LCP Wandering Pins

[41magsnub]

Any of the other LCP owners on here have the pins wander under recoil?  I put 3 magazines through my new LCP after work today and the rearmost pin slid part way out.  I noticed it when it took out a little piece of the web of my hand!  I tapped it back in place and it did it again not too long after, within the same 50 round box of WWB .380.

I think I'm going to see if Ruger has some slightly larger pins or something, it should not do that especially after only 18 rounds.

Other than the pins it did fine.  No jams at all in the 50 rds.  I need to figure out the pin thing and then run a bunch more FMJ rounds and some fancy rounds before I trust it to actually carry it.

[AJ Dual]

They should probably ask what Kel-Tec does in their LCP, I mean P3AT and PF9. 

Although more seriously, are they solid or roll pins?

[41magsnub]

Solid I believe.  I was just reading that the P3AT pins are very slightly bigger diameter.  I could probably spring for a set of those.

[gunsmith]

iirc there was a recall for the first gen lcp, but I cant remember what for. I owned one briefly- never had a problem with it but it wasn't a fun gun to shoot.

[41magsnub]

iirc there was a recall for the first gen lcp, but I cant remember what for. I owned one briefly- never had a problem with it but it wasn't a fun gun to shoot.

I looked at that, it was a problem that made it not drop safe.  That was done way before mine was MFG'd.  The problem guns are a 370-xxxxx.  Mine is a 375-xxxxx.

[41magsnub]

I didn't find it uncomfortable to shoot (other than the pin embedded in my thumb parts).  It does sting a bit, but it is a super light polymer framed pistol.  With any round worth using it is going to have a little bark.

One thing that surprises me is I like the trigger on my s&w 438 much better which will be replaced by the LCP in certain tighter pants situations.  The 438 is stiffer, but a lot less spongy with less take up.

[gunsmith]

I now wish I had never sold it, I only own one gun currently. A Glock 22 - I can conceal it & like having all the rounds of .40 ready to go .. but sometimes wish I had a a 642 or a lcp to just put in my pocket. ( like I used to )

[Tallpine]

One thing that surprises me is I like the trigger on my s&w 438 much better which will be replaced by the LCP in certain tighter pants situations.

Just remember that the small concealable weapon goes on the far left hand side of the place setting 

[230RN]

"With any round worth using it is going to have a little bark bite."

Yeah, if the gun weighed as much as the bullet, it would be just as dangerous on the back end.

I've got a Mossberg 500 from wayback where the trigger housing pin (part 59) kept creeping out even though it had a retention groove in it --to be held in by some internal sprung part in the guts.  Like the grooved retaining pin in the mag housing of the 1911.

I finally gave up and ran a nut-and-bolt through it at that point.  Looks like hell when the magic marker I used to blend in the screw head and nut wears off, but it's been reliable through 10^x rounds and >40 years.  I wonder if they ever cured that problem at the factory.

Seems like there's a delicate design balancing act to make pins readily removable, yet firmly retained.

Terry, 230RN

[Brad Johnson]

Haven't had a problem with mine and a quick Google doesn't show that there is any kind of overall issue.

Call Ruger, they'll make it right.

Brad