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Ok so that's not true, the Ruger LCP is a great little firearm.
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Now that your blood pressure has returned normal elevated state, I would like to warn LCP users of using Federal Premium Hydra-Shok JHP's. I usually run Hornady's Critical Defense, but they were sold out so I opted for a couple boxes of the Federal in its place. While testing the Federal I could not get a single round to chamber correctly, or at all really. The hollow point is so wide it would catch on the feed ramp every time.
Thinking something might be wrong with my LCP, I ran a mag worth of Blazer ball through it, flawless. Then another round, perfect. A friend I was with had some Critical Defense, I popped off 6 of those with not a hiccup.
Here's what the Federal comes out looking like each time one attempts to feed:
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Now that your blood pressure has returned normal elevated state, I would like to warn LCP users of using Federal Premium Hydra-Shok JHP's. I usually run Hornady's Critical Defense, but they were sold out so I opted for a couple boxes of the Federal in its place. While testing the Federal I could not get a single round to chamber correctly, or at all really. The hollow point is so wide it would catch on the feed ramp every time.
Thinking something might be wrong with my LCP, I ran a mag worth of Blazer ball through it, flawless. Then another round, perfect. A friend I was with had some Critical Defense, I popped off 6 of those with not a hiccup.
Here's what the Federal comes out looking like each time one attempts to feed: