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Well, I pulled it apart to see and figured I’d order a replacement if needed. Had no signs of a break and the firing pin retainer had the same tip as it shows online. Didn’t look like they pulled it apart to check, the lci was dirty. Who knows where the little piece that was locking up the slide came from, it was the same color and diameter as the retainer pin. I guess it fixed itself when it fell out but having a piece of metal fall out of a gun usually indicates something is broken. No idea, but it should be good to go now.
They did replace the mag catch which was another complaint and it seemed to have helped. They covered shipping and everything appears ok although I would love to know where the broken piece came from or how it ended up in there but either way ruger continues hold up in the warranty and repair department.
I got a LC380 years ago when it was in the roster, shot it a very few Buber of times but ended up going a different route for a carry gun. I got the 9mm conversion along the way and shot a few of each cal a while back and had the slide lock open past the slide stop and it wouldn?t release. Fiddled with it a little and it came free. I wasn?t in love and this didn?t help so I put it aside till recently as I wanted to give it another shot. Same thing, a mag in or so and it locked back all the way, beyond the point of the slide stop where there is no more rearward travel. Took a look and the head of the firing pin retainer was protruding enough to catch the top of the hammer. A little push and it went back into place and cycled until it would work its way out again and lock up. I remember the head of the pin being visible but just under the surface of the slide originally. I pulled up the exploded view and saw how the part was held in. It?s a fairly cheap part and looks to be maybe a roll pin away from replacing it. Sense I had only shot it a couple times in the last multiple years and sense ruger is generally pretty good at repairs and I hate ordering cheap parts from them because shipping costs more than the parts most of the time, I decided to just send it back. The magazine release was rough and gouging up the mag as well so figured they could look at that. I called ruger to get an rma and while I was giving them the info off the gun and I was fiddling with it a maybe 1/8? piece fell out of the hole. I informed them of that and put it in a baggie along with details of what was going on. Just got the gun back and they replaced the mag catch and said the tech didn?t see any broken pins. It would be impossible to tell exactly without pulling it out and there appears to be enough remaining to hold the firing pin and now that the loose piece is out it shouldn?t lock up any more it?s a pretty quick fix between having the broken piece and if you put something down the hole you can tell the pin is shorter than it should be. There is a pretty good chance it would be fine as is but even if I don?t use it much for the price I?ll probably just fix it. I?m tempted to take pics and see if they would refund the price after the fact just to see what they say. I have plenty of ruger firearms and the few small repairs I?ve had done by them went fine. It?s almost a no big deal but I also gave them enough info to verify it and it would take less time than I spent and fed ex to just pop it apart and replace it. All in all I?m not out anything besides waiting for fed ex today as shipping was covered. I enjoy doing small repairs but hate paying for something that could have easily been fixed while they had it. They did function test it and no problems to the piece falling about properly solved the issue but they make parts the way they are for a reason as well. Anyway, no point to this, just wanted to get some thoughts. Side note, I?m enjoying the ruger lcr/lcrx in 22 and 38 and one of them will probably take the place I thought the 380 might get and not that the lcp 22 is available in this state it looks fun so I guess it?s not enough to turn me off of ruger.
Part number 34 on exploded view
They did replace the mag catch which was another complaint and it seemed to have helped. They covered shipping and everything appears ok although I would love to know where the broken piece came from or how it ended up in there but either way ruger continues hold up in the warranty and repair department.
I got a LC380 years ago when it was in the roster, shot it a very few Buber of times but ended up going a different route for a carry gun. I got the 9mm conversion along the way and shot a few of each cal a while back and had the slide lock open past the slide stop and it wouldn?t release. Fiddled with it a little and it came free. I wasn?t in love and this didn?t help so I put it aside till recently as I wanted to give it another shot. Same thing, a mag in or so and it locked back all the way, beyond the point of the slide stop where there is no more rearward travel. Took a look and the head of the firing pin retainer was protruding enough to catch the top of the hammer. A little push and it went back into place and cycled until it would work its way out again and lock up. I remember the head of the pin being visible but just under the surface of the slide originally. I pulled up the exploded view and saw how the part was held in. It?s a fairly cheap part and looks to be maybe a roll pin away from replacing it. Sense I had only shot it a couple times in the last multiple years and sense ruger is generally pretty good at repairs and I hate ordering cheap parts from them because shipping costs more than the parts most of the time, I decided to just send it back. The magazine release was rough and gouging up the mag as well so figured they could look at that. I called ruger to get an rma and while I was giving them the info off the gun and I was fiddling with it a maybe 1/8? piece fell out of the hole. I informed them of that and put it in a baggie along with details of what was going on. Just got the gun back and they replaced the mag catch and said the tech didn?t see any broken pins. It would be impossible to tell exactly without pulling it out and there appears to be enough remaining to hold the firing pin and now that the loose piece is out it shouldn?t lock up any more it?s a pretty quick fix between having the broken piece and if you put something down the hole you can tell the pin is shorter than it should be. There is a pretty good chance it would be fine as is but even if I don?t use it much for the price I?ll probably just fix it. I?m tempted to take pics and see if they would refund the price after the fact just to see what they say. I have plenty of ruger firearms and the few small repairs I?ve had done by them went fine. It?s almost a no big deal but I also gave them enough info to verify it and it would take less time than I spent and fed ex to just pop it apart and replace it. All in all I?m not out anything besides waiting for fed ex today as shipping was covered. I enjoy doing small repairs but hate paying for something that could have easily been fixed while they had it. They did function test it and no problems to the piece falling about properly solved the issue but they make parts the way they are for a reason as well. Anyway, no point to this, just wanted to get some thoughts. Side note, I?m enjoying the ruger lcr/lcrx in 22 and 38 and one of them will probably take the place I thought the 380 might get and not that the lcp 22 is available in this state it looks fun so I guess it?s not enough to turn me off of ruger.
Part number 34 on exploded view
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