P380 Serial Numbers

[Tinman507]

Peach was actually supposed to be sand but peach works too.
Tried to do camo but I dunno how.
Can do any other color.

[wyntrout]

When I bought my wife's P380 yesterday, I didn't notice but one other color... Black... didn't even notice if it had night sights, though, the price was $700... not on sale as the one I bought was... $480++~ $518 OTD for a "get-home" gun for my wife.

I did have a "fleeting" thought about upgrading mine to a DLC with NS, but I'm having the house Rhino Shielded and a new roof installed in the next two weeks. Moneys getting tighter with my "impulse buying"!

I've got the slide locked back and want to pre-shoot it... start breaking it in and make sure that it shoots reliably before she gets a chance with it.

Wynn

[DarwinG31]

I have a RB7 pistol. Its runs great so far. a Little over 500 rounds.

Ammo:
WWB
Rem UMC
Critical defense
DPX

It didn't like the hornady at fist but I polished the ramp and its good to go.

I guess I got lucky with a RB. I didn't realize there were so many bad p380s. I guess I better not let mine go.

[cobrasjp]

My P380 is S/N RA7xxx. It had one trip back to the factory, but not for the usual problems. The trigger pivot pin was backing out of the frame within the first 25 rounds. Kahr fixed it in 5 days by adding a second retaining pin.
Mine has not had any of the other typical problems, like light primer strikes, failure to return to battery, premature slide lockback, etc. About 300 total rounds so far.

[tt66]

I picked up my P380 on Monday. It is serial # RC03xx, Black Slide with Nite Sights. I cleaned it and lubed it according to the diagram before I went to the range.

I fired 100 rounds, 50 round tip and 50 Hollow point. I had 2 FTF incidences in the 70-80 rd range, and they occurred with the round tip ammo.

I could not be happier. I will put another 100 rds thru it this weekend, to finish the recommended break in.

The gun was very accurate, and I don't mean accurate for a small gun. I was amazed at the groups that I was able to get with it at 7 yards.

I will say again how pleased I am at this point with the entire package.

Tim

[jocko]

:19:WELL PAST MONTHS REPORTS IS THAT THE p380 IS GETTING MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER. Nice report..

I shoot my P380 better than I do my PM9:19:

[Firewire]

I started looking this week for a decent deal on a new P380 and found one ($499), but unfortunately it is a RBxxxx series. Old stock I believe and that is why it is on sale.

Way too many posts for frame and light strikes in this serial range.

[markstertt]

I bought mine RC1xxx in May of last year and you can read my first post here "P380, junk to jewel" if you want to know my experiences with the little pistol before and after 1 trip back to Kahr. If it keeps shooting like at my last outing, they'll have to bury me with it because it's a keeper...Mark

[heprat]

My black P380 ( KP3834 ) with S/N Rc 89XX is sitting in MA right now. Was told "frame is out of spec" and "gunsmith is waiting on a new frame to get machined". I had lots of issues including random magazine drops (recieved replacement mag release), failure to return to battery (recieved replacement springs) and failure to ejects (stove pipes mostly). Hopefully the next one will be better,

[socialwork911]

I too had the frame replace..they said it was cracked...now a new extractor is in the works.hope this solves it..when it works it shoots great...trust my life to it???? not yet

[cloud]

also have the black (kp3834) picked up last week s/n rc7xxx Have about 250 rounds through it . Have over 150 trouble free rounds.How did he tell the frame was out of spec?

[heprat]

also have the black (kp3834) picked up last week s/n rc7xxx Have about 250 rounds through it . Have over 150 trouble free rounds.How did he tell the frame was out of spec?

I asked him if he could be more specific and he said "no"....haha I guess he really didn't know but the gun smith did. Fortunately my FFL didn't charge me again to call in the new frame.

Took it to the range today....ugh....tons of failures to return to battery and only 4 of the 10 mags (5 flush and 5 long) failed to lock back on last round. Near the end of the session the failures to return to battery were minimal which was a good sign.

My final mag was full of Hornady Critical Defense rounds...not a single failure.

[MonteFuller]

New to the forum,

I have a P380 with SN RB1XXX, I had few problems (normal) during break in. No real issues after that just the (very random) slide locking open due to operator error because my thumb was held up against the slide stop lever. I fixed that problem, no issues after that....... then I put the gun away for about 2 years, Recently I started shooting it again because I wanted to pocket carry it. I started having the slide not return to battery randomly after the gun got dirty (about 50 rounds) at the range. I read up on the issue, bought new recoil springs which turned out to be heavier. After that my P380 is 100%, absolutely love it!! I must have a good one in the RBXXXX series. lucky me!!!

[jocko]

sometimes that hotter defense ammo will work the gun as it should be. also soetimes during breakin what I call range fodder which is usually lower priced fmj amo just doesnt hav ethe ump like a defense rounds, so be patient, it seems to me the gun is working its way out of those little picky issues. If it works with defense stuff, then IMO ur getting very close to GOOD TO GO. Its gonna be ur defense gun, not really ur range gun. I hope u did the pre prepo on ur kahr there just could be some litlte glitchs kthere that can be elevated beforew that bang thing happens..

[muggsy]

My original serial number of my P380 was RB7*** purchased 4/12/12. Frame replaced 2/17/14. New ser # RD5***. Once through the break-in period the gun was flawless until the frame failed. The gun is flawless again with the new frame.