Used P380 or new CW380?

[marchboom]

Was at a gun store today and they had a used P380 w/ 2 mags for $350. They are also selling the new CW380 for $350. I have read about the P380's having problems and was wondering if the problems have been straightened out and if there was a group of them that had problems, is the a way of identifying those guns (possibly by serial number)?

Thanks

[pcv57]

You have to wonder why the previous owner traded it in. Was it because he was having issues with it? I was faced with the same decision and decided to buy the used P380 with a 30 day return from my LGS if it didn't work. On my second range session, I had several light strikes using different ammo. I brought it back to the store but had them return it to Kahr to see if they could do anything about it. It took a month to get it back but Kahr went through it, replaced whatever it needed, and even replaced my 2 mags. Since getting it back, it was worked flawlessly and I now trust this gun and love it! If I were you, I would make sure you have the opportunity to get your money back ( or return it for something else) if it doesn't work

[SlowBurn]

Buy both. That way you can work with them and see for sure which you like better. They'll probably also give you a bit of a price break by getting both, but even at the asking price you won't lose much selling one in a couple of months.

Only problem is you might like them both too much to sell one. That's what happened to me.