What the heck to do with a Lorcin .380

[Snow ninja]

Got a Lorcin SS .380 as part of an estate sale, now I just need to know what the heck to do with it. I have no use or need for it in my collection, and I'm afraid I'd get laughed out of the pawn shop if I took it in. What do you guys think?

[JSnover]

Pawn shop. You'll probably get enough for a box of bullets, maybe.

[Treeman]

Of course this means you need to purchase a small boat......since you have a small boat anchor.

[dverna]

There are times a gun like that can be useful

[Plate plinker]

Wait for one of the gun by back deals and get some money.

[rintinglen]

It didn't cost you anything, and it doesn't eat. I would shoot it a few times to see if it works, and then put it away for that day that you have a relative or friend who needs to borrow a gun against a perceived threat. Of course, if it doesn't shoot, it can still be used for a buy back or a boat anchor . But do not dry fire it. They break the strikers when you do.

[ShooterAZ]

Throw it in the tacklebox. If you don't fish, throw it in the lake.

[35remington]

I would establish whether it functions or not. I suppose you could keep it in the car or pickup if local laws allow but the idea of a gun so cheap you can lose it or have it stolen has never appealed to me as that means the criminal element has a gun because you failed to secure it.

I would not foist it on anyone. Keep it and shoot it until it breaks at your own risk or destroy it. Having said that I have a Jennings/Lorcin 380 that is surprisingly reliable and utilitarian(ish) for what it is but it is more of a novelty than a gun I would need or want for any purpose. If someone else really needs a gun, if you have any regard for their value as a person see that they get a better gun. Bottom level in quality for me is the Taurus/Rossi series of revolvers.

Say no to pot metal. Tackle box gun for shooting frogs and what not is probably best idea. Such usage is not of dire need.

[opos]

We found a Lorcin .25 acp and an RG 38 special..both brand new in the box in the dresser when my Mother in Law died...I ran an ad in a collector section of our local gun forum and got a couple of replies and sold both guns (in boxes with all literature and the sales receipts) for something like $50 each...glad to get rid of them..I guess there are collectors that never try and shoot them...

[EMC45]

Take it to a pawn shop and see what they will give you (my buddy has a pawnshop and for a while he wouldn't take any of these kinds of guns in), if it's under 50 walk and wait for your next gun buy-back and get 50-100 bucks for it or a WalMart gift card that you could buy ammo with. You're doing your part keeping the streets "safe".......

[jdfoxinc]

Do Not! Remove the grips. 7 essential parts are held by them. You WILL lose one or more.

[M-96 Hunter]

Put it on gunbroker. it will bring 60-100 bucks.

[FergusonTO35]

http://www.bryco-jennings-jimenezarms.com/forum

I'd say one of us will be happy to buy it from you!

[StolzerandSons]

There are times a gun like that can be useful
So many possible meanings.

[lefty o]

So many possible meanings.

sometimes a guy needs a hammer, and there is not a real one close by. LOL

[sawinredneck]

Oddly, the .380 version of those guns are pretty solid and can be accurate enough for close up work. Shoot it, see how it functions and how accurate it is, you may have a cheap new pocket gun. The best part is if you do have to use it and the police hold it for a trial you’ll not be out anything.

[birch]

You could always do one of those gun "torture tests". I can't help but read them when they pop up. I think there is a Glock out there with upwards of 750,000 rounds.

[merlin101]

There are times a gun like that can be useful

As a throw down?

[merlin101]

http://www.bryco-jennings-jimenezarms.com/forum

I'd say one of us will be happy to buy it from you!

I never would've imagined that guys would be collecting those things! Maybe I should sell those two that I somehow acquired.

[Drm50]

I would buy it if we were face to face, but by the time you ship and pay transfer its a deal killer.
Why would I want a gun like that? There are many people who want a pistol for the house. They
don't want to spend much, that's ok because I don't want to sell it. Most people around these parts
have a gun or two laying around from uncle, ect and you can get a nice 22 or maybe a shotgun
for a cheap pistol. Any good old single shot 22 or Shotgun is worth more than these type of pistols.

[FergusonTO35]

I never would've imagined that guys would be collecting those things! Maybe I should sell those two that I somehow acquired.

Why not? There are endless varieties of Saturday Night Specials out there and some of them are actually decent guns for the price. People collect Mosin Nagants, after all.

[NyFirefighter357]

The gun was free, doesn't need to be fed and doesn't take up much space and not worth much. Why the need to get rid of it? Here in NY working pistols pay upwards of $250 in the buy back programs, that would be worth it!

[Bigslug]

When they work, they usually work OK. If you've got one of those, no harm in hanging onto it. Otherwise, I'd lean toward the gun buy back option - you might get a free Christmas turkey out of it.

