I just bought my 82 at a local gun shop that a buddy of mine owns. I had 2 .380s---a 1st Generation Ruger LCP and a nickel plated Kel-Tec P3AT. Since my P3AT is hands down the better gun in terms of reliability, I decided to trade the LCP. My bud was asking $240.00 for the 82 and I walked out with two boxes of Silver Bear for a total of out of pocket of $75.86.
Here's what I got. My 82 is stamped Cherry's GSO, NC. The date stamp is 1985. This importer seems to offer only the best ones out there. The finish is 95-98%!!!!!! The only wear appears to be shelf wear on the left front of the slide and just a touch of wear on the underside of the slide where it slide past the front of the frame/dust cover. I got 2 flawless mags that look brand new. One has the thin floor plate and the other has the fuller/thicker new style floor plate. This second mag will be the one I carry in this beauty because it doesn't pinch my finger any and just feels better in my hand. I also received one new nylon/braided steel bore brush and a
BRAND NEW NEVER USED black leather CZ 75/85 hip holster with the CZ stamps. The leather was so stiff I had to work it for several minutes to both get the gun in it and to get my belt to thread through it!!!!!!
I bought this gun Monday, March 8, and pulled it apart to clean it last night. When I pulled it apart, I realized
THIS GUN IS BRAND SPANKING NEW!!!!!! The outside of the barrel only has a couple of light scratches from the recoil spring. Once I pulled the unscratched, still shiny grips off, I confirmed that this gun is new. It still had the assembly grease on it that was used to assemble it in 1985!!!!! I found no fouling of any kind anywhere in/on this gun. The barrel was shiny and when I used bore cleaner,
ALL OF THE PATCHES CAME OUT COMPLETELY CLEAN!!!!!!! This one is nothing like what I've seen offered on Gun Broker.
As you can tell, I'm stoked about this gun! I can't wait to get to the range with it. I've tried it out on my hip in the holster I got with it and besides the holster being a couple inches too long for the gun, I have no complaints. Honestly, it's no heavier on my hip than my Walther PPS 40. I plan to replace the grips with some of the after market wood grips on Gun Broker and to get a Crossbreed Super Tuck for it in a couple months so I can add it to my CCW rotation. Once I get to the range, I'll post target picks and let y'all know how it performed.
Oh, BTW, I'll post pics of my 82 and the combo I got with it later this afternoon when I get home so y'all can see I'm not blowing smoke. This gun is about as cherry as a 25 year old military & police surplus gun can get. The factory finish on my Kel-Tec PF-9 and P3AT weren't as good and I bought them brand new.