Range Report: Ruger LCP *Problems*

[Solid]

After three days of calling I talked to Jim in the service dept. and am being sent a mailer. He said the gun really shouldn't have this many problems. He also wrote down which ammunition brands/types I was using when it broke.

I'm debating on whether to keep or sell once the gun is "fixed". It seems this one must be some strange lemon.

At the local gun store the owner had a customer with failure to go into battery issues like I had originally. He showed me the email Ruger gave the customer and it was a list of ammunition Ruger says not to use. None of the ammo I had been using was on the list though.

[CZShooter]

After three days of calling I talked to Jim in the service dept. and am being sent a mailer. He said the gun really shouldn't have this many problems. He also wrote down which ammunition brands/types I was using when it broke.

I'm debating on whether to keep or sell once the gun is "fixed". It seems this one must be some strange lemon.

At the local gun store the owner had a customer with failure to go into battery issues like I had originally. He showed me the email Ruger gave the customer and it was a list of ammunition Ruger says not to use. None of the ammo I had been using was on the list though.

I don't suppose you remember which brands were on the "naughty" list, do you?

[ericire12]

After three days of calling I talked to Jim in the service dept. and am being sent a mailer. He said the gun really shouldn't have this many problems. He also wrote down which ammunition brands/types I was using when it broke.

I'm debating on whether to keep or sell once the gun is "fixed". It seems this one must be some strange lemon.

At the local gun store the owner had a customer with failure to go into battery issues like I had originally. He showed me the email Ruger gave the customer and it was a list of ammunition Ruger says not to use. None of the ammo I had been using was on the list though.

I'll give you $50 for it.

[twyacht]

There is some Kel-Tec love being spread around some other threads. As a P3AT owner for two months, I have shot CCI, Winchester, Speer, Cor-Bon, Magtech, with no issues. Up around 250 rounds at this point, did consider the LCP very hard.

As some have said, 1 (gun) is not enough, I don't work for Kel-Tec, but it seems between the SR9, and the LCP, the margin of whether one gets a "good one" or not has not gotten consistent enough. Surprising from Ruger, as I own Ruger's as well. Maybe trade it for a P3AT. Even the P3 has a second generation, worked out the bugs type of thing,... so maybe when the LCP's get there it will be totally awesome.

Hope they get it back to you soon, and I sincerely hope you can run ammo through it and have no more issues.

No gun should have a "list" of ammo NOT to use. Maybe 1 or 2 brands are more finicky than others (Wolf for me), but not a "List".

Good Luck and Take Care

Tom W

[wisconsin]

twyacht
No gun should have a "list" of ammo NOT to use. Maybe 1 or 2 brands are more finicky than others

I have to agree. With all the technology available today. This shouldn't be part of the problem.

[Sponsor]

[Solid]

I don't suppose you remember which brands were on the "naughty" list, do you?

UMC was on it, but I cannot recall the others.

There were at least 5 types of ammo on the list. Some FMJ and some JHP

[cody6.0]

UMC was on it, but I cannot recall the others.

There were at least 5 types of ammo on the list. Some FMJ and some JHP

Why does UMC always seem to appear on problematic ammunition lists?


After solving the little issue my LCP had it will feed, shoot and extract anything I run through it.

Heres what I have used so far:
- Powr Ball
- Win standard
- WinClean
- Blazer w/aluminum case
- Magtech

With all my guns I never let price dictate what I shoot even when plinking. Some will say the Blazers aren't the best whch they aren't but I have not had one problem and have shot well over 1000 of them.

[ericire12]

Both my Glocks will devour UMC ammo.

[tombogan03884]

Both my Glocks will devour UMC ammo.

Guns are kind of like people that way. Growing up, my Sister HATED vegetables, while I would eat whatever was put in front of me, (except liver, to much good meat on an animal to spend time eating the gut pile    )
PS actually I ate the liver, I just didn't like it and have not eaten it since

[Ruger-55]

Solid I used to work for colts in west hartford ct . I hear what your saying , but I don't think it was the operator, I think it was the superviser of the operator. I would bring some piece's to my super and he say let them go thu. That would piss me off . 9 time out 10 I'd change the tool anyway with out him knowing.