Review: New Ruger LCP II in 22lr is a Lite Rack!
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- The new 22lr from Ruger, the Lite Rack Ruger LCP 2. It just needs some sights and it would a GREAT plinker/trainer! The sights that are on it are pretty useless, but otherwise a nice enough little offering from Ruger.
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I painted my front site bright green without drilling. Works great!
22plinkster was hitting targets at 100 & 150 on his video so I'd say its pretty accurate
I have every reason to believe this gun can group well even at distance, it just will make you work for it.
I have been cc my XDS and shooting my 44 AutoMag. Just bought my wife a LCP II. My days are over with these heavy guns. I fell in love with this little 22. Actually very easy to shoot and very accurate. A perfect easy carry self defense weapon. And will do the job.
This is a super nice little pistol you can use an empty cartridge shell to disassemble. I always carry my pocket knife works the best .
My lcp 2 380 has been one of the most reliable firearms I've owned.
Its size makes it loud and hard to shoot tight groups however.
So I got the lcp 22. Gonna be a great plinker I'm sure.
After watching your well detailed presentation I have the feeling that I must buy yet another gun I do not need. At least this one will not present a storage problem.
LOL, Thank you.
I LOVE mine. What a fun, fun 22LR pistol! I'm actually pretty OK with it as an emergency deep carry defense gun. You can stick a spare mag or two into a watch pocket.
Good video...Sights work depending on target( light vs dark)...mine is very accurate at close range where it is designed to use. I have had a few failures in 500 rounds with various ammo but CCI is flawless. Seems the extractor spring could be a bit stronger...It is light enough to carry as a neck gun and I’m going to make a little neck holster...most practical and fun little gun that I’ve purchased in a while...been carrying it in my pocket around my place when cutting trees and firewood...don’t even know it’s there...and I certainly do not feel unarmed or handicapped with this little .22lr....
Thank you.
One reviewer solved the sight problem by painting the rear sight green and the front sight orange.
500 CCI Mini Mags through mine and nary a hiccup.
11 rounds will make anything start leaking fluids.!!
I have seen two magazines for $30. That's not too bad. I kind of like this little gun and I'm considering buying it one day.
Another excellent video Mr. Hammerstriker! Always informative and nothing we don't need. Your videos are easy for me to share with folks who aren't "firearms familiar".
Thank you.
Gonna pick one of these up great vid. But I guess it depends on who’s shooting it 22 plinkster was hitting hitting targets at 80 yards with it.
Also 100
Thank you. I have every reason to believe this gun can group well even at distance, it just will make you work for it.
22 plinkster hit a balloon at 150 yds with it.
I put a 4 round extension on mine and now it's a 15 shot. I also added a laser sight. I love this little guy. It's a keeper.
Hey, Hammer Stricker I bought one and it runs everything I use 60 grain AGILIA AMMO through it [ not sure if I spelled that right] but it fired that ammo FANTASTIC! Put a 50rds with it no problems. Thought that I would have a stove pipe or eject problem but I did not. I would not want to be hit with that round!!!! Thanks Ham&egger
This one has worked reliably as well.
THANK YOU for stating that a trigger “safety” is a drop safety. So many reviewers simply call it a “safety”, and that might lead to complacency. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you. That little dongle on the trigger is universally misunderstood.
Yours looked plenty accurate for what it is meant for. Also, enough with the constant refrain that it’s not viable for self defense. The LCP 380 is a pain (literally) to shoot and I would use this as a pocket gun with CCI Stingers every time over the 380 model.
How about the Velociters instead?
@@SB-mw1bg I'm waiting for my Velocitors and Stingers to come in. I got Federal Punch, CCI Mini Mags, Stingers, Velocitors, Standard Velocity, Winchester X's and some Aguila ammo. Hopefully one of those rounds will be reliable enough to pocket carry at work.
@@tylerangle2269 Just picked up some Velocitors from Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday......$11.99. I'm waiting for the warm weather for some range time.
