Just picked up a Ruger LCP - any tips?
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Beyond the reliability issue (I understand not all LCPs have problems and not all Kel-tecs are trouble-free), I prefer the Kel-tecs as they are lighter, to me don't feel 'top-heavy' as the LCP does, has a better trigger, and is easier to hold on to due to better side checkering. Kel-tec also has a real warrenty, unlike the LCP. You are kind of at their mercy.
The most recent Kel-tecs are good guns, even the fit and finish was acceptable.
The most recent Kel-tecs are good guns, even the fit and finish was acceptable.
Yeah, trade it for a Kel Tec. Lol
Just shoot it a lot, if it is reliable your good to go.
Remember don't leave your bigger guns at home, it is easy with the LCP and Kel Tecs. One day I was out trout fishing and had this 250lb crazy dude, threaten to drown me and break my fly rod. He started walking towards me and my Kel Tec felt very small. He thought he owned the river and didn't like me fishing in "his" spot, even though I was there first. He told me to leave, I replied that I was there first and it was a public river. Then the dude FREAKED OUT, cursing yelling about how he was a local and had fished there all his life. I told him I didn't want any trouble and we could both fish at the spot. The guy kept approaching and threatening me. I pulled out my cell phone and told him I was calling 911, the man turned and left. I didn't draw my gun, but the situation left a lasting impression. I no longer go fishing without my G20 and its 15 +1 rounds of 10mm!
Just shoot it a lot, if it is reliable your good to go.
Remember don't leave your bigger guns at home, it is easy with the LCP and Kel Tecs. One day I was out trout fishing and had this 250lb crazy dude, threaten to drown me and break my fly rod. He started walking towards me and my Kel Tec felt very small. He thought he owned the river and didn't like me fishing in "his" spot, even though I was there first. He told me to leave, I replied that I was there first and it was a public river. Then the dude FREAKED OUT, cursing yelling about how he was a local and had fished there all his life. I told him I didn't want any trouble and we could both fish at the spot. The guy kept approaching and threatening me. I pulled out my cell phone and told him I was calling 911, the man turned and left. I didn't draw my gun, but the situation left a lasting impression. I no longer go fishing without my G20 and its 15 +1 rounds of 10mm!
DonRon,
I didn't shoot someone over a fishing spot, I didnt draw my gun, I didnt even mention being armed. I wouldn't shoot someone over a fishing spot, but would shoot them to avoid drowning. I didn't see that coming, hindsight is 20/20. In retrospect I should have left, I won't argue that point.
I didn't shoot someone over a fishing spot, I didnt draw my gun, I didnt even mention being armed. I wouldn't shoot someone over a fishing spot, but would shoot them to avoid drowning. I didn't see that coming, hindsight is 20/20. In retrospect I should have left, I won't argue that point.
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DenaliPark
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Thats besides the point I think, I keep hearing this from the ruger fanclub, it's become like the ruger fandom default position for explaining the horrendous quality control issues with this companies Prescott operations, warranty and pleasent CS aside, the fact remains that ruger is unable to deliver a trustworthy product to market.
Drop by the ruger forums, you'll hear the truth from the upper echelon of the membership, and the truth is, that the product coming from Prescott is dangerously flawed, unreliable, or both!
Good customer service has nothing to do with "sure, send it in, we'll fix it for you!" Good customer service begins and ends with delivering " reliable, working" product to market in the first place, something that ruger has yet to demonstrate that they are capable of following through with....
The quote was that the LCP had no warranty. That was all. I never said anything about quality control or anything else. He said the LCP had no warranty yet had warranty work done 3 times and was then refunded his money. It had nothing to do with quality of the product, just to do with the warranty. It's pretty standard of haters of any product to take a simple post and make it much more complex to try to paint the image that the other side is just a fanboy out of touch with reality.
I'm not much of one for Ruger fandom. A lot they make doesn't appeal to me. But the two LCPs I own both have been 100% reliable with any ammo and are both accurate. Not sure who this "upper echelon" of Ruger members would be or what they are claiming to be wrong making these pistols dangerous. Sure, there are instances of being unreliable, but what pistol, especially pocket pistol, doesn't?
EDIT: I just googled "Ruger LCP dangerous" to see what these people found flawed. One thread was about the mag releasing when carried without a holster in a pocket. Another was complaining that if you don't use a holster in the pocket and the gun goes off that it will shoot your legs or your junk. The rest were all debates of carrying a loaded gun or carrying a gun with no safety. So, again, what is this design flaw making them such a hazard?
I'm not much of one for Ruger fandom. A lot they make doesn't appeal to me. But the two LCPs I own both have been 100% reliable with any ammo and are both accurate. Not sure who this "upper echelon" of Ruger members would be or what they are claiming to be wrong making these pistols dangerous. Sure, there are instances of being unreliable, but what pistol, especially pocket pistol, doesn't?
EDIT: I just googled "Ruger LCP dangerous" to see what these people found flawed. One thread was about the mag releasing when carried without a holster in a pocket. Another was complaining that if you don't use a holster in the pocket and the gun goes off that it will shoot your legs or your junk. The rest were all debates of carrying a loaded gun or carrying a gun with no safety. So, again, what is this design flaw making them such a hazard?
