I've had my MKIII Hunter for years. Cleaned it up, picked up a holster, 4 TK magazine holsters and a mag loader and burned through hundreds of rounds the other day. For the first time the LCI was more than just ugly, it was causing stoppages that had to be dug out with a tool.
That's shore 'nuff a stoppage involving the LCI, but are you sure the LCI is the cause of the problem? For the empty to get in that position something went very wrong in the ejection process. The last picture seems to show bulging around the last fraction of an inch of the case. You can get this with carbon buildup in the chamber causing the cartridge to never seat completely, or to stick while it's being extracted.
Note that only the MKIIIs had the LCI. Ruger ditched it when the MKIV came out. As soon as I got my MKIII Hunter I tossed the LCI and installed a blank filler. Never looked back.
An LCI filler will eliminate any chance of the LCI being involved in future extraction/ejection mishaps but it won't fix a problem it didn't cause. When everything else is working as it should, there is no way for the LCI to interfere.
To be sure, I am a fan of the KISS Principle and have been known to remove bits and bobs that become problematic.
I am also curious/wanting to to know the 'whys' of stuff....its an affliction ; seen a lot of chasing the wrong critter 'round the wrong tree.
Edlmann, thanks for the heads up on the clearance LCI! I just traded my friend out of his 22/45 Lite this afternoon and almost bought the Tandemkross LCI for $20. I ended up buying two of the clearance ones just in case I end up with another MKIII.
Again, Thanks Edlmann!
I hate the LCI. If it causes a problem or not it comes out. I have the competition model. LCI was removed before it was even fired. Looks better and no chance of anything happing even if it would not cause it.
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