Did Ruger Get It Right The First Time With The LCP?

[Phydeaux642]

I know there has been some cussin' and discussin' when it comes to the LCP, but do you guys think that Ruger, for the most part, got it right with the little gun right out of the gate? I have one paid for at my local shop and I am just waiting for the call telling me that it is in. At this point, though, I am wondering if I should hold off and see if there are any major issues to deal with since the gun has only been on the market for 2-3 months.

I like the size of it considering that I will be bicycling with it (gas just went to $3.58 per gallon today where I live:banghead:. and as far as I'm concerned, the oil companies and speculators can choke on it) and think that the .380 would give me a little more comfort than the .32 that I have at this point.

I would think that Ruger took the P-3AT and listened to all of the feedback concerning that gun and then went and tried to build a better mousetrap. My question is did they succeed? Or, should I hold off a year and wait to see if there is a greatly improved version? I can always take the money I put towards the LCP and either get my near mint nickel Colt Cobra paid for and have money left over to pay some on my Saiga that I have ordered. Or, I can add some money and get a 4" Ruger blue GP100.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

No, they didn't get it right per pe, had several problems, but made some design changes to rectify...like other companies do.
http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=23556&highlight=lcp+problem
http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=25053&highlight=lcp+problem
http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=24608&highlight=lcp+problem

Buying a newly designed, first offering gun always has risks. I would wait the year.

Once the bugs are out, it looks like a cool little pistol.

 

[legion3]

They got it right with mine, none of the issues above except the peening on the frame by the extractor, which is cosmetic and self correcting and has not caused any issues with performance. 500 rounds down range with 7 different types of ammo.

Plenty of good reports out there too. Frankly I am pleased and at $280 OTD its worth every penny.

But feel free to wait a year or so if it makes you feel better, frankly I would pick up another one to "Beta" Test for Ruger today for the right price. It seems you won't be alone in your wait.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Yours may have worked, but Ruger did have to make some design changes because they did not get it right the first time.

 

[legion3]

Well mine works so do what you want with waiting for the massive "bugs" to be worked out.

 

[C/O]

Mine works great, but is ammo sensitive. It likes WWB, Rem. UMC, but not Federal American Eagle.

 

[K40]

Love mine. Only 50 rds of American Eagle and 50 rds Blazer Brass - but not one malfunction. Filed down the peening, but if Ruger offers to fix it free of charge, I will think about sending it in.

Now I need to start trying SD ammo...

 

[rcmodel]

NO they didn't get it right.

The copied the Kel-Tec P3AT way too closely.

They even copied the same well known P3AT bugs!

rcmodel

 

[jocko]

feed ramp

Have 900 flawelss rounds through my lcp. It works great. shoots any round so far with ease. What do I think Ruger needs to do to eliminate possbly 90% of complaints???POLISH THE FEED RAMP, BARREL CHAMBER AND TOP OF BARREL HOOD TO A MIRROR FINISH. , Most who have had some issues and are alittle gun savvy have done this and solved their FTF issues. Some will not do that and feel it should be right out of the box. It should, but we know some are not, so either send it back and wait 4 weeks for Ruger to do what you can certainly do, or DO IT YOURSELF. These are great little guns, Ruger IMO made some changes, not similar to kt's. Their grip material is definitely stronger and in the right places, expecially around the take down pin area. The trigger pin goes in from the top of the trigger and not the bottom. Can't see how it can come out. they machined out that area on the right side of the frame that was getting banged all to hell by the shell casing. Their barrels IMO are no better or worse than the kt barrels. Most of them needed the polishing to make them more reliable. Ruger is getting there. IMO their recoil springs and magazines springs are also on the weak side. Will not go into why I think that either..To my knowledge, so far we have seen no cartastrophic failures, like broken barrel lugs, or cracked slides or peening slides with the recoil springs coming out the front. I think the lcp extractor system is better, most certainly cosmetically better... FWIW IMO

Oh and that littlle hole on the right side of the grip is there for a real good reason. If you ever strip one of these all down and take out the hammer assembly, you will soon find out difficult it is to reassemble this gun, due to the hammer block being a bitch to get right. Not with this little hole. Just push the hammer block all the way forward (before reinstalling the frame in the grip) and insert a 1/16 nail in that hole. It will hold the hammer block in the correct position and the frame assembly will just fall right in. Some one was really thinking their IMO.