New LCP - Question about Inserting MagazineThis is a discussion on New LCP - Question about Inserting Magazine within the Ruger Pistols forums, part of the Pistol & Revolver Forum category; Just picked up our new LCP from the FFL yesterday. Cleaned it. And now the range bags are packed and ready for a range trip ...
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July 13th, 2012, 04:09 PM
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| New LCP - Question about Inserting Magazine
Just picked up our new LCP from the FFL yesterday. Cleaned it. And now the range bags are packed and ready for a range trip tomorrow. BUT...
While cleaning the LCP and mags, I noticed that the magazine won't insert into the frame of the gun without pressing the mag release button. Is that typical?  It's supposed to be that way? 
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July 13th, 2012, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by banacek  Just picked up our new LCP from the FFL yesterday. Cleaned it. And now the range bags are packed and ready for a range trip tomorrow. BUT...
While cleaning the LCP and mags, I noticed that the magazine won't insert into the frame of the gun without pressing the mag release button. Is that typical? It's supposed to be that way? | Old habit; I insert the mag until it stops, then "tap" with the heal of my hand. That's on any pistol. Best.
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July 13th, 2012, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob1109 Old habit; I insert the mag until it stops, then "tap" with the heal of my hand. That's on any pistol. Best. | No, my mags only go a third to half way in... unless I press the mag release, then they will insert all the way. Is this normal for the LCP?
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July 13th, 2012, 04:39 PM
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That does not sound normal,Is there a plastic obstruction that did not get removed at the factory ?
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July 13th, 2012, 04:41 PM
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Probably just needs to be used a little. I'm sure after a couple hundred rounds it will clear up and go in a little easier.
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July 13th, 2012, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by banacek ... While cleaning the LCP and mags, I noticed that the magazine won't insert into the frame of the gun without pressing the mag release button. Is that typical? It's supposed to be that way? | No, it's not supposed to be that way, but may simply be a break-in problem with a tight spring. Your observation that the magazine can be seated correctly by manually pressing the mag release supports this.
In the other thread you mentioned having 4 magazines. Same problem with all four?
If you unload the gun and look into the magazine well, the magazine catch is easy to see. Check the movement of the catch as you manually work the release, looking for obstructions. Also, though it's difficult to see, the catch body has a slight bevel to assist the magazine in driving the catch away as it's seated.
On the factory mag for my LCP, the magazine first encounters the magazine catch @ about the bottom of the "5" round mark on the magazine. If this is where you're hanging up, the "obstruction" is the magazine catch, and the difficulty is probably just a tight, new spring.
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July 14th, 2012, 11:01 AM
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i just got a used lcp and it has the same issue as well it doesnt eject the brass the shop sent it off to ruger and told me they would give me a new magazine as well the used one came with a promag and here recently i been learning first hand to never use magazines that werent made by the gun manufacturer that you are using
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July 15th, 2012, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by bigp88 i just got a used lcp and it has the same issue as well it doesnt eject the brass the shop sent it off to ruger and told me they would give me a new magazine as well the used one came with a promag and here recently i been learning first hand to never use magazines that werent made by the gun manufacturer that you are using | It's not that you should never use magazines that weren't made by the manufacturer. It's more you should never use ProMags. Haha, really though, I've never had a good ProMag and others have never had a bad one.
As far as the mag issue. I just tried mine. I too will get a bit of a hold up after about 1/3 of the mag is inserted. If you lock the slide back and look down from the top, you can see it's getting hung up on the magazine catch. I've never really noticed it much before, but I am also in the habit of tapping it with reasonable force to get them in. I don't really see it as a problem, but it is... different.
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July 18th, 2012, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by pell No, it's not supposed to be that way, but may simply be a break-in problem with a tight spring. Your observation that the magazine can be seated correctly by manually pressing the mag release supports this.
In the other thread you mentioned having 4 magazines. Same problem with all four?
If you unload the gun and look into the magazine well, the magazine catch is easy to see. Check the movement of the catch as you manually work the release, looking for obstructions. Also, though it's difficult to see, the catch body has a slight bevel to assist the magazine in driving the catch away as it's seated.
On the factory mag for my LCP, the magazine first encounters the magazine catch @ about the bottom of the "5" round mark on the magazine. If this is where you're hanging up, the "obstruction" is the magazine catch, and the difficulty is probably just a tight, new spring. | Again Pell, great explanation to my problems!
Yes, all 5 magazines are Ruger factory original, and they all do the same thing. And yes, it is the magazine catch that is stopping the magazine about half way into the magazine well. However, this only happens with an empty magazine... as experienced during the first cleaning of the gun and mags. At the range, with rounds loaded into the mags, all 5 magazines seat perfectly into the magazine well and perform flawlessly. I can live with that!!
Apparently, the sharp edge of the unloaded magazine catches on the "tight" magazine catch. However, when loaded, the round case of the top round just glides right on past the magazine catch with no problems whatsoever.
So bottom-line, the gun performed quite well at the range. Round count: 150... with way more to come!  | |
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