Cobra fs 380 review

[Diggy22]

So I have heard so many bad things about cobra it intrigued me and I went and purchased one for a cheap amount and wanted to see how bad it really is. Well I can attest to you here today after 43 rounds It is not as bad as everyone blows it up to be.

For anyone that doesn't kno it is a blowback styled steel framed handgun. I purchased the freedom series 380. I also was shooting PPU ammo that I picked up from Walmart. So last night I stripped the gun and cleaned it and lubed it with rem oil.

Now into the range. I had to failure to ejects throughout the whole session and realized they were within he first two magazines fired through on the first shot when loaded to full capacity with 7 rounds. One of these FTE I also attribute to myself for limp wristing. I then shot the next 2 magazines trough with 6 rounds and had no issues. I finished off the session with the last 2 mags being seven rounds with no issues and then fired 3 more just for kicks. I can say that this gun is not yet finished he break in period but for the cost I am not disappointed with it by any means. The to failures can be expected in break in period and they Till may have been my fault and I was using dirty ammo.

Onto the actual gun. The sights might as well not be there as they have no dots and this being all chrome any amount of light in the slide made it difficult to see the sights. It could use better sights. The recoil wasn't bad but I can attribute that to the heavy all steel frame. The trigger is not bad it seemed pretty good especially for the price poit of the gun. I will follow up after my next trip

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[oneshot]

Well, every now and then Monkeys fall out of trees.

Heres the problem with that pistol.
If you doubled the money spent, you would have got a way better 9mm that weighed less, was more reliable, and was the same size.
Glad you are happy with it though, but for me myself and Irene, I'll stick with 9mm or .38 spl. for my minimum.

[Diggy22]

I agree but as you said DOUBLE the money if someone did not have double the money could they use this weapon and right now I would be inclined to say yes

[royal barnes]

I am glad you are happy but you may be approaching the life expectancy of that pistol. Their reputation is well founded.

[Diggy22]

I understand I have more than one firearm I was trying to give a review of a weapon known to have a poor reputation and saw a silver lining

Edit: they also do have lifetime warranty and have heard that they Stand by that and are very good at it

[Richard58]

Well, every now and then Monkeys fall out of trees.

Heres the problem with that pistol.
If you doubled the money spent, you would have got a way better 9mm that weighed less, was more reliable, and was the same size.
Glad you are happy with it though, but for me myself and Irene, I'll stick with 9mm or .38 spl. for my minimum.

Same reason I bought a glock over a colt 1911. Less weight, smaller, cheaper, more bullets in the mag more reliable out of the box.

[royal barnes]

Same reason I bought a glock over a colt 1911. Less weight, smaller, cheaper, more bullets in the mag more reliable out of the box.

True on all points except the last one.

[oneshot]

I agree but as you said DOUBLE the money if someone did not have double the money could they use this weapon and right now I would be inclined to say yes

^^^They go for around ^^^^^^^^^^

$100-165.
I would rather someone go and buy a used S&W model 10,64, 13 or the like for a bit more.

S&W Model 10 Rev. 4" Heavy Barrel 38spec No Reser. : Revolvers at GunBroker.com
Model 10, $220 w/ 50 mn. left.


$300-350 gets you a S&W 6904

I don't think a whole lot of Taurus pistols(revolvers a bit more) but I would rather see somebody get a Taurus .380 for around $190, and then go up to around $200-250 and get a Ruger or a Kel Tec .380.

Thanks for giving us some insight on the Cobra though, but I think if someone really needed a pistol, they should avoid headaches and problems and get something that would serve them better, for longer.

[Diggy22]

I understand what you are saying and appreciate your comments and critiques hopefully this will help someone however if they need information

[bunker]

Hey, i love inexpensive pistols myself, and have purchased a few of the "cheapo" ones just to figure out what may work, and what may not. My experience with Cobra was with their Derringers... and it was horrible to say the least. However, it is nice to hear reviews on guns that are inexpensive and work well!! Great job!! Not everyone has enough money to "double" the cost of their gun, so i say kudos to you. bunker

[Diggy22]

Hey, i love inexpensive pistols myself, and have purchased a few of the "cheapo" ones just to figure out what may work, and what may not. My experience with Cobra was with their Derringers... and it was horrible to say the least. However, it is nice to hear reviews on guns that are inexpensive and work well!! Great job!! Not everyone has enough money to "double" the cost of their gun, so i say kudos to you. bunker

Thank You. Especially in times like these I would rather see people arm with selves with cheap ugly guns that work then approach a gun fight with a knife or bat

[zacii]

My brother has one of those, too.

I'd rather have a used j-frame, JMHO.

I could never get used to the trigger.