a 1911 style 380 from Rock Island Armory

[ss51]

looks interesting and based on John Moses Browning great design-

 

[DiscipleHeLovesToo]

looks like a winner! wish they had it in a nickel/stainless steel version to match my MK IV series 80

 

[Dave G.]

Don't know whole lot about the gun but the guy is a heck of a lot better shooter than I am. That I can say outright. Course I don't own a .380 either.

 

[ss51]

Good to know the firearm can do it, then it is up the the trigger puller.
Most of but not all of the reviews of Rock Island products are quite positive, with the revolver having a pinned barrel and recessed cylinder, the way God intended.
One review had a few failure to fire on a cylinder, but that could be ammo, or a dry revolver, I had that on a model 58, it was just dry and needed some lube to pure like a kitten again.

 

[DiscipleHeLovesToo]

he's better than me too. i had a colt .380 years ago, but it was too small; had a ruger .380 that was just right, but gave it to my brother because it was so hard to clean (he just keeps it for protection); both were as easy to shoot as a .22

 

[ss51]

my little Firestorm/Bersa in 22 is a dandy, a hit with a 22 is better than a miss with anything. 380 with new bullet designs is a viable choice for a defense firearm.

 

[DiscipleHeLovesToo]

yes, 22 is a great caliber for accuracy. i carry a 45 when i'm on my property because i've seen wild dog packs there; the boom of a 45 is a great deterrent; and if i have to shoot one, their suffering will likely be short. my first round in the 45 is snake shot in case i meet a two legged snake that has bad intentions... .

 

[ss51]

hard to beat the 45 acp , if one can deal with the recoil. When I was working in Corrections we had a Dr. who told of interning in the ER in D.C. On Saturday night the gun shot wounds came in, you couldn't tell from the entrance if it was a 22,32, 38, etc. but when you rolled them over, if there was a handful of flesh missing you knew it was a 45. Indeed the suffering of the target will be limited, and we know no person can stand up to an attacking dog without an equalizer.

 

[DiscipleHeLovesToo]

the recoil can be a problem (that's why i was excited to see your post about a 1911 style .380), but then i don't expect to have to shoot more than twice; and the snake shot recoil isn't nearly as bad as the bullets

thanks be to God, i've never had to shoot at anything with it, and hope i never do!

 

[ss51]

good to know it will cycle from a snake shot round

 

[DiscipleHeLovesToo]

i shot most of the snake shot rounds when i was just enjoying some target practice, never had a jam

 

[ss51]

good.

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

We won't be seeing these in Canada unless the can put a 4.2" barrel on it and a longer slide so it does not look goofy.

 

[ss51]

Barrel length should be easy to solve. Looks pretty proportional for here.