@@SB-mw1bg I found some online for $8 a box but you know... shipping. lol Since there was a flat rate shipping price I got a bunch 9, .223 and shotgun ammo while I was at it. Now I'm gonna do the same wait until weather clears and go out shooting.
@@tylerangle2269 Happy shooting Tyler.
I use CCI Mini Mag 22 LR SHP (Segmented Hollow Point) in mind just in case I need to defend myself with this little guy
With a .22, used for S/D, you need all the luck and bullet preformance you can get!
Still, a floor level .22 caliber would have saved a lot of lives, killed a lot of criminals, and kept many off the "missing" list. If these folk had just carried nothing more than a .22.
wowtboy The penetration on the segmenting HPs isn’t great. Look into CCi velocitors. They are 40gr Hollowpoints 1455fps. Stingers also don’t penetrate enough.
@@BeefNEggs057 If I was gonna carry this little thing, I would load it with round nose and hollow points. I would load 5 of each in even rotation in the mag, one to penetrate and one to expand.
Winchester ammo is what I use for clearing jams because you never know when that crap will fail
As always an informative and honest review. I really appreciate the way you present the different objects. Looking forward to the next update. Thank you.
Thank you.
I put a little bright orange nail polish on my front sight,that works good to pick up the front.
Me too on my LCPII .380. It helps.
would be a very good light weight trappers gun
I just bought one for my daughter who is very petite in statue. After taking this gun to the rang and putting 5 different types of ammo though it (100rds). It did not jam or mis fire one time out of 100rds. This gun looks like it is well on to passing the one that Dad approves for his doughter test. 11 rounds of fire and brimstone could very well equal hell for any attacker!!
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@@troydixon3396 But
@@williamharris803 her too
@@troydixon3396 yep
Its a match to the LCP 380. However, one mag of 380 will buy you a box of 22. At 1000 rounds it becomes a FREE gun. Yes, get one for sure. It's my back up now.
I just picked one up. New favorite gun 👍 super accurate, works with most ammo- bulk Winchester white box it didn’t like in mine, otherwise, all quality ammo it eats up!
Ordered one yesterday, can't wait to get it
You will love it
wish Ruger would make this in .32acp.
Why the desire for .32acp? Less recoil than .380 but more reliable than .22lr?
@@james4878 Exacty James. Center fire more reliable than rimfire.
Amen. FYI, Kel Tec makes it in 32 acp and it was reliable for me.
I'd buy one!
I would use only Premium ammo in a .22 and still practice clearing failure to fire fanatically. Most times, .22 rim will fire. But when you are depending on such a tiny round with a fair possibility of a misfire thrown in.....Premium ammo may just make the difference.
After a thorough degreasing, the sights could maybe be highlighted with Testors or similar flat white enamel model paint on the rear sight and maybe day glow orange, over flat white, on the front sight. Possibly using a similarly sized area at the top, on each (L/R) side, of the notch on the rear sight. A spent casing rim works for prying out the take down pin.
A tremendously presented review. Thank you very much.
Thank you.
I’ve been really thinking about getting this. I have the 10th anniversary lcp one and I love it but want something for plinking without breaking the bank on ammo. This is a good option considering that .22 LR is a cheap and not to hard to find round with these days today.
Pretty good groups for someone who says the sights are no good. Nice videos.
Thank you. I sacrificed speed for accuracy - spending more time acquiring the sight picture.
Very good, honest & objective review. BTW I' getting one...
Thank you.
Good video, say what was that plastic tool called that you used to pop the disassembly pin out?
Thanks for the excellent presentation.
Thank you.
I love my LCP .22. Shoots very well and accurate. I've also got the LCP Max .380 with the good sights that shoots lower than crap. IT needs some adjustable sights bad. Pretty disappointed in the .380. It shoots about four inches low at seven yards and throws about six-inch groups. I've got five .380's and this is the only one I can't seem to shoot well, even with a rest. I painted the front sight on the .22 and get good contrast and can pick it up pretty fast.
