Lorcin L380

adam01364 · Dec 5, 2020

I swore I'd never buy a Lorcin, and then one came my way for cheap money and I bought it. Caught a case of Lorcinitus just from touching it, and now I find I've owned 'em all. Like magnut said, I've made them work and I've learned their weak points along the way. I'd chose a Cobra FS380 over a Lorcin L380 every time, the Cobra's slide is a tad more robust and rifling actually exists in the barrel.

undeRGRound · Dec 5, 2020

magnut said: ↑

I have made most lorcins work. Some are definitly better than others. Not much to say they are utter crap but they are cool in a pimp sort of way. Wife wont stay in line? Dont make me get my lorcin woman! I can say many things about each model of lorcins but in short..... stick with Mira Loma L25s and the L32. The rest are not even close to being worth the trouble. Do not go near the L9, the LH380, the L380, the L22, the LT25, or the riverside made L25. All have multiple issues some of which cannot be fixed. Those models should be left to professionals who can make parts from scratch. The L380 can be largely fixed with a cobra fs380 slide but you might as well just buy a used FS380 and have a better pistol barrel wise.

Most of these pistols you are better off just removing the safety in terms of performance. If you carry any SNS with a round chambered your are an idiot. The safeties on most SNS pistols is a cosmetic enhancement and is by no means safe. Its kind of there to piss you off and slow you down (Waldorf is crafty this way).

The sights are also cosmetic. You can use them but in terms of a group its pointless. Oversized chambers....oversized bores...keyholing etc. makes accuracy not only difficult but pretty much impossible.

Positives for the lorcin are the historical signifigance of pimps, drug dealers, gangs etc. along with the looks which while strange... there isnt anything else like it. The L22 while the worst of all lorcins durability and performance wise, has absolutely fantastic ergos for a SNS. Meanwhile the L9 9mm thug gun is possibly the worse ergonomically designed pistol ever made (more Waldorf genius).

Now... if you think they are the worst guns ever made think again. There are many worse than lorcins. Try an Accu-tek some time. Those are lots of fun. While you are at it go find a really good soccer player to kick you in the nuts.
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