75 year old with arthritis, retired military. Shot 45ACP for years, had Sig M11-A1 9mm as my carry after the 45's. Age however takes its toll on us all. This Ruger is amazing for my use now. Easy slide manipulation and almost zero muzzle rise. I now own three of these. One for my EDC and one for my wifes EDC and one for my granddaughter who is learning to shoot. Have had zero problems with these pistols and highly recommend them. My EDC ammo is Underwood Xtreme Defender 380 Auto 68 gr 1300 fps. my target loads are Blazer Brass. Have run over 500 rounds in each of these with zero problems. Thank You Ruger from my wife!
Thank you for being so thorough in your testing. Most people would have quit after the first Armscor dusaster. Instead you continued with good anmo, showing that the gun ran fine. Then you even put more Armscor ammo to showed that it failed again. Great job! I am looking forward to getting a Ruger Security 380.
Has anybody shot the range dynamics ammo? I bought 1000 rounds of it online at a great price because I’ve always liked the company and never had an issues. Then a few days later I read 2 reviews on another site with people having feeding issues with their Ruger security 380’s only with that ammo. I just picked up my ruger but haven’t had a chance to make it to the range yet
I bought my first Ruger, a Mark I Target, in late 1968 for $79.99 and kept it for 30+ years. When a survivalist offered me $225.00 for it, that Ruger found a new home. Excellent gun! I love all things Ruger and the Security 380 is on my get list! Excellent video.
I bought my Ruger Mk1 bull barrel target model in 1967 for $62.50 in a Western Auto store in Florida. I thought I got a pretty good deal. Loved that gun!
My friend bought the 380 Ruger Security for $313 taxes and background check. He is a retired law enforcement official and he loves this weapon. We go to the range a lot. We order our ammo from Ammunition Depot and we always try to buy CCI for the range.And for defense ammo Hornaday Critical defense.
When I first started this video and you said you were using Armscor, my first thought was "don't blame the gun"... I have the Security Lite Rack and LOVE it!!! I use standard flatnose Winchester White Box... NEVER a problem... I collect .380's and the Lite Rack is my EDC...
The local farm store had a holiday special on ammunition, including Armscore. I bought a brick of .22lr...never again. At least 1 in 8 misfires and most would not fire on second strike. I gave some away and just used the rest in my old single shot. Thanks for sharing this video.
I recently purchased this firearm and went to the range, without a cleaning first. Hornaday Critical defense, many failures to feed. Went home and gave it a good cleaning. It cycled the same ammo flawlessly. Everything else I have flawlessly. Great little gun. Love it.
My wife's new Security .380 refused to chamber hollow-point ammo. The feed ramp seemed to be covered with thick black paint. I removed all that and it seems to be working OK now when manually cycling it, but I haven't had a chance to take it back to the range yet.
Extremely fair review, and methodical diagnosis. Thank you for saving thousands of people from a potentially deadly ammunition choice if they expect their tools to work in dire circumstances.
Mine won't shoot armscor either, and I've had 3 squib loads with ammo Inc. And I've had a squib 11:38 load out of my 9mm with ammo inc. Love my ruger hand guns. Great review!
Great video. I'm looking to buy the Ruger Security.380 for my wife and I know now to stay away from running Armscore ammo through it. Thank you for your honesty. Definitely subscribing to your channel.
I love this gun. I brought it to the range with me again this morning along with a couple more expensive 9mm pistols, but I enjoyed this one the most. I never intended to use it for carry, but I like so much that I'm gonna purchase an IWB holster for it and give it a go. It's such a great pistol for the price. 380 ACP is more expensive than 9mm but I have found pretty decent deals on ammoseek if you buy in bulk. Side note, I have thousands of rounds of Armscor 22LR (sadly) and it's pretty dirty, crappy stuff. These days I use it only in a Rossi lever gun since it will feed literally anything and if it fails to fire I just cycle it right out.
I like Ruger handguns. The fact that this weapon has a light rack means a lot to me. I have two semi-auto 9mm and at my age and arthritic hands I can’t reliably rack the slide. Thanks for this review.
I just saw this gun yesterday on another channel. It peaked my interest. I have the Ruger lcp max and it is just too small for me. Great pocket gun but my hands swallow it up. Looks like this one being larger will be easier for me to shoot. I want to go hold one and see how it feels. Great review.
I just bought a Security 380 for my wife. We both have lcp2s for pocket carry but they are not fun to shoot especially for her. I want her to have some fun on the range not the frustration. We will be avoiding the armscor debacle😅. You handled it all great and I understand the frustration. My edc street carry is a Glock 20 conversion barrel to 40 S&W … weird I know but her and I can take fuller sized guns and really run em and have fun. We still will practice with the LCP2s too. This Ruger hopefully will build her confidence plus it’s a great carry option in it’s self. Thanks for all the information great video!
