FenderTK421
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I have been researching pocket pistols for a while and narrowed it down to the Ruger LCP or the new Taurus TCP. Guess I should have gone w/ my gut as all 3 of my Tauri have been fantastic pistols and both of my Ruger semi-autos (I love Ruger revolvers) have been extremely disappointing. That may be heresy to some, but it's my experience. Anyhow, the deal breaker was the fact that the LCP had been out longer and seemed to be very well regarded. I took it home, cleaned and lightly lubed it, then worked the slide for about 2 hours while I watched a movie (If you like Sci-fi watch Surrogates).
Took 150 rounds of PMC (good luck w/ this brand in my AR and all my .45's) to the range. 12 FTE's. 11 of which were on the 2nd to last round of the mag. The 1 oddball was on the 3rd round. Stovepipes of the horizontal variety. Seems the empty didn't extract all the way and the new cartridge wedged beneath it so the mag had to be removed and the slide racked to clear it. Pretty disappointed. Came home and emailed Ruger the info and asked for their advice. On the upside, it was a pleasure to shoot, even w/ big mitts like mine. My friend felt it was hard on his trigger finger; I had no such problems as I typically fire w/ the pad of the finger. The sights took a little getting used to but it certainly shot nice and soft... Granted I had just fired 20 rounds of 360 grain .454 Casull through my Ruger Alaskan. Hopefully it's just a bad mag, wish it would have come w/ 2 to test out. Anyone have any similar experiences w/ the LCP, and what action did Ruger recommend?
Took 150 rounds of PMC (good luck w/ this brand in my AR and all my .45's) to the range. 12 FTE's. 11 of which were on the 2nd to last round of the mag. The 1 oddball was on the 3rd round. Stovepipes of the horizontal variety. Seems the empty didn't extract all the way and the new cartridge wedged beneath it so the mag had to be removed and the slide racked to clear it. Pretty disappointed. Came home and emailed Ruger the info and asked for their advice. On the upside, it was a pleasure to shoot, even w/ big mitts like mine. My friend felt it was hard on his trigger finger; I had no such problems as I typically fire w/ the pad of the finger. The sights took a little getting used to but it certainly shot nice and soft... Granted I had just fired 20 rounds of 360 grain .454 Casull through my Ruger Alaskan. Hopefully it's just a bad mag, wish it would have come w/ 2 to test out. Anyone have any similar experiences w/ the LCP, and what action did Ruger recommend?
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