.380 rifle/carbine?

[jcren]

Maybe I am crazy, but I have switched to .380 for .22 duty in my plinking handguns and would like to have a reasonably accurate (1"@ yard or so) rifle to match. Any suggestions on a starting point ? Bolt or semi-auto is prefered, but I have no idea where to start.

[rondog]

I'd "heard" that HiPoint was coming out with a .380 carbine, but haven't seen one yet. That's the only .380 long gun I've ever heard of. I wouldn't expect great deeds from a .380 rifle of any kind, but it might be fun.

[Outpost75]

All it takes is money! If you have to ask what it would cost, you don't want it bad enough. About $500-600 should do it.

[Mytmousemalibu]

Only thing in .380 that rings a bell are the little M-11 family of guns. Maybe a closed bolt semi with long barrel and stock and call it a carbine. Don't know if ever such a gun was made? Perhaps there are receiver kits so you can build one? Just a thought.

[Bonz]

I would just get a 9mm carbine. Just the price and availability of brass makes 9mm the best choice, IMHO

[Ben]

Great logic Bonz , I agree.

[Outpost75]

I would convert a Remington 580 bolt action as a companion for the one I had done in .32 ACP, and set it up to use Ruger LCP magazines.
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[Mytmousemalibu]

I would certainly vote for a 9mm over a .380 too. Lots more room to play with.

[petroid]

Tough to get a mfr to produce a 380 rifle because ammo is significantly more expensive than 9mm. Who would get a 380 rifle when you can get a 9mm that shoots cheaper ammo. From a caster/reloader standpoint it is moot except for availability of brass.

[jcren]

Of course the 9 would be an option, but the wife fell in love with the walther 380. Once I got to casting and loading for it I figured I might as well have one too. Therefore the interest in 380. Basically looking for something like a 22 as far as use.

[GabbyM]

223 has the same case head as the 380. Close enough they use the same shell holder. So I suppose you could re barrel a 223 bolt gun. Then working out a solution to feeding would be trick. But I think I could find better use for money.

[Wayne R. Scott]

I would get a T/C Contender frame and have MGM make a custom rifle/carbine barrel for it in .380. I basically did that only I had the barrel chambered in .32 S&W Long. It is my cat sneeze/rook rifle. Cheaper to shoot than .22 these days.

If you want a .380 rifle, go for it. It is only money and you can't take it with you.

[badbob454]

i had a hi point in 9mm shot real accurate 4'' at 100 yards with sights ... my vote too

[bstone5]

I have one of the Bretta carbines in 9 mm. Easy to load for with cast bullets, my wife shoots the gun a lot at the rifle range. She also has the round in a Bretta pistol.

[rondog]

I have two 9mm HiPoint 995 carbines and I gotta admit, they're super accurate, great fun, and a helluva lot cheaper to shoot than .380! And 9mm brass on the ground is almost as common as gravel!

I'd certainly go with a 9mm carbine before a .380, but HiPoint is still the only name I've heard of WRT a .380 carbine/rifle, and I don't know if they exist yet.

[Czech_too]

Hi-Point does make a .380 carbine, the 389ts, and a couple of variants. Looks like it retails for $300+

http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-carbines/380ACP_carbine_blk.html