I tried to buy this gun for my wife but the gun store pulled a bait and switch, saying he sold it 15 minutes before we got there. So we ended up getting the S&W 380 EZ instead. Big mistake, she never got used to the grip safety on the EZ. She would either fail to grip it properly or she would be so focused on the grip safety that she would pull her shots downward. Now, most things can be overcome with enough practice. But when it comes to self defense, why chance it. So I ordered the Security-380, which was what I wanted to get in the first place. Great 380, it’s noticeably thicker than the EZ, the barrel is a lil shorter, but you get 2 extra rounds and the price is $120 less. There is no clear winner between these two. The EZ has a slight edge when it comes to racking the slide. But it’s barely noticeable and to be honest, if you can rack one then you can rack the other. It really is that close. I like a lot of things better with the EZ but that doesn’t make it the better gun, not by any means. The Ruger absolutely holds its own against the EZ. My wife has never owned anything other than S&W, until now. She really wanted the EZ to be the better of the two. But she chose the Ruger over the EZ. Her exact words were, “I have to think about what I’m doing with the EZ, but with the Ruger I don’t have to think about it, I just pull the trigger and it works”.
I have a Security 380. I haven't fired it yet. I am looking forward to doing so. Thanks for the update. Looks good. I am leary of the Armscor also which I have over 200 rounds of. Oh well live and learn.
I've also had issues with Armscor before. It definitely wasn't the gun as the strikes in the primers were absolutely deep enough. I read below where a guy said it was probably gun related, for goodness sakes, watch the video again. The strike on the round he held close to the camera was clearly visibly deep!
I had the same thing happen with my Walther PK380 using Freedom Munitions fmj 380acp .... out of 2 boxes I had quite a few light primer strikes, never had that problem with other brands ..
I recently purchased a Security .380 from Academy Sports (ours gives a 10% military discount, so it was only $315, out the door). I want my Granddaughter to try it because she has some mild RA going on in her hands, so hopefully she'll be able to work the slide. Took it straight out of the box and shot it. I was running S&B ball through it, which I am a big fan of, by the way. I had a few FTF issues with it, but again, it was the first 100 rds and right out of the box, so maybe after a good clean/lube job, and another 100 or so, it'll do better. I'm a big Ruger fan, and my little LCP II eats everything I feed it. Also, I noticed when I was loading the 15 round mag, the spacer (that's what I call it) at the bottom slid up the mag on me. Was wondering if you, or anyone else has had that happen. Maybe I'll just epoxy it to the bottom because it shouldn't move anyway.😄
Absolutely love this gun! I have multiple calibers and manufacturers. This is one of the best shooters right out of the box! Little to no recoil and very accurate!
I have this pistol and I find it to be ammo sensitive. CCI Blazer, PMC Bronze, and Magtech no issues. Most bargain stuff I experience feed failures and failures to extract.
I bought one before I saw your video. Haven't got the power yet. Things are a little tight now. I got a box of ammunition which you could do if we do on PPU ammo. It's pretty reasonable around for a box of 50 hollow points before I got it from when you check that out. That's all I got to say about that. Y'all have a good day
I am embarrassed, WOW. The primer's must have been bad, Thank You for the video, I will check in with my wife's range experience after the .380 arrives in a day or two. She tried the CZ 75B, too cumbersome for her to hold but she liked the way it shot. So we went with CZ 75 D PCR compact, she liked the way it shot also but still too large for her hands. Next, we purchased a Glock G43 X MOS and she fired one round and was afraid it was going to blow up in her hands 🙄. We decided to try the .380 caliber and she liked the two-tone Berretta 80X Cheetah in the fancy box (good grief) and really likes shooting it but has a bit of trouble racking it. I decided to get a Ruger Mark IV Target (.22 cal.) in stainless (the Mark series has always been one of my favorites to shoot and cheaply) to boost her confidence and just have some fun while developing her skill set. So, we are hoping the lite rack and lighter recoil of the Ruger Security 380 fills the bill before we need to open a gun store.
I've been watching vids on the Ruger security 380 (Purchased and waiting a mandatory 10 day (business days..) for mine to clear at my FFL. I can't wait to try it out! thanks for session vids on it!
I thought I was done buying guns but as I age (I am 80) this month). I feel the need to transition to an easier slide racking pistol. As a result, I purchased the Ruger Security .380 and am quite pleased with it. I have the LCP in .380 and a Bersa, both of which require.me and the wife to struggle with slide manipulation. I practice with reloaded 95gn powder coated r/n bullets and carry with white box r/n fmj and have no failures to feed or eject.. Of course I have 9mm, .40 ,.22lr and .45 cal weapons but this pistol has become my favorite in the CCW mode.
Primers are important, I've had some boxes of ammo with multiple light primer strikes I think it just comes down to the suppliers of the primers. Great looking pistol and performing pistol I'm gonna buy one today. Nice video and information, 2A rights FOREVER!!!
Got a security so my daughter can shoot with me with smaller weeker hands. So far it's awesome...It may be my carry if I go 380. Feels great in my paws..a little wider than most carry guns but I like it.
