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Bearcat
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- Apr 7, 2018
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Hey all, I've owned a couple of 10/22s over the years but no Ruger handguns. I finally decided to get my concealed carry permit and a suitable weapon I could conceal on my small (160 lb) frame. I own one revolver (not small enough for CC) and have never owned a semiauto pistol. I ordered an LCP Custom, picked it up at my FFL today and headed to the indoor range to make sure it worked correctly. This gun is certainly unpleasant and difficult to shoot as expected (I do much better with my S&W 3" 686+) but I'm sure I'll adapt with practice. While all my revolver rounds hit near center target, all my LCP rounds are low and to the right. Perhaps someone can give me some advice to correct this.
What I won't adapt to are the FTE issues. I had jam after jam using a box of Fiocchi ammo I picked up yesterday at Cabelas so I ran to Wally World and picked up a box of Winchester ammo to see if it was an ammo problem. Sure enough, the gun did much better, though I did still have one stovepipe. But here's the thing that freaked me out. After running out a fresh target, I loaded up the gun and pulled the trigger. Hmm, that didn't sound normal. Then I looked at the target. There were two holes! They were touching each other but they were definitely two shots. From one trigger pull. How is that even possible? I asked my father, who's been shooting for many decades, and he has never experienced that with any of his pistols. Should I drop this in the box and send it to Ruger right away?
I'm feeling like I shoulda gone with a small revolver as I had originally intended.
What I won't adapt to are the FTE issues. I had jam after jam using a box of Fiocchi ammo I picked up yesterday at Cabelas so I ran to Wally World and picked up a box of Winchester ammo to see if it was an ammo problem. Sure enough, the gun did much better, though I did still have one stovepipe. But here's the thing that freaked me out. After running out a fresh target, I loaded up the gun and pulled the trigger. Hmm, that didn't sound normal. Then I looked at the target. There were two holes! They were touching each other but they were definitely two shots. From one trigger pull. How is that even possible? I asked my father, who's been shooting for many decades, and he has never experienced that with any of his pistols. Should I drop this in the box and send it to Ruger right away?
I'm feeling like I shoulda gone with a small revolver as I had originally intended.