This thread is a disappointing find...
I've been contemplating grabbing a LCP for pocket carry when a holster won't fly.... Are these problems common in the LCP II as well?
I have had one. A LCP Gen 2 (Not LCP II). 815 Rounds with 2 Malfunctions.This thread is a disappointing find...
I've been contemplating grabbing a LCP for pocket carry when a holster won't fly.... Are these problems common in the LCP II as well?
That's good to hear.The jam issue was definitely bad ammo.
I have had one. A LCP Gen 2 (Not LCP II). 815 Rounds with 2 Malfunctions.
Round 608 - Stuck follower on brand new extended magazine allowed last case to reload back into magazine. Has never reoccurred after initial loading of magazine.
Round 743 - Out of spec Fed AE would not enter battery.
I don't consider either of those a pistol issue. It's the reason you function check a new magazine and any carry ammo.
Have people had issues with the LCP? Yes. People have also had issues with a Glock. Far and away they are good to go out of the box with the possible exception of failure to return to battery within the first 50 rounds. They do tend to have slightly rough chambers and be a little tight when brand new.
I never limp wrist my gunShe you were having trouble removing the stuck bullet, did you drop the magazine. That is good safety practice as well as it makes it easier to correct the malfunction.
Make sure you are not limp-wristing the gun. After you run about 500 round through, most problems like this will probably disappear. New guns need breaking in. And the recoil spring is likely on the weak side in a gun like that. If it fairly easy to rack, you must expect it to not push round forward very hard.
Not only do I appreciate the information, I am absolutely blown away your ability to keep detailed round counts! Well done sir.
I have 2 LCPs, both fail to extract often enough that they are untrustworthy. Especially on what feels like hotter ammo. Both have been back to Ruger - great service. Replaced slide Assy on one and both slide & barrel on the other, but both still fail regularly. I’m very disappointed.
KelTec s are far more reliable in my experience.
I’ve had the opposite experience; I had a P3AT that would not make it through a magazine without a jam.
Two P32s that rimlocked with every type of ammo I tried(and yes I used ball ammo).
I have a 9 yr old LCP that is utterly reliable and a newer one too that is the same.
file down the sprue on the extractor. the one on my extractor was preventing the top round in the mag from rising up out of the mag into battery as the slide comes forward. you can check this out by manually pushing a case up into battery on your removed slide assembly. the case rim should slide behind the extractor hook smoothly. my extractor sprue prevented this until I filed it down.My P32 has been flawless for about 600 rds., PF9s are totally reliable for about 1000 rds. each, smallest cheapest reliablest 9mm I know of (yes, I know there is no such word). The P32 is what I take when nothing else will do. Incredibly small and light.
I don't understand the extraction problems my LCPs have, but they are real. I've ordered a couple extractors to play with because they are available cheap, but I don't hold out much hope. No limp wristing, I'm an experienced (old) IPSC and IDPA competitor/shooter.
Still a possibility it's all ammo related but getting less likely.