Loaded Chamber ?

Hakaman · Post by **Hakaman** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:37 pm

Can anyone tell me why Ruger engineered the "loaded chamber indicator" into the Mark lll pistol??? I just cleaned my mark lll today, and like always, the dirt is hard to clean from the crooks and crannies around this "never used device"(at least I don't use it). I can see how evolution would delete the human brain of common sense because all the "tree huggers" want to do our thinking for us.
I was at the range yesterday, and my ruger jammed because of the residue build up of a couple hundred rounds. First time for that. I was using this forum's "chosen" ammo though, Remington Goldens.
Haka

recumbent · Post by **recumbent** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:19 pm

I took the LCI off mine and put it in the parts box......

Downeaster · Post by **Downeaster** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:55 pm

One word: Lawyers.

bigfatdave · Post by **bigfatdave** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:52 pm

The LCI is there as a measure to let even the most incompetent shooter "customize" their pistol, by removing the useless and superfluous device.
What really annoyed me was that the devices removal didn't give me a "visible brass" LCI, like most of my other pistols have.

Wouldn't a cutout-style LCI have satisfied Ruger's paranoia RE lawsuits and appeasing asshat state legislators? I will never understand why putting extra mechanical interference in the feeding/extraction path was considered a good idea.

Hakaman · Post by **Hakaman** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:01 pm

Some safety features are good, and it depends on the operator, but I have "never" used the LCI and never would trust it. I mean, if I saw the LCI flush, I guess I shouldn't check the chamber for ammo? Too many things to think about can cause accidents.
H

bigfatdave · Post by **bigfatdave** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:04 am

I'm with you there, Hakaman ... I'm happy to have a cutout to confirm defensive pistols are loaded and ready to go ... but I would NEVER trust any device other than the mk1 eyeball and finger to check a chamber empty.

Features like grip interlocks, two-part triggers, firing pin blocks, "cocked" indicators, and a host of other good safety features have been added to firearms to make them safer ... and in most cases they are good things. The Ruger mkIII LCI is a dud, but at least it is easy to remove if not desired.

Hakaman · Post by **Hakaman** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:45 am

The Ruger mkIII LCI is a dud, but at least it is easy to remove if not desired.

Is it legal to remove the LCI?
Haka

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:59 am

Hakaman wrote:
The Ruger mkIII LCI is a dud, but at least it is easy to remove if not desired.
Is it legal to remove the LCI?
Haka

Nope, and Big Brother is watching you. Step out of line and they will whisk you off in the middle of the night and drop you off in downtown Hamtramick.

Post by **Bullseye** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:28 am

It was a compliance response to sell pistols in states that mandated these types of devices on pistols sold within their boundaries.

R,
Bullseye

manic mechanic · Post by **manic mechanic** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:01 pm

bearandoldman wrote:
Hakaman wrote:
The Ruger mkIII LCI is a dud, but at least it is easy to remove if not desired.
Is it legal to remove the LCI?
Haka
Nope, and Big Brother is watching you. Step out of line and they will whisk you off in the middle of the night and drop you off in downtown Hamtramick.

That might not be a bad thing, the pierogis are always in season!!

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:21 pm

manic mechanic wrote:
bearandoldman wrote:
Hakaman wrote:Is it legal to remove the LCI?
Haka
Nope, and Big Brother is watching you. Step out of line and they will whisk you off in the middle of the night and drop you off in downtown Hamtramick.
That might not be a bad thing, the pierogis are always in season!!

And there is no bag limit either, whan does the season on Kielbasa and golombki open? How about cziernina, my grandmother made the best. Love your avatar used to belong to the loacal Falcons Club when I was a young single guy, damn,that was a long time ago.

Post by **Bullseye** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:53 pm

Don't forget the Kruschiki for desert!

R,
Bullseye

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:03 pm

Bullseye wrote:Don't forget the Kruschiki for desert!

R,
Bullseye

Dobze, was thinking about them but could not remember the name, it haas been some time. My grandmother, my mothers mother was a great cook and baker. And she made real Punchke, about tennis ball size with raisins in them and no other fillinng cooked in lard and sprinkled with powder sugar. Took them home in a brown paper bag and by the time you got home the bag was almost transparent from the grease, damn they were good.

manic mechanic · Post by **manic mechanic** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:05 pm

Yep, nothing like being covered in powdered sugar on CHRISTmas Eve!!

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:14 pm

manic mechanic wrote:Yep, nothing like being covered in powdered sugar on CHRISTmas Eve!!

You got that spelled right bracze.