I’m 78 and just bought a Security 380; I absolutely love it. My tired old hands are very happy I made the switch from 9mm. For what it’s worth, I bought 4 different ammo brands to test, one of them Armscor, and I had exactly the same problem. Not as bad as yours, but still enough to be unacceptable. Thumbs down on Armscor, for sure…👎👎👎
Well, i have put 150 rounds through mine, absolutly no issues at all. I have a ammo can (30 cal) of loose assorted mfg's. Fiochi, Federal, LAX, S&B and Armscor... All ball, mixed flat & round nose... I am working my way to the 500 mark, just not there yet! The only issue i have is with that damned plastic sleeve on the 15 round mag. I despise that sleeve! I love the gun though!!!! Livin my best La Vida Loca here in south east Arizona
I have had this same issue out of the Armscor 9mm ammo with 3 different pistols, a Smith Sd9, Taurus g2c, and Ruger Ec9s. I would put money on it being the ammo.
Got the Ruger security 380 and had the same feeding issue, I used Fiochi ammo, I’ll try some other to see if it’s the ammo or a gun or magazine problem
I just watched and commented on your previous Ruger Security-380 video, explaining why I'm looking into this pistol. From this video I get the sense that the Security-380 is a good shooter, if I need to go with this caliber. (But I'm hoping to be able to stay with my micro9 for some time to come.) Another takeaway from this video: AAA = Avoid Armscor Ammo.
Every single one of my handguns I've had at least two light primer strikes, I was shooting some sailor and billet 10 mm performance center 2.0 and we had one round, that have a light primer strike 3 and fired on the 4th, it usually is almost 100% of the time will fire the second time sometimes it takes 3-4-5
Thank you for the review. Now I know what ammo to never get. I understand with training ammo, one out of 50 or 100 being a dud, I can live with that, not at the rate this ammo failed. You have saved me money, for that I thank you.
Good review. My security 380 will not run Fiocchi ftx hollow points. Will not feed all the way into breech. Stops right at the point where the barrel end flips up. Hitting the back of gun does nothing to help. Sent to Ruger, got it back and will not run the FTX ammo. Runs Federal and PMC fmj with zero problems (30 rounds each). Had 2 light primer strikes with ftx, reloaded and they fired. Any help with ammo selection would be appreciated. Armscor ammo I have bought - 22 TMC 4 overcharged out of 500, had to ramrod cases out of barrel, no failures. Dangerous? 22 magnum 400 rounds, less than 14 cents apiece almost 7 years ago, zero failures (Keltec PMR). 22 lr 500 rounds 5 under loaded and would not eject, sounded like a firecracker. Not bad for cheap 22 lr. S&W Victory. Fiocchi 22lr 500 rounds zero failures. Conclusion - Is it the ammo or the gun or both? In my case (380) it is the gun. Ran same ammo in 2 other guns with no problems.
Yeah that sounds more like a gun issue I'd have to agree with you there. This one was definitely an ammo issue as I've had terrible luck with Armscor before in 300blk especially.
I bought some Sig Sauer .380 FMJ recently and I had lots of trouble with its reliability. The weird thing was it looked really good from a visual inspection but it was crap.
I have found that some ammo will NOT run nicely in some guns; I believe that some guns just don't like certain ammo and you may find that same crappy ammo will run just fine in another gun... Not necessarily that the gun is bad but you just gotta find ammo that it likes to eat.... I absolutely LUV my Ruger Security 380...
Thank you for sharing, and you know I've heard with the "flinching" as long as were hitting then it's not to much to stress over. I just recently did this on a video and "flinched" as i was expecting the recoil and or noise. Tactical Hyve has a great video on this and says if you're hitting then not to worry to much....but i want to work on my recoil anticipation but then again we as humans get ready for the recoil and we should compensate for that a little by pushing. Sorry for your .380 issue with Armscor.
I had the same issue with Fiochi of all rounds in a 9mm. Never had problem with it before. I think in order to keep up with high demand some ammo makers let QA go by the wayside
I was going to buy one but i heard the magazines are for a 9mm , they just made a block spacer put inside the mag to take up the excess space because the 380 is shorter . One guy showed in a video that the inside of the mags pop out because that block spacer in the mags are not right . I dont know this 100% just saying what i have seen on a few other videos and people talking . A few other people said they was having the same problem with the mags . It bugs me that Ruger could not make it its own magazine instead of cobbling one up thats for 9mm . I just bougt a Ruger LCP MAX a few months ago love it , but was going to buy a Security 380 soon but now im not going to . I think i will buy another LCP Max and a LCP II 22 .
@@Spidermonkey2a Yea I thought we got burned, and in good faith didnt want to sell it. I thought if the glock cant run it nothin will, but to my suprise they just didnt mix. Some guns just like certain things but that one was a head scratcher, dont know if you have other .380s but for us there was a silver lining. Hope this was helpful 👍
I bought a bunch larger size 380's: Cz's, Beretta's, S&W EZ, looking for a good combat style handgun, they were all a disappointment till I found the Ruger Security 380. It is amazing however it has been replaced by a Glock 25 which is truly a combat sized pistol
I can appreciate your problem with Armscor as I have heard that others have had similar problems as well. I think it may be pistol related because I have a 22TCM and use Armscor and all of their ammo works fine in it.
