[howhoo45]

Hello all, I just bought a new Ruger LCP, went to the range and fired about 125 rounds of ball ammo, loading only 5 in the mag at a time not the max 6 and experienced two stove pipes only upon some rapid firing, which may or may not be related to the more annoying issue of the slide sticking open and not going to battery whenever it was pulled back and released to load the first round of a reinserted magazine. I actually had to give the slide a little tap or nudge with the palm of my other hand to get it started and close into battery. It's important to note that this gun is designed to not leave the slide open after the last round of a mag is fired, necessitating the slide be pulled all the way back and released after inserting a fresh mag. So when I did, the slide just hung up in the back position. This happened every time a reloaded mag with 5 rounds was inserted. It seems to me that the slide ought to release and go into battery without having to coax it in any way, simply by pulling it back and letting go. I hope I'm explaining this adequately. My plan is to clean the gun thoroughly and give it another shot at the range and if this still persists then return to ruger for service. I tend to think the outcome will be the same as I just finished cleaning and lubing gun and mag and it's still happening, in fact it happens when either 6,5, or only 4 rounds are in the mag. Then when only 3 rounds are in the mag and the slide is pulled back and released the slide goes by itself to battery but not without a slight hesitation. No problem with 2 or 1 round. This sticking only happens when the slide is manually pulled back and not during firing. It sounds like the magazine is the problem. Any thoughts? Oh yeah, forgot to mention, notwithstanding this little problem, this little gun is a surprising pleasure to shoot. it's more comfortable than the PPK I used to have. The slide doesn't hit my hand like the PPK's did, and the recoil seems a lot less. Thanks for listening.

[jim433]

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[SwedeSteve]

Either the magazine lips are misaligning the bullets orientation, or the slide is really tight. Try putting an empty mag in it to see if it still does it or not.

[pilotpk]

I had the same problem with my 2 day old LCP. Look at the attached photo showing my LCP with the slide stuck open due to 2 nibs protruding down from the slide and hitting the barrel. You can see 2 metal nibs/tabs on the slide contacting the top part of the barrel which is causing the slide to stay open ( I was not holding the slide when I took the photo and the slide lock was not applied). Upon closer inspection of the underside of the slide at the ejection opening, I observed the swirl marks from the machining operation appeared to stop short of the area near the 2 nibs. It appeared that if the cutter went a little further rearward, the nibs would have been removed. The nibs could also be excess flash from the metal forming operation, but either way, I don't think they belong there. The nibs caused the slide to hang up on the barrel intermittently when I pulled it back manually to load a round and during firing. I also found the same nibs would occasionally prevent the barrel from locking in the firing position because they also hit the forward edge of the chamber (second photo). I don't know anything about gun manufacturing or functional details so this is just an opinion based on my inspection. I informed Ruger last week of what I had observed and they asked me to return it for repair.

[pilotpk]

Got my LCP back from Ruger last week. New barrel and slide installed. The new slide did not have the nibs sticking out like the last one. Upon closer inspection of the underside of the slide, it clearly showed the machining operation fully removed the nibs instead of stopping short like the original. If you own one, I suggest you make sure yours doesn't have the same issue mine did since it could prevent the gun from working when you need it.

[Heavy]

I'll check for that when I pick one up someday.

Thanks for that info.

[bulldog18]

pilotpk

I have the same issue/problem with my Ruger LCP as well.
Thanks for the pictures.

[XIDshooter]

Thanks for bringing this up,I'll be checking mine when I pick it up.