I picked up 2 LCPs yesterday and one is flawless and the other is a hot mess. Sadly, the hot mess is the more fun gun to shoot. It's the .22lr version of the LCP II. The .380 LCP Max popped off its first 50 rounds without a hiccup. I guess if one was going to struggle it is better to be the one that is the range toy and not charged with defense of me or my family.
Yesterday I put about 50 rounds of Federal high velocity .22lr through it. The first 10 rounds were flawless. I was overjoyed at what a fun little pistol it is. Then the second mag load had one light primer strike. I thought it was a dud round and didn't think much of it. But the next magazine load had about 3. Upon close inspection it was clear that they were light strikes. Today I ran another 20 rounds through it and had 3 to 4 light primer strikes, 1 failure to feed, and 1 failure to fully eject. So it seems that it could possibly be getting worse. I was sighting-in a buddy's AR, so I didn't have enough time to keep going. Oh, today's ammo was Remington .22 Thunderbolt. I've had great luck with both of these brands/types of .22 ammo in a variety of guns, and the primer strikes are clearly very light on the rounds that did not go bang.
So this is the first gun I will have ever had to send in for warranty work. I've heard many a story about how good Ruger is with this stuff, so we're going to test them out. I'm not sure where to start, so I guess I will call or email their customer support tomorrow.
Any tips on how to go about getting Ruger to fix this gun would be appreciated!
Yesterday I put about 50 rounds of Federal high velocity .22lr through it. The first 10 rounds were flawless. I was overjoyed at what a fun little pistol it is. Then the second mag load had one light primer strike. I thought it was a dud round and didn't think much of it. But the next magazine load had about 3. Upon close inspection it was clear that they were light strikes. Today I ran another 20 rounds through it and had 3 to 4 light primer strikes, 1 failure to feed, and 1 failure to fully eject. So it seems that it could possibly be getting worse. I was sighting-in a buddy's AR, so I didn't have enough time to keep going. Oh, today's ammo was Remington .22 Thunderbolt. I've had great luck with both of these brands/types of .22 ammo in a variety of guns, and the primer strikes are clearly very light on the rounds that did not go bang.
So this is the first gun I will have ever had to send in for warranty work. I've heard many a story about how good Ruger is with this stuff, so we're going to test them out. I'm not sure where to start, so I guess I will call or email their customer support tomorrow.
Any tips on how to go about getting Ruger to fix this gun would be appreciated!