sad ain't it to have to feed the King from the soup line.  Hope it gets better soon.  

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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2009, 08:54:48 AM »
Tracker:

It's a sad situation becoming worse. I went into one store recently and was surprised to see that much of the ammunition stock was "stuff" made in Russia. As one for whom the mere mention of the acronyms KGB, GRU, Stasi, and StB still cause a slight increase in pulse rate, it gave me a strange feeling. (All of which, I suppose, just proves that I have become what the new crowd in Washington would call a "fossilized neo-con.")
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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2009, 12:18:37 PM »
Good thought, Richard. Our consolation is that the gray panthers
are growing in numbers; hopefully, the oncoming baby boomers
won't become the baby wimpers.
It seems to me that there will be some unique opportunities to
express our outrage and indignation with an ample dose of rancor.

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Re: Anyone shoot their K-380 yet?
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2009, 07:53:48 PM »
Tracker,  This Baby Boomer has learned  from his Elders.  I thank you all for your sacrfice and your service.  You Gentlemen have Helped build and protect this great Nation. Far to many people in this country take it for granted. I am passing it down to the next generation and I am sure my children will pass it on too.  Dan
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