{"id":127464,"date":"2020-08-09T12:18:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T16:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=127464"},"modified":"2020-08-09T12:18:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:00:18","slug":"less-is-more-ruger-lcp-ii-22lr-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/less-is-more-ruger-lcp-ii-22lr-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Less is More: Ruger LCP II- 22LR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Stay strapped, which is easy with the new LCP II.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to the Ruger LCP series of pistols, fancy is not a word that comes to mind. From the plain white box they ship in, to the single magazine included, the LCP family is utility defined. And yet, you would be hard-pressed to find a bestseller list since 2008 that doesn’t include the LCP. I have known dozens of people that had either an LCP as a first gun or had the LCP as an ONLY gun. From realtors to law enforcement to the Governor of Texas, the LCP has become the carry piece of choice. (That Governor of Texas bit is real. I don’t know him, but Rick Perry blasted a coyote with his back <\/a>in 2010. An endorsement no one else in firearms can even come close too.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Small, but capable in 22LR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ruger doesn’t provide a number of LCP’s sold, but between the original introduced in 2008 and the II models in 2017, it has to easily be in the millions. Every year I saw data for best selling handguns, the LCP was in the top five, if not number one. America has fallen in love with this little gun and this week’s review shows that to be with good reason. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plain white box, nothing wasted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My review gun this week is the all-new LCP II chambered in 22LR. If you read my reviews often, you know that I am a huge advocate of 22LR firearms for training value. And considering the LCP family up until now has been chambered in 380 ACP only, this is even more important. Wait, what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As shipped, everything you need but ammo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yes. Because for reasons of popularity, 380 ACP is more expensive than 9mm, often by a factor of two. While a great many concealed carry size guns are in 380 ACP, the vast majority of full-size guns are 9mm. And which do people generally shoot more? The big ones. Which actually leads us to our first problem and this new 22 caliber solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Included holster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I’m just as guilty as many, but at least I have somewhat of an excuse. I carried a full-size gun as a sidearm for decades, so that is what I shot the most. What should I be shooting the most now? Same as you. Whatever gun I happen to carry on a daily basis. I love my Ruger 57<\/a>, but the number of times I have carried it to the grocery store is the same number of times I won the Powerball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Federal Black Pack, the obvious choice for this gun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The facts are, most of us don’t get\nenough reps in with our CCW piece. And having a 22LR option for it\ncan help alleviate that problem. As 380 ACP also seems to disappear\nfirst in ammo crunches, it carries a benefit here too. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New safety in safe position.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Slide forward to fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Are there drawbacks to using a sub caliber for training? Maybe a few. Recoil management is not the same, obviously. But so long as you are disciplined with grip, that isn’t a huge issue. The real benefit in CCW training comes from something 22LR is perfect for. Because the number one thing you have to worry about, in concealed carry lethal force encounter, is to draw and fire that first shot. To train this properly, you need to have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n