Ruger LC9 is going home to factory

[Robin Hood]

I purchased the LC9 from Wulff's Gun Shop in Connersville, great timely service and a wonderful price after the INGO discount.

It went to the Brookville range one time. I tried to put 30 rounds through it, but there were 6 misfires, firing pin not striking the primer well. Then each round started jamming between the mag and the ramp.

Fortunately, the LCP and the XD9 performed well and relieved much of my frustration with the LC9.

 

[TVon]

RobinHood,

What brand of ammo were you using?

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0zb3YS0RAQ[/ame]

I have an LC9 that I've had a few issues with.

It really doesn't like S&B at all. I've also had a few failures to eject with winchester white box fmj. The failures to eject generally only happen when the barrel is pretty hot.

The video I posted above says basically the same thing.

Luckily, I've had no problems with the winchester bonded jhp that I use for edc.

 

[shooter521]

We just had to send an LC9 back to the mothership for the same issue.

Do I smell a recall?

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

Yikes, that's no fun for the LC9. I hope that gets resolved for you guys. I do sense a pattern here. Glad I picked up that Kahr CM9 from you guys, Shooter.... It's running just fine, and I can hit quite nicely with it. This may be a case where a little extra money goes a long way.

 

[Robin Hood]

The problem ammo in the LC9 was UMC. 24 rounds fired successfully and 6 rounds failed to fire. I ran the rest of the box of UMC rounds through my XD9 without any problem.

 

[TVon]

RobinHood,

Thanks for the info. Please post Ruger's response when they return the gun. I will be very interested to hear what they say.

Thanks

 

[bigjross2002]

Ouch does this mean I should avoid the LC9? I was actually thinking of picking one up in the near future.

 

[jon159753]

I wish that there would be more extensive quality control on any pistol that has self defense as it's sole purpose. I don't think it would be hard to run enough tests on the pistol before they ship a batch. I would take that job in a heart beat.

 

[singlesix]

We just had to send an LC9 back to the mothership for the same issue.

Do I smell a recall?

Hmm... it was the Ruger or Kal-Tec ... for me. I'd better wait a bit longer. So far my subbie hasn't give me any problems.

OP ... I hope they can fix the issue.

 

[Robin Hood]

OK, the LC9 came back from Prescott this morning; repaired stuck firing pin and new mag. Ruger put 50 rounds through it before returning, and I put 50 rounds through it with no problems.

It was gone 12 days total, and I am pleased with the result. It will be my EDC backed up by the LCP.

 

[TVon]

Thanks for the update. Please let us know if you experience any more issues with it.

 

[Toolepqk]

I've got an lc9, I've put 550 rounds through it with no malfunctions. I've run mostly wwb, also 1 box of federal and rws.