Powernoodle
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Hello everyone. Maybe this is old news to some of you, but I was reading elsewhere on the interweb that the Ruger LCP II had no hammer block or drop safety other than the trigger safety. So I contacted Ruger customer service, and received this response:
" . . . if you chamber a round then yes the pistol is fully cocked. We do not recommend that you keep a round in the chamber since with any firearm if dropped it may discharge (please refer to page 14 in the owner’s manual). The inner trigger on the LCP II is a safety feature we offer, which means that it has to be depressed before you can pull the outer trigger to fire the pistol. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."
Now, I've practiced law for 25 years, and while that does not make me the smartest person who ever lived, its clear to me that the primary reason for this warning is the mitigation of legal liability.
But still, this is pretty ridiculous. Considered if Ruger placed in its advertising the admonition not to carry the LCP II with a loaded chamber, though the gun is clearly intended for the concealed carry market. Its slimy, really. And a 6+1 gun now becomes a 6+0.
I own and occasionally pocket carry the LCP II, and will continue to do so. I l like the gun, and its a clear improvement over the original LCP. But honestly, I would not have purchased this thing if for no other reason than Ruger's admonition not to keep a round in the chamber. And now I'm not wholly convinced its safe to carry.
So as I understand it, and according to Ruger, the hammer on the LCP II is cocked by the action of the slide, which means its cocked when a round is chambered. Considering the lack of safeties, do you guys consider this to be a hazard if the gun is dropped? [And I have dropped loaded guns more than once in my life - each time it was a Glock].
" . . . if you chamber a round then yes the pistol is fully cocked. We do not recommend that you keep a round in the chamber since with any firearm if dropped it may discharge (please refer to page 14 in the owner’s manual). The inner trigger on the LCP II is a safety feature we offer, which means that it has to be depressed before you can pull the outer trigger to fire the pistol. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."
Now, I've practiced law for 25 years, and while that does not make me the smartest person who ever lived, its clear to me that the primary reason for this warning is the mitigation of legal liability.
But still, this is pretty ridiculous. Considered if Ruger placed in its advertising the admonition not to carry the LCP II with a loaded chamber, though the gun is clearly intended for the concealed carry market. Its slimy, really. And a 6+1 gun now becomes a 6+0.
I own and occasionally pocket carry the LCP II, and will continue to do so. I l like the gun, and its a clear improvement over the original LCP. But honestly, I would not have purchased this thing if for no other reason than Ruger's admonition not to keep a round in the chamber. And now I'm not wholly convinced its safe to carry.
So as I understand it, and according to Ruger, the hammer on the LCP II is cocked by the action of the slide, which means its cocked when a round is chambered. Considering the lack of safeties, do you guys consider this to be a hazard if the gun is dropped? [And I have dropped loaded guns more than once in my life - each time it was a Glock].