Stupidity such as inappropriately using overloaded rounds and exploding guns is exactly the type of thing that makes me embarassed to be a part of the gun community and it gives just cause to the anti-gun movement that is growing in this country. As it is if we own a gun we’re viewed as “gun nuts”.

People that are willing to take such unnecessary and foolish risks need to be rooted out by the rest of us and educated about the process of applying common sense regarding safety in general. Then they need to be taught that these are guns and weapons of death and need to be treated as such. Most people wouldn’t put something they aren’t sure about in the gas tank of their car just because someone told them it was a good idea, so why do people risk doing things like this?

I can tell you that before I even purchased my Ruger LCP I knew not to use Magtech +P rounds. I actually read quite a lot about this great little pistol before I even went to look at one. I don’t want to get on a soap box here, but people that do these types of things scare the hell out of me. Sounds like the dealer that recommended that round should have his license pulled. The guy I bought mine from actually made a point to tell me not to use overloaded rounds, even though I already was aware, I most certainly appreciated his pointing that out.

Even without the information published…Lightweight + Compact should tell a gun owner that it does not add up to overloaded rounds.

Don’t get me wrong. I believe that the overwhelming majority of gun owners are safety conscious people, but just like any other group that gets persecuted, it only takes a few bad or stupid apples and we all get labeled.

Everyone God bless and please be safe, our families depend on it. Be sure to support our rights to own guns every chance you can.

Thanks to all, I find these blogs to be very good sources of information.

In other words this plastic gun weighing less than 11 ozs. can’ t handle hot loads which are meant for steel framed pistols such as Bersa and Kahr which are 18 plus ozs.

When I got my LCP, I ONLY SCANNED, not read, the owners manual,.. but the one thing that stood out to me in the included owners manual, was DO NOT USE +P AMMO.. ALL OTHER NON +P .380 AMMO IS O.K…

you did not even bother to scan the manual- the gun is specifically NOT designed for the ammo you used and its says so SEVERAL TIMES in the gun manual..

even without you bothering with the manual, would it not occur to you that a L(LIGHT) C(OMPACT) P made out of plastic would not be a likely candidate for overloaded rounds..?.. are you ’special’??

Compact, subcompact and light alloy guns should never be used withe “+P” or “+P+” ammo. You are asking for trouble when going to high pressure loads like this, let alone voiding any warranty and creating a danger for yourself and those around you!!

Read the manual and use your gun safely!! I might be in the range next to you one day!!

I’m a retired cop and carry a gun everyday. I love Rugers, and own a couple. I also love S&W, Colt, etc. You get the picture.

I carry an S&W Model 442 2″ J Frame (snub nose) 5 shot revolver for my everyday self defense gun. I have a Browning Hi Power 14 shot, Colt .45 Gold Cup, and many others, but the gun I bet my life on to go “Bang!” when I pull the trigger is the J Frame. I installed a Crimson Trace Laser grip and carry one extra HK speedloader. And I carry it every day, everywhere.

That’s it.

I know where the general media stands, but its breath taking to witness the dumbing down of even the gun bloggers.

The gun was returned within one week over the holidays.

Great customer service and turn around time. I’m glad they admitted to the issue and corrected it at no charge.

Right out of the box, on the third round, something internal caused the trigger to break (internally). I sent it back and 3 weeks later, after 3 phone calls, it arrived. They didn’t tell me what was wrong, they just repaired and returned it. I put a mag through it and put it in the safe, because I don’t dare carry it, (reliability concerns – not knowing when the next trigger pull won’t work). A week or two later I got a phone call from a Ruger rep, asking if I still own it and telling me of the recall. He said I’d get shipping materials in the mail “as soon as they were ready to quickly repair and return it”. That was about two weeks ago. Nothing yet!

I applaud their obvious concern over their reputation, their products, and concern for their liability and potential law suits; but, one little problem can cause alot of damage to the company. I hope they address whatever internal problems have caused this little blooper.

I’m asking you to “Keep The Faith” in Ruger. They’ve been making good guns for years!

Best of Luck,

Ray
(Dragoon AZ.) – One happy LCP owner!

Three questions need to be asked.

Why?

( Why does this keep happening? Poor QA? Poor manufacturing techniques? Poor product testing? )

How?

( How can Ruger sort out these internal problems?)

What?

(What can Ruger do to fix these problems? What can Ruger do to assure us, the public, that the next gun produced will not have a recallable problem).

I am not anti ruger, I want them to succeed. Obviously they have problems. The symptom of these problems are product recalls. Ignoring the problem will not make it go away.

If anyone from Ruger emails me letting me know what they are doing to prevent this happening again, I will publish it on the blog.