Lint in Barrel Ruger LCP II Pocket Carry

[jokie]

Sorry for the out of focus photo. Infront of the barrel, is 3 or 4 days worth of lint accumulated from pocket-carrying this lcp in an open-front kydex holster in 2 or 3 different pairs of newly washed jeans.

Here’s my question or concern: how will this affect function if this much lint is in the barrel and I had to shoot this LCP II in a defense situation? Will it kaboom? Is it unsafe? - it’s loaded with 6+1 underwood extreme defenders, if that matters. Thanks

 

[DutchV]

That's not really an obstruction. It won't matter.

A real obstruction would be sticking the muzzle of your shotgun in mud, and getting it full for an inch or so. That makes for a bad day.

 

[jokie]

That's not really an obstruction. It won't matter.

A real obstruction would be sticking the muzzle of your shotgun in mud, and getting it full for an inch or so. That makes for a bad day.

Thanks! Makes me feel better.

 

[Inigoes]

Lint and dust buildup will cause it to explode!

That is why you need to clean it regularly...

 

[jokie]

Lint and dust buildup will cause it to explode!

That is why you need to clean it regularly...

I try to do it every week and find around the same amount of lint.

 

[Worsley]

I just filled the barrel of my 43x with about 2X the amount of dryer lint. I fired the shot and it just gave completely evaporated.

 

[jokie]

I just filled the barrel of my 43x with about 2X the amount of dryer lint. I fired the shot and it just gave completely evaporated.

Good to know. Maybe if this were a glock, I would be more confident. The LCP's barrel is crazy thin compared to glock.

 

[RFBfromDE]

This is why God invented duct tape!

 

[Hibs]

I pocket carry my LCP II and LCP Max on a daily basis (not simultaneously) , have for a couple years. I've never seen lint like that in my barrels. Maybe try some different pants? LoL

I also unload / rack slide on a nearly daily basis, so that might help the lack of lint accumulation ?

 

[John from MD]

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Sorry for the out of focus photo. Infront of the barrel, is 3 or 4 days worth of lint accumulated from pocket-carrying this lcp in an open-front kydex holster in 2 or 3 different pairs of newly washed jeans.

Here’s my question or concern: how will this affect function if this much lint is in the barrel and I had to shoot this LCP II in a defense situation? Will it kaboom? Is it unsafe? - it’s loaded with 6+1 underwood extreme defenders, if that matters. Thanks

Get a Sticky holster and it will print less and not allow any foreign matter into your gun.

 

[RFBfromDE]

I pocket carry my LCP II and LCP Max on a daily basis (not simultaneously) , have for a couple years. I've never seen lint like that in my barrels. Maybe try some different pants? LoL

...or laundry detergent.

 

[AlBeight]

I pocket carry my LCP II and LCP Max on a daily basis (not simultaneously) , have for a couple years. I've never seen lint like that in my barrels. Maybe try some different pants? LoL

I also unload / rack slide on a nearly daily basis, so that might help the lack of lint accumulation ?

How hard are you racking the slide and unloading the gun that you’re physically ejecting debris from the barrel?

 

[Inigoes]

I try to do it every week and find around the same amount of lint.

I was being a smart-aleck.

Dust is considered a combustible, proven in WWII where roofs would explode off of a structure when ignited.

However, there will not be enough in a barrel to cause any harm.

 

[cantstop]

While I guess you could call this gun cotton, it's not the same as nitrocellulose.

I'm not sure why you are unloading on a daily basis though.

 

[FrankZ]

I just filled the barrel of my 43x with about 2X the amount of dryer lint. I fired the shot and it just gave completely evaporated.

Doing good science!

 

[Melnic]

 

[linkstate]

Use the crevice tool on your vacuum and suck that stuff out of your pockets from time to time.

New jeans especially have a lot of lint and even sand from the pre washing left in the pockets I’ve found.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Get a Sticky holster and it will print less and not allow any foreign matter into your gun.

Not necessarily a Sticky Holster per se , but yes , look into a pocket holster with enclosed muzzle end .

No , that's not enough lint to be a Bore Obstruction . But that much lint getting into the internals can lead to problems .

That's a prodigious amount of lint !

 

[E.Shell]

I'd pick the lint out of my pockets once in a while too...turn them inside out before you put them on.

I'm not sure why you are unloading on a daily basis though.

 

[Hibs]

I'm not sure why you are unloading on a daily basis though.

Because I can?

In all honesty, it depends on if I'm crashing at my place or a friends. At my place, I have a bedside digital safe I throw it in so no unloading needed. If I crash at a friends place, I unload the gun, lock the slide back, and put a cable lock through it.