During the first 50 rounds or so I had several failures to feed with the last round in the magazine. Called Ruger and they said that it was probably a weak magazine spring and they sent me a new one. Fired about 75 rounds today of six different types of ammo in two different magazines and had a couple of failures to feed. One because of a magazine that I either did not seat properly or because I inadvertently pressed the magazine release while firing (and this is more likely because the first 4 rounds fed and fired OK), and the other with a round of Federal HST that failed to feed for no reason I can figure out. Another problem was that either the bottom of the trigger guard or the "safety trigger" abraded the bottom of my trigger finger so badly that it started bleeding. I tried it with my weak hand and the trigger finger stared bleeding after one shot! Either I need to toughen up my trigger fingers or Ruger needs to fix this.
I think I'm getting tired of semi-autos. I've never had one that didn't misfeed every once in a while (although my FNS-9 has had only one misfeed in about 900 rounds), and they are, to use a British term, too "fiddly" for me. Use enough oil, but not too much. Careful not to drop the magazine and bend the feed lips. Make sure the magazine is completely seated. Make sure to "slingshot" the slide and not ride it back. Don't limpwrist it. Practice malfunctions drill all the time. Make sure you have the kind of ammo your particular gun likes. Don't accidentally hit the magazine release.
I have the LCP 1st gen I bought a few weeks ago and I love it. It has been a good reliable little gun. I carry it as back up or if I can't carry a big gun I carry it. I had one stove pipe on the last round but I limp wristed it and I couldn't get it to replicate it afterwords. 225 rounds through it so far
But to solve your Semi probs buy a GLOCK. 2k rounds later in my 19 and ZERO MALFUNCTIONS
Just remember while revolvers are simple they also had problems back in the day. I have had S&W revolver that the cylinder locked up because primers backed out of the ammo after two are three rounds.
While I carry a J-Frame some I like my 1911's and so far I have had zero failures at the range. Just pull the trigger and pray between each round.
Do you want to know how I know that you don't shoot Glocks?
I have had one problem with a Glock, and it was a squib load where only the primer fired and I had to jamb a bullet out of the barrel. Not the gun's fault.
Boringly Reliable should be Glock's slogan.
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Why not just call Ruger and send the gun back? They have a very responsive service department and I am sure they can fix it. I don't agree with your assessment of pistols vs revolvers. All can fail. Least likely though is Glock (in my opinion) but I have never had any failure in my Ruger SR1911, Sig P320, Beretta 92FS or S&W Shield. Never a failure to feed or extract. I have had problems with an S&W revolver that a previous owner had loosened a mainspring causing light primer strikes. 5 second screwdriver fix.
Have sent one rifle back to Ruger and they fixed it. Don't accept a less than perfect gun. It should work right out of the box without any break in or any fancy work done to it. Ruger WILL fix it. They are good to deal with. Just make sure when you call that you want to send it back and have them fix or replace it.
I don't know what guns yoiu have been having trouble with, and maybe a revolver is a better choice for you. But I do have some thoughts on your post.
It's been my experience that most modern semi-automatics are pretty reliable. Some are more reliable tight out of the box than others. Custom tight speced might be a litlle fussy. I see more complaints of reliability for .45 and .380 than I do for 9mm or .40s. subcompact and smaller are fussier than full sized.. Ruger and Glock have reputations for reliability, while Kimber and Taurus have tainted reps.
I wonder though could you be limp wristing. you might have someone observe and see if you are breaking your wrist and not keeping it rigid when you fire.
Best of luck though.
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I will echo the comment on excellent Ruger service. I have an LCP I, and when the head of the takedown pin broke off after a couple years, Ruger fixed it no charge, and shipped it right back to my house. I've had no other problems with it, and I use several different brands of Ruger and third party mags.
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AJSully421 wrote:Do you want to know how I know that you don't shoot Glocks?
I have had one problem with a Glock, and it was a squib load where only the primer fired and I had to jamb a bullet out of the barrel. Not the gun's fault.
Boringly Reliable should be Glock's slogan.
I had a fairly early model Glock 42 (with 2nd generation magazine) that failed to feed with a number of different types of ammo. I don't know if the newer 42s (with 3rd generation magazine) have solved the problem.
carlson1 wrote:Just remember while revolvers are simple they also had problems back in the day. I have had S&W revolver that the cylinder locked up because primers backed out of the ammo after two are three rounds.
While I carry a J-Frame some I like my 1911's and so far I have had zero failures at the range. Just pull the trigger and pray between each round.
I had failures on two occasions with a Ruger Security Six. I left some oil underneath the extractor star one time and unburned powder accumulated and backed out the star to the point that the cylinder wouldn't turn. Another time I reloaded some ammo and didn't seat the primers deep enough and the cylinder bound up. However, I would say that if you maintain a revolver properly and ensure that the ammo is good, then you are less likely to have a malfunction with a revolve than with a semi-auto. My opinion and worth exactly what you paid for it.
AJSully421 wrote:Do you want to know how I know that you don't shoot Glocks?
Boringly Reliable should be Glock's slogan.
This is why I say, " If I'm carrying, it's going to be a Glock of some number".
I've had too many jams and FTF with Glock's which is why I sold both of mine and moved to Springfield. Everyone has different luck, but my Glock 19 & 22 were the least reliable guns I've had out of my collection of over 30 handguns.
AJSully421 wrote:Do you want to know how I know that you don't shoot Glocks?
I have had one problem with a Glock, and it was a squib load where only the primer fired and I had to jamb a bullet out of the barrel. Not the gun's fault.
Boringly Reliable should be Glock's slogan.
I had a fairly early model Glock 42 (with 2nd generation magazine) that failed to feed with a number of different types of ammo. I don't know if the newer 42s (with 3rd generation magazine) have solved the problem.
Yeah, they had some issues with early Gen 4 G17s throwing brass erratically. Part of why I never buy any pistol until it has been out for 6 months to a year.
Also, that's what you get for buying any .380..
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30.06 signs only make criminals and terrorists safer.
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AJSully421 wrote:Do you want to know how I know that you don't shoot Glocks?
I have had one problem with a Glock, and it was a squib load where only the primer fired and I had to jamb a bullet out of the barrel. Not the gun's fault.
Boringly Reliable should be Glock's slogan.
I had a fairly early model Glock 42 (with 2nd generation magazine) that failed to feed with a number of different types of ammo. I don't know if the newer 42s (with 3rd generation magazine) have solved the problem.
Yeah, they had some issues with early Gen 4 G17s throwing brass erratically. Part of why I never buy any pistol until it has been out for 6 months to a year.
Also, that's what you get for buying any .380..
Yeah, I didn't really want to buy a .380, but I needed something for pocket carry and almost all 9MMs are too big for the pockets of my jeans. Ruger LCRs and S&W J-frames will barely fit lengthwise, but with the width across the cylinder being 1.35" or so, they really print.
Nary a problem with my LCP Coyote Special! As for Glocks, excellent guns but they just don't fit my hands. Too fat and wrong angle in the grip unless it's the single stack models and even those are the wrong angle
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