have you ever seen a lcp malfunction with fmj ammo?
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RetiredUSNChief
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No slight on anybody here, but I'd offer this advice:
Buy the ammunition that you wish to use and try it out in YOUR gun until you are reasonably sure you won't have any problems with whatever your choice is.
I say this because no matter what good luck or bad luck someone else has feeding their LCR hollowpoints, the fact remains that their gun is not YOUR gun.
Certainly there is some anecdotal information that may be of use to you by other owners; but when the rubber hits the road, it's how your gun digests the ammo that is important to you.
So pick the ammo you want and hit the range! Because, if nothing else...shooting is fun!
GoWolfpack
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I can assure you Chief, shooting the LCP is anything but fun.
RetiredUSNChief
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Oh, come now! It goes 'BANG!' What more could one ask for?
ID-shooting
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Two LCP's here, gen I and gen II. Both have been nothing but reliable with Herter's steel FMJ, Blazer aluminum FMJ, various brass FMJ, but they live with Hornady FTX and 100% reliable this far with that. burned through a combined 500 rounds thus far and have never had a stoppage. Lucky I guess. If the weather hold out, and I can find some FMJ, going to shoot a BUG competition in a couple weeks with the gen II.
RetiredUSNChief
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If you've got one in your armory, you'll have to dig it out the next time we go shooting. You've piqued my interest.
rskent
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Yes, when I first got mine it had all kinds of trouble extracting cases. The dealer I got it from sent it back to Ruger for me. You gotta love Bill Jackson’s.
Two weeks or so later I had it back in my hands running well. Ruger fixed it right up, no problem. The little LCP ended up not being the gun for me. But that’s another story.
Also, you might want to look at XTPs instead of the FMJs.
Just thinking.
Taurus 617 CCW
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I have seen the most reliable guns fail to cycle given a lack of oil. The LCP is no exception.
GoWolfpack
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I have the Keltec P3AT, which is very similar. I will bring next time we go.If you've got one in your armory, you'll have to dig it out the next time we go shooting. You've piqued my interest.
RetiredUSNChief
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You're on.
I'm still waiting on my holster to show up for th ePeacemaker...hopefully it'll be here soon and it can make the trip, too!
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I have two LCPs and both are super accurate and reliable with both reloaded and factory ammo. I can't remember if I had any hiccups. If I have, it was with reloaded ammo that was probably underpowered.
huntsman
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Yep I ordered the springs From Midway and the rod from BT, swapped out the original and ran a box through the gun, functioned great and no hang ups. Thank You
Saleen322
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Only have limited experience with LCP but my LC9 is very reliable and the two pistols are very similar. As far as ammo, you need it to do these three things in priority order: hit where it is aimed, penetrate deep enough to get to vital areas and more is better, and third if it expands that is a plus.
Captains1911
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The first time I ever fired one it FTFeed. The gun belonged to a guy I met at range who was kind enough to let me try it out. He said he had experienced several malfunctions with it previously.
I have since bought an LCP of my own, and only have 300-400 rounds through it, but it has not malfunctioned, and I've ran several brands of FMJ both steel and brass cased.
I have since bought an LCP of my own, and only have 300-400 rounds through it, but it has not malfunctioned, and I've ran several brands of FMJ both steel and brass cased.
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