Very much disagree about not being a very good accurate grouping gun the sights work great Start firing the gun you can hit anything you want,
What a nice offering from Ruger , 10 rds from a small gun , reliable and better than well known brand that also hold 10 rds and a big fail . I also saw reviews on the Keltec P17 , comes with three 16 rds. magazine , $190.00 msrp and ate most of 22lr you can feed it and so reliable. Can you review the P17 in the future.
The P17 seems to be having the usual "first gen" issues that Kel-Tec often suffers from. Once the bugs seem to be worked out we will likely take a look at one.
I agree with you but the later production Keltec P17 seems to be better and ran flawless no matter what brand of ammo . I say we have a winner .
I have this same LCP 22…. I just put a a ArmaLaser T12 Laser sight on it….I hope to take it to the range this week…..I actually can hit pretty accurate with it but yeah the sights are an issue….My wife can’t hit anything with it so I’m hoping this little guy with a Laser sight will resolve that problem….👍
Yeah the sights suck. I painted the front sight and it helped. The rear sight needs some paint as well. Dots would be sweet.
After 400 rounds, my trigger broke. Really liked the firearm.
Stainless slide with Polymer frame? I's say it was designed to carry. Thumb up for the review.
Thank you.
I just picked one up,I wish It didn’t have the mag disconnect safe and the frame safety but I can train for that at least,but other than that I like it!on the frame safety being right by the cocking ears I worry about my thumb putting the safety on but we shall see,thanks good stuff!
Very good review. Well-done.
Thank you.
Going to be my next buy for carry! Good review
Thank you.
I fix the problems of the sight putting white paint for metal…and then is crazy perfect
i could see the appeal as a last ditch pack gun. this and 30 rounds in a waterproof match case just in case. Wouldn't weigh much and wouldn't take up much pack space.
ColtDeltaElite10mm I’m gonna use that idea ! Thanks
@ColtDeltaElite10mm Great idea. There is a reason I read comments!
Thanks, and a tip of my infantryman's kepi.
9/10. Chassis pronunciation was killing me. But other than that, flawless
That was pretty accurate shooting buddy!
Thank you.
10ft.
For a tiny little gun with tiny sights, you shoot it very well.
Someone should make a threaded barrel for these with a little bowers bitty or the pillbox can this be even cooler!
i think ruger does sell it
good review thanks i wish i had the nerve to bore a hole in the sight 😩
Thank you.
I'm very satisfied with mine
This joint is for up close and personal , I do not care about hitting anything 50 yds away!
I am surprised Ruger did not make better sights, given that was a major complaint about the original LCP. An interesting gun but seems inferior to the SR-22.
I don't think the LCP2 .22 is inferior to to the SR22. I can't conceal the SR as easily as the LCP.
@@paulgonzales3116 and then you have to retrain the backwards safety! Push forward, down or In, I'm OK with, but lift UP,??!! Ruger messed up with the SR22
...it's a close-up, in your face distance gun; not a target model...point and BLAST....
@@paulgonzales3116 it's totally inferior to the sr22.... but it's also cheaper and carries easier, so there is that.
Then again unless you're 100 pounds, the sr22 is easy to carry lol
Nice little 22
Love mine
Good review. Thanks 😎👍
Thank you.
I didn't figure those little blasters had LRBHO. I had the 380 and it did not.
Yeah bulk cheap 22 has a bunch of fails to fire. The CCI has always been reliable for me. It seems like when I was a kid 22 ammo was better.
That feature was added when the "II" came out, the original LCP did not have it.
@@HammerStriker got you! Thanks👍🇺🇸
You had a little bit of everything 😅🤣
Neat little pocket gun....thanks, good review
God Bless
Thank you.
Pretty good shooting for such a small gun and useless sights 👍👍👍
Thank you.
@@HammerStriker what ammo were you shooting?
Give it an rmr and then you can rack it one handed easily on anything and literally never miss
why dose it eject extra bullets like how u stop that
Looks good!
