Just stopping by to say thanks for this video It took me a couple trys to get the gun to function after dissesembly What I did was flipp the mag disconnect spring so the tension would keep the disconnect facing up all the time I also kept my manual safty ........... now I can fire the gun without a mag Regards, Rick
I removed my magazine disconnect in hopes of smoothing the crunchy trigger. It helped a lot. When shooting the LCP .22 I noticed the trigger hit 2 or 3 walls & I didn't;t know when it was going to fire. Felt crunchy. Much smoother now. I shoot it better & it's much more enjoyable. Also more reliable. It was running about 90%. One failure per mag. Now it hasn't failed in hundreds of rounds. I left the manual safety on it because I use this to train new shooters (also a Taurus TX22) & they freak out over not having a safety until they learn more.
Galloway precision makes a spring kit for the little lcp that will most likely take it from 90% to 100% reliability. Worked wonders on mine. Havent had a gun related malfunction since.
Thanks. Sorry it is so long and amateurish. They are great little pistols but like to be run dry and clean. . Any lubrication seems to get dirty and gummed up within a hundred rounds.
@@enelnelson Actually picked one up this past weekend and got some range time on it as well. It's a hoot to shoot, I tell ya. Afterwards I promptly removed the mag disconnect and manual safety using your video as a guide. It was definitely thorough/clear enough, well done! You mentioned you have a lot of rounds through one with the modifications, any issues come up with the open window in the frame? It may be something I throw in a pocket once in a while, or on the waistband of gym shorts, so just seeing if there's any issues of crap collecting in there excessively.
@@Nate-tz5gr I have 3466 rounds over two years with the empty frame window with no issues. The LCP used in the video I took with 20 magazines and ran them through it fast. I had zero malfunctions with CCI minimags and have to say that impressed me. This pistol likes to be run totally dry. Minimal to no lube at all.
I watched your video and thank you for the explanation on the safety removal. It gave me an idea. I decided to forgo the trouble and placed a pin head size drop of 5 minute epoxy on the safe side and pushed the safety forward to the fire position. After 5 minutes the problem was solved with out disassembly and no cavity where the safety was. I will live with the magazine disconnect intact.
Thanks so much! I love my LCP .22 and carry it with Aguila Interceptor 40 grain. They clock an actual 1000 fps on my chronograph out of this little gun.
I think there's a small hole in the side of the grip to hold the sear forward, so you can take out the chassis and put it back in without a hassle. You can put a punch in there hold push and hold it forward. Then you just pop the chassis back into the grip and pull out the punch from the hole. (edit: If you don't have a long skinny punch or a screwdriver to use, a paperclip can work and one time I used a tooth pick... so it opens up a couple options if you don't have the right tools).
Is there any reason to leave the internal portion of the safety and it's spring in place? As near as I can tell on mine, it serves no purpose other than taking up space on the frame pin.
I ordered the little blocking piece to take its place put the gun back together not quite sure what I did wrong but the trigger no longer works so looks like it's going to the gunsmith next weekend
Nvm, figured it out. The spring on the trigger unwound itself and caught itself in a way that didnt seem to be out of place. Essentially relieving spring tension on the trigger bar... put it back (10 months later lol).
@@Jonbo117 Yes, I figured it out the following day. That's pretty much exactly what happened. I had that trigger spring around the opposite direction of what it really needed to be. That's why I'm a mechanic and not a gunsmith
@@Jonbo117 so far so good. I ran several different types of ammo. It absolutely hates. Angula how are you spell it made in Mexico stuff. CCI mini mags does okay, but I've had the best luck with no malfunctions with federal punch but also ran approximately 400 rounds of just regular Target ammo and it did good so basically I just got a bucket of Winchester Target rounds and just started burning them up then testing other rounds to see how they did. But like I said I keep it loaded with federal punch
I just watched this and I agree with you about the idiotic mag safety. I have another issue that Ruger is NO help with. I can't get through a single mag without 2 to 5 light primer strikes. (Click, NO bang ) I've already replaced the firing pin and spring TWICE to no effect. Any ideas?
