Ruger LCP MAX .380 Auto
Model: 13716
Ruger LCP MAX .380 Auto
Model: 13716
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Ruger LCP MAX is a pocket .380 built for everyday carry, with a magazine holding 10 rounds in a 10.6 oz pistol. It has an MSRP of $479. Behind that sits Ruger's Secure Action, a protected internal hammer with a bladed-safety trigger and no manual lever anywhere on the gun.
A soft pocket holster and a magazine loader come in the box with the single 10-round magazine, so the pistol can go in a pocket the day it is bought. Nothing on it adjusts, and the slide carries no optic cut. The grip is 4.12 inches tall and the whole gun is 5.17 inches long, which is the same length as the six-round Ruger LCP II it follows.
If you're cross-shopping, the Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 matches the 10 rounds at 9.8 oz and 0.88 inch wide with an MSRP of $449, and it is striker-fired with a flat-face trigger. The original Ruger LCP holds six rounds at 9.6 oz with an MSRP of $259, so the MAX is $220 more for four more rounds and a grip that fits three fingers.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The slide and barrel are alloy steel in black oxide, which stands up to pocket carry between cleanings.
- Secure Action keeps the hammer inside the gun, so nothing on the outside snags on the way out of a pocket.
- Ten rounds of .380 in a gun an ounce heavier than the original LCP.
- One magazine comes with it, and a second ten-rounder is a separate purchase.
- Nothing on the slide will take an optic, so it stays an iron-sight pistol.
- The black oxide slide is the earlier finish; Ruger’s current standard LCP MAX slides are black nitride, so this version is the one to match carefully when buying.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the barrel twist?
1:16 right hand, over a 2.8-inch alloy steel barrel finished in black oxide.
How does it differ from the LCP II?
The LCP II is out of production and held six rounds. The MAX keeps the same Secure Action and the same weight, and puts a taller magazine and grip under it.
What is the frame made of?
High-performance glass-filled nylon. Ruger moulds the grip frame as a single piece with the magazine well in it.
