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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R380 => Topic started by: steveb99 on January 04, 2013, 06:28:57 PM
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I finally decided to buy a Rohrbaugh model 380 today. The LGS had two 380's and a 9 mm. I walked out with the two tone 380 and two boxes of ammo. Time and weather permitting I will shoot it tomorrow. The manufacture date on the warranty card was Feb 2009. It looks like a beautiful pistol. It was easy to take down and reassemble. I hope it shoots as well as I expect it to. Thanks for all of the advice you share on the forum. It has been very helpful to me. Steve
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Welcome, and congratulations, Steve. The .380 should serve you well and hold its value. I never intended to sell any Rohrbaughs but it helps to know you own a marketable asset.
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Welcome to the Forum Steve. And Congrats on your new masterpiece. Please let us know how your first range session went.
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What Tracker and Reinz said. 8)
I predict that you will find the felt recoil of that locked-breech Rohrbaugh K-380 to be surprisingly gentle.
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Thank you all for the warm welcome! I was able to get to the range today and shoot my 380. It was quite cold, in the low 20's so I only fired a total of 44 rounds. The ammunition I used was Speer Gold Dot 90 gr GDHP (24 rounds) and Hornady Custom 90 gr XTP (20 rounds). The gun was a pleasure to fire and I experienced no stoppages or failures. Accuracy was much better than I expected considering the minimum distance at the range I go to is 15 yards. When I got home and cleaned the pistol I really looked it over and the workmanship is incredible. I put off buying a Rohrbaugh for a long time because of the price. I am so glad I finally made the right move and bought the 380.
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Fantastic! :) Glad all went well. Thanks for the feedback. It's all fun from here. :)
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i am about to buy an R380 to join my two R9s. Thanks for the good report.
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Finally received my brand new R380 which was actually built in 2011. Beautiful stainless slide model. First range session was good, only two failures to return fully into battery, which I attribute to the gun being brand new and not broken in. I shot a group of FMJ and JHP ammo without problem.
Good accuracy, very mild recoil. If I can convince my wife to get her permit, this will be her gun. Until then, I can practice with it some and save wear and tear on the R9.
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Congrats on your new 380!! These are beautiful guns and works of art! Glad to hear your range session was flawless. I just had my second range session since I bought mine back in the fall. I did have a few minor issues, but after speaking with Karl, I decided to send the gun back in for a look over. I had a few FTE's. I will compile and post my range report, and let you know how I make out. Needless to say that I love my 380 and wouldn't trade it for the world.
Dom