Hard to say. Make sure the firing pin channel is clean and dry. Hammer spring maybe? Could just be ammunition too so hopefully you tried a bunch of different brands. If it still doesn't work I have found Ruger very responsive to customers in fixing things. Give them a call.
Any idea how the safety works exactly? Seems like it came out so easily and is such a simple part... but I couldn't see how it works exactly (like a hammer block, sear block, trigger block, etc...)...
I'm working on making a .380 slide work on the 22 model and I was wondering why the 22 frame has those cutouts at the front to shorten the rails. Do you know why they did that?
That’s a bad idea. If you ever needed to use the weapon in a hurry it would be a shame if that’s the one time the safety was active and it took you a half second to realize it and react.
@@evanthecameraman yeah i hear ya, i don’t actually carry a pistol with a safety and I wouldn’t actually use the 22 lcp for any kind of defense though, it’s strictly a plinker
Damn, did something wrong. Trigger wont go back to forward position on its own now. Edit: If anyone else has this issue (Trigger not moving to the forward position after being pulled and also locking up once pulled forward manually) Check that the spring wound up just above the trigger itself (its obvious to me now that theyre attached) is pressing against the trigger bar. If it is pressing against the chassis, then you will need to wind it back around and set it so that it is pressing (acting in an upward force) against the trigger bar. There, I present to you both the problem and the solution. Much like governments. I have your back ;)
Unfortunately, I took out the second lower pin on the upper grip, allowing my sear and spring to fall out. I cannot figure out which way it goes back In. So close to being visible in your video! Good video otherwise
That is a bummer. But you will figure it out. I did that the first time around and it is a pain. Install that first. If I recall I had to do something through the little hole in the back to tension it or something. Just fiddle with it you will get it.
@@enelnelson so weird, after leaving this comment I went back to it for another try and somehow just got it in. Installed a spring kit, Rebuilt everything else and it functions 100%.
@@enelnelson I just checked again and I might be mistaken looks like the edges of the dingus might catch the fcu so you should be good to go , I’ll have to remove mine too now! Lol 😂 but check and makes sure just in case Just checked there’s only half a millimeter on each side , not too much there . Hmmm 🤔
Both of those safeties make this gun safer for everyone. The magazine safety is there to prevent the number one cause of accidental shootings. Quite often someone will remove the magazine, but forget there is a round in the chamber, leaving the opportunity for someone else to assume the gun is safe and pull the trigger to feel what it feels like.....shooting the person next to them. The thumb safety prevents children from shooting each other. Anyone who removes either of these safety devices is an idiot and a hazard to others.
If someone shoots themselves while servicing their gun. It's on them. If someone leaves their gun out in the open for a kid to play with (assuming the child isn't aware of and respectful of guns) it's also on them. Tf are you on about (rheotorical)? Youre not the arbitrator of public safety and morever your type are simply annoying to me. Mind your own damn business!
Yes, this video is very helpful,
I don't like safeties either. Thanks
Thanks for the info! I can't wait to delete the mag safety.
Just stopping by to say thanks for this video
It took me a couple trys to get the gun to function after dissesembly
What I did was flipp the mag disconnect spring so the tension would keep the disconnect facing up all the time
I also kept my manual safty ........... now I can fire the gun without a mag
Regards, Rick
Do you still have your safety lever. If you do I’ll buy it from you.
I removed my magazine disconnect in hopes of smoothing the crunchy trigger. It helped a lot. When shooting the LCP .22 I noticed the trigger hit 2 or 3 walls & I didn't;t know when it was going to fire. Felt crunchy. Much smoother now. I shoot it better & it's much more enjoyable. Also more reliable. It was running about 90%. One failure per mag. Now it hasn't failed in hundreds of rounds. I left the manual safety on it because I use this to train new shooters (also a Taurus TX22) & they freak out over not having a safety until they learn more.
Galloway precision makes a spring kit for the little lcp that will most likely take it from 90% to 100% reliability. Worked wonders on mine. Havent had a gun related malfunction since.
