Ruger LCP .380
Model: 3701
Ruger LCP .380
Model: 3701
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Ruger LCP is a double-action-only .380 built for pocket carry. It has an MSRP of $259. Its sights are formed into the slide instead of standing on top of it and the hammer is recessed inside the slide, so there is nothing on the outside of the gun for a pocket seam to grab.
One six-round magazine comes in the box with a finger grip extension floorplate that clips on and gives the little finger somewhere to sit. There is no manual safety, nothing on the pistol adjusts and the slide has no optic cut. Ruger calls the mechanism a single-strike double action, where one pull of the trigger both cocks and fires it. It weighs 9.6 oz and is 0.82 inch wide.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger LCP MAX is the current gun on the same idea, holding 10 rounds at 10.6 oz with an MSRP of $479 and a 4.12-inch grip to hold them. The Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 also holds 10 rounds, weighs 9.8 oz and has an MSRP of $449, which is $190 above the LCP's.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The slide and barrel are alloy steel in black oxide, a finish that survives a summer of pocket lint and sweat.
- The finger grip extension floorplate is in the box, so the magazine can run flush or be set up for a fuller grip.
- One trigger and one magazine release are the whole control set, and neither can be left in the wrong position.
- Six rounds and one magazine come in the box, and a spare is a separate purchase.
- The sights are shapes in the slide, so there is nothing to replace with something brighter.
- A single-strike mechanism means a light primer strike needs the slide cycled, not a second pull of the trigger.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is the LCP different from the Ruger LCP II?
The Ruger LCP II is no longer made. It used Ruger’s Secure Action, with a protected internal hammer and a bladed trigger giving a short pull, and it weighed an ounce more.
What is the frame made of?
Glass-filled nylon, moulded as one piece for the whole grip frame.
What is the barrel twist?
1:16 right hand, in an alloy steel barrel.
