{"id":120893,"date":"2020-04-26T13:14:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T17:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=120893"},"modified":"2020-04-26T13:14:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:48:30","slug":"remingtons-rm-380-executive-pistol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/remingtons-rm-380-executive-pistol\/","title":{"rendered":"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Remington jumped into the handgun market in 2010 with the under-appreciated line of R1 1911\u2019s. Technically, the gunmaker had <em>returned<\/em> to the handgun market after a 12-year absence, and from 2010 on Remington proceeded to add a good number of handguns to the line. This included the RM380, a tiny pocket pistol chambered in 380 AUTO that debuted in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I tested the RM380 when it first came out, reviewed it, and have used it as a back-up carry gun ever since. Remington called the RM 380 a \u201cmicro\u201d pistol, which was fitting given that it weighed just 12 ounces unloaded and literally fit in the palm of your hand. The little semi-automatic operated in double action only sported a 2.75-inch long barrel and held 6+1 rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently, Remington upgraded the RM 380 with the RM 380 Executive.&nbsp; Compared to the original RM 380&#8211;which is still being made&#8211;the new RM 380 Executive is certainly a better-looking pistol. It features a stainless finish on the slide contrasted by a black frame, plus a stainless-finished magazine release, slide release, and trigger. The grips are wood laminate done in a darker, Macassar-grained pattern that looks very classy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"869\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM1-1024x869.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM1-1024x869.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM1-354x300.jpg 354w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM1-150x127.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM1-768x652.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The original RM 380? Black\non black on black. Functional, yes, but scoring about a -1.35 on the Looks\nScale, with +10 being the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"973\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM2-1024x973.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM2-1024x973.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM2-316x300.jpg 316w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM2-150x143.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM2-768x730.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Black on black on black: the original RM 380 debuted in 2016. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Suggested retail\nprices on the two pistols are different, too, with the RM 380 offered at $328\nMSRP, the RM 380 Executive at $405. Prices on the Internet have the RM 380 at $240\nwhile the RM 380 Executive can be had for $310 to $320.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Different looks, and\ndifferent price points. But do the two RM\u2019s <em>shoot <\/em>any differently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To compare the two RM\n380\u2019s and given that they are chambered in a minimally powered caliber for\nself-defense, I decided my shooting would be at three yards, the distance so\noften given as the average distance for self-defense scenarios. Plus, the 380\nAUTO has such low energy versus the 9MM and 45 AUTO, the cartridge really<em> is<\/em>\na close-range option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM3-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Size comparison:&nbsp;Smith and Wesson M&amp;P 45 Shield top, Remington RM 380 Executive bottom. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the range, I ran three different ammunition brands through both the RM 380 and the RM380 Executive: Aguila with a 95-grain full metal jacket (FMJ) bullet; Browning BTP, also with a 95-grain FMJ bullet; and, for a self-defense load, Sig Sauer\u2019s Elite Performance and its 90-grain V-Crown jacketed hollow point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also decided my\nshooting would be fairly fast if not exactly furious. Given the lower power of the\ncartridge, I figured a real-life scenario would have a defender shooting more\nthan once. So, I emptied the six-round magazine at my targets, pausing only to get\nthe front sight back on point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM4-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM4-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> McCombie assumed that actual self-defense uses of the RM 380 Executive would require multiple shots taken quickly, and tested out the little pistol accordingly. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My process was to first\nshoot several magazines of a specific ammunition through the RM 380 Executive,\nthen repeat the process with the standard RM 380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On average, all three brands of ammunition printed similar groups with the RM 380 Executive: six shots right around 2.0-inches. Some of the tighter groups included 1.41-inches with the Browning ammunition, and a 1.68-inch group using the Aguila 380 FMJ. One six-round group with the Sig ammunition scored 2.27-inches, but five of those shots came in at 1.30-inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM5-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM5-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> McCombie\u2019s best six-round group, from three yards offhand and fired fast, scored 1.41-inches with Browning BPT 380 ammunition.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On average, the accuracy results with RM 380 stayed the same regardless of the ammo used: six-shot groups that were .50- to.70-inches larger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t think the better accuracy with the Executive versus the original RM 380 had anything to do with internal differences. Both have stainless steel barrels of the same length. Both use a double-spring recoil spring system, and both have very heavy double-action triggers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM6-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM6-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> No matter the ammunition, the RM 380 Executive consistently averaged six-shot groups at approximately 2.0-inches, when fired from three yards away. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM7-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM7-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Meanwhile, the exact same testing with the original RM 380 produced groups which averaged .50-inches larger compared to the RM 380 Executive. