Gallery: Ruger LCP

There's a worldwide newfound interest for pocket guns chambered in calibers suitable for personal defense. The Ruger LCP (Lightweight Compact Pistol) semi automatic gun embodies this trend and its features make it standout among the various models present on the market

Ruger LCP

Ruger LCP — The muzzle is well machined. Note the front sight blade, machined from the same steel billet of the slide

Ruger LCP — The shape of the barrel allows for a perfect alignament of the barrel/slide assembly at the end of the firing cycle

Ruger LCP — Another perspective of the front sigth blade. The sigths are obviously not meant for academic, precision shooting

Ruger LCP .380 ACP — The Ruger LCP sports may engravings on its side. The most important: read the manual!

Ruger LCP — Despite the LCPʼs small size, the trigger guard is comfortably large. Note the disassembly pin, above the trigger. The mag release button is small, but proportioned to the overall size of the gun

Ruger LCP — Feeding is improved by the almost horizontal presentation of the cartridge off the mag

Ruger LCP — The beefy extractor insures smooth and fails safe operation

Ruger LCP — The checkering on the frame give a good grip. Note the magazine with the small finger rest; however, the shooterʼs pinky will always stay off the grip

Ruger LCP — The slide stop has to be manualy operated to lock the slide open, and is not meant to be used in a tactical mag change under fire

Ruger LCP — The hammer, an instant before release

Ruger LCP — Rear sight notch, machined out of the slide as well, is proportioned to the front sight

Ruger LCP — The magazine features holes thru which it is possible to check the number of rounds remaining

Ruger LCP — Ruger LCP .380 ACP: left side view

Ruger LCP — Ruger LCP .380 ACP: right side view

Ruger LCP — The Ruger LCP field stripped. Stripping the gun is quite simple, but attention must be paid to removing the disassembly pin, using a non metallic tool to pry it from the frame lest marring the soft polymer material of the frame

Ruger LCP — The insides of the frame. Note the metallic portion of the chassis that also doubles as slide guides

Ruger LCP — The barrel, with a round chambered

Ruger LCP — Small and thin means single stack magazine: the Ruger LCP has a capacity of only six rounds plus one in the chamber

Ruger LCP — The hammer, in half cocked position, a round has just been fired

Ruger LCP — The hammer, pulled back by squeezing the trigger, an instant before release

Ruger LCP — Live firing testing of the Ruger LCP, using a single hand grip as described in the text