I have a new 380 EZ, but have not experienced the last round jump-out phenomenon which is most likely due to a magazine spring weak enough to make loading “EZ.” I ordered the above Wolff extra power Ruger LCP 380 magazine spring for experimentation. It’s a good deal longer than the 12-coil S&W OEM spring in my two magazines, which are marked at one end with yellow paint. The 19-coil Wolff had to be trimmed to 15 coils for any possibility of loading 8 rounds, so I trimmed it another coil to 14 for testing. Feeding is fine so far, but it requires a fair amount of effort to seat a full magazine. 13 coils may be a better compromise. I should point out that I had to bend down with thumb pressure the wire of the cut end to be “in-line” with the rest of the coil, then I had to open up the coil circumference a little to get it to fit the raised plastic spring guide on the internal side of the plastic locking tab.
This little 380 EZ is a fantastic little gun; I hope people don’t overlook it because of a remediable magazine problem. Most likely my new gun with the yellow-painted OEM springs is already “fixed” but I thought I’d post a possible solution for those who may have guns with the original springs.
This little 380 EZ is a fantastic little gun; I hope people don’t overlook it because of a remediable magazine problem. Most likely my new gun with the yellow-painted OEM springs is already “fixed” but I thought I’d post a possible solution for those who may have guns with the original springs.
