Product announcement

[jarcher]

Well I got the product announcement for the R380 in the mail today.  I'll be at the SHOT show so I'll be by with my camera (I have a press pass) and snap some pictures.  

The announcement didn't say when it will ship.

[ROKTMAN]

Exciting news.I expect it to be a rousing success.My GF who is recoil sensitive may have an interest in the new"pup".

[DDGator]

I will be there sporting a press pass too!  

[jarcher]

Cool!  So we'll have plenty of pictures then.  Or, we could just take the existing pictures and photoshop a 380 on the side

[75scout]

I've got to say the R380 sounds like exactly what I'm looking for.  Should be out by the time I get out of the police academy.

[jarcher]

At SHOT, Karl told me shooting a R380 feels like shooting a .25, due to the locked breech design.  Should be interesting to rry one out.  Procy though, for a .380.  I was considering "trading down" one of my R9s for a R380, but that's an expensive proposition just to play.

[Gramps]

Kel-Tek already has a small locked breech .380; the P-3AT.
Costs $250 or so and weights around 12 oz. Going to be a hard market to break into. I personally don't know many who would/could put down $900 + for a .380. It may be a high quality .380, but it is  still a .380.

Gramps

[DDGator]

They seem to be selling them like hotcakes.  I don't think that Kel-Tec and Rohrbaugh appeal to the same people.

Kel-Tec is going to be in an interesting position with their new bull-pup rifle -- we will see if people can wrap their heads around paying $2k plus for a Kel-Tec rifle.

[jarcher]

The R380 is shipping?

[DTM_39]

Not Yet.

[75scout]

If Seecamp can sell a 380 that routinely sells for $800+, then I don't see why Rohrbaugh can step into the same market.  Persobally I'd be willing to pay that much for either of them.  And plan to for at least one of them.

[CNO53]

I'm looking to purchase one of the two as well.

[Richard S]

I'm inclined to think that there will be a real demand for the R380 in the export market, especially in certain foreign countries which restrict handguns of 9mm and above to police/military use. With all of the foreign gun companies selling their products on the U. S. market these days, it would be good to see one of our home-grown companies such as Rohrbaugh help redress the trade deficit.  

[CNO53]

I agree !!

[henryk]

Kel-Tek already has a small locked breech .380; the P-3AT.
Costs $250 or so and weights around 12 oz. Going to be a hard market to break into. I personally don't know many who would/could put down $900 + for a .380. It may be a high quality .380, but it is  still a .380.

Gramps

I tend to disagree with that somewhat.  Having owned the P3AT, LCP, LWS-380 and looking to buy the R-380 as soon as they start shipping, There are many levels of quality and reliability that folks are willing to pay for.