Thinking about picking up an LCP 22 and this is the exact information I’ve been looking for, thanks!
Thanks. Sorry it is so long and amateurish. They are great little pistols but like to be run dry and clean. . Any lubrication seems to get dirty and gummed up within a hundred rounds.
@@enelnelson Actually picked one up this past weekend and got some range time on it as well. It's a hoot to shoot, I tell ya. Afterwards I promptly removed the mag disconnect and manual safety using your video as a guide. It was definitely thorough/clear enough, well done!
You mentioned you have a lot of rounds through one with the modifications, any issues come up with the open window in the frame? It may be something I throw in a pocket once in a while, or on the waistband of gym shorts, so just seeing if there's any issues of crap collecting in there excessively.
@@Nate-tz5gr I have 3466 rounds over two years with the empty frame window with no issues.
The LCP used in the video I took with 20 magazines and ran them through it fast. I had zero malfunctions with CCI minimags and have to say that impressed me.
This pistol likes to be run totally dry. Minimal to no lube at all.
@@Nate-tz5gr I haven't carried it much if at all so I can't comment on the dust/lint issue.
Thx for the thread
I watched your video and thank you for the explanation on the safety removal. It gave me an idea. I decided to forgo the trouble and placed a pin head size drop of 5 minute epoxy on the safe side and pushed the safety forward to the fire position. After 5 minutes the problem was solved with out disassembly and no cavity where the safety was. I will live with the magazine disconnect intact.
Thanks so much! I love my LCP .22 and carry it with Aguila Interceptor 40 grain. They clock an actual 1000 fps on my chronograph out of this little gun.
I think there's a small hole in the side of the grip to hold the sear forward, so you can take out the chassis and put it back in without a hassle. You can put a punch in there hold push and hold it forward. Then you just pop the chassis back into the grip and pull out the punch from the hole. (edit: If you don't have a long skinny punch or a screwdriver to use, a paperclip can work and one time I used a tooth pick... so it opens up a couple options if you don't have the right tools).
Thx
Thank you for the detailed video! Followed it step by step and knocked this out on mine with no issue!
Great video sir thank you
Is there any reason to leave the internal portion of the safety and it's spring in place? As near as I can tell on mine, it serves no purpose other than taking up space on the frame pin.
Disassembles just like a Keltec. Internals are almost exactly the same, too.
I ordered the little blocking piece to take its place put the gun back together not quite sure what I did wrong but the trigger no longer works so looks like it's going to the gunsmith next weekend
Yoyo, same here. Not sure what i did lmao Did you figure it out?
Nvm, figured it out. The spring on the trigger unwound itself and caught itself in a way that didnt seem to be out of place. Essentially relieving spring tension on the trigger bar... put it back (10 months later lol).
@@Jonbo117 Yes, I figured it out the following day. That's pretty much exactly what happened. I had that trigger spring around the opposite direction of what it really needed to be. That's why I'm a mechanic and not a gunsmith
@@davidbrewer8402 Cheers bro! How is it running (if you dont mind my asking)? Gonna test mine soon. An anecdote could be useful to me though.
@@Jonbo117 so far so good. I ran several different types of ammo. It absolutely hates. Angula how are you spell it made in Mexico stuff. CCI mini mags does okay, but I've had the best luck with no malfunctions with federal punch but also ran approximately 400 rounds of just regular Target ammo and it did good so basically I just got a bucket of Winchester Target rounds and just started burning them up then testing other rounds to see how they did. But like I said I keep it loaded with federal punch
I have heard if you disbale the mag safety the gun has less fails to fire
Just leave the safety off if you don't like it. Why void the warranty?
I just watched this and I agree with you about the idiotic mag safety. I have another issue that Ruger is NO help with. I can't get through a single mag without 2 to 5 light primer strikes. (Click, NO bang ) I've already replaced the firing pin and spring TWICE to no effect. Any ideas?
Hard to say. Make sure the firing pin channel is clean and dry. Hammer spring maybe? Could just be ammunition too so hopefully you tried a bunch of different brands. If it still doesn't work I have found Ruger very responsive to customers in fixing things. Give them a call.
