I recently purchased a Ruger LCP II Lite Rack .22. However, after quite a bit of dry-firing practice, the firing pin broke. I called Ruger® Firearms for repair. When they say Ruger customer service is really good, they were not kidding. An English-speaking representative answered right away, not the usual expected hard-to-understand broken English person from the Philippines. After going through a short menu, I talked to a very pleasant and knowledgeable lady. Ruger sent out at no cost to me a new firing pin, extractor spring, and firing pin retainer.
After explaining the firing pin was broken, I was asked if I was dry-firing the pistol, and I said yes, I also mentioned I was quite sure the instruction manual said it was OK. I was advised to only dry-fire as a function check unless using snap caps. Well, I figured I must have misunderstood the manual, so I got it out to read again the instructions.
Here are the exact text from the Ruger LCP II Lite Rack .22 manual. Page 17.
DRY FIRING
Going through the actions of cocking, aiming, and pulling the trigger on an unloaded firearm is known as "dry firing." Dry firing can be useful to learn the "feel" of your pistol. Be certain that the pistol is fully unloaded (both the chamber and magazines are empty) and that the pistol is pointing in a safe direction at all times, even when you are practicing dry firing. The Ruger® II with manual safety can be dry-fired without damage to the firing pin or other components as long as the magazine is inserted.
I called Ruger again so as to clear up what seemed to be a conflict between what the Ruger customer service person said vs. what the manual instructs. I explained the problem and read directly what the manual instructs to the customer service person. I was informed again, to only dry-fire the pistol for a function check unless using snap caps.
I hope this is of service to those who have this pistol so as to not have to go through the process of repairing the firing pin of the Ruger LCP II Lite Rack .22 due to dry firing.
After explaining the firing pin was broken, I was asked if I was dry-firing the pistol, and I said yes, I also mentioned I was quite sure the instruction manual said it was OK. I was advised to only dry-fire as a function check unless using snap caps. Well, I figured I must have misunderstood the manual, so I got it out to read again the instructions.
Here are the exact text from the Ruger LCP II Lite Rack .22 manual. Page 17.
DRY FIRING
Going through the actions of cocking, aiming, and pulling the trigger on an unloaded firearm is known as "dry firing." Dry firing can be useful to learn the "feel" of your pistol. Be certain that the pistol is fully unloaded (both the chamber and magazines are empty) and that the pistol is pointing in a safe direction at all times, even when you are practicing dry firing. The Ruger® II with manual safety can be dry-fired without damage to the firing pin or other components as long as the magazine is inserted.
I called Ruger again so as to clear up what seemed to be a conflict between what the Ruger customer service person said vs. what the manual instructs. I explained the problem and read directly what the manual instructs to the customer service person. I was informed again, to only dry-fire the pistol for a function check unless using snap caps.
I hope this is of service to those who have this pistol so as to not have to go through the process of repairing the firing pin of the Ruger LCP II Lite Rack .22 due to dry firing.
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