I have the LCP II and it HATES flat nose, and I gave 60 rounds to the range man, my II would not eat them, every mag 3 rounds Jam, I did this several times to make sure.
I have an LCP that hates almost everything, have to keep it super clean and keep that feed ramp polished. Especially hates most hollow points. But I'm of the opinion that 380 travels so slow out of an LCP anyways you're probably better off just shooting an FMJ
I bought a kydex iwb holster for my security 380 the holster was a security 9 holster and it fit perfectly...I suppose any security 9 holster would fit the security 380
Will not buy or shoot Armscor ammo, Armscor also owns Rock Island Armory and won't buy their firearms either. In 2015 there was reported safety issue with their ammo from .22 short to 5.56 also affected was 30 carbine, 12 gauge and 20 gauge slugs. If a round fails to fire you should keep the firearm pointed down range and wait thirty seconds before ejecting the round incase of a delay fire.
75 year old with arthritis, retired military. Shot 45ACP for years, had Sig M11-A1 9mm as my carry after the 45's. Age however takes its toll on us all. This Ruger is amazing for my use now. Easy slide manipulation and almost zero muzzle rise. I now own three of these. One for my EDC and one for my wifes EDC and one for my granddaughter who is learning to shoot. Have had zero problems with these pistols and highly recommend them. My EDC ammo is Underwood Xtreme Defender 380 Auto 68 gr 1300 fps. my target loads are Blazer Brass. Have run over 500 rounds in each of these with zero problems. Thank You Ruger from my wife!
Thank you for being so thorough in your testing. Most people would have quit after the first Armscor dusaster. Instead you continued with good anmo, showing that the gun ran fine. Then you even put more Armscor ammo to showed that it failed again. Great job!
I am looking forward to getting a Ruger Security 380.
Very much appreciated 🙏
Absolutely love my Ruger Security 380. Not a single problem with it. Thanks for this video. I won't be getting any Armscor ammo.
Thanks for watching
Same here. Can't blame the firearm for ammo that doesn't detonate with a good primer strike.
Had issues with their 9mm too. It’s horrible stuff,
Has anybody shot the range dynamics ammo? I bought 1000 rounds of it online at a great price because I’ve always liked the company and never had an issues. Then a few days later I read 2 reviews on another site with people having feeding issues with their Ruger security 380’s only with that ammo. I just picked up my ruger but haven’t had a chance to make it to the range yet
I was going to say the same thing, ill steer clear if all of the Amscor ammo!
I bought my first Ruger, a Mark I Target, in late 1968 for $79.99 and kept it for 30+ years. When a survivalist offered me $225.00 for it, that Ruger found a new home. Excellent gun! I love all things Ruger and the Security 380 is on my get list! Excellent video.
Thats awesome. I think my 1st ruger was a P95 and I completely regret ever getting rid of it. Very much appreciated and thanks for watching.
I bought my Ruger Mk1 bull barrel target model in 1967 for $62.50 in a Western Auto store in Florida. I thought I got a pretty good deal. Loved that gun!
My friend bought the 380 Ruger Security for $313 taxes and background check. He is a retired law enforcement official and he loves this weapon. We go to the range a lot. We order our ammo from Ammunition Depot and we always try to buy CCI for the range.And for defense ammo Hornaday Critical defense.
I like Underwood Extreme Defender.
Have it, carry daily, love it. Never had any issues with mine. Hope this helps for future buyers!
Mines run just fine. No issues ❤
When I first started this video and you said you were using Armscor, my first thought was "don't blame the gun"...
I have the Security Lite Rack and LOVE it!!!
I use standard flatnose Winchester White Box...
NEVER a problem...
I collect .380's and the Lite Rack is my EDC...
Already had plans of buying this. I am getting my 380 this weekend. Thanks for the ammo tip in this video. I know now what to avoid
Hope you enjoy yours. Thanks for watching
The local farm store had a holiday special on ammunition, including Armscore. I bought a brick of .22lr...never again. At least 1 in 8 misfires and most would not fire on second strike. I gave some away and just used the rest in my old single shot. Thanks for sharing this video.
Sorry that happened to you. Thanks for watching
Cci or aguila for me
Yes, for 22lr I only use CCI or Aguila. Never had an ammo issue in 1000+ rounds
Makes me appreciate the light racking slide, when you have problems!
I recently purchased this firearm and went to the range, without a cleaning first.
Hornaday Critical defense, many failures to feed.
Went home and gave it a good cleaning.
It cycled the same ammo flawlessly.
Everything else I have flawlessly.
Great little gun. Love it.
Great to hear that. Yeah they definitely need a good cleaning from the factory
My wife's new Security .380 refused to chamber hollow-point ammo. The feed ramp seemed to be covered with thick black paint. I removed all that and it seems to be working OK now when manually cycling it, but I haven't had a chance to take it back to the range yet.
you shot a gun out of the box without cleaning? thats blasphemy.
