I recently picked up an rm380. It was listed on sale for $229.99 + tax + $10 shipping. I ordered from RK guns and had it shipped to a Rural King store so I didn't have to pay an FFL fee. Total cost to me was $253+change. Not bad for an American made, all metal pistol with 2 mags and a lifetime limited warranty. But, wait, it gets better. I got my order in on the last day of the $100 rebate offer. After rebate, I'll be in just over $150. I LOVE A BARGAIN!
Order processing took 5 days, shipping took 4 days, and I had to wait a day for the store to acknowledge receipt of the pistol. 10 days from ordering to in hand. Not bad, but felt like an eternity.
I picked it up last night and when I got home, read through the manual, stripped the pistol and mags, and cleaned and lubricated. The pistol was dripping wet with factory oil and needed the initial cleaning. Takedown was very easy and fit and finish of the parts is excellent. No machine marks whatsoever.
It was too late to go to the range so I did some dry firing to experience the trigger pull. Most reviews reported a long, heavy, but smooth pull. To me, the pull is long, but not that heavy. It's lighter than the double action pull of my K2P. It is long, has a little grit and a little creep, but does finish smooth.
I'm not one of those people that can buy a gun and then not shoot it for weeks or months. Not wanting to wait, I took the little Remington to the range on my lunch break today. I do this at least once a week with my other pistols. I have enough time to fire off a couple magazines and that was all I really wanted to do. Basically just a test fire. I fired 18 rounds. 3 mags full. First was the flush fit mag. 6 shots COM slow fire. 2nd mag was with the pinky extension. 2 shots to each of 3 heads slow fire. Final mag, also pinky extension, was 6 shots COM rapid fire. All shots were 2 hand hold at 10 yards. I was hitting to the right. 1 slow headshot missed the paper and 3 rapid fire shots missed the paper. This was my 1st experience with a pocket pistol and the 380 caliber. I'm not blaming the pistol for the inaccuracies....yet. I need more experience with it, especially my grip on the pistol. The very 1st round from the very 1st mag didn't chamber all the way. I had to tap the back of the slide. It only happened that 1st round. I didn't have issues with short stroking the trigger even during rapid fire. Recoil felt a little different, but no worse than my full size poly 9mm. The sights are minimalist, but serviceable. It was 15 degrees outside when I was at the range, so I was shooting with gloves on. They were thin Nike drifit gloves.
Order processing took 5 days, shipping took 4 days, and I had to wait a day for the store to acknowledge receipt of the pistol. 10 days from ordering to in hand. Not bad, but felt like an eternity.
I picked it up last night and when I got home, read through the manual, stripped the pistol and mags, and cleaned and lubricated. The pistol was dripping wet with factory oil and needed the initial cleaning. Takedown was very easy and fit and finish of the parts is excellent. No machine marks whatsoever.
It was too late to go to the range so I did some dry firing to experience the trigger pull. Most reviews reported a long, heavy, but smooth pull. To me, the pull is long, but not that heavy. It's lighter than the double action pull of my K2P. It is long, has a little grit and a little creep, but does finish smooth.
I'm not one of those people that can buy a gun and then not shoot it for weeks or months. Not wanting to wait, I took the little Remington to the range on my lunch break today. I do this at least once a week with my other pistols. I have enough time to fire off a couple magazines and that was all I really wanted to do. Basically just a test fire. I fired 18 rounds. 3 mags full. First was the flush fit mag. 6 shots COM slow fire. 2nd mag was with the pinky extension. 2 shots to each of 3 heads slow fire. Final mag, also pinky extension, was 6 shots COM rapid fire. All shots were 2 hand hold at 10 yards. I was hitting to the right. 1 slow headshot missed the paper and 3 rapid fire shots missed the paper. This was my 1st experience with a pocket pistol and the 380 caliber. I'm not blaming the pistol for the inaccuracies....yet. I need more experience with it, especially my grip on the pistol. The very 1st round from the very 1st mag didn't chamber all the way. I had to tap the back of the slide. It only happened that 1st round. I didn't have issues with short stroking the trigger even during rapid fire. Recoil felt a little different, but no worse than my full size poly 9mm. The sights are minimalist, but serviceable. It was 15 degrees outside when I was at the range, so I was shooting with gloves on. They were thin Nike drifit gloves.
