woodandsteel
05-01-09, 23:24
A guy that I work with, kept talking about a .380 that he was given as a gift from an old family friend. He is not much of a firearms enthusiast, so he didn't really know what he had. I finally convinced him to bring it into work so I could see it.
The firearm in question is a Sterling Arms PPL. It is chambered in .380. It has a magazine release on the bottom of the magazine well. The safety appears to be a transfer bar system located forward of the trigger guard.
From what I have read, this type of gun was produced in 1971 or 1972. It is very heavy for it's size. And the barrell, for the front end of the chamber forward, measures at about 3/4 of an inch. The rifling actually looks to be straight up and down the bore.
Here are some pics;
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo187/woodandsteel/IMG_1994JPG-1.jpg
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo187/woodandsteel/IMG_1999JPG.jpg
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo187/woodandsteel/IMG_1998JPG.jpg
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo187/woodandsteel/IMG_2001JPG.jpg
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo187/woodandsteel/IMG_2000JPG.jpg
In the above photo, I placed a .380 round on the gun to show just how little barrell the round has to travel in.
I saw one of these sold for $292.00 on Gunbroker. And for a novelty, I guess I could see someone paying that much. But, as a gun for self defense, I wouldn't buy one.
In all fairness, the gun has a beautiful trigger. And the finish on the metal is real nice. But the safety is akward to manipulate. And the magazine his hard to load into the gun.
I just thought is was kind of an Unusual gun. Come Sunday, she is getting returned to her owner.
Thanks for looking.
The firearm in question is a Sterling Arms PPL. It is chambered in .380. It has a magazine release on the bottom of the magazine well. The safety appears to be a transfer bar system located forward of the trigger guard.
From what I have read, this type of gun was produced in 1971 or 1972. It is very heavy for it's size. And the barrell, for the front end of the chamber forward, measures at about 3/4 of an inch. The rifling actually looks to be straight up and down the bore.
Here are some pics;
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo187/woodandsteel/IMG_1994JPG-1.jpg
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo187/woodandsteel/IMG_1999JPG.jpg
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo187/woodandsteel/IMG_1998JPG.jpg
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo187/woodandsteel/IMG_2001JPG.jpg
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo187/woodandsteel/IMG_2000JPG.jpg
In the above photo, I placed a .380 round on the gun to show just how little barrell the round has to travel in.
I saw one of these sold for $292.00 on Gunbroker. And for a novelty, I guess I could see someone paying that much. But, as a gun for self defense, I wouldn't buy one.
In all fairness, the gun has a beautiful trigger. And the finish on the metal is real nice. But the safety is akward to manipulate. And the magazine his hard to load into the gun.
I just thought is was kind of an Unusual gun. Come Sunday, she is getting returned to her owner.
Thanks for looking.