Ruger LCP Feeding Problems
My brother brought his Ruger LCP to the range yesterday and was having problems. UMC .380 ammo was not feeding. Rounds ended up hitting the top of the chamber and causeing a stoppage. Feed ramp was cutting a half moon dent in the casing. Stoppage would end with the bullet point sticking straight up in the roof of the chamber hood. It would happen randomly every several rounds fired. anybody else seen this problem and what is the fix?
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Only thing I can think of is a messed up magazine. Take it apart and make sure he didn't put it together wrong if he had it apart before.
My LCP works really great with everything I have shot in it.
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try different mag fixes most problems in a pistol 0 -
I've had problems with the Remington UMC ammo, in the yellow boxes. It always appeared to be marginal, power wise to me.
Make sure the pistol and mags are clean, and lubricated. Take the mags apart and clean them internally to make sure.
Try other brand(s) of FMJ ammo then. To see if the problem persists. If FMJ works OK, only then go to the HP's.0 -
Try some Hornady Critical Defense. They feed really well. Clean the gun well too. Also don't limp wrist the gun. 0 -
I've seen this problem with Kel-Tec guns (of which the Ruger is effectively a clone). Turned out to be the ammo. Different ammo and the gun ran OK.
These little guns can be ammo sensitive. Many don't like non-ball ammo, and the ammo has to be at least moderately powerful to cycle the gun correctly.
First thing to do is to take down the pistol, clean it thoroughly, inspect it carefully for burrs or other worn/defective parts, lube it sparingly, then re-assemble CORRECTLY. This will take 15 minutes, and no matter what the actual problem is, it certainly won't hurt!
Next thing to do is try different ammo.
When shooting, make sure to get a FIRM (ie "death") grip on the gun. A less than firm grip (ie "limp wrist") *WILL* cause feeding malfunctions, especially with these super-light guns.
Personally, I don't think the mag is the likely culprit here. Factory Ruger mags are usually good, and if there were a mag problem more likely see issues with either the first round in the mag, the last one, or every single one. . .not randomly every few shots. Obviously if you do have a spare mag, it won't hurt to try it, but I'd do ALL of the above before going out and buying a new one.0 -
thanks for the suggestions Ill try them all.. 0
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