A really dumb semi-auto question - Ruger LC9.

[Doug M.]

I'll bet that it needs more rounds and lube before much else. 9mms tend to respond better to more powerful ammo, so look for stuff as close to NATO spec as possible for break-in. Testing with carry ammo after break-in is also important. By their nature, smaller pistols are more likely to be finicky. Don't be surprised if it works better with +P ammo, assuming the bullet shape feeds ok.

NEVER ASSUME that a round has fed correctly. You must check it each and every time you make ready. As for conducting that check of the chamber, as several said, the technique is the press check. While I was taught it using the Gunsite method for a 1911, I think for our purposes that the answer most likely to be successful is to go to youtube and just type "press check" into their search box. Sometimes the method can vary by the attributes of the pistol and I am not familiar with the LC9, so do not want to suggest any specifics.

Every time I put on an autopistol, it gets press checked. Period. When I would put on a duty belt before work - draw to the ready, press check. Obviously, finger off the loud switch, muzzle pointed in a safe direction.

 

[vipermd]

Cal44: You like it, it fits you, shoot it, clean, lube repeat. It needs to have everything wear in and requires more than 100 rds, what the correct # is will be determined by you. When it feels like are part of your hand,runs as close to 100% as a mechanic device can, THEN carry it with confidence and pride. Be Safe,

 

[Rule3]

Remove the magazine.

Field strip the gun

Clean and oil it

reassemble.

Load magazine and insert into gun with the slide locked back. Push the slide lock lever and let the slide fly forward which will strip a round off the mag.

Remove the magazine and insert another round. Put back in gun.

The gun has a loaded chamber indicator.

Shoot gun at range, do this several times (not the cleaning part)

 

[jrs70]

Does it only do it with HP ammo? Mine does. You just have to find HP ammo it likes. I found that Federal Hi Shok 9mm Luger 115 Grain Hollow Point Ammo works good in my LC9.

 

[Cal44]

Does it only do it with HP ammo? Mine does. You just have to find HP ammo it likes. I found that Federal Hi Shok 9mm Luger 115 Grain Hollow Point Ammo works good in my LC9.

When I bought the gun I bought a big box of a few hundred reloads from a LGS. They were FMJ.

This was a reputable store, but who knows, maybe the reloads are out-of-spec in some way.

I since bought some new factory ball FMJ ammo and I'll try those next.

I think the problem is "operator error", but we will see.

I haven't tried hollow points yet, but if I get to the point of carrying this gun I'll have to find some hollow point defensive ammo it likes.

Dave

 

[baccusboy]

Hey, interesting you mention this. I just sold my LC9 for an SR9c, but anyway...

I had a similar issue when racking the slide to load the first round. If I didn't do it fast enough, it would hang easier than with most guns. Fast enough -- no issues. Put probably 300 rounds through it and never a problem, though.

In thinking of my gun, long as you have that first round in the gun, you will be fine, unless it's a different problem. The concern you may have is that if you ever have to reload, you MIGHT encounter this issue in a fight, which would be VERY bad.

I suggest you look at an SR9c. I can't tell you how much better it is to have this gun, and I even carry it better IWB. Even though it's a bigger gun, with the smaller 10 round mag, it carries better than my LC9 for me, holds more ammo, and the trigger is incredible (unlike my LC9). I can't put it in my larger pockets, but I just love how it rides at my waist. The LC9 was almost too light for my Remora holster to work properly.

 

[baccusboy]

FYI, mine liked 147 grain HST, standard-pressure.

I read you should not use +P in the LC9.