Comments on: New .380 ACP Ammunition Tailored For the Ruger LCP

By: David B. Rice

David B. Rice — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:44:03 +0000

I recently purchased a Ruger LCP from my local dealer. It is the NRA special because I was into camo
before cammo was cool. I am an avid reloader. I put every load I could find for the 380 through this pistol.
Perfect. no falures of any kind. Then I deliberatly went below the starting loads. At .2 grains low I experienced one failure ro eject out of 100 rounds. In my opinon there is no purpose in going above SAMMI pressures. Also as much as I love this little gun there is no purpose to the sights it comes with. Get Crimson Trace Laser sight and you will have an excellent carry and self defence weapon.

By: Urus

Urus — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:17:15 +0000

I purchased a new lcp last month and have fired about 150 round through it.The only problems I have had were that on 3 or 4 occasions the last round in the magazine would fail to eject properly after it was fired. Any ideas what would cause this problem

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 16:06:47 +0000

Thanks for the update, Michael. I recently reviewed the LCP and wasn’t impressed by it. I had high hopes for it, and it has a place for some folks, but I’ll stick to my S&W 642. I’ve heard some really good things about the 238 from others also.

-Richard

By: Michael Malaro

Michael Malaro — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:58:16 +0000

I have posted before(2 years ago)concerning the Ruger LCP 380. It has been returned to Ruger 2 times in the past 2 years. Presently, it is sitting in my safe with a $175 Crimson Laser attached to it. This is where the LCP .380 will stay. I purchased a Sig Sauer 238/.380,w/ laser last month. This Sig 238/.380(I own 3 other Sigs)has been a pleasure to carry and fire.

By: Nam Marine

Nam Marine — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:09:14 +0000

I really hate to say this, but the Ruger LCP that I own is a piece of crap!

By: lilrascle

lilrascle — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:40:23 +0000

So I got mine and went to shoot some 80g frangible. FTF. I am wondering if it is the bullet weight? Seems like no one is complaining that is dropping the 100+ grain bullets. But the 80-95 g is somewhat unreliable.

Mine will fire the first bullet every time. It;s the second one that will never fire. Strikes the primer, but obviously not hard enough. Put the round back in…fires. With a DAO it is perplexing….???

By: Robert Kleman

Robert Kleman — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:33:47 +0000

Lcp 380 jamed almost every shot using 91 grain Tul Ammo Russian made ammo, never had that problem with other types of ammo, once in awhile I would get a ftf, but the Tul Russian, jams every round, don’t use it.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:46:35 +0000

Purchased my LCP 02/10/11. Fired 300 rounds of ammo thru it. Pistol ftf Russian 91 gr about 25 times out of 100 rounds but ran 100 gr range loads not a single ftf. Fired Speer Gold Dot 90 gr no problem. Fired 100 rounds UMC 95 gr no problem. I believe this to be a good weapon. Accuracy was amazing cut holes @ 10 yards filled the chest square @ 15 yards rapid fire. Cleaned pistol no brass or shavings into chamber. Cleaned mag found heavy oil in it. Fired this right out of box by the way.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:04:28 +0000

I have fired over 250 rounds through my LCP with no feed problems. So far, I have shot Winchester FMJ FP and Remington FMJ RN. With the Winchester FP I could see a bit of drag when I released the slide but during firing it was flawless. There was no drag with the Remington RN. I have since polished the feed ramp and the chamber. Drag issues are totally resolved. By the way, I CCW qualified with these loads out to 15 yards and was able to keep all in the 9 ring or better on a reduced B24.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:16:09 +0000

After cleaning, be careful that the springs are properly installed on the guide rod. One end of the outer spring is slightly larger than the other and must be facing the muzzle. If backwards, the spring will overlap the guide rod end where it connects to the barrel “half-moon” notch. The guide rod end will not seat securly in the notch. This may cause the problem with ejecting springs and guide rods.