If I was myself, or had a talented metalworking friend with a lot of time on his hands, I'd be tempted to replace as many of the guts with quality tool steel and good alloy springs as possible, just as a "hot rod a Pinto" silly project. The gun is basically a Browning/FN-1910 distilled down to the cheapest possible level - the only reason they fail so often is the shoddy materials and lack of attention to detail

[adcoch1]

Ironically, one of these was my very first semi auto. Shot a few boxes through it, accidentally dry fired it and broke the firing pin. A buddies dad built me another one on his lathe. So I shot a few more boxes of ammo thru it and traded it on down the road. My first thoght though on use of it when I saw the headline was "paperweight"

[Texas by God]

Try and shoot a full box of FMJ through it. If it makes it through with no issues, state that fact in your WTS ad. A cheap pistol that works is worth owning. It's basically a bigger Raven so it might just work! But as stated, do not dry fire. The firing pin is the ejector so don't do it.

[FergusonTO35]

I read somewhere that Lorcin has been out of business for years, yet their guns still turn up in crimes alot. Lorcin, the herpes of firearms...

[Earlwb]

I would also suggest that you try it out and see if it works Ok or not. Quite a few of the guns actually work OK. Some may have had needed some magazine tweaking before they worked well too. So you may have a nice inexpensive plinker there or a tackle box gun.

[3006guns]

Remove the magazine.
Weld base of frame in the center of a metal bowl.
Place on coffee table.
Take up smoking...........

[adcoch1]

^^^^^this i like...

[scattershot]

So many possible meanings.

Indeed.

[Murphy]

"Got a Lorcin"

Don't believe I'd uh' told that Brother!

I will say this though, I admire your honesty in owning up to it.

Murphy

[FergusonTO35]

Nothing wrong with a free gun, no matter how awful it is!

[Murphy]

Nothing wrong with a free gun, no matter how awful it is!

You are absolutely correct in that statement.

But sadly, much like in my youth there were women I was with I'll own up to, and those I won't!

Murphy

[Jniedbalski]

Shoot it. My 380 loricin was a decent shooter I shot a lot of cast through it

[Texas by God]

Give it as a down payment on a Hi Point.

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[str8wal]

Wait for one of the gun by back deals and get some money.

I have a Davis 32 that came with another gun in a package deal and have been patiently waiting for such a deal but no luck, ha.

[Tom W.]

I thought lorcin was some kind of prescription drug.......

[BigBore45]

Id buy if for 40 bucks

[John Ross]

https://www.amazon.com/EpoxAcast-Clear-Casting-Epoxy-Resin/dp/B00IRC42PC/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1519042149&sr=1-1&keywords=clear+casting+resin

[PS Paul]

'Spose it's like a scooter and a fatty. All fun until your friends see you ridin' one!!!!

[Walkingwolf]

Keep it around for fun. When your gun snob buds ask you what you carry tell them a Lorcin, and watch them implode. A Taurus has the same result also, or a Hi Point.

[9.3X62AL]

Some readers might recall from the 1990s a lot of press play about "The Ring Of Fire" in Southern California. Give the term a Google search (ring of fire gunmakers) and have a look-see at the history involved. Short version--this was a group of companies that produced very similar pot metal self-loading handguns that sold at very low prices. It was these handguns that California's Handgun Safety Act was targeted to address, mostly through "drop-testing" and other safety rigamarole. These regs did not work--these low-end handguns passed the "safety tests" with flying colors.

There were some shady, scandalous characters working at these companies. I have personally seen 4 examples of these ROF handguns seized as part of criminal investigations that were "sterile"--they left the factory minus any serial number or other labeling. I did not think that the management had direct involvement in this production, but the act of getting such items produced and out the back loading dock took at least a few VERY lackadaisical supervisors, at minimum. When you pay unskilled workers low-end wages, they will make up the slack in a number of bad ways.

[Geezer in NH]

When I had a shop I found the .380's worked pretty good unlike the .25's which worked or did not work.

Think they don't stand at 25 yards and let a novice shoot at you with one. Any firearm that can go bang for a magazine or more will save your butt.

Some cannot afford better nor care about guns they just like keeping alive. When you live in a bad area and make min wage or less you will never get something better as food and shelter is your main goal.

[Earlwb]

I was checking out a pawn shop today and amazingly enough they had a Lorcin .380 marked at $150 for sale. I had no interest in getting it, as I have other better guns I prefer to carry.

[Brad Cayton]

Lorcin, the herpes of firearms...

That's funny right there!

[Nines&Twos]

Take it to one of the gun buy back programs.
I remember seeing one locally a few years ago that was giving $100 Kroger gift cards.
Hundred bucks worth of steaks & beer for a Lorcin? SOLD!!!!!

[JBinMN]

'Spose it's like a scooter and a fatty. All fun until your friends see you ridin' one!!!!

I was reading this topic for the laughs I figured it would provide.. You Sir, just nailed it for the funniest post, IMO.
LOLOLOLOL
:)

Thanks for the laff!
:D

[FergusonTO35]

Some readers might recall from the 1990s a lot of press play about "The Ring Of Fire" in Southern California. Give the term a Google search (ring of fire gunmakers) and have a look-see at the history involved. Short version--this was a group of companies that produced very similar pot metal self-loading handguns that sold at very low prices. It was these handguns that California's Handgun Safety Act was targeted to address, mostly through "drop-testing" and other safety rigamarole. These regs did not work--these low-end handguns passed the "safety tests" with flying colors.