Extremely fair review, and methodical diagnosis. Thank you for saving thousands of people from a potentially deadly ammunition choice if they expect their tools to work in dire circumstances.
Much appreciated. Thanks for watching
Some shooters swear BY Armscor, others swear AT it.
Mine won't shoot armscor either, and I've had 3 squib loads with ammo Inc. And I've had a squib 11:38 load out of my 9mm with ammo inc. Love my ruger hand guns. Great review!
Very much appreciated 🙏
Great video. I'm looking to buy the Ruger Security.380 for my wife and I know now to stay away from running Armscore ammo through it. Thank you for your honesty. Definitely subscribing to your channel.
Very much appreciated 🙏
I love this gun. I brought it to the range with me again this morning along with a couple more expensive 9mm pistols, but I enjoyed this one the most. I never intended to use it for carry, but I like so much that I'm gonna purchase an IWB holster for it and give it a go. It's such a great pistol for the price. 380 ACP is more expensive than 9mm but I have found pretty decent deals on ammoseek if you buy in bulk.
Side note, I have thousands of rounds of Armscor 22LR (sadly) and it's pretty dirty, crappy stuff. These days I use it only in a Rossi lever gun since it will feed literally anything and if it fails to fire I just cycle it right out.
Hope it works using it as your carry.
Thanks. You just verified my issue with Armscor ammo.
Just bought the Ruger security 380. Very nice pistol. I think my recoil-shy Daughter in law will love it.
I like Ruger handguns. The fact that this weapon has a light rack means a lot to me. I have two semi-auto 9mm and at my age and arthritic hands I can’t reliably rack the slide. Thanks for this review.
Thanks for watching! Hope you can get ahold of one of these. It's a good handgun
Thanks for your post. I'm carrying my Ruger Security 380 today. It's loaded with Norma 85 gr MHP (Monolithic Hollow Point.)
all the acronyms nowadays are somewhat anoying. back in my day we had JHP, FMJ, and HP. now we got like 50,000 types
Just bought this pistol for my wife and appreciate the heads up on Armscor !
Glad I could help. Enjoy!
I just saw this gun yesterday on another channel. It peaked my interest. I have the Ruger lcp max and it is just too small for me. Great pocket gun but my hands swallow it up. Looks like this one being larger will be easier for me to shoot. I want to go hold one and see how it feels. Great review.
Very much appreciated 🙏
I just bought a Security 380 for my wife. We both have lcp2s for pocket carry but they are not fun to shoot especially for her. I want her to have some fun on the range not the frustration. We will be avoiding the armscor debacle😅. You handled it all great and I understand the frustration. My edc street carry is a Glock 20 conversion barrel to 40 S&W … weird I know but her and I can take fuller sized guns and really run em and have fun. We still will practice with the LCP2s too. This Ruger hopefully will build her confidence plus it’s a great carry option in it’s self. Thanks for all the information great video!
Very much appreciated. Hope she enjoys it! It's a good little handgun
I've been a big Ruger guy from the 90's it's always been great stuff I've been happy with Ruger.
Armscor got me killed in my past life, so in this life I have tried to avoid it.
Good idea!
I tried to buy this gun for my wife but the gun store pulled a bait and switch, saying he sold it 15 minutes before we got there. So we ended up getting the S&W 380 EZ instead. Big mistake, she never got used to the grip safety on the EZ. She would either fail to grip it properly or she would be so focused on the grip safety that she would pull her shots downward. Now, most things can be overcome with enough practice. But when it comes to self defense, why chance it. So I ordered the Security-380, which was what I wanted to get in the first place. Great 380, it’s noticeably thicker than the EZ, the barrel is a lil shorter, but you get 2 extra rounds and the price is $120 less. There is no clear winner between these two. The EZ has a slight edge when it comes to racking the slide. But it’s barely noticeable and to be honest, if you can rack one then you can rack the other. It really is that close. I like a lot of things better with the EZ but that doesn’t make it the better gun, not by any means. The Ruger absolutely holds its own against the EZ. My wife has never owned anything other than S&W, until now. She really wanted the EZ to be the better of the two. But she chose the Ruger over the EZ. Her exact words were, “I have to think about what I’m doing with the EZ, but with the Ruger I don’t have to think about it, I just pull the trigger and it works”.
Being comfortable with your firearm is very important
My wife bought the Ruger Security .380 about a month ago,and is making me take her to shoot it this 4th of July weekend.
I have a Security 380. I haven't fired it yet. I am looking forward to doing so. Thanks for the update. Looks good. I am leary of the Armscor also which I have over 200 rounds of. Oh well live and learn.
Maybe it'll work for you
I agree, No Armscor for me, even if it was free! I'm looking to buy a 380 for the wife, the Ruger is for me! Thanks for the input!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching
Thank You for the review. I am looking at this gun. I own others. The arthritis in my hands makes it hard to rack them.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching
Thanks for heads up on that ammo. I’m very interested in this weapon
I looked at and held one I liked it so much that I put it on layaway.
