What has been your experience with flat nose bullets regarding reliability.
Maker, and round count if known.
@Doc_Glock
What has been your experience with flat nose bullets regarding reliability.
Maker, and round count if known.
@Doc_Glock
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I have 20 Underwood 100 grain hardcast flat nose through the LCP Max no problems.
I've had good luck with Underwood/Lehigh XP 90gr .380 in the LCP and the Kahr p380.Originally Posted by CCT125US
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I've probably shot close to 1,000 rds of this Winchester stuff through several LCPs. The only issue I've experienced is 2 or 3 misfires ..... something I've never had with several thousand rounds of other brands. I pulled the bullets and they had powder, so the primer was the culprit.
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I want to think that I remember feed ramp hang ups with the XD on my LCP... like the sharp, larger flutes got hung up on the ramp?
With the exception of handload development (starting powder charge weights) I don't recall any FTF with my LCP.
The Winchester posted above: zero.
Coated FN handload: zero
Critical Defense: zero
HST: zero
Some janky commercial FN reloads: zero
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Not sure if you had posted about that, or if I read it somewhere else.
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On CF's recommendation, I've been experimenting with the same UW 90gr XP ammo in my new-ish LCP Max. No issues so far. Though for full transparency--as I've posted about my tests with the 9mm UW hardcast "field pistol" ammo in GJM's thread of the same title--I don't have high round counts yet, only about 200rd so far. This ammo is pricey so it's hard to get excited about buying a whole case of it just for testing. Also for transparency, mostly I shoot (and carry) 90 to 95gr FMJ loads in this pistol. One factory load that's been available at good pricing and shoots clean/accurately out of this pistol, is the S&B 92gr FMJ.
Since the LCP is a clone of a Kel-Tec P3AT, lessons from the latter may apply to the former. I have found that all of my feed reliability issues in my P3AT disappeared when I went from the factory standard 11 lb. recoil springs to Wolff 13 lb. recoil springs.
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Absolutely mirrors my experiences with LCP, LCP Max & P3aT pistols. P32 always benefits from upping the recoil spring weight as well.
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