Any idea how the safety works exactly? Seems like it came out so easily and is such a simple part... but I couldn't see how it works exactly (like a hammer block, sear block, trigger block, etc...)...
AWESOME" THANKS!
Do they sell a plug for the safety hole?
Ebay does
I prefer to have a manual safety on a pocket pistol. That was the big seller for me over the .380, which doesn’t have one.
I'm working on making a .380 slide work on the 22 model and I was wondering why the 22 frame has those cutouts at the front to shorten the rails. Do you know why they did that?
I have no idea.
I just leave the safety off and pretend it’s not there but that magazine safety annoys the shit out of me
That’s a bad idea. If you ever needed to use the weapon in a hurry it would be a shame if that’s the one time the safety was active and it took you a half second to realize it and react.
@@evanthecameraman yeah i hear ya, i don’t actually carry a pistol with a safety and I wouldn’t actually use the 22 lcp for any kind of defense though, it’s strictly a plinker
Thank you for showing this/doing this, now can you ask someone to make a plug for it maybe using a 3d printer? lol
That’s what I’m doing.
Damn, did something wrong. Trigger wont go back to forward position on its own now.
Edit: If anyone else has this issue (Trigger not moving to the forward position after being pulled and also locking up once pulled forward manually) Check that the spring wound up just above the trigger itself (its obvious to me now that theyre attached) is pressing against the trigger bar. If it is pressing against the chassis, then you will need to wind it back around and set it so that it is pressing (acting in an upward force) against the trigger bar. There, I present to you both the problem and the solution. Much like governments. I have your back ;)
Unfortunately, I took out the second lower pin on the upper grip, allowing my sear and spring to fall out. I cannot figure out which way it goes back In. So close to being visible in your video! Good video otherwise
That is a bummer. But you will figure it out. I did that the first time around and it is a pain. Install that first. If I recall I had to do something through the little hole in the back to tension it or something. Just fiddle with it you will get it.
@@enelnelson so weird, after leaving this comment I went back to it for another try and somehow just got it in. Installed a spring kit, Rebuilt everything else and it functions 100%.
Is this our doc block from CZ?
Having trouble with the trigger. It wont go back to the forward position on its own.
It was the trigger spring... go figure. You are correct Doc. Just keep messing with it guys.
You do realize that you just deactivated the little dingus on the trigger as well right?
Actually, I did not. I like the dingus. I'd prefer it to work. I'll take a closer look at this when I get home. Thanks for pointing this out.
@@enelnelson I just checked again and I might be mistaken looks like the edges of the dingus might catch the fcu so you should be good to go , I’ll have to remove mine too now! Lol 😂 but check and makes sure just in case
Just checked there’s only half a millimeter on each side , not too much there . Hmmm 🤔
@@22Phanatic my dingus works just fine against the frame of the pistol. It is not deactivated.
Chassis, look up pronunciation. Driving me nuts!! 😆 the last s is silent.
Oui.
Dude you don't need to be working on your pistol your ham handed
You should see me do surgery! Bloodbath.
Stick to ruining glocks
Both of those safeties make this gun safer for everyone. The magazine safety is there to prevent the number one cause of accidental shootings. Quite often someone will remove the magazine, but forget there is a round in the chamber, leaving the opportunity for someone else to assume the gun is safe and pull the trigger to feel what it feels like.....shooting the person next to them. The thumb safety prevents children from shooting each other. Anyone who removes either of these safety devices is an idiot and a hazard to others.
Why didn't Ruger put the same safeties in the .380 version of the LCP II then? Your logic is dumb and you're probably a fudd lol.
Pipe down. Tryna focus man.
@@Jonbo117 and what will you do when you grow up?
If someone shoots themselves while servicing their gun. It's on them. If someone leaves their gun out in the open for a kid to play with (assuming the child isn't aware of and respectful of guns) it's also on them. Tf are you on about (rheotorical)? Youre not the arbitrator of public safety and morever your type are simply annoying to me. Mind your own damn business!