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Ruger LCP slide sometimes sticks
- posted by: mace on 2011-11-20
- tagged:
pistols,troubleshooting,ruger,out-of-battery,.380-acp - score: 2
This little gun seems to be pretty picky about how it is lubricated. If I get it wrong the slide can sometimes get stuck out of battery:
I can also cause this to happen by gently pulling the slide back until I feel it go over two little “bumps” and when I let it go it will stick where I felt the first bump. Is there anything I can polish or otherwise improve to avoid this?
In response to Gene’s questions:
- With no round chambered and no magazine inserted the first bump disappears. The second bump seems to be the barrel catching on the frame after it drops down.
- This behavior requires an inserted magazine holding at least one round. I could feel the first bump when a round was chambered with no mag or an empty mag, but could not get it to stick.
- Behavior was the same with all three factory magazines and both ball and hollow point ammunition
- I could not see any obvious burrs or other wear when looking at the internals
- I believe this has happened only once in about 500 rounds of firing. It happens more often when put into a holster or the front of the slide is otherwise bumped.
Answer 621
- posted by: Loke on 2011-11-21
- score: 2
It looks like the slide is getting stopped at the exact position you need to put it to remove the take-down pin. Perhaps check that area for burrs or carbon. Polish and give the pin a clean and see if it happens again. If you can’t fix it, send it back to Ruger to get it fixed.
hope that helps.
Answer 611
- posted by: Gene Temple on 2011-11-21
- score: 1
When you’re testing, is the magazine inserted? Does the problem occur after firing a shot, or only when you rack the slide to chamber a round? If you’re riding the slide forward (retarding its advance) it may not be a problem with the pistol per se. If it doesn’t do it when no magazine is inserted, you may have a damaged or defective magazine. If it does it when firing, and without a magazine, disassemble it and look for burrs or unusual wear in the barrel locking mechanism. It is the lockup that you are feeling right as the slide goes into / comes out of battery.
Answer 622
- posted by: Chris Agocs on 2011-11-21
- score: 0
When the slide sticks back, and you give it a whack and force it into battery? I had a Kimber 1911 that would do the same thing; turns out I was limp-wristing it just a skoch. Make sure you aren't doing that. Failing that, Wolf makes replacement recoil springs for the LCP. Try an 11 lb recoil spring.
Answer 1097
- posted by: blsub6 on 2012-02-26
- score: 0
I have an LCP that used to do that only while there was a round in the chamber. After 100 rounds of breaking in, you can still feel the bump, but it no longer sticks. If you’re still experiencing this after 500 rounds, I think it’s time for a phone call to Ruger: 928-778-6555
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