I thought the 22lr LCP II came out and then the "lite rack" version came out later... but does this mean that all 22lr Ruger LCP II's are lite rack?
Always wondered... why do cannons get wider at the end, even though the bore itself is perfectly cylindrical? Does the end need more strength or something?
A well placed pencil has knock down power.
True if you aim like a spooked skunk and hope you hit anything then a big gun is for you. If so, I pray for the bystanders.
Great video
Thank you.
Interesting that some believe a pocket gun should be designed to group well.
What ammo were you using please? Did you try any standard vel CCI ? What is the target set at? 7 yds? I read one report that these did not run with CCI Mini Mag 40 copper....I think he had mag issues if you ask me....? Is the point of aim dead on? it look great close range !
CCI was the most reliable, round nose worked well. Hollow-points were twitchy, but really have limited value in .22lr. We keep the target between 10 and 15 yds (avg: 12).
I have had my LCP II 22lr for about a little over a year, fired about 250-300 CCI mini mags through it and it broke. I couldn't pull the trigger., it was like it never reset. Sent it back to Ruger, got it back in less than ten days. They said the trigger bar was replaced. I fired it yesterday (total rounds since I got it back was about 250 -300) and, IT BROKE AGAIN. Same issue, trigger felt like it never reset. Anyone else have these issues? I think Ruger is more intent on getting guns out the door rather than making quality guns. It wasn't like this when Bill Ruger was alive.
Could you recommend the thinest 9mm single stack pistol which would be still reliable?
Take a look at the little Ruger EC9s ... it's a striker fired 9mm single stack (7+1).
It's my EDC, and so far no problems with several hundred rounds thru it.
The grips a bit thin (for me) so I put a Pachmyer grip sleeve on mine, and I painted the sights. Carry in DeSantis pocket holster or on the belt using a Fobus Evolution paddle holster. With a spare mag in a pocket I've got 14 + 1.
Agreed on the Ruger EC9s. Great thin firearm! If you want better sights, get the LC9s. They're discontinued by Ruger, but still readily available and the sights are much better. Kahr Arms PM9 or CM9 are my small/pocket carry 9mm are they're great shooting
I have not yet tried an EC9s but it is basically the LC9s with a few tweaks and I have no reason to believe it will be unreliable (the LC9 and LC9s were reliable). Another one to look at is the Diamondback DB9 Gen 4, we have a review on that as well.
That would be the S&W Shield. Performance center with NO vented barrel. It is a beast. You will have to order it, however.
Ha! A round fell out as you dissembled the weapon! Oh that was a dummy round.
How is it for left handed people ? very nice video !! Thanks
Thank you. It has no ambi features, actually firing it works for either but mag release and slide release will be on the wrong side for you. Slide is easy to deal with by "slingshotting" (pulling back on slide and letting go) but a mag change will be cumbersome as you will have to change hands.
I'm left-handed and love this little guy. I can press the mag release with my middle or index finger easily. Since it is a lite rack, I can rack right-handed and hit the slide release easily with my right thumb. If like me, you end up shooting some pistols right-handed because of their setup, this one is a wondeful change. My left-handed groupings are much better than my right with this one. It's now my EDC baby!
Looked like lots of kill shots to me. Good shooting.
Thank you.
Is the manual safety something new in the LCP II? Thanks
They added it to the .22lr. I don't think they have changed the other models.
Put a bit of Red paint on the front site and there is no problem seeing the site no real reason to have anything different from the sights made to shot close up
Sights!?! No need for sights for a conceal carry, self defense gun. Normally it will be at close range and quick fire.
“The LCP II’s are actually known to be quite reliable.” You should tell my .380 LCP II that. I bought it last August 2019 and today had to send it back to Ruger for the 3rd time. One of the most unreliable guns I’ve owned, only thing worse was a Kel-Tec I bought 20 years ago.
Too bad on both counts. Never owned a Ruger, but my 20 yr old P32 is reliable as a brick.
Biking gun!
