Pocket Pistol

[mfalkner]

Re: limpwristing, if you don't have one, put a $10 Hogue rubber grip cover on it. It "made" the pistol for me, gives just enough volume to the grip for normal hands to be able to control the gun without adding any weight or appreciable bulk. Takes just a few minutes to install, and the pistol is still smaller and more covert than my iPhone 5 in Otterbox.

Without the grip modification, I couldn't hit water from a boat with the LCP and was ready to ditch it.

[cwink]

I've shot a little bit of everything through it with no real problems until the other day with hollow points. Planning to just use ball ammo from here on out.

Could be a bad magazine or maybe a little limpwristing...

Describe "limpwristing". I've got pretty big mitts and have trouble gripping the gun correctly so I guess it's a possibility.

What should I look for to know if it is a magazine issue?


*Never mind on the limpwristing question. I watched a couple videos and it looks like that could be the issue. Not so much because of how I grip the pistol but because of the "room" the small gun has in my hand. I'll look into that and see if I can modify my grip to overcome it. Suggestions?

We see very little malfunctions on the range and it is primarily because we are grip nazis when dealing with students.. A proper grip clears up lots of issues with malfunctions..

[three11]

I've shot a little bit of everything through it with no real problems until the other day with hollow points. Planning to just use ball ammo from here on out.

Could be a bad magazine or maybe a little limpwristing...

Describe "limpwristing". I've got pretty big mitts and have trouble gripping the gun correctly so I guess it's a possibility.

What should I look for to know if it is a magazine issue?


*Never mind on the limpwristing question. I watched a couple videos and it looks like that could be the issue. Not so much because of how I grip the pistol but because of the "room" the small gun has in my hand. I'll look into that and see if I can modify my grip to overcome it. Suggestions?

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/7-PGLCP
Put one of these on it. Problem solved. And they are cheap. I put these on my TCP(Taurus version of LCP) and it made all the difference in the world.

[chevy01234]

Did the problems happen with a flush magazine or one with a pinky extension?

If the latter, your grip is pushing down on the very bottom of the magazine and causing it to bind up when cycling. I can make any LCP on the planet malfunction with an extended mag. I only carry a flush mag in mine now.

[mfalkner]

Good point Chevy. Also, the pinky extension makes it harder to draw from a pocket than flush. It does make the elsie point better, tho

[landscaper]

It happened with both the pinky extension and a flush magazine. I think it is largely an ammo problem. The hollow points were hanging up even when cycle manually. Picked up some ball ammo and some Hornady critical defense yesterday and they both manually cycle fine. Plan to put a few rounds through it this afternoon and see what happens. I think that and polishing the feed ramp are going to solve it.

[driveby]

Colt Mustang Pocket Lite carried in a DeSantis P6 holster in my hip pocket. It looks just like a wallet.

[cwink]

Colt Mustang Pocket Lite carried in a DeSantis P6 holster in my hip pocket. It looks just like a wallet.

Do you carry that in Condition 1 (cocked and locked) in your pocket???

[driveby]

No.....hammer down.

[cwink]

No.....hammer down.

Ok.. Just an FYI.. You might want to dry fire practice drawing from your pocket and cocking the hammer.. The likelihood of you being able to do that quickly under stress without ever practicing is really really really low.. If you don't practice you will likely fumble the gun, try to fire it with the hammer down (which won't work), forget to push the safety off or all three, which is what I usually see on the range..

There is a saying in the self defense world that goes "You will not rise to the occasion, you will default to the level of your training mastered"

[driveby]

The 1911 has been my weapon of choice for many years. Backing the hammer while drawing is like breathing to me. I still find myself trying to "back the hammer" on my Glock sometimes.

[landscaper]

Tried my hand at a "fluff and buff" and it seems to have done the trick. I put several round each of hollow points, critical defense, and ball ammo through it with no problems. It'll cycle them as fast as I can pull that long heavy trigger. Problem solved hopefully.