Manual

Action: The strong locked breech action of the RUGER

LCP

utilizes a

tilting barrel design in which the barrel and slide are locked together at the

moment of firing. After firing, the barrel and slide recoil to the rear a short

distance while securely locked together. After this initial movement, the barrel is

cammed downward from its locked position, permitting full recoil of the slide

and the extraction and ejection of the spent cartridge case. Upon return of the

slide to its forward position by the recoil spring, the barrel is cammed back

upward into its locked position in the slide.

The user of this or any autoloading pistol must always remember that when

fired, it automatically reloads and recocks itself, so that simply pulling the

trigger will fire the pistol again. Therefore, an autoloading pistol user must be

particularly conscious to always keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction.

Manual Slide Hold Open: This allows the user to manually lock the slide open.

Note

: when the last shot has been fired and the magazine is empty, the hold

open does not automatically hold the slide open. If a loaded magazine is inserted

in the pistol when the slide is closed and the slide is then retracted fully, the

slide hold open will not automatically hold open the slide. The user can actuate

the slide stop mechanism to hold the slide open at any time by retracting the

slide and pushing the slide hold open up.

The slide hold open can be released by drawing back slightly on the slide. When

the slide is released, it will move forward under pressure from the recoil spring.

The slide hold open is held in place by a spring detent. Therefore, when there is

a loaded magazine in place and the pistol is jarred, the slide can fly forward and

chamber a cartridge. For this reason and as an essential safety practice,

the user

should always be careful to keep fingers away from the trigger, keep the safety

on, and always keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction.

Magazines: The Ruger .380 Auto magazines have been specifically designed for

the RUGER

LCP

pistol and are not interchangeable with Ruger pistol

magazines of any

other caliber even though they may appear similar and may

hold other cartridges. Use of incorrect magazines in any pistol will result in

malfunctions.

DAMAGED, NON-STANDARD, OR IMPROPERLY

ASSEMBLED MAGAZINES SHOULD NOT BE USED.

THEY CAN CAUSE THE PISTOL TO MALFUNCTION.