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I'm a new CC, though hunted with rifles a long time. 3 questions.
Was about to write to Ruger and found this forum, so thought I would seek your wisdom first.
Got my new LCP Max, have fired 50 Sig Sauer 100 Gr Elite Performance FMJ and 10 rounds of Remington Golden Saber 102 Gr BJHP. They're what the gun store guy gave me.
1) Right out of the box in the store parking lot the Golden Saber HP wouldn't let the slide close when chambering the first round from a full mag.
The slide moves forward, picks up a round, and then stops about 5 mm from the front of the frame. If I fiddle with it and push on the slide I can get it to slide the rest of the way forward, but obviously this is not acceptable. The gun chambers additional rounds without a problem after firing the first round.
Haven't had the problem with the FMJ. But when I go back to the HP and try loading the gun, I have this problem. Same with 10 and 12 round mags.
You can see in the attached picture that the FMJ casing has a slope at the end, but the HP is basically squared off. This seems unlikely as a source of the problem as the slide sticks just at the point where the rectangular end section of the barrel begins to rise to chambered position. (But including the picture anyway since I observed the difference.) Most likely the HP tips are getting stuck on the feed ramp.
I have found posts that recommend polishing the feed ramp.
Wondering if anyone else has had the same problem with Golden Saber HP in the LCP Max?
I see people have recommended other HPs for the Max like:
Hornady Critical Defense
Precision One XTP
Underwood Extreme Defense (the screwdriver tip)
2) I’ve also had the apparently common problem that with the slide closed (round in the chamber) I cannot fully insert the fully loaded 10-round magazine that came with the gun. I have two 12-round magazines and they work fine in this situation, so I assume the problem is with the 10 mag and might be solved by fiddling with the spring? I understand some are of the opinion you shouldn’t load the +1 lest the mags wear out sooner, but it seems a shame to give up the advertised 10+1.
3) I also need to buy target/practice ammo. The Sig Sauer was fine, but found a deal on 1000 rounds of PMC Bronze 90g FMJ. Has anyone used this?
About to buy a second Max for my wife now that she has tried it.
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Was about to write to Ruger and found this forum, so thought I would seek your wisdom first.
Got my new LCP Max, have fired 50 Sig Sauer 100 Gr Elite Performance FMJ and 10 rounds of Remington Golden Saber 102 Gr BJHP. They're what the gun store guy gave me.
1) Right out of the box in the store parking lot the Golden Saber HP wouldn't let the slide close when chambering the first round from a full mag.
The slide moves forward, picks up a round, and then stops about 5 mm from the front of the frame. If I fiddle with it and push on the slide I can get it to slide the rest of the way forward, but obviously this is not acceptable. The gun chambers additional rounds without a problem after firing the first round.
Haven't had the problem with the FMJ. But when I go back to the HP and try loading the gun, I have this problem. Same with 10 and 12 round mags.
You can see in the attached picture that the FMJ casing has a slope at the end, but the HP is basically squared off. This seems unlikely as a source of the problem as the slide sticks just at the point where the rectangular end section of the barrel begins to rise to chambered position. (But including the picture anyway since I observed the difference.) Most likely the HP tips are getting stuck on the feed ramp.
I have found posts that recommend polishing the feed ramp.
Wondering if anyone else has had the same problem with Golden Saber HP in the LCP Max?
I see people have recommended other HPs for the Max like:
Hornady Critical Defense
Precision One XTP
Underwood Extreme Defense (the screwdriver tip)
2) I’ve also had the apparently common problem that with the slide closed (round in the chamber) I cannot fully insert the fully loaded 10-round magazine that came with the gun. I have two 12-round magazines and they work fine in this situation, so I assume the problem is with the 10 mag and might be solved by fiddling with the spring? I understand some are of the opinion you shouldn’t load the +1 lest the mags wear out sooner, but it seems a shame to give up the advertised 10+1.
3) I also need to buy target/practice ammo. The Sig Sauer was fine, but found a deal on 1000 rounds of PMC Bronze 90g FMJ. Has anyone used this?
About to buy a second Max for my wife now that she has tried it.
