Bought a LCP II today…

[Drew50]

Honestly, it surprised me how easy shooting it was for a snappy little 380. It was a toss up between this and the M&P Bodyguard, but the long stiff DAO pull pushed me away. The LCP has a really hard break which isn't perfect, but for a low cost pocket gun it's tolerable in my opinion. The biggest complaint I have is the sights. You have to put the front post way over the back to where it feels like you have the front of the gun angled toward the ceiling or else you shoot low. It took a little while to get used to but after a few mags I started to understand where/how I needed to aim. I put exactly 207 rounds through it straight out of the box without a single malfunction. All in all I'm pretty impressed with it so I figured I'd write a little review for anyone looking to buy one.

 

[PGRChaplain]

A Pocket Gun is more of a Pointer than a Target Pistol. Do Drills with a Torso sized target, see if your shot placement is in a Vital Area.

WELCOME 2

 

[Drew50]

A Pocket Gun is more of a Pointer than a Target Pistol. Do Drills with a Torso sized target, see if your shot placement is in a Vital Area.

WELCOME 2

Agreed, but when I shot the Bodyguard the sights "worked" a little better. Nothing's perfect but I felt it was worth mentioning.

And thanks. There tons of info here and a lot of interesting stuff to read.

 

[Bennettjh]

Have you shot the original LCP? I was wondering how they compared. I have no complaints about the original.

 

[hpclayto]

I'm not a .380 fan, but having shot the original LCP I'd like to shoot this one to compare.

 

[Drew50]

Have you shot the original LCP? I was wondering how they compared. I have no complaints about the original.

i haven't shot the original, but the trigger felt better just from dry firing. Holding both back and forth the II seemed to have a little more to hold on to.

 

[Salty]

I put a sweet pea trigger and hogue grip on my original LCP. Big improvement IMO. Haven't compared it to the LCP II. From your picture, it looks like the rear sight is taller but that may be the glock sight behind it. Mine doesn't aim low.

 

[Shoots4Fun]

The old model wasn't too bad and I've heard the new trigger is better.

They certainly have improved the looks in my opinion...

 

[ru44mag]

I bought the LCP when they first came out. I liked it. Kept it a long time, until I fell in love with the Sig P238. Much better sights, more accurate, and much less recoil. Still the LCP is a great little pocket pistol, and I find myself tempted to buy the LCP II from time to time.

 

[Drew50]

I bought the LCP when they first came out. I liked it. Kept it a long time, until I fell in love with the Sig P238. Much better sights, more accurate, and much less recoil. Still the LCP is a great little pocket pistol, and I find myself tempted to buy the LCP II from time to time.

The p238 is beautiful but I wanted something more budget friendly. I definitely want one eventually.

To Shoots4Fun it definitely looks better than the 1st gen Kel Tec rip off.

 

[STEEL CORE]

Congrats, to each their own, but for me its a Glock-42 snuggling up to my Glock-22, that makes the best picture for me.

 

[85Cosmo]

The original LCP with Hogue sleeve makes all the difference, for my money, I still like the long trigger pull for a CC gun especially since there is no safety and you should carry with one in the chamber.

 

[wtburnette]

Have you shot the original LCP? I was wondering how they compared. I have no complaints about the original.

I've shot both. I HATED the original LCP, but the LCP II isn't bad at all. The trigger is much better than the original and I didn't think the recoil was too bad, considering the tiny size.

The original LCP with Hogue sleeve makes all the difference, for my money, I still like the long trigger pull for a CC gun especially since there is no safety and you should carry with one in the chamber.

As long as you're carrying in a holster, the trigger pull is irrelevant, at least to me. I love the new trigger on the LCP II.

 

[seedubs1]

The old original LCP was unusable for me. Did some drills. With sweaty hands, the slide was impossible to manipulate and slicker than snot on a sheet of glass. Sold that POS.

The original LCP also had a complete garbage trigger.

Hope the new version is better. Looks like they made some nice design modifications.