I've also had issues with Armscor before. It definitely wasn't the gun as the strikes in the primers were absolutely deep enough. I read below where a guy said it was probably gun related, for goodness sakes, watch the video again. The strike on the round he held close to the camera was clearly visibly deep!
I had problems with Armscor ammo also!
I had the same thing happen with my Walther PK380 using Freedom Munitions fmj 380acp .... out of 2 boxes I had quite a few light primer strikes, never had that problem with other brands ..
Thanks man. It's so nice to see honest reviews. You shoulda' let us see the cows!
I recently purchased a Security .380 from Academy Sports (ours gives a 10% military discount, so it was only $315, out the door). I want my Granddaughter to try it because she has some mild RA going on in her hands, so hopefully she'll be able to work the slide. Took it straight out of the box and shot it. I was running S&B ball through it, which I am a big fan of, by the way. I had a few FTF issues with it, but again, it was the first 100 rds and right out of the box, so maybe after a good clean/lube job, and another 100 or so, it'll do better. I'm a big Ruger fan, and my little LCP II eats everything I feed it. Also, I noticed when I was loading the 15 round mag, the spacer (that's what I call it) at the bottom slid up the mag on me. Was wondering if you, or anyone else has had that happen. Maybe I'll just epoxy it to the bottom because it shouldn't move anyway.😄
Great choice for her to try. Yes there's been a few that I've talked to that had that issue with the spacer. It's annoying for sure
I think they leave the spacer loose so it’s optional if you want it or not for clean looks or looks like you got a extendo in it
Dang I would not rely on a gun with that many malfunctions. I've never had a single malfunction on my Taurus tx22 compact
Absolutely love this gun! I have multiple calibers and manufacturers. This is one of the best shooters right out of the box! Little to no recoil and very accurate!
I have this pistol and I find it to be ammo sensitive. CCI Blazer, PMC Bronze, and Magtech no issues. Most bargain stuff I experience feed failures and failures to extract.
I bought one before I saw your video. Haven't got the power yet. Things are a little tight now. I got a box of ammunition which you could do if we do on PPU ammo. It's pretty reasonable around for a box of 50 hollow points before I got it from when you check that out. That's all I got to say about that. Y'all have a good day
I am embarrassed, WOW. The primer's must have been bad, Thank You for the video, I will check in with my wife's range experience after the .380 arrives in a day or two. She tried the CZ 75B, too cumbersome for her to hold but she liked the way it shot. So we went with CZ 75 D PCR compact, she liked the way it shot also but still too large for her hands. Next, we purchased a Glock G43 X MOS and she fired one round and was afraid it was going to blow up in her hands 🙄. We decided to try the .380 caliber and she liked the two-tone Berretta 80X Cheetah in the fancy box (good grief) and really likes shooting it but has a bit of trouble racking it. I decided to get a Ruger Mark IV Target (.22 cal.) in stainless (the Mark series has always been one of my favorites to shoot and cheaply) to boost her confidence and just have some fun while developing her skill set. So, we are hoping the lite rack and lighter recoil of the Ruger Security 380 fills the bill before we need to open a gun store.
I've been watching vids on the Ruger security 380 (Purchased and waiting a mandatory 10 day (business days..) for mine to clear at my FFL. I can't wait to try it out! thanks for session vids on it!
Hope you enjoy yours! Thanks for watching
I thought I was done buying guns but as I age (I am 80) this month). I feel the need to transition to an easier slide racking pistol. As a result, I purchased the Ruger Security .380 and am quite pleased with it. I have the LCP in .380 and a Bersa, both of which require.me and the wife to struggle with slide manipulation. I practice with reloaded 95gn powder coated r/n bullets and carry with white box r/n fmj and have no failures to feed or eject.. Of course I have 9mm, .40 ,.22lr and .45 cal weapons but this pistol has become my favorite in the CCW mode.
Glad this one works well for you
Love my security 380
I was going to buy one in a few days, thanks for the video, I learned a lot.
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching
Lehigh Extreme has brought 380acp to life. Ballistics 13-15 inches. Same as 115gr 9mm.
Primers are important, I've had some boxes of ammo with multiple light primer strikes I think it just comes down to the suppliers of the primers. Great looking pistol and performing pistol I'm gonna buy one today. Nice video and information, 2A rights FOREVER!!!
Agreed. Hope you enjoy yours and thanks for watching
I had the same issue with the Armscore ammo in my Security 380. Tested a couple others and came to the same conclusion. I twas the ammo.
Seems to be a common problem with them
Got a security so my daughter can shoot with me with smaller weeker hands. So far it's awesome...It may be my carry if I go 380. Feels great in my paws..a little wider than most carry guns but I like it.
Great option to have!
Buying the Ruger was a good decision on my part. Great gun.
I like it as well
I’m 78 and just bought a Security 380; I absolutely love it. My tired old hands are very happy I made the switch from 9mm. For what it’s worth, I bought 4 different ammo brands to test, one of them Armscor, and I had exactly the same problem. Not as bad as yours, but still enough to be unacceptable. Thumbs down on Armscor, for sure…👎👎👎
Well, i have put 150 rounds through mine, absolutly no issues at all.
