The Goose
NES Member
A few weeks back I purchased a Ruger LC9. I kept looking at these little guns and thinking that they looked very cool, the price was extremely reasonable and a nice size for carry or back up. I did some research and found mostly good reviews. The biggest complaint seemed to be the trigger. So I got one. First trip to the range I start putting it through the paces. After about 30 rds or so it starts going click, click, click when I pull the trigger. I unload it and check the chambered round and there is no indentation on the primer at all. I was shooting some PMC FMJ. I tried some Winchester white box, same results. Then it strikes me that not only is it not going bang, but the trigger is resetting without racking the slide, the LC9 does not have double strike capability. I try to break it down, but I cannot budge the little take down button. I returned it to the shop where I purchased it and they sent it back to Ruger. Two and a half weeks later I get it back. There is a notation that the take down lever/button was damaged and they replaced it. They also put 45 rds through it and it functioned “flawlessly”. I took it home and checked it out. I racked the slide open and then dropped the mag. I then pulled the slide back and released it, but it stayed locked open. I repeated this a few times with the same results. I broke it down, cleaned it, put it back together and the slide still stayed open even without a mag in it. I took it to the range and the slide locked back after each shot and had to be manually released. I put one mag through it operating it manually. On the second mag it fired twice in a row once and then locked back at each shot. On the last round of the second mag it went click, click, click and it is back to double strikes with no primer indentation. So back to the shop and off it goes again.
I own several Ruger firearms and they have all been great. I also know that even the best company occasionally makes a lemon. I guess I have to give them another chance, but my faith in this particular pistol is fading fast. I suppose if they actually can fix it and I then put 400 – 500 rds through it without incident I may keep it. However, the LC9 is only good for one thing and it ain’t target shooting. On another level what always gets me about things like this is that at the end of the day, say a month down the line, I end up with what I should have had in the first place, if I am lucky. Then the company gets to say that they have great customer service and they stand behind their product. Just does not seem equitable to me. Oh well.
I own several Ruger firearms and they have all been great. I also know that even the best company occasionally makes a lemon. I guess I have to give them another chance, but my faith in this particular pistol is fading fast. I suppose if they actually can fix it and I then put 400 – 500 rds through it without incident I may keep it. However, the LC9 is only good for one thing and it ain’t target shooting. On another level what always gets me about things like this is that at the end of the day, say a month down the line, I end up with what I should have had in the first place, if I am lucky. Then the company gets to say that they have great customer service and they stand behind their product. Just does not seem equitable to me. Oh well.
