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After ten minutes of Dremel work, the LCP Max loads and extracts properly. I won't call it flawless until after another few trips to the range, but it looks good. As for buying another gun, there's nothing (late 2022) on the market that competes with this one's combination of size, capacity...

As always, what matters most in a self defense weapon is whether you have it when you need it. One of the most comfortable personal defense .380s today is the Ruger LCP Max, with 13 rounds in a reliable hammer-fired that can be hidden under your hand and weighs less than a pound loaded. Sight...

When I got my LCP Max, it worked well for 95% of the rounds (various brands), but one round out of twenty failed to feed. I went back to my armorer days and polished every point where there's contact between the round and the gun, and that solved the problem. I now shoot white box with...

Newbie alert... To me, the only thing a handgun must do is go BANG! when the trigger is pulled. Carried a 1911 for decades ($18 from NRA in the 60s), then a 637 after retirement. I recently tried a few semi-auto EDC alternatives (thinner than wheelguns, more concealable, more rounds) and picked...

This little mouse gun is a potentially perfect EDC for me, as I value shot placement over caliber and the sights are bang on (dollar-size groups at 7M, rapid fire). However, as-is this particular LCP Max is unacceptable for emergencies because of occasional failure-to-chamber or...