I have a ammo can (30 cal) of loose assorted mfg's. Fiochi, Federal, LAX, S&B and Armscor... All ball, mixed flat & round nose... I am working my way to the 500 mark, just not there yet!
The only issue i have is with that damned plastic sleeve on the 15 round mag. I despise that sleeve!
I love the gun though!!!!
Livin my best La Vida Loca here in south east Arizona
I agree with the sleeve
I have had this same issue out of the Armscor 9mm ammo with 3 different pistols, a Smith Sd9, Taurus g2c, and Ruger Ec9s. I would put money on it being the ammo.
Definitely agree with you 💯
I’ve been on the Ruger train lately
There's definitely good ones out there
"Choo, choo!!"
I have the ruger security 9 already and I put the ruger security.380 on layaway the other day.
Got the Ruger security 380 and had the same feeding issue, I used Fiochi ammo, I’ll try some other to see if it’s the ammo or a gun or magazine problem
We all flinch. That is why we practice. Great video.
Agreed. Very much appreciated 🙏
I just watched and commented on your previous Ruger Security-380 video, explaining why I'm looking into this pistol. From this video I get the sense that the Security-380 is a good shooter, if I need to go with this caliber. (But I'm hoping to be able to stay with my micro9 for some time to come.) Another takeaway from this video: AAA = Avoid Armscor Ammo.
I think the bigger message is always try out any ammo brand in your gun before you buy a huge qty to stash it! 😂😂😂
Spidermonkey2A. Good video. Nice gun. Boy that was some bad ammo for sure. Thanks for sharing and take care.
Yes it was junk ammo for sure. Much appreciated 🙏
Im confident in my ruger 380....Armscor ammo is junk...you are not the first to have issues !😮
Every single one of my handguns I've had at least two light primer strikes, I was shooting some sailor and billet 10 mm performance center 2.0 and we had one round, that have a light primer strike 3 and fired on the 4th, it usually is almost 100% of the time will fire the second time sometimes it takes 3-4-5
Thank you for the review. Now I know what ammo to never get. I understand with training ammo, one out of 50 or 100 being a dud, I can live with that, not at the rate this ammo failed. You have saved me money, for that I thank you.
You're welcome
I have a ruger security .380 the only ammo I have had feeding and ejection problems is fiocchi 95 gr ball.
Good review. My security 380 will not run Fiocchi ftx hollow points. Will not feed all the way into breech. Stops right at the point where the barrel end flips up. Hitting the back of gun does nothing to help. Sent to Ruger, got it back and will not run the FTX ammo. Runs Federal and PMC fmj with zero problems (30 rounds each). Had 2 light primer strikes with ftx, reloaded and they fired. Any help with ammo selection would be appreciated. Armscor ammo I have bought - 22 TMC 4 overcharged out of 500, had to ramrod cases out of barrel, no failures. Dangerous? 22 magnum 400 rounds, less than 14 cents apiece almost 7 years ago, zero failures (Keltec PMR). 22 lr 500 rounds 5 under loaded and would not eject, sounded like a firecracker. Not bad for cheap 22 lr. S&W Victory. Fiocchi 22lr 500 rounds zero failures.
Conclusion - Is it the ammo or the gun or both? In my case (380) it is the gun. Ran same ammo in 2 other guns with no problems.
Yeah that sounds more like a gun issue I'd have to agree with you there. This one was definitely an ammo issue as I've had terrible luck with Armscor before in 300blk especially.
Measure the case length on the Armscorp and see if they cut the brass too short.
Thanks for the review.
I'd hope not. But even if they did it should still go bang. I'm guessing they got a bad bunch of primers I don't think they make there own.
When it comes to ammo--BUY AMERICAN-MADE!
If you have a good gun..feed it good ammo.
I usually buy federal,and American Eagle
That is exactly what I buy. I never buy cheap brands or steel case ammo.
I bought some Sig Sauer .380 FMJ recently and I had lots of trouble with its reliability. The weird thing was it looked really good from a visual inspection but it was crap.
Interesting. What was it doing?
I have found that some ammo will NOT run nicely in some guns; I believe that some guns just don't like certain ammo and you may find that same crappy ammo will run just fine in another gun... Not necessarily that the gun is bad but you just gotta find ammo that it likes to eat....
I absolutely LUV my Ruger Security 380...
Anytime you pull the trigger on a live round and it doesn't go boom you wait a little while could be a hang fire.
Agreed. That was my mistake
Thank you for sharing, and you know I've heard with the "flinching" as long as were hitting then it's not to much to stress over. I just recently did this on a video and "flinched" as i was expecting the recoil and or noise. Tactical Hyve has a great video on this and says if you're hitting then not to worry to much....but i want to work on my recoil anticipation but then again we as humans get ready for the recoil and we should compensate for that a little by pushing. Sorry for your .380 issue with Armscor.
