Manual

This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care

for your

LCP

properly. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can properly

carry out its instructions should you practice loading, unloading, etc. with live

ammunition. If you have any doubts about your ability to handle or use a

particular type of gun safely, you should seek supervised instruction. Such

personalized instruction is often available from gun dealers, gun clubs or police

departments. If none of these sources can help you, write to the National Rifle

Association, 11250 Waples Mill, Fairfax, VA 22030-7400. They will assist you.

The person possessing a gun has a full-time job. You cannot guess; you cannot

forget. You must know how to use your firearm safely.

Do not use any firearm

without having a complete understanding of its particular characteristics and

safe use.

Remember: There is no such thing as a foolproof gun.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

State-By-State Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Locking Device Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

General Information and Mechanical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

To Load and Fire (with magazine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

To Load and Fire (without magazine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

To Unload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

To Extract and Eject a Chambered Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

To Clear a Malfunction (“Jam”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

To Minimize Malfunctions (“Jams”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

To Disassemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

To Reassemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Magazine Inspection and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Care and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Service and Parts Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Shipping Firearms for Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Ordering Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Parts Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

The Basic Rules of Safe Firearms Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

“Ruger” is a registered U.S. trademark.

FIREARMS SAFETY - YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT

CONSIDERATION OF EVERY PERSON WHO HANDLES

FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.