Ruger LCP ammo suggestions

[Guest josh123]

im buying a ruger lcp tommorro and ive been reading that they can be pretty picky about what they wana feed properly..

i have heard some have more trouble than others as with all firearms but just curious on any suggestions yall have and what types of ammo yall have had good/bad experiences with

thanks,

josh

[gregintenn]

I've shot nothing buy FMJ through mine, and I see no reason to shoot anything else in it. I am in the minority, however. I am more worried about getting penetration from a 380 than expansion. I've shot mine a couple hundred rounds or so, and have yet to have a single malfunction of any kind. It's more accurate than I'd have guessed as well.

[Guest nosnos]

FMJ in mine too. I usually carry with a hollow point in the chamber, just to be fancy. My LCP actually feeds hollow points, but neither of the P3AT's I had would, and since its basically the same design I have more confidence in ball ammo.

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[Guest josh123]

well the guy is throwing in 20rds of hornady critical defense JHP and 20 something rounds of american eagle FMJ so ill start with that and post an update.. im hoping i wont have any issues..

[tyguy]

I'm leaning more towards the FMJ camp. There was a recent link on here (sorry, can't find it now) that had a pretty compelling argument for penetration over expansion, especially in smaller calibers. This material along with slightly higher confidence in feeding has me carrying FMJ. Whatever you decide, shoot plenty of what you'll carry. I'll drop back in with a link if I can find the mentioned article.

[hipower]

I've shot nothing buy FMJ through mine, and I see no reason to shoot anything else in it. I am in the minority, however. I am more worried about getting penetration from a 380 than expansion. I've shot mine a couple hundred rounds or so, and have yet to have a single malfunction of any kind. It's more accurate than I'd have guessed as well.

Ditto. I fully agree. Penetration for me. Small hollow-points can be a problem for feed in the gun as well as not too great as a stopping round. Even light clothing fibers can clog the hp. I like a good hot load FMJ in my LCP, and I used them in my Keltec as well.

[Guest NashvegasMatt]

can't go wrong with hornaday.... or winchester elite for that matter. At least I've never run into a problem.

[RinTN]

im buying a ruger lcp tommorro and ive been reading that they can be pretty picky about what they wana feed properly...

My experience has been that the LCP will feed most anything, FMJ or JHP - WWB, Prvi, Remington Green and Golden Saber, Hornady, etc.

[Randy L]

I have shot Blazer Brass FMG, Magtech First Defense HP, and Double Tap HP with no problems at all with any of them.

[Guest tnfireman]

My LCP has eaten everything without any problems. It has had several different brands of JHP and FMJ as well.