I just use federal range ammo when testing my .380 haven’t shot any self defense out of it yet, but the federal shot smooth 100 rounds no hiccups
Nice!
You should occasionally throw some of those armscor in when you shoot so you can practice malfunction clearing drills.
Not a bad idea!
Ya Armscore, and they better take issue with the primers, contact them and then give you another box of ammo.
Have the Ruger Security 380. I am very happy with it. I would never use Armscor in any of my handguns.
Armscor is good ammo...if you're throwing it at someone!!
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Did not come here for an ammo review... but glad i did. Guess ill be steering clear of that one.
I liked this gun so much…I bought a Security 9.
The 9 feeds PMC AND BLAZER BRASS….perfectly…115 grain
Very nice!
I had the same issue with Fiochi of all rounds in a 9mm. Never had problem with it before. I think in order to keep up with high demand some ammo makers let QA go by the wayside
Fiocchi on 4 of my glocks spent casing got stuck never again
Thanks for the review be safe brother
Aint ya sposed to keep gun pointed in safe direction for a while. Hangfire issues?
There's different views on that. Practice safety no matter what
I was going to buy one but i heard the magazines are for a 9mm , they just made a block spacer put inside the mag to take up the excess space because the 380 is shorter . One guy showed in a video that the inside of the mags pop out because that block spacer in the mags are not right . I dont know this 100% just saying what i have seen on a few other videos and people talking . A few other people said they was having the same problem with the mags . It bugs me that Ruger could not make it its own magazine instead of cobbling one up thats for 9mm . I just bougt a Ruger LCP MAX a few months ago love it , but was going to buy a Security 380 soon but now im not going to . I think i will buy another LCP Max and a LCP II 22 .
If the primers aren't seated completely ( bottomed out) the energy from the primer strike is lost. I think the ammo is not right.
Could be
My wifes glock42 hated that armscor ammo, but then it ran perfect from her other .380s
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Interesting
@@Spidermonkey2a Yea I thought we got burned, and in good faith didnt want to sell it. I thought if the glock cant run it nothin will, but to my suprise they just didnt mix. Some guns just like certain things but that one was a head scratcher, dont know if you have other .380s but for us there was a silver lining.
Hope this was helpful 👍
Absolutely
Armscor ammo jams in every gun i have.
The range ammo i use is the CCI Blazer Brass and i have had no issues at all
Just ordered mine. Loved your raw attitude and open opinions.
Much appreciated 🙏
I bought a bunch larger size 380's: Cz's, Beretta's, S&W EZ, looking for a good combat style handgun, they were all a disappointment till I found the Ruger Security 380. It is amazing however it has been replaced by a Glock 25 which is truly a combat sized pistol
I can appreciate your problem with Armscor as I have heard that others have had similar problems as well. I think it may be pistol related because I have a 22TCM and use Armscor and all of their ammo works fine in it.
I think it's either hard primers or primers not completely seated. Papa
That's why I only shoot US made ammo. Ammo made outside the US have much harder primers.
I actually just got this. I prefer 9mm or 45, but this one surprised me
I have the LCP II and it HATES flat nose, and I gave 60 rounds to the range man, my II would not eat them, every mag 3 rounds Jam, I did this several times to make sure.
I have an LCP that hates almost everything, have to keep it super clean and keep that feed ramp polished.
Especially hates most hollow points.
But I'm of the opinion that 380 travels so slow out of an LCP anyways you're probably better off just shooting an FMJ
Love my security 380. Over 2000 rounds. Only issue, you cannot find OWB holster for it. If anyone knows where to get one get me know.
I bought a kydex iwb holster for my security 380 the holster was a security 9 holster and it fit perfectly...I suppose any security 9 holster would fit the security 380
Thank you. I wasn’t sure if the 9 and 380 were same size.
Fobus makes owb that I have 17:20
Muddy River Tactical
@@TrucksXGuns65I have a bulldog owb for my security 9 and read an article saying the security.380 will fit in it.
Big feeding issues with the Fiocchi 95 grain 380 fmj on my security 380
Crap. Sorry to hear that
Your the 2nd person I've seen have issues when using the Armscore ammo. The other guy was having light primer strikes also.
Wow! More of a review of Armscor ammo than the Ruger. Don't think I've every bought any and probably won't. 😮
Will not buy or shoot Armscor ammo, Armscor also owns Rock Island Armory and won't buy their firearms either. In 2015 there was reported safety issue with their ammo from .22 short to 5.56 also affected was 30 carbine, 12 gauge and 20 gauge slugs. If a round fails to fire you should keep the firearm pointed down range and wait thirty seconds before ejecting the round incase of a delay fire.
The rugger security is an awesome gun. Ammo is the issue. Bad ammo
Agreed
Ive used lots of armscor 9mm and 40 never had a problem with those. I don't think I've tried the armscor 380.
Amcor been reported to be having issues see tuco the rst full report there.
I feel like my Ruger 380 max likes the bullnose Winchester
Great gun. Love mine. Ammo ? I won't buy it. Thanks for the 500 round review !
Thanks for watching