Don't dry fire the LCP?

[clayflingythingy]

http://www.ktog.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1205555447

FYI. Follow the link to the sigforum. One poster is stating the LCP manual prohibits dry firing. Every Ruger gun I have ever owned the manual states you can dry fire all you want. Guess this is the result of cloning the P3 AT.

[Hazcat]

I don't know, Clay.  Maybe it is the result of such a small and light gun.  You can only put so much stuff in it.

[clayflingythingy]

Haz,

Every Ruger I own the manual states you can dry fire the gun.

My P32 manual forbids dry firing.

Since Ruger cloned the P3 AT it may be they were unable to tweak the gun to allow dry firing. With this, Ruger may have thrown away part of its "built like a tank" and "it's a Ruger" reputation.

That's not necessarily a bad thing but it will require adjustment on the part of the gun buying public. I can see guys who purchase an LCP dry firing the gun (even tho the manual apparently prohibits it) because they are used to doing it with other Rugers and they neglected to read the manual.

[TAB]

it could also be a liabilty thing...if you notice as of late ruger has been putting lots of new warnings on thier guns as of late.

[tombogan03884]

it could also be a liabilty thing...if you notice as of late ruger has been putting lots of new warnings on thier guns as of late.

They only need one warning   


  CYA

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[Hazcat]

Haz,

Every Ruger I own the manual states you can dry fire the gun.

My P32 manual forbids dry firing.

Since Ruger cloned the P3 AT it may be they were unable to tweak the gun to allow dry firing. With this, Ruger may have thrown away part of its "built like a tank" and "it's a Ruger" reputation.

That's not necessarily a bad thing but it will require adjustment on the part of the gun buying public. I can see guys who purchase an LCP dry firing the gun (even tho the manual apparently prohibits it) because they are used to doing it with other Rugers and they neglected to read the manual.

Clay, I  just read the P3AT and P32 manuels online and did not see a "no dry fire" warning. Maybe the LCP is not as much of a clone as one might think.

[Teresa Heilevang]

I don't dry fire too many guns anyway. Guess I'm from the old school.  I was taught not to dry fire , and if I do, it's only a couple times to check trigger pull.
I do have dummy shells in different calibers .. so that is nice. You can load those in and fire away at the lamps, tv, tables, pictures on the wall, husba................... I mean..ahhh...
well, like I was saying........
You sure can have fun dry firing..

[Hazcat]

I don't dry fire too many guns anyway. Guess I'm from the old school.  I was taught not to dry fire , and if I do, it's only a couple times to check trigger pull.
I do have dummy shells in different calibers .. so that is nice. You can load those in and fire away at the lamps, tv, tables, pictures on the wall, husba................... I mean..ahhh...
well, like I was saying........
You sure can have fun dry firing..

I love ya baby but I'm not sure I could live with ya.  You see I have a tendency to ....ummmm... irritate people now and again (I know this is hard to believe) and you might just forget to check the chamber on a dry fire practice.

[Teresa Heilevang]

I love ya baby but I'm not sure I could live with ya.  You see I have a tendency to ....ummmm... irritate people now and again (I know this is hard to believe) and you might just forget to check the chamber on a dry fire practice.

Nope.. I never fail to check chambers...

Soooooooo sweety pie ..
Your best bet would be to "try NOT to irritate me"..

[Pathfinder]

I love ya baby but I'm not sure I could live with ya.  You see I have a tendency to ....ummmm... irritate people now and again (I know this is hard to believe) and you might just forget to check the chamber on a dry fire practice.

The "living with you" part would not be the hard part, the "not dying" would the the hard part.

Like the falling out of the airplane isn't what kills you, it is the landing . . . .