Ruger LCR protruding firing pin bushing.

[Rylandman]

I have contacted Ruger via email about a protruding firing pin bushing after dry firing the LCR. Took the LCR back to the FFL dealer and they knocked the bushing back in place. Would not recommend dry firing the LCR.

 

[Flint Ridge]

Well I dry fired mine over 2,000 times and have no issues. This took a great trigger to something even better.

 

[Slanteyedshootist]

Have you been using snap caps?

 

[ProfessorWes]

Isn't that what the yellow plastic disc - that covers the chambers when the gun is shipped - is for?

 

[ewayte]

No, the yellow plastic disc is for fanatical Ruger collectors to complain about when it's missing. ;-)

 

[Flint Ridge]

I've not used snap caps on the 2,000 + dry fires in my Ruger LCR - 357.

 

[WANT A LCR 22LR]

Send it back to Ruger.

The firing pin bushing is threaded and has a locking nut on the hammer side. The gun store knocking the bushing back does nothing and it will move forward again then tie the gun up as the cylinder rotates. This isn't a might happen, it is a will happen.

Dry firing a gun like a LCR does nothing, use it as is and it will be fine. The yellow plastic disc is a safety disc to show the fire arm isn't loaded.

 

[Rylandman]

Thanks for all the information. I did not use snap caps. Interesting to know the bushing is threaded instead of a press fit. Hammering it back may have damaged the gun.

 

[WANT A LCR 22LR]

Hammering back isn't any worse than firing the gun and having the head stamp hit the bushing.

The bushing is what amounts to a hollow bolt. The frame is drilled / counterbored for the bushing. On the other side of the frame is the nut, this nut has a threaded and small diameter portion to retain the firing pin.

Take a look at the owner manual parts section, you will see what I mean.

 

[Rylandman]

Is it a press fit? The problem being that the bushing is not tite enough???
Doesn't appear to be a good design for the bushing to be slipping back and forth during firing or hammering. I am sure Ruger has a solution.
Thanks for the information.

 

[WANT A LCR 22LR]

It's a good design. Take a look at the parts section in your owners manual and you will see the bushing has a nut on the hammer side. When the nut works loose the bushing will move.

I'm guessing the nut was not tightened enough / locktite applied when built.

 

[Rylandman]

From my looking at the parts diagram, that makes sense. Hammering back is not a solution but tightening up the firing pin retaining bolt would be a fix???

 

[Rylandman]

Ruger is sending a new LCR to replace the one with a protruding firing pin bushing.

 

[Slanteyedshootist]

Good on ya. Once again Ruger Customer Service comes through. Hope you have better luck with the new LCR.

 

[Flint Ridge]

Wow Rylandman, sorry for the trouble but when the company steps up like this it certainly does feel good to work with them.