I just brought a dead .380 back to life. Ask me a question

Is your Cobra as sweet as the old Jennings .380s with their investment cast pot metal slides and sheet metal triggers?

Last Edited by Copperhead on 12/14/2015 10:30 PM

Thanks bro, good info.

I find winter time a good opportunity to clean and oil and make sure everything is operational. If you know what I mean!

How's The Comedian?

When you hold it in your hand and fire it, does it make you feel better about having a small penis?

Appreciate the info and your opinion.

it's still a .380.

it's better stop an attacker than piss him off.


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I'd never, ever get a Smith semi.
They've been absolute shit from Day 1.
Wheel guns? Good stuff. Love my 29.

But semis? Give me a Springfield, Beretta, Sig, even a damn Glock.

Exactly as sweet.
Cobra bought the Jennings machinery.

Frankly, I thought it would be a great throw-down gun.
Now, I've got to find something else, cuz this one is cool.

I doubt it would stand up to 1000 rounds going through it, but that's what my 1911 is for.

Great little ankle backup, or something to throw into my lunchbox.

It has 2 roles:
1) rabid bats and/or coyotes
2) if my Cold Steel R1 breaks.

Self-defense ain't really in the list.
Hell, I don't even trust a 9mm for that.

About you having a small penis?

No, I never think about it.

Condolences, though.

I bet it's difficult to shine in the gay community with an "innie".

I have a few 380's ( PPK,Grendel, M11 380, Makarov ) and while they are ok, you can now get the same size gun in regular 9mm. My PPK is amazingly accurate using Silver Bear 380 but other ammo's like Winchester white box is inaccurate and stovepipes.

I have had excellent results with this cheap crud called Perfecto. Italian, 95 gr. FMJ, even real brass cases.

And the only reason I got this is because I want a gun chambered for every caliber I am like to stumble across ammo for, when, you know...

Last Edited by WeaponX2 on 12/15/2015 08:07 AM

If cutting a coil on the recoil spring helped, then the slide was cycling too fast.

If you wanna spend $10 on some Wolff magazine springs a pound or two heavier, it'll likely help ensure reliability even more.

Right, exactly.
So far, I've spend $0 extra beyond the purchase and it's working like a clock.

Last Edited by WeaponX2 on 12/15/2015 09:34 AM

Hard to go wrong with a Walther PPK, they are the Cadillac of .380's.

Hard to go wrong with a Walther PPK, they are the Cadillac of .380's.

I've worked on and shot Colt Pocketlites they shoot ok, feed and eject but I found them to feel unpleasant to shoot.

nice!!!

Polish feed ramp x 10 on all my 380s

Most ftfs are this

I have a Cobra .380 as well. I picked it up in a trade deal with a friend and just threw it in my safe. I eventually took it out and tried to shoot it, but it wouldn't feed through the whole magazine without a FTE. I wound up polishing the feed ramp, and oiling up the mag and now it's a fairly reliable handgun. I wouldn't put my life on it, but I actually don't mind putting holes in paper with it lol

Congrats on reviving one!!!

Sweet! I'll try to do some pics later today.

1) Basically I used 400 grit on every metal-to-metal contact area on the frame and slide. Just rubbed it around everywhere like a first date.

2) Polished the hell out of the feed ramp, so now I can see my reflection in it, sorta.

3) Clipped 1.5 coils off the recoil spring, and inverted it so the "machined" end was against the front of the slide and the rear was against the frame.

4) Snapped the back of the firing pin off, because it is known to snag on the firing pin spring. Polished it with the 400.

5) Didn't have to do anything to the factory-standard mag, didn't do anything to the extractor, didn't have to use any new magazines.

Thats awesome...I probably going to give some of those a go on mine. I've actually said I would take another one if the price/trade was right again...its a decent saturday night special.

I got it and a Hi-Point 995ts for an older marlin 22 I had laying around. The Hi-Point is another cheapo that I kind of enjoy, but I've never had one issue with it (other than the limited mag capacity)

Yeah, Hi-Points, excellent. Amazing function for the money.

I told my future wife I had USMC tattooed on my penis in inch high letters...

She laughed...

Until on our wedding night she saw I actually had United States Marine Corps tattooed on it...

A good run of thumb, never fuck with a man whose gun is bigger than his penis..



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Yea, if you want a low cost, useable, real pocket pistol the LCP is proven.

PPK in stainless. It's heavier than most modern arms but there is a LOT to be said for this gem. Lots of safeties, indicator pin, etc. And there is a great trick you can do with the springy trigger guard. Sorta bump fire. Ammo still available in lots of flavors and Walther eats 'em all. Stands up on extended mag. Great belt carry gun. Good resale value.

Con's: Dirt issues. I made a plug set with string out of silicone fore and aft, works very well. Keeps hammer clean, which is biggest problem. Slide rides low so getting nicked is a potential problem if you're used to, say a Ruger, which rides higher. Also you must get a grip (tight) to function flawlessly. Loose wrist will cause failure to feed jam. It gets disrespect for being low power.

I love the .380, not too loud, not too expensive, still available(Oops,,,)lotta types. And since it IS low power, you actually have a bit of choice in lethality. A double tap with my .38 has always put down my favorite dogs in extremis, so I am fairly sure, if needed it could kill with multiple shots. But the .38 has a fair chance of being too weak for suicide if some depressed person gets ahold of your gun. They might get a major injury, but survive to reconsider what they have left of life, etc. And likewise you could very well be able to testify that you may have shot a person but actually didn't intend to kill, if you only shot once. Gonna have to face up to your decision somewhen, right? In SHTF we're going to all have to make decisions we can't really immagine today, when it's ''close friends' we're possible having to be dealing with.