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Have you cleaned the inside magazine? I have had magazines not feed right and cleaned them of the factory oil and fixed the problem. If you have had the magazine apart check it was assembled correctly.

He doesn't want real solutions. He just wants to run up his post count by talking about it.
But you have a good point.
Remember, he's never talked specifics about the supposed problem he's having.

I could care less about my post count

Round nose jacketed ammo no problem
Ammo with flatter tips weather hp or jacketed hang up every now n then, but I’m having much better results after polishing the feed ramp as I read a bunch have done
I have 3 mags all Ruger original . I did read where one guy says the grip , how you grip , could affect the loading
I think it needs to be broke in better and yes I’ll clean the [bleep] out of it. I will try some other ammo too and have fun doing it

Thanks for the helpful ammo suggestions. I never really said I was having a major problem but more or less looking for ammo feedback in this pistol as it has a loading problem every now n then

Maybe just load it with ball FMJ? I don't have much confidence in expansion out of an LCP. Unless it's something like Civil Defense... maybe.

I’m realizing this as I get the suggestions in , and in the end probably the wtg. Thanks. Close up I’m shooting more accurately than using my sig 365.

Critical Defense works very well in mine, Keep testing and find what you and the pistol like. To be honest ball ammo is not a bad call for this little pistol.

With an LCP II, I don't see that the difference in performance between ball and HP is going to be all that noticeable to the man being shot.

I have some of those in 9mm 147 grain jacketed flat point. Mine are extremely soft with minimal penetration and will flatten like a pancake.

Load mine with 4 rounds ball and top 2 are Critical Defense. Goes BANG every time for the year I have owned it.

I'd try Hornady American Gunner or Critical Defense.

If I dig it up I’d love to post it but years ago I shot a previously wounded coyote with a 90 gr Hydra-Shok broadside through the heart at 3’. He fell on his side and when I picked him up a perfectly expanded Hydra-Shok was laying on top of the loose sand in the wash. It had just penetrated 4-5” of dog. No shoulder was hit.

From the testing that I've seen, the 90 grain XTP is the bedt mix if expansion and penetration.

Ron

Thanks for all the suggestions I'm going to try the Hornandy critical defense next time at the range I think they will be good Gonna shoot all those flat faced jacketed rounds for target The round nose jacketed is probably going to be the best bet for reliability in this little pistol