Ruger LCP - reports of broken trigger mechanism - Warning to LCP owners!

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[quote="moooose102]well, you know, that is fine, when you can dress to hide that big s&w, but try going to the beech and concealing it![/quote]

I'm sure I could conceal anything I wanted to in a general aviation airplane. :cool:
 
mouse gun rounds

Have a frend on the kt forum who owns a shooting range and lets anyone use his lcp and it has over 4000 rounds through it, zero breakage, They can take it. Mouse guns are also made to be shot to and not just carried hoping they will go bang... My son and I love to shoot our lcp, I owned kt 380 and those who knew me on the forum knew that I had over 5000 rounds in one of my kt380 before it went haywire. To me they were fun guns to shoot, and at the time 380 ammo was fairly affordable, now not so sure...
 
hell no

there has been recalls on automobiles that have been out 5 year. Sooner or later you have to take that "step" to buy and pray the mfg, did it right. OR YOU will wait forever for that "perfect" item, that might not be. I have no issues with the lcp, certainly none to keep me from owning my second one if I can find it.My son about 3 months ago bought me a 17" flat screed Samsung for my computer. About as good as they can get. It lasted less than one month. Took it back got another one just like it, It has been perfect. Good products can still give issues, percentages are that they won't but they can, guns are no different IMO.

If I wanted a Ruger lcp, is sure would not walk away from on on the shelf at a decent price--just because it is new out. FWIW
 
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Purchased an LCP Early October 2008 in Hebron Ohio. A buddy of mine also purchased one, same time, same store.

I got about 75 rnds through mine before the dreaded "trigger bar failure". My buddy got exactly zero rnds through his...apparently it failed on the test rnd and Ruger still let it go.

Ruger, of course, states that "less than 1%" of guns have this happen. Really? What are the odds of have two guns, same model, purchased same time, from same store fail the same way?

It's all over the internet for those who care to look.

I will never look at Ruger the same way. They have lost their right to charge $$$ for the promise of quality. They should be ashamed of themselves.
 
My local Gander Mountain just got 50 Ruger LCPs in last Monday. By 3:30pm, they were all gone.

I felt bad because I missed out due to work, but I'm not feeling SO bad anymore.

First the SR9, and now the LCP - what is up with that? I've probably got close to 20,000 rounds through my Ruger 10/22 carbine and it is over 30 years old. Never a hiccup. Ever.

I was hoping for an inexpensive 380, but I guess I'll stick with my Seecamp LWS32.
 
Ruger has been rather disappointing lately. The Ruger I own now is the 50th anniversary Ruger Mark I/II. They have also produced fine Stainless revolvers for Cowboy Action Shooting. The only other gun I would own is the No 1 in 30-06. What's up with the recent quality control issues. Old man Bill Ruger must be rolling in his grave.
 
My LCP has been flawless so far as have tens of thousands of other ones. Once I get a thousand trouble free rounds through it then it will be trustworthy to me, I never consider a new handgun for anything but range duty until that point.

The only out of box gun I've ever had a problem with was a Smith and Wesson revolver of all things. I don't say that to indict Smith and Wesson, I say it to show that every manufacturer puts out problem guns from time to time.
 
I have carried KT P-380s for years. Both of mine work fine and I'd suggest getting them from the company that designed them. Ruger copied this because they apparently don't know how to design anything this good themselves. Seems like they're not such a good company these days.
The usual way to rip off American design is to have the Chinese make it for you and stamp your company name on it. The trouble here is that such a light closed-breech gun is very tricky to get just right. Every little bit is so thin that it must be just so or it may not hold up. It takes time and practice.
KT took the time and has the practice. The only way to short cut around that is to add weight or size. For a 24/7 gun the KT is best.
You might expect me to add a smiley like the one making faces but I don't mean to razz anybody at all. Just hate to see people buying something their life may depend on and getting chiseled by a company they had some faith in. Far too much of that being done. May you all find safety with whatever you get. FWIW I rely on guns from Kel-Tec, Bersa and Springfield Armory's XD imports.
 
b.s

kitspcharty: or whatever. I owned 3 kt's refer back to my #26 post on this particular thread. I need not repeat it again in detail. BUT if you need more info pm me and I will gladly fill you in . Glad your kt's are working OK. Let me know the day when any 5 of your kt's combined can reach a total round count of 42,000 rounds before breakage. For you see one of the kt moderators who owns a shooting range put his lcp up for any range use and it went 42,000 round ..Name me one kt that has even hit 5000. Brag on um if you want, they are what they are IMO , a very cheap made gun and certainly will not hold up very long. 17 times back for my 3 to the factory. Ruger has some issues with the lcp, but nothing compred tothe kt's NOTHING.
 
I recently bought a Ruger LCP, and it just happened to mine! I was going to make a thread about it, but this caught my attention.