There were some shady, scandalous characters working at these companies. I have personally seen 4 examples of these ROF handguns seized as part of criminal investigations that were "sterile"--they left the factory minus any serial number or other labeling. I did not think that the management had direct involvement in this production, but the act of getting such items produced and out the back loading dock took at least a few VERY lackadaisical supervisors, at minimum. When you pay unskilled workers low-end wages, they will make up the slack in a number of bad ways.

The Ring of Fire companies did more damage to RKBA than the Brady Bunch and Violence Policy Institute ever could hope to. Bruce Jennings, whose firm produced the .380 pistol at the center of the Brandon Maxfield lawsuit, is currently at Club Fed on a child porn conviction. Jim Waldorf was a longtime friend of his and the owner of Lorcin. He used to boast that his business strategy was to make guns so cheap and in massive quantities so that no one else could compete with him.

[9.3X62AL]

Full agreement with ya, TO-35. I dislike these makers and their products intensely.

[Walkingwolf]

The Ring of Fire companies did more damage to RKBA than the Brady Bunch and Violence Policy Institute ever could hope to. Bruce Jennings, whose firm produced the .380 pistol at the center of the Brandon Maxfield lawsuit, is currently at Club Fed on a child porn conviction. Jim Waldorf was a longtime friend of his and the owner of Lorcin. He used to boast that his business strategy was to make guns so cheap and in massive quantities so that no one else could compete with him.

FUDD's damaged 2A, and they continue to. Guns inexpensive, and expensive do absolutely nothing, they are an inanimate tool/object. Every time a supposed 2A supporter attacks an inanimate object, or legal gun owners/carry they are the root of evil. The anti's love them, they encourage them, they bait them to turn on fellow gun owners.

[walnut1704]

I think I'd lock it in a vice, load it with a compressed load of Titewad, and pull the trigger with a very long string. Just for grins.

[FergusonTO35]

FUDD's damaged 2A, and they continue to. Guns inexpensive, and expensive do absolutely nothing, they are an inanimate tool/object. Every time a supposed 2A supporter attacks an inanimate object, or legal gun owners/carry they are the root of evil. The anti's love them, they encourage them, they bait them to turn on fellow gun owners.

Actually, I agree with you completely here. It was the scumbag people who ran the Ring of Fire gunmakers who were the problem, not the guns themselves. I like cheap firearms and have had quite a few of them over the years, including quite a few of ROF guns purchased used.

[Surculus]

Got a Lorcin SS .380 as part of an estate sale, now I just need to know what the heck to do with it. I have no use or need for it in my collection, and I'm afraid I'd get laughed out of the pawn shop if I took it in. What do you guys think?

If I believed gun buy-backs weren't as mythical as unicorns [check the facts! They're only ever advertised as "having happened" after the fact!] then I'd say "Hang onto it & get more than it originally cost at the next buy-back!" But since those things are all just anti-liberty propaganda, I'd say give it away to someone you despise...

[Bazoo]

Dont forget armslist, if you want to sell it face to face.

[GoodOlBoy]

Honestly a Lorcin is prime bait for a gun buyback program. If you can get lucky and find one that is giving $100-$150 for you are golden. Almost any other gun I would say had redeeming qualities of some sort, but Lorcin's don't even make good boat anchors....

God Bless and One Love.

GoodOlBoy

[Texas by God]

You only need it to work ONE TIME for it to be priceless. As I said; if it works- keep it.

[Landy88]

A Liberator is, too, a pretty poor pistol; but it is a pistol, and all that some once had.
215964
Didn't a bunch of gun grabbers just have a nationally televised meeting, where the highest officials in this land plotted extra-judicial gun seizures?

[9.3X62AL]

FUDD's damaged 2A, and they continue to. Guns inexpensive, and expensive do absolutely nothing, they are an inanimate tool/object. Every time a supposed 2A supporter attacks an inanimate object, or legal gun owners/carry they are the root of evil. The anti's love them, they encourage them, they bait them to turn on fellow gun owners.

Those ROF pistols do NO ONE any favors. I am not attacking any inanimate object, but I have zero use for these pot-metal pieces of trash. There is no evil in calling junk JUNK.

[smkummer]

If it were mine, it would first be tested that it functions. Then it would hide in a car trunk coated with wax so it doesn’t rust. Or in a secluded place in the garage so you could get it fast if needed. Or hidden next to a favorite spot you sit or frequent in the House. Every floor of my 3 floors of my house have a gun on them. At the first opportunity to get rid of it, like others suggested, I would do it and replace in those spots a smith 10 or colt police positive special in 38. I have bought some of those guns in the $200 plus range and I can always count on them.

[FergusonTO35]

Hi-Point is an example of a gun that is dirt cheap and still works really well, the company has A+ customer service too. Even the snobby gun shops here keep them in stock.