Re: Regarding the Ruger LCP 380
vex
# I've had one shooting range opportunity with it, so far. The only
# problem I've come up with is that the last round does not eject
# properly, but gets stuck in the ejector. I'm going to the range
# tomorrow or Monday to see if a few more magazines full of rounds will
# break it in. (I'm taking it for granted that it is a break in
# problem.)
I bought an LCP a few months ago because carrying my XD40sc all the time
wasn't an option.
After suffering feed problems right out of the box, I put in a #13 Wolff
slide spring, ditched the trigger spring that came in the package, and went
back to the range. Excellent transformation. No more FTF problems, I can
shoot whatever ammo I can find out of it, and there's less felt recoil. Plus
the brass doesn't end up 15ft away. :-)
--Brett
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dan_mouse
# wasn't an option.
#
# After suffering feed problems right out of the box, I put in a #13 Wolff
# slide spring, ditched the trigger spring that came in the package, and went
# back to the range. Excellent transformation. No more FTF problems, I can
# shoot whatever ammo I can find out of it, and there's less felt recoil. Plus
# the brass doesn't end up 15ft away. :-)
#
# --Brett
Is a #13 Wolff spring stronger or weaker than the original?
I've had failure to feed issues with a P3AT, and it seems like the
spring is a bit too weak.
The extractor tension is enormous, and that is where it jams, as the
round is trying to slide under the extractor. Tapping the slide
usually closes it.
I thought about a stronger spring, but I was afraid that it might not
fully cycle.
It fails with regular FMJ so I don't think it is a bullet issue. It
works well when clean, but after 20 rounds or so it starts getting
picky.
An email to Kel-Tec went unanswered.
-Dan
Rubaiyat of Omar Bradley
# The extractor tension is enormous, and that is where it jams, as the
# round is trying to slide under the extractor.
No experience with the P3AT, but this is a not-uncommon problem on
1911s. My usual solution is to lightly polish the breechface, and the
portion of the extractor that contacts the brass. My lightly I mean by
hand, not with a power tool. Polishing the feed ramp couldn't hurt
also.
DocGlock
The #13 is stronger. Wolff also has a tuning pack with three different
strength springs in it.
vex
# On Dec 16, 1:35 pm, dan_mouse <dan_mo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
# # The extractor tension is enormous, and that is where it jams, as the
# # round is trying to slide under the extractor.
#
# No experience with the P3AT, but this is a not-uncommon problem on
# 1911s. My usual solution is to lightly polish the breechface, and the
# portion of the extractor that contacts the brass. My lightly I mean by
# hand, not with a power tool. Polishing the feed ramp couldn't hurt
# also.
And yes, Wolff offers springs for the P3AT as well. I've heard of a few guys
getting good results out of them.
--Brett