Basically, I pull the trigger all the way back and it stops without the hammer releasing. It did this a few times before when dry firing, then started working fine all of a sudden. I really don't like the fact that this is happening.

What is Ruger going to do to make this right? Am I expected to lose out on shipping money, or should I take it to the gun shop I bought it from and ask them to take care of it?
 
I can only repeat that my own KTs work fine. They're not designed to be for heavy range use but for 24/7 carry with some limited practice. Most repetitive target practice should be from 22s or centerfires for reloaders.
The KT design has brought CCW to many who wouldn't or couldn't do so without it. It's one of the few guns out there that isn't just a redo of an old design and filled a spot that really needed filling.
This is very hard to make properly and that is probably why the Chinese left this unpatented design uncopied. Ruger seems to be finding this out the hard way.
YMMV
 
chinese could not have made it striclty because it would not have passed the points system to import such a handgun. They certainly could have made it work alot better than kt has ever done.
 
While I doubt everyone's LCP will fail in this manner, it is alarming that several reports exist online (which means more occurrences have happened that we've not heard about).

I will be checking mine with each cleaning looking for stress fractures. If a new part becomes available, I will replace it.
 
I'd really like to know how Ruger will handle this. My LCP suffered from this at one point, then started working again. Either way it needs to go back. What should I do?
 
I recently bought a Ruger LCP, and it just happened to mine! I was going to make a thread about it, but this caught my attention.

Basically, I pull the trigger all the way back and it stops without the hammer releasing. It did this a few times before when dry firing, then started working fine all of a sudden. I really don't like the fact that this is happening.

What is Ruger going to do to make this right? Am I expected to lose out on shipping money, or should I take it to the gun shop I bought it from and ask them to take care of it?
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I had the same trigger problem with one that I had. I can't remember exactly, but I believe that my LCP had about 160 rounds through it when it broke.

I contacted Ruger and they e-mailed me a call tag. After Ruger had the pistol they told me that it also had a worn out (defective) frame. So they sent my FFL dealer a new one. Ruger took care of me with the LCP. I have no complaints about that part of situation. However, I dry fired the replacement LCP with a snap cap and the trigger was not nearly as good as the triggers on my KelTecs. So I sold the LCP.

I'll just stick with my two first generation P3ATs. One has over 1,300 rounds through it and the other one had 800 rounds through it. Both have been perfect.

Best regards.
 
I had the same trigger problem with one that I had. I can't remember exactly, but I believe that my LCP had about 160 rounds through it when it broke.

I contacted Ruger and they e-mailed me a call tag. After Ruger had the pistol they told me that it also had a worn out (defective) frame. So they sent my FFL dealer a new one. Ruger took care of me with the LCP. I have no complaints about that part of situation. However, I dry fired the replacement LCP with a snap cap and the trigger was not nearly as good as the triggers on my KelTecs. So I sold the LCP.

I'll just stick with my two first generation P3ATs. One has over 1,300 rounds through it and the other one had 800 rounds through it. Both have been perfect.

Best regards.
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Thanks! I'll contact Ruger and get this taken care of.
 
I sent my 1st gen. KT P32 in for service, with the same problem. I bought it used, and have apprx. 250rds. through it. Since I purchased it used, I don't know the total round count for this gun, or if this problem has occurred with it before. In any case, I should be getting it back soon. However, It will be some time before I have confidence this gun again.

Was this problem addressed in the second generation guns?
 
I put 50 rounds through mine every couple of weeks, meaning I must be well over 700 rounds without a problem. Maybe I got lucky, but it seems to be a well-built pistol. I did have a bit of trouble with the last couple of mags I ran through it the other night. I hadn't cleaned the gun for about 150 rounds, meaning it had spent 3 weeks in my pocket, every day. I always blow the lint out of the barrel when I go to the range, but it had gotten a little dry. On the last couple of mags I had a few instances where the gun failed to return all the way to battery, twice while shooting and once while racking the slide. I just gave it a little tap and it worked fine. It was a lot like what happens when an AR starts to get too dry, forcing the shooter to tap the forward assist. I don't attribute this to a design flaw in the gun but rather a design flaw in the owner--laziness. I plan to give it a good cleaning today and will make a point of giving it a weekly lube/de-linting from now on.

Otherwise it's a perfectly functioning gun. It's a nasty little bugger to shoot--my hand can't tolerate more than 50 rounds per session--but it's accurate and reliable.
 
Just buy a Bersa in either the CC model or regular. It's a little
bigger, but is a blowback(more reliable) proven design that's actually cheaper
than the LCP. Or buy an old Clinton & Wesson snub, at least these are
proven and will go bang when you need them most. I don't understand why
people have to go with these tiny guns, if you need to carry a gun, why can't
you accomodate a larger, more reliable piece?

Be that as it may, I do like that little Jetfire in .25 acp...:)
 
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