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38 minimum
Hello-Is there an LC9 trigger kit
or do I have to send in my trigger bar and hammer?
I hear conflicting info.
thank you
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  • 38 minimum
    Just bought a new Ruger LC9 today. Brought it home,cleaned it thoroughly, loaded it up and was really impressed with the first magazine of FMJ's. Accuracy was good, trigger is good, no malfunctions. Second magazine was another story. Every other round was a misfire, had to cycle the slide and reset the hammer then usually the round would fire. Examined the spent brass and discovered that the primers were not dented as they should be but appeared to flow back into the firing pin dent. Also discovered shards of brass plugging the firing pin hole. Ran a mag full of the same ammo thru a S&W with no malfunctions and none of the misshapen primers. Ammo problem or handgun problem?
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  • Layne12gun
    Diff-- Ammo problem Any time you have brass shavings in the fire pin hole you have some brass that is soft or the primer pockets were reemed to much.. i tell people to only shoot factory loads from any new pistol until broken in. This eleminates ammo problems and doesn't cause frustration with the other wise good gun.. i always reccommend that some one shoots 200 to 250 rouds of factory out of every gun prior to useing reloads of ane kind and Always reccommend nickle brass for most guns at first.
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  • 38 minimum
    I was using factory ammo.
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  • midnightrunpaintballer
    quote:Originally posted by 38 minimum
    I was using factory ammo.


    Factory ammo or not, if there was brass in the firing pin hole, I would believe you discovered your problem. (Ammo) now that the firing pin hole is cleared, id shoot the lc9 again with same ammo to verify. If it happens again, try different ammo. But I doubt it will happen again.
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  • ruger41
    This is a problem being encountered by others on a Ruger forum I go to. The gun needs to be exceptionaly cleaned---and I mean CLEAN before and after shooting it. Use a good spray cleaner in the channel. Spray into the hole of your slide where the striker comes out, and the hole on the bottom of the slide, which is the striker cleanout. Afterwards, use a spray can of compressed air, to dry the striker channel, and then DO NOT OIL it. Keep it clean and dry. THis will minimize, if not eliminate, lite strikes, except bad ammo.
    The other issue has been too soft of primers and has been encountered with UMC, Blazer, PMC & Magtech. Per Ruger from some folks that were dealing with customer service was stick to Winchester or Federal ammo if you are going to use FMJ---the folks who did switch had no failures after that.
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  • 38 minimum
    Thanks, I really appreciate your feedback.
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  • CS8161
    I was thinking of buying one for CC, but if the pistol won't shoot any and all factory ammo, I will pass until they get the issues resolved.
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  • 62fuelie
    Has anyone checked the difference between firing pin diameter and firing pin hole? If the hole is too big it may be allowing the primer cup material to flow and leave deposits that stop the pin's travel. The 9mm works at significant pressures - 33-35K so the tolerances need to be close.
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  • BikerBob
    We have put around 75 rounds of Remington and Federal though one with no issues at all. Wife likes it as the clip is relatively easy to load, she can pull the slide with no difficulty and she likes both the loaded chamber indicator and the safety.

    I just took a close look to see if I noticed any brass residue - it was very clean.

    No issues here.

    Bob
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  • CSI21
    Ruger did have a recall on the guns for striker issues at one time, but I do not know what range serial number wise it would be, or if this is the same problem. Around here, the guns are working, but we normally get guns after everyone else already has them.
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  • Riomouse911
    Mine has had no issues, both with the original buyer (He went back to a glock because he was used to them) and myself though several dozen mags of mixed ammo, fmj, jhp and some +p as well. I keep all of my guns really clean tho, so maybe that's why mine has been good so far.
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  • tsr1965
    quote:Originally posted by CSI21
    Ruger did have a recall on the guns for striker issues at one time, but I do not know what range serial number wise it would be, or if this is the same problem. Around here, the guns are working, but we normally get guns after everyone else already has them.


    That was for the SR 9, which is striker fired. The LC9, Like the LCP, and the Kel-Tec, are HAMMER fired.

    Any new gun, especially one to be used for personal defense, should be stripped down to its basic parts, and properly degreased, and prepped to go. Sometimes, there are even machining chips in them that have worked loose. This is not being done by those shops who just sell guns, and mount scopes improperly.

    So, you have learned an essential part of defensive handgunning. make sure your gun/magazine/ammo combination work 100%, before trusting it.

    Personally, I would run the Hornady PD, Speer GD, or Federal Hydrashok ammo, if it liked for carry. Any ball ammo will work for play.

    Best
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