Uh-oh. Not a good sign for the brand new LCP? (Updated 2/16)
**UPDATE:** (See also Post #28)
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Took the LCP out to the range today. Ran 100 rounds of WWB FMJs through it. Not a single hiccup. No FTF, no FTE, nothing. And I was running magazine after magazine.
Also fired some of the Hydra-Shoks, which were causing the problem last night when I was trying to chamber a round/manually cycle, and the Hydra-Shoks ran flawlessly as well.
I am very pleased with the results, obviously. I am disappointed in myself for getting bent out of shape before getting the chance to truly test out the gun.
On a side note, I was amazed at how accurate the LCP is (although I was cheating with the Crimson Trace a bit) at 7-8 yards.
Anyway, that's the update, the pistol is running just as smoothly/reliably as my other pistols.
Thanks again for all of the feedback from everyone who chimed in with thoughts! I really learned a lot, especially regarding the LCP.
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Just picked up my first "pocket" gun today: a brand new Ruger LCP equipped from the factory with the Crimson Trace laser (never had a laser before, the jury is still out on the laser at the moment). Thanks to Ed (?) at Bradis for helping me out!
Anyway, I got some Federal Hydra-shoks as well.
I decided to load up the magazine in order to see if the gun would properly feed a round into the chamber. Using an overhand grip, finger outside the trigger guard (obviously), and pointing the weapon in a safe direction, I pulled back the slide and let it go, expecting to chamber a round flawlessly. FAILURE.
The first round failed to chamber, got hung up, and the slide failed to go into battery. I gave the bottom of the magazine a firm TAP and voila, slide into battery and first round in chamber.
I then tried to manually cycle the remaining rounds (6). First round ejected when I manually cycled. Second round ejected. Third round - FAILURE to feed into chamber. Again, had to tap the magazine to allow the slide into battery. Ugh.
I cleared the weapon and emptied the magazine. Started over.
This time, I double-checked to make sure the magazine was inserted properly and fully locked into place. Again, tried to chamber the first round. FAILURE. At this point, I am pretty disappointed.
Not only was the first round consistently failing to chamber, but the slide was hard as hell to rack. It seemed like it was sticking at the halfway point when I was pulling it back.
I said screw this (in a more colorful manner). I field stripped the gun, found a whole hell of a lot of grease smothering the innards of the pistol, and gave it a THOROUGH wipedown and cleaning.
Loaded a magazine, inserted it properly into the pistol, attempted to chamber a round and magically, the slide action was considerably smoother and the round chambered flawlessly. I was able to easily manually cycle all six rounds through the gun.
What was the deal here? Any thoughts?
At this point, I'm not looking forward to taking it to the range to put some FMJs through it, as I'm anticipating a slew of headaches.
**UPDATE:** (See also Post #28)
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Took the LCP out to the range today. Ran 100 rounds of WWB FMJs through it. Not a single hiccup. No FTF, no FTE, nothing. And I was running magazine after magazine.
Also fired some of the Hydra-Shoks, which were causing the problem last night when I was trying to chamber a round/manually cycle, and the Hydra-Shoks ran flawlessly as well.
I am very pleased with the results, obviously. I am disappointed in myself for getting bent out of shape before getting the chance to truly test out the gun.
On a side note, I was amazed at how accurate the LCP is (although I was cheating with the Crimson Trace a bit) at 7-8 yards.
Anyway, that's the update, the pistol is running just as smoothly/reliably as my other pistols.
Thanks again for all of the feedback from everyone who chimed in with thoughts! I really learned a lot, especially regarding the LCP.
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Just picked up my first "pocket" gun today: a brand new Ruger LCP equipped from the factory with the Crimson Trace laser (never had a laser before, the jury is still out on the laser at the moment). Thanks to Ed (?) at Bradis for helping me out!
Anyway, I got some Federal Hydra-shoks as well.
I decided to load up the magazine in order to see if the gun would properly feed a round into the chamber. Using an overhand grip, finger outside the trigger guard (obviously), and pointing the weapon in a safe direction, I pulled back the slide and let it go, expecting to chamber a round flawlessly. FAILURE.
The first round failed to chamber, got hung up, and the slide failed to go into battery. I gave the bottom of the magazine a firm TAP and voila, slide into battery and first round in chamber.
I then tried to manually cycle the remaining rounds (6). First round ejected when I manually cycled. Second round ejected. Third round - FAILURE to feed into chamber. Again, had to tap the magazine to allow the slide into battery. Ugh.
I cleared the weapon and emptied the magazine. Started over.
This time, I double-checked to make sure the magazine was inserted properly and fully locked into place. Again, tried to chamber the first round. FAILURE. At this point, I am pretty disappointed.
Not only was the first round consistently failing to chamber, but the slide was hard as hell to rack. It seemed like it was sticking at the halfway point when I was pulling it back.
I said screw this (in a more colorful manner). I field stripped the gun, found a whole hell of a lot of grease smothering the innards of the pistol, and gave it a THOROUGH wipedown and cleaning.
Loaded a magazine, inserted it properly into the pistol, attempted to chamber a round and magically, the slide action was considerably smoother and the round chambered flawlessly. I was able to easily manually cycle all six rounds through the gun.
What was the deal here? Any thoughts?
At this point, I'm not looking forward to taking it to the range to put some FMJs through it, as I'm anticipating a slew of headaches.
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Good luck. Hope all goes well for you and congrats on your purchase!
