The grip’s molded-in texture is more aggressive and the backstrap has been squared and widened to better spread recoil across the shooter’s palm. Reset and pull weight are improved and a pivoting trigger block (think Glock) were added for safety. The pistol will now lock open when empty, making reloads slightly easier. On a related note, the original LCP magazines should fit and function in the LCP II, but will not activate the new internal slide lock feature.Įxternally, the new LCP II bears a strong resemblance to the original. Overall size is nearly the same, but the trigger guard is slightly larger and now has a squared (rather than rounded) profile.

This brings us to the new LCP II. As the name implies, the LCP II is the second generation of the concealment classic. Sights are still machined directly into the slide, but they are now bigger and more easily seen yet still small enough to remain unobtrusive and snag-free. The trigger mechanism, while still hammer-fired, was changed from the double-action only to a single-action pattern. For a pistol that’s probably rarely fired beyond five yards, the sights are good enough to get the pistol pointed in the right direction. And while the slide doesn’t automatically lock open on an empty magazine, the LCP does have an external slide lock that can be used to hold the slide open. Still, Ruger felt these criticisms were common enough that they decided it was time to give the LCP a facelift. The sights, while limited, are not a deal breaker. However, the pistol’s trigger can be mastered with practice. The LCP’s trigger is a heavy double-action mechanism that can have a “phantom reset” that might make the shooter believe he or she has fully released and reset the trigger when, in fact, it wasn’t reset. The pistol also lacks any sort of mechanical hold open when the last shot has been fired or when the pistol’s slide is pulled back with an empty magazine in place. SHOT Show 2016: Is Ruger American Pistol poised to dominate?

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