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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R380 => Topic started by: jarcher on December 02, 2006, 06:20:01 PM
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Well I got the product announcement for the R380 in the mail today. I'll be at the SHOT show so I'll be by with my camera (I have a press pass) and snap some pictures.
The announcement didn't say when it will ship.
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Exciting news.I expect it to be a rousing success.My GF who is recoil sensitive may have an interest in the new"pup".
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I will be there sporting a press pass too! ;)
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Cool! So we'll have plenty of pictures then. Or, we could just take the existing pictures and photoshop a 380 on the side ;)
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I've got to say the R380 sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. Should be out by the time I get out of the police academy.
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At SHOT, Karl told me shooting a R380 feels like shooting a .25, due to the locked breech design. Should be interesting to rry one out. Procy though, for a .380. I was considering "trading down" one of my R9s for a R380, but that's an expensive proposition just to play.
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Kel-Tek already has a small locked breech .380; the P-3AT.
Costs $250 or so and weights around 12 oz. Going to be a hard market to break into. I personally don't know many who would/could put down $900 + for a .380. It may be a high quality .380, but it is still a .380.
Gramps
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They seem to be selling them like hotcakes. I don't think that Kel-Tec and Rohrbaugh appeal to the same people.
Kel-Tec is going to be in an interesting position with their new bull-pup rifle -- we will see if people can wrap their heads around paying $2k plus for a Kel-Tec rifle.
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The R380 is shipping?
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Not Yet.
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If Seecamp can sell a 380 that routinely sells for $800+, then I don't see why Rohrbaugh can step into the same market. Persobally I'd be willing to pay that much for either of them. And plan to for at least one of them.
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I'm looking to purchase one of the two as well.
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I'm inclined to think that there will be a real demand for the R380 in the export market, especially in certain foreign countries which restrict handguns of 9mm and above to police/military use. With all of the foreign gun companies selling their products on the U. S. market these days, it would be good to see one of our home-grown companies such as Rohrbaugh help redress the trade deficit.
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I agree !!
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Kel-Tek already has a small locked breech .380; the P-3AT.
Costs $250 or so and weights around 12 oz. Going to be a hard market to break into. I personally don't know many who would/could put down $900 + for a .380. It may be a high quality .380, but it is still a .380.
Gramps
I tend to disagree with that somewhat. Having owned the P3AT, LCP, LWS-380 and looking to buy the R-380 as soon as they start shipping, There are many levels of quality and reliability that folks are willing to pay for. 8)
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>>I got a note from Eric last night as he was assembling some of the first .R-380s. That is a good thing...! Apparently they are waiting on a couple thingamajigs to finish off the guns before first shipments go out, but he sounded hopeful the guns will be going out in a month or so, give or take a few days. Maybe sooner...?...! Point is we are thiiiiis close! For those of us who have anticipated the R-380 for a while now - this should be more good news.
Regarding the shootability of the R-380, Eric made the following comment: "These things are fun to shoot and do not abuse the shooter. . . just the perp! (LOL) Pricing is the same as the R9 Series. . . . same amount of work. . . fit. . . and finish. . . just a .380 version"...
Now is that music to your ears or what...?...!!! Is to mine...! And it's reminiscent of the descriptions some of us have given over the past couple years when we've had the privilege to try out the .380 prototype...!
One of the things I look forward to doing with the R-380 is using it to introduce to some folks who are contemplating a Concealed Carry permit, but are not currently comfortable with a larger caliber for carry, and who also want something smaller than a baby Glock, yet a comfortable handful of metal to grab hold of = the R-380, IMO.
And of course I want to shoot the R-380 myself... Because unlike the R-9 which is made to be shot a little, but carried a lot... The R-380 should be able to be carried and shot a lot, as it should handle the .380 round over and over and over given it's built on an R-series frame for the larger 9mm exhaust. Or that's my understanding thus far...waiting, of course for official product advisement from the R-Bros.
Can you feel the R-380 in your hands...? I can, and I already have real RJ leather to carry it in when not in use by one of my R-9s. It doesn't get much better than that...! I think it's time to break the piggy bank...TW
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TW, thanks for the info on the .380 I can't wait til it's here. Tom
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Sounds like good news to me. :)
I saw several R9s at the gun show in Pasadena, Texas this morning. First time ever around here. :) Prices were from $1050 to $1450. One of the dealers was from Dallas but I can't remember where the other was from. Looks like there must be a few extra R9s out there now. :) Must be time to start shipping the R-380. lol
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My buddy who introduced me to the Pups and I are looking forward to owning a .380 version. He tried a Seecamp .380 after we shot my Pup to see if it was more comfortable shooting, but it was proprtionally the same amount of pain. "This round [.380] and that [the Pup] size pistol should be good." is what he said. I might have to agree even though I have gotten used to the Pup with the 9mm.
BTW, These pistols will be the same size, correct?
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My buddy who introduced me to the Pups and I are looking forward to owning a .380 version. He tried a Seecamp .380 after we shot my Pup to see if it was more comfortable shooting, but it was proprtionally the same amount of pain. "This round [.380] and that [the Pup] size pistol should be good." is what he said. I might have to agree even though I have gotten used to the Pup with the 9mm.
BTW, These pistols will be the same size, correct?
I believe I read that here somewhere. They will be the same size. That would work for me as I already have two holsters for my R9s.
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That would be a good thing.