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference, I believe, is the wooden laminate grips on the RM 380 Executive. They are wider than the metal grips on the RM 380 and provide a somewhat more stable surface for hands. Plus, the RM 380 Executive comes with extended magazines that engage the pinky finger for added stability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM8-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM8-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> The wooden laminate grips on the RM 380 Executive provided McCombie with a more solid hold and tighter groups. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the magazines on\nthe RM 380 and RM 380 Executive are interchangeable and one could buy the extended\ngrips and use in the RM 380 and would likely get somewhat better groups. But it\nstill would not have the wider laminate grips, which measure 1.08-inches wide\non the RM 380 Executive versus .95-inches wide on the RM 380. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fair question, though: how much difference does a 2.0-inch group make at three yards versus 2.5-inches? Not much is the likely answer. Yet the testing I did still led me to the conclusion that the RM 380 Executive can be shot more accurately than the RM 380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned, the double-action\ntrigger on both pistols is fairly heavy\u2014with a very long pull. Specs from Remington\nput the double-action triggers on both models at a hefty 10 pounds. However, my\nLyman Digital Trigger Pull Gauge put the pull on both pistols right around 6\npounds. Still significant, but not 10 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sights on the RM\n380 Executive can best be described as minimal. The front post is very small\nand hard to pick up, while the rear notch is serviceable. Aiming is more a matter\nof putting that little nub of a front sight on target than anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM9-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM9-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM9-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> While the rear notch sight on the RM 380 Executive is serviceable\u2026. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM10-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM10-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM10-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> \u2026..the front post is very small and hard to pick up. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Disassembly of the RM\n380 Executive is easy. Tilting the pistol on its left side, ease back the slide\nuntil you line up the take-down pin with the hole on the left side of the\nslide. The pin may, at that point, fall out, but you are more likely to need to\npush on the pin from the right side with a toothpick or something of similar diameter,\nespecially if there is any shooting grime on the slide and pin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM11-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM11-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM11-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> The take-down pin on the RM 380 Executive slides out of the left side of the pistol; help from a small diameter object like a toothpick may be needed. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the pin is out, the slide comes forward and you can then remove the barrel, recoil springs and guide rod for cleaning. Assembly is simply a matter of reversing the process.&nbsp;Or, at least, it should be \u201csimply.\u201d I had a hell of a time getting that little pin back into place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM12-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM12-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM12-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM12.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Disassembly of the RM 380 for cleaning is very easy. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Remington made sure to smooth over all edges on the slide, frame, and sights of the RM 380 Executive, and you really must work to make this little pistol snag up on clothing or something similar. It will fit into a pocket, and there are many holster options available, too. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RM 380 Executive\nwon\u2019t stop a buffalo. Nor was it made for such heavy work. But it is a handy, very\nportable little handgun, and accurate enough at close range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admittedly, the 380 AUTO\nisn\u2019t everyone\u2019s first choice caliber for self-defense, including this writer. But\nindustry intel has a couple new 380 AUTO self-defense ammunitions being launched\nfor 2020 that claim to increase the penetration of the round by five inches or\nmore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If that turns out to\nbe true? A little pistol like the RM 380 Executive could be a much more formidable\nchoice for self-defense and concealed carry than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM13-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Classy Looking and Very Concealable: Remington\u2019s RM 380 Executive Pistol\" class=\"wp-image-120907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM13-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM13-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RM13.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Industry rumors have very-improved self-defense ammunition in 380 AUTO on the way, which could make smallish pistols like the RM 380 Executive much more effective.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SPECS: RM 380\nExecutive<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Caliber: 380&nbsp;Auto<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capacity: 6+1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operation: Semi-automatic, recoil-operated, tilt barrel <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trigger: Double-Action Only<br \/>\nLength: 5.27\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Height: 3.86\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barrel: 2.75,\u201d stainless steel, match grade<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weight: 12.2 oz. (unloaded)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frame: Aluminum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frame Finish: Anodized Black<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slide: Stainless Steel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slide Finish: Stainless<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magazine Release: Ambi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magazine Type: Single Stack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSRP: $405<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">For more information&nbsp;visit Remington <a href=\"https:\/\/www.remington.com\/handguns\/remington-rm380\/rm380\" campaign=\"Remington_RM380_Pistol\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">website<\/a>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?Keyword=rm380\" campaign=\"RM380_BuyonGA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy a Remington RM380 on GunsAmerica!<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RM 380 Executive won\u2019t stop a buffalo. Nor was it made for such heavy work. 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