Ruger LCP II .22 safety

[Buck13]

For some reason I don't understand, I have developed an unhealthy fascination with the little Ruger .22 auto. The only thing I don't like is the safety. Why is that on the .22 and not the .380???

I'm tempted to get one and put a drop of blue Locktite on the S, move it to F and never move it again. Bad idea, or REALLY bad idea?

Before you ask "why not get a Glock 44?" there are several reason, but the biggest is that the shop I'm thinking of buying from has a Ruger, and no one near me has a Glock today, that I know of.

 

[tubeshooter]

Put me down for "REALLY bad idea".

It is only merely a "bad idea" if you can guarantee that you, with that prior Loctite/safety knowledge, will be the only one to ever operate the gun going forward. Or that you can guarantee said knowledge will always be passed along.


Safeties can fail. Why muddy the waters with something that "looks" like it works?
A plug or delete kit would be better IMO.

 

[Buck13]

The Locktite is just to keep it from moving without intention, like when holstering. I'm pretty sure if you forced it to the S position it would still function normally.

 

[tubeshooter]

Oh - okay.

I don't think that's what "loctite it in place" means to most people...
My misunderstanding. Carry on.

 

[CNobbe]

The only people who could give you an answer is Ruger. We have two LCP 22s, they're tons of fun to shoot. I don't even think about the safety. Just leave it in the fire position all the time.

 

[Buck13]

My main concern is that the Loctite will gum up something I didn't intend to get it on.

 

[Hartkopf]

I would not put loctite on the safety but the safety doesn’t move easily on my lcp 22. It’s actually pretty hard to move and I’ve never accidentally moved it’s position.

 

[DT Guy]

My main concern is that the Loctite will gum up something I didn't intend to get it on.

I used a light adhesive on the safety of my Shield (an early model, when they only came with safeties) to keep it in the 'fire' position.

It can be removed if I ever pass it on, but in the meantime, it's doesn't physically move to the 'safe' position, so there can't be any confusion about it being on safe when it's not.

Larry

 

[Ernie Bass]

I have had numerous times when I though I had a bad round only to find out the stupid safety became engaged. Personally I wish Ruger had made a sweet DAO like the LCP Gen 2 (not II)

 

[Riomouse911]

I agree with the above that it’s best to learn to manipulate the gun’s features and be cognizant of the safety lever rather than put thread sealer into parts that operate the pistol.
It’s just one of those things. I have to alter my grip to not hit the safety when shooting my 1911’s after years of shooting Gen 3 S&W, Sigs and Glocks that don’t use a thumb safety. .

I have the LCP and LCP II in .380, the .22 version looks to be a cool addition to the LCP line.

Stay safe.

 

[Buck13]

I used a light adhesive on the safety of my Shield (an early model, when they only came with safeties) to keep it in the 'fire' position.

Which product did you use?

I liked blue Loctite since it would be apparent to many people what it was, based on the color, and because it seemed fairly impermanent and removable.

 

[Alex Clayton]

Wife bought one of these just before the great plague hit and I have been super impressed with it. She bought one in .380 years ago, I told her not to. She could not shoot it. I love it. So when I found out they made it in .22 she wanted one. It is damn fun to shoot and so small and light. I too could not understand the safety on this. I would see nothing wrong with some kind of temp block to keep the safe in the fire position as long as it's your gun why not. When mag safeties started to show up the first thing I did when I bought a gun that had one was get rid of it.

 

[Buck13]

The magazine safety doesn't bother me much, although I can see the argument against it.

Is removing the thumb safety even possible in this case?

 

[Alex Clayton]

The magazine safety doesn't bother me much, although I can see the argument against it.

Is removing the thumb safety even possible in this case?

No doubt it could be removed if someone wanted to go that route. Take pistol apart and do away with the safety or at least make it where it no longer worked. That I would only do if I was sure I was never going to sell the thing though. Mine does not bother me, never have any intention of using it. If wife was ever to find it had clicked on just from carry I would find some way to temporarily block it to the fire position though. One of my EDC knives has a safety on it. Assisted opener with a damn safety to protect I do not know what. First thing I did was find a way to disable the damn thing with a block so it can't be used.

 

[DT Guy]

In many cases, taking the safety off (physically removing it) leaves a gap for debris to enter the action. On my shield, I used a gel CA around the body of the thumb safety on the exterior of the gun, ensuring none wicked into the action.

I'm sure I could gorilla the safety into the 'on' position if I tried, and certainly could remove the CA if I desired to, but the bond is strong enough to prevent the safety getting activated without serious effort. If I were buying again now that there is a safety-free version available, I'd obviously buy that.

I'm been looking at the .22 Ruger for my wife (hence checking out this thread), and was hoping they're release a safety-free version.

Larry

 

[Mark 40]

My practice has been to leave it off. It's never engaged unintentionally.