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Ruger finally did give me a refund, after being jerks about it. The second time back they didn't get it to misfire, so of course to them there was 'no problem'. At that time I wrote about it on a gun forum and someone said Kel-tec would have replaced it at that point, no questions asked. The third time back it did misfire for them and they tried to tell me I needed to buy a bunch of .380 ammo to 'see which one works'. Apparently they never heard of the ammo shortage or .380 prices. I told them a gun should work with any factory ammo and I wanted a refund, which they finally did.
The scary thing about mine was it didn't start acting up until after a few hundred rounds.
Another guy on the Sig forum had two bad LCPs in a row that went back to the factory a total of 7 times, and he said they were jerks about it too.
Again, why not give an official warranty?
In fairness, I do have a Ruger LCR that I like, I'm just not an LCP fan.
The scary thing about mine was it didn't start acting up until after a few hundred rounds.
Another guy on the Sig forum had two bad LCPs in a row that went back to the factory a total of 7 times, and he said they were jerks about it too.
Again, why not give an official warranty?
In fairness, I do have a Ruger LCR that I like, I'm just not an LCP fan.
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XDShooter07
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Lot of haters in here. A small pistol like the LCP is a last ditch effort to GET AWAY, which you should have already been trying to do. The reality is 1 or 2 rounds in the situation this gun is designed for will probably help quite a bit. The LCP is plenty reliable. Take it to the range often and clean it well each time. Go light on the oil so you don't get a bunch of lint build up in the gun. And only put about 50 rounds through it at the range each time so the buildup doesn't score anything internally.
It's always the same story on here. This is not a range gun, it is a "get the hell off me" gun.
The LCP, keltec, seecamp, kahr, taurus, etc... are all perfectly capable of doing the job they are made to do.
Wake up to reality.
It's always the same story on here. This is not a range gun, it is a "get the hell off me" gun.
The LCP, keltec, seecamp, kahr, taurus, etc... are all perfectly capable of doing the job they are made to do.
Wake up to reality.
Enachos
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^ I was kinda thinking the same thing.
Old krow
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Me too.
My g/f had an LCP. The slide was tough, but that eased up later. No problems with the ammo feeds either, but, she didn't shoot a diverse bunch of rounds either. Overall it seemed a good little gun for what it is. I do not like shooting it, it's far too small for me. We never had to call CS so neither of us could attest to them either way.
Exactly.
And if he had left when the situation had begun there would have never been a situation to start with involving a firearm. Now a 110 woman can be a formidable advisory as well. Once again, the best way to avoid confrontation is to avoid confrontation and not a 10 mm Glock. That ain't rocket science.
Now just who would want to get shot with a bullet the exact same size as a 38, 357, 9mm......not me! The .380 is .355 is diameter just like the aforementioned calibers and moving along at about 900 feet a second! That going to do some real damage to human tissue.
What has that got to do with avoiding confrontations and wishing you had a bigger gun? Does the size of the gun determine how bad you are. If it does then, I am the baddest cat around with my .50 Desert Eagle using your implied logic.
Huh? where do I ever imply anything about caliber? This has nothing to do with caliber this has to do with reading comprehension. Do you even read what people write? You stated that a "fishing spot is just not worth shooting anyone for. The best way to avoid confrontation is to avoid confrontation." My replies to you are based solely on this and this alone. I couldn't care less what caliber someone chooses. I believe that, had the OP (of the fishing story) ended up shooting the 250# man that was making threats at him, he would have done so for far different reasons than you ignorantly stated.
I suggest getting an 11# recoil spring set to replace the stock 9# set. I got mine from wolff gunsprings and it has made a considerable difference in recoil, and keeps the gun from ever failing to return to battery (only happened once). I also suggest using the ruger grip extension on both magazines. I have a 2 finger minimum grip requirement and with the extension I get just that and nothing more. I shoot this gun way better with them on, especially during rapid fire.
They're great little guns, but take a bit more practice than larger guns to get good with and learn to work with the tiny grip plus the snappy recoil that come with the territory of micro sized, light guns.
If I was to buy another .380 I would get the daimondback db380 (if proven reliable) because I love the sights or the taurus 738 for the more comfortable grip.
They're great little guns, but take a bit more practice than larger guns to get good with and learn to work with the tiny grip plus the snappy recoil that come with the territory of micro sized, light guns.
If I was to buy another .380 I would get the daimondback db380 (if proven reliable) because I love the sights or the taurus 738 for the more comfortable grip.
XDShooter07
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You got that right. I'm certainly not gonna volunteer to try it out!
76shuvlinoff
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I have a fullsize 1911 on the nightstand and usually carry an xd40sc with a crimson trace lazer on it. I just bought an LCP for "other". It bucks and snorts, makes my ears ring and I know I've been shooting afterward but it sure has it's place in the lineup. I just did 4 days on vacation with temps in the 90s, even my wife never knew I was armed. Tust me if she knew she'd say something.
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