lcp II stock holster problem

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i bought a ruger lcp II for pocket carry. i'm real happy with the performance of the gun, but not so happy with the performance with the stock ruger holster. i want to carry the gun in my left pocket all the time and would except the mag release gets pressed (as i finally found out) by the stock holster. i don't know exactly how this was happening, but before i modified the holster, i could slap the holstered gun through my pants and make the magazine pop out.

so, i cut the holster so it would not hit the mag release while in my pocket. it is working so far:

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i'm hoping this will work because i don't want to buy another holster just to eliminate this problem. i'll report back if i have any more problems.

fyi,

murf
 
I carry my Kel Tec and LCP in leather pocket holsters. They arent all that expensive and much better IMO.
 
cowhide cliff, thanks for the response. i found an old thread on pocket holsters for the lcp II but did not find anything on my specific problem with the stock holster. does your leather pocket holster have my problem when carried in the left pocket?

and, how are they much better? fit? protection? ease of draw?

hopefully ruger will fix their holster so this doesn't happen.

murf
 
Your solution to your problem is probably as good as any other as long as you're stuck with that holster, though that is a common problem that could be expected with a nylon, or any other soft holster.

I don't know what other thread you found on pocket holsters, but it probably included links to stiffer holsters that will maintain their shape, and make it easier to draw from the pocket, such as this from Aholster.

http://www.lefthandholster.com/pocket-aholster.html
 
i just did a search here. the pics of the kydex holsters all had a relief where the lcp mag release button fits in the holster.

still no problems with my mag poping out.

thx,

murf
 
are those holsters ambidextrous? i'd like the option to carry right pocket.

murf
 
murf said:
are those holsters ambidextrous? i'd like the option to carry right pocket.

murf
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Referring to the Aholster? Those, and most well made pocket holsters, either leather or kydex, are pocket specific since they put a bend on them to match your thigh on the inside and a smooth outer side to hide the shape of the gun while in your pocket.

Of course, those Aholster pocket holsters only cost $34, and apparently $29 each if you buy three or more, so buying one for each pocket doesn't seem like too much of a financial hardship, though you couldn't leave the house with one holster in your right pocket and then shift the same holster to the left pocket, so I get that.
 
murf said:
... the pics of the kydex holsters all had a relief where the lcp mag release button fits in the holster.
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Kydex makers use both techniques, either leaving the mag button exposed (old school so you can do administrative mag changes without removing the gun from the holster, though probably not much of a feature with a pocket holster - I generally prefer this design with my holsters, though I don't have any pocket holsters) or covering it with the thought that since kydex is stiff and will cover the mag button (with enough clearance provided by the holster maker over the button) it will keep the button protected from inadvertent actuation. Some prefer this design, and they are available, though I'm not sure I can think of a kydex pocket holster off the top of my head with that feature.
 
If I were the OP and my pocket holster released the magazine then I would be searching for a different holster, one that works at least 99% of the time. CC is all about making compromises, this is true, but those compromises are more in the arena of fashion and comfort, not functionality. While making the modification the OP has on his holster may very well work from today until the cows come home, it is obvious that the holster, in spite of the fact that it is OEM, is not optimum for the task.

At the very minimum, I would make additional modifications to the OEM holster, I'm thinking something along the lines of sewing in a rigid "C" spacer into the area where material was removed, this to put a little bit of a gap between the mag release and anything else that might come in contact with it and release the magazine. Either that or modify the magazine release button or the frame of the pistol to make it less prominent and likely to release the magazine when you don't want it to. But I'm sure there is an aftermarket holster out there that is better thought out than the OEM holster.
 
murf said:
here is the post that got me started: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/lcp-ii-pocket-holsters.828073/#post-10678113

again, thanks for all the help,

murf
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SteadyD seems to have some good information for you in that thread. He started with the soft holsters, and then went to the kydex pocket holsters which gave him a more secure carry and better draw (the holster stayed in the pocket when the gun is drawn which didn't seem to be the case with the couple of soft holsters he started with).

I'd probably ask him if his experience has changed in the time since his last post in that thread, whether he still likes those kydex holsters, or if he's gone back to the soft holsters.
 
murf said:
cowhide cliff, thanks for the response. i found an old thread on pocket holsters for the lcp II but did not find anything on my specific problem with the stock holster. does your leather pocket holster have my problem when carried in the left pocket?

and, how are they much better? fit? protection? ease of draw?

hopefully ruger will fix their holster so this doesn't happen.

murf
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No problem with releasing the mag release. Anytime you make a holster whether it's a pocket or just a belt holster you need to address the mag release just as you do with trigger coverage and clearance, etc. Galco did make a nice little leather pocket holster that worked well in the Kel Tec and original LCP. They may have one for the LCP II or those holsters may even work. I carried a couple of those for years and still have one that I use even though I usually make my own holsters.
 
thomas15 said:
If I were the OP and my pocket holster released the magazine then I would be searching for a different holster, one that works at least 99% of the time. CC is all about making compromises, this is true, but those compromises are more in the arena of fashion and comfort, not functionality. While making the modification the OP has on his holster may very well work from today until the cows come home, it is obvious that the holster, in spite of the fact that it is OEM, is not optimum for the task.

At the very minimum, I would make additional modifications to the OEM holster, I'm thinking something along the lines of sewing in a rigid "C" spacer into the area where material was removed, this to put a little bit of a gap between the mag release and anything else that might come in contact with it and release the magazine. Either that or modify the magazine release button or the frame of the pistol to make it less prominent and likely to release the magazine when you don't want it to. But I'm sure there is an aftermarket holster out there that is better thought out than the OEM holster.
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my modification is still working, so i'm going to continue this "test" until i encounter another failure. i'll look into your suggestions at that time.

thanks,

murf
 
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