Ruger LC9 front sight issue / Junk?

[armysniper]

I just purchased a Ruger LC9 9mm pistol today brand new. As soon as I got home, I went outside to my backyard home made shooting range.

I set up a paper target and stepped back to my 7 yard shooting line. I loaded 7 rounds into the factory magazine and squeezed off each round in slow steady intervals to help determine its function, reliability and accuracy. I used the front sight for aiming instead of my normal point shooting from this distance.

After 7 rounds I observed that the shots were all over the paper. I was a bit perplexed. I immediately discovered that the front sight was shifted all the way over to the right almost off the top of the slide.

After examining the gun I found that the front sight was easily moved with slight finger pressure. There is no way to secure it down tight to the slide.

Additionally, there appears to be an excessive amount of top slide wobble. It does not marry to the receiver firmly.

I am pretty disappointed that a brand new firearm has this type of issue.

 

[rcmodel]

Shoulda waited on the compulsory Ruger new firearm recall!

Use blue Lock-Tight on it.
Fixed forever.

rc

 

[RBid]

I had an LC9 for about 9 days. It felt too loose, except for the "AI" trigger pull. I call it that because of the movie, "AI", which was unbearably long, and featured at least 3 points in the movie where people stood up, expecting it to be over.

 

[jimbo555]

Glocks come with plastic sights that sometimes fall off,are they junk? Call ruger they will fix your lc9 front sight.Mine came pinned from the factory so they are aware of the problem.My lc9 has been perfect and the more you shoot it the better the trigger gets!

 

[rcmodel]

Glocks come with plastic sights that sometimes fall off,are they junk?

As a matter of fact, yes they are junk.

That is the first thing I fix on a Glock Perfection Glock that isn't Glock Perfect Perfection.

The plastic sights are only an afterthought to save a little Glock Perfect Production money!

rc

 

[Jackal1]

the front sight was easily moved with slight finger pressure

Despite just buying it, you must have an early version of the LC9. Ruger pins the front sights in place now.

Make a list of your concerns, call Ruger up, get a free return label, send in your gun and let them make it right for you.

The LC9 is a very accurate shooter.

 

[armysniper]

Ok thank you for the suggestions. And thank you for the words of encouragement in regards that it can be fixed and that it does get better over time. I was concerned I had made a bad purchase. I will call Ruger and see what they suggest before I do any home repair jobs. I dont want to void my warranty.

One thing that is positive, The trigger squeeze is smooth, long but smooth.

 

[PabloJ]

You can thank customer complaints regarding LCP for that disaster. The folks at Ruger should have made LC9 just like LCP with exception of adding hold slide open feature after last shot fired out of the magazine. You can secure that sight with crazy glue sell that gun and get something worthy of amrysniper like used Gen. 3 value line S&W. The plain blackened steel slide is 908 while stainless slide (preferred) is 908S. The sights are plastic but those will NOT shift or fall off and front sight will not melt even when using ammo producing buckets of flame on firing like the famous Federal 'Champion' line. The Glock pistol is almost as good.

 

[M2 Carbine]

Interesting.
Just checked my LC9. Steel front sight. Over 1,800 trouble free rounds through the gun.

I have a NIB spare LC9. I see that one does have a pinned plastic front sight.


Good gun, especially for the cost. Very reliable and accurate out to 52 yards.


I impulse bought the first LC9 I saw. Put over a thousand (trouble free) mixed rounds through it in eight days.
Frankly I was surprised at the gun's accuracy and reliability.

I hate magazine disconnecters, so I removed it (on my two SR9C and SR40C also).