Anyone Here Have a Ruger LCP?

[Gutpile Charlie]

Why, why, why...! Does Ruger now have to "fix" everything before it works as it should?

They need to "get it right" before it leaves the factory the first time.

Damn!

I have the KP95DC and KP97DC. I had to "fix" both of them by replacing factory parts (which they sent free of charge). Why should we have to do this? They work fine now, but both suffered design defects from the get go.

Ruger needs to get with the program!

 

[H Richard]

Yes, it works

Yes, I have one, have had it for about a year, and have had no FTF's. Trigger pull is good, a little long, but what you want with a CCW. I can put a clip full into 2.5" - 3" from 15 ft., basically what it was designed for. It is small, light and reliable, and any time I leave the state of IL it is what is in my pocket. I have a mod. 60, mod. 40, Bersa 380, NAA 380, Beretta 21A, RIA compact, as well as a couple dozen full sized smith's and other handguns, I do not feel under-gunned with the LCP.

 

[jmark1651]

It has been my experience with the Ruger LCP and the Keltec 380 that some need to be adjusted. I have several of each and have found the Ruger to function better than the Keltec. I have fired over 200 rounds out of the Keltec 380 and had my gunsmith adjust it twice,and still experience some failure to chamber the round,completely. The Ruger I now shoot has not malfunctioned and I would say about 100 rounds have gone through it. They both seem to load a steel jacket more positively, which I have not noticed to be a problem with the Keltec 32's I have tested. Whichever weapon is used,I would shoot it until my comfort level is high. Jmark1651

 

[LouisianaJoe]

I have owned the Kel-Tec but I traded it on a Colt Mustang.

I now own an LCP that I tried for the first time weekend before last. I find that the LCP for me has less felt recoil and a smoother trigger and it shoots a better group.

The trigger pull is a bit long but after you get used to it you will shoot smaller groups. I had the same issue with a Kahr CW9 until I got used to the longer pull.

The Mustang is a better shooter than either of the other .380's.

I recommend the DeSantis Nemesis holster for all of the .380's mentioned. The same size fits all 3. It protects the pistol while in your pocket and keeps them cleaner. You should still blow out the lint that will get in the barrel while in your pocket.

 

[S&W-Keeper]

I have had one for a while, I really like mine.I have probably shot it 375, 400 times, no jams,misfeeds or anything.The only thing that I did not like about it, was I could not operate the slide release to hold the slide back. That was repaired with the recall.With all the guns I have, I still carry the little sucker the most. It disappears in a pocket holster.If they made it in stainless,I would buy another one. I would reccomend it.

 

[minuteman]

Had mine about 15 months, I finally sent it back for recall a few weeks ago. I have never had a misfire or FTF since I owned it. It will keep all shots in the chest area of a target at 21 feet, firing fairly rapidly. And it doesn’t pinch my fingertip when I pull the trigger like a KEL-Tec does. Very easy to conceal also, disappears in a pocket. I’ve carried it some, I don’t feel ‘naked’ with it, with some good hollowpoints. I have nothing against it, but probably won’t buy another one, if you know what I mean. Just can’t seem to get away from that old Chiefs Special.

 

[Zilmo]

Why, why, why...! Does Ruger now have to "fix" everything before it works as it should?

They need to "get it right" before it leaves the factory the first time.

Damn!

I have the KP95DC and KP97DC. I had to "fix" both of them by replacing factory parts (which they sent free of charge). Why should we have to do this? They work fine now, but both suffered design defects from the get go.

Ruger needs to get with the program!

Seems to me Smith and Colt are as guilty as Ruger here.

 

[JcMack]

EH.....Do we REALLY need these new comer little guys? I occasionally pocket a 21A .22 as a afterthought. I admit to succumbing to the .380 plastic craze, buying a Ruger, then a KT .380. Latley I just stick a .38 rev or a single stack 9mm in my back pocket. In the car I lay it next to me. Out of the car it's back in my pocket. If I was female that carried a purse or the kinda guy that carried a purse, I'd carry the biggest SOB gun I could handle, not a .380. I'm gonna consider my new KT .380 a mistake and sell it. I do have a BDA which I consider "kings x" as although a .380, I can shoot you 14 times.

 

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Lotsa recoil

Is it just me? It hurts, a lot, every round I fire in my LCP.

The felt recoil on such a light gun is way too much for me, so that in the three months or so that I've owned it I've only fired about 60 rounds through it (and I go to the range with my .22's and 38 Spl's every week).

I carry it all the time, since it's so light and convenient, but the felt recoil kills me. Am I the only one here...?