Agreed! Cycling, kayaking, cross country skiing. I'm never without a gun. This one, or the .380 acp model are well suited.
@@BatColonyEvictor prefer the 380acp, because of the stopping power (efing nonsense)....22lr has more booooolets!
@@hondasaurusrex6998 7-380s better then 11 -22s
Haha! Or 11 22s is better then 7 380s. Being a very old fart, both calibers are good for me to carry.
Where did he buy extra mags?
I got them before the world ended when they were plentiful.
Too bad Ruger is in love with manual safeties and magazine disconnects.
Make an interesting .22 magnum.
Bought one for a mouse back up (back up) weapon!! Just in case I get caught in a peaceful protest!! Don't thread on me....🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hard to aim as you drill holes in the middle of the target
Shot this at range today pos jammed like crazy, Glock 44, mp 22 much better options
" Well designed gun ", eh ?
I got a Ruger LCP Max, probably the best carry 380 in history, as soon as they came out.
Then.........a few years later, Ruger came out with this 22.
In their adversising splash they say........(PARAPHRASED)........
" Hey, all you Max owners that love to practice, but don't like the price of ammo, or can't shoot all day without some discomfort from recoil.
DO WE HAVE THE SOLUTION FOR YOU.
Us good guys at Ruger give you a virtual copy. in 22......so you can practice as long as you want and spend way less on amo "
BUT.......Ruger's Max WISELY has no external saftey, and the mag release is swappable.
SO....claiming the 22 is a " trainer " is LYING OUT THEIR ASS.......because it has neither feature.
In fact, it follows Ruger's now corporate policy, as in the Security 380 and other recent semi-autos, of FUCK THE LEFTIES.
( but don't call them to inquire about it, as they are rude, tell you if you don't like it to go elsewhere, and then slam the phone on you)
What has happened to Bill's company ?????
LMFAO at 8:18!!
Sights. Not ambi at all. I wanted to like this, but.... Great review though. Thank you.
Thank you.
as I lefty I don't care, my middle finger is my mag release
"channel claiming tool", then sub'd
.22 is a good defensive round. an AR-15 has a .22 cal bullet and we go to war with it (the machine gun version of it anyway)
Military uses a center fire 22 caliber round called 5.56. The 22lr ammo that this little pistol uses is well known for not being the most reliable (compared to center fire) since it is rim fire ammunition. 22lr often won't fire even with a good hit, therefore most people, or military, don't use it for Defense. It is great for practicing and for a cheap day at the range to plink with. Can be used for varmint hunting too, but not for reliable self defense. Choose the 380 version of this for defense.
MikeyinFlorida is correct. The diameter of the bullet is the smallest part of the overall picture in this case. The velocity of the .223/5.56 in the AR-15 is significantly higher and the bullet is 50-80 heavier, resulting in much more energy. The center-fire design is drastically more reliable.
...I was career military, 31 years, we didn't have machine guns you dipstick...you just revealed you live in mommie's basement playing video games...
Did anyone notice he violated primary safety rule- make sure the gun is unloaded.
There was a 22 in the chamber that fell out on disassembly. Yikes!
That was the snapcap (inert dummy round) that had been used when demonstrating the trigger. The gun was verified clear at the beginning of the video and there was no live ammo present at the table.
@@HammerStriker Thanks for clarifying.
Great video
POC - lousy trigger, worthless sights, and requires a loading tool to load the .22 LR clip! What more could be done wrong, Ruger?
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Why, why do we always have to listen and watch, gun video makers shoot firearms at the beginning of every single video? Fellas, if you're making a gun video odds are that you can shoot.
Same reason car reviewers drive the vehicle. It is not about whether or not I can shoot but how the gun behaves when shooting. Comparing my shooting across our videos from one gun to another can give you a baseline to see how recoil, speed to acquire, potential accuracy, etc would be on a gun. Everybody handles a gun differently but once you see how a particular person does then you can start to draw conclusions by comparing how they do with one gun vs another.