I’ve found what looks like a sweet deal on a PC-9 with three factory ruger mags and four new mec-gar mags. It also has a cheap Bushnell scope mounted. The guys’ asking $400 for the package.
I’m tempted but I have no experience with the platform. I would mainly use it for walkabout rabbit hunting in Eastern WA and for a truck gun that I wouldn’t mind leaving unattended while I’m at work. It might also help me convince the girlfriend to go shoot long guns with me.
I used to have one of the .40 cal versions of this gun and it was a great gun. The price you posted seems to be very good to me. The only problem that I found was it can be alittle hard to disassemble.
Does it break down like a 10/22? It’s blowback no?
It is blowback but it does not break down like the 10/22. When you take off the rung that holds down the barrel and lift it out, there is a piece with a spring on it below the barrel that you have to put a pin or punch in so that everything does not come apart. Check on line, I have seen pictures and info of how to do it. Here is the link to Ruger’s site for the manual. http://www.ruger.com/products/_manuals/rugerCarbine.pdf
I have had one now for over 10 years. I was at a gun show, nothing else tickled my fancy that day and I had the cash, turned out to be a great purchase in the long run. Very fun to shoot, using the same mags as Ruger pistols is a plus. Mine has become very accurate with my reloads. Only problem I have ever had with it was with a cheapo aftermarket 15 round magazine. Feed and function have been flawless other than that.
I have been using it with my kids and other new shooters stepping them up from .22’s to the bigger stuff. The kids like it a lot too.
Only downside…it is a tad heavy and has a couple of ergonomic issues. Like was mentioned, take down for full cleaning is a pain in the ass.
I have one. It is usually a favorite of new shooters I bring to the range.
It can’t overcome firing a pistol caliber round as compared to a rifle round.
I also read never take apart the trigger internals from the actually designer of the weapon but the name of the Ruger forum escapes me.
I’ve taken apart the trigger mechanism in mine. It’s not straight forward like an AR or anything, but to the mechanically inclined, completely doable. Mine had a couple of parts that would drag and raise the trigger pull weight to where my wife couldn’t even fire the gun. Pulled the trigger assembly appart, tracked down the friction source, polished a couple surfaces and threw it all back together. Now it’s like butter.
They’re cool little rifles if you are in the market for a compact, fun 9mm carbine. My Dept. issued these before making the switch to Colt M4’s. I never had any reliability issues with mine (purchased mine from the Dept. for a great price). It eats every round I’ve put through it. Accuracy is excellent and the mild-to-no recoil is great for kids and new shooters. If you can snag one cheap, they are a lot of fun! As mentioned before, disassembly is not as straight forward as an AR.
if I found one for that I’d be very VERY tempted to buy it. it would depend on my bank balance at the time.
I can afford it but I could also use the $400 toward another optic or something. However there’s always next paycheck and this thing might not be around another month. The seller agreed to meet me at the range and let me shoot it so that’s a good sign. Sounds like the PC9 will fit a niche in my collection pretty well. Nobody has any horrible reliability complaints so far which is my main concern. Thanks for all the responses, maybe I’ll do a little review on here when I get the thing in my hands.
Here is the quote from the designer from rugerforum.org. Basically, it is what you said.
"The trigger mechanism in the PC carbines is quite complex. It’s more than just the hammer/sear interface. There are three areas of the mechanism that affect pull. Unless the design is well understood, you’re best off to allow the factory to take care of it. The long take-up is required as there are several functions occurring during that take up. As the gun was designed for abusive use by L.E. agencies, there are many internal interlocks for safety purposes. Please don’t try to do it yourself or take it to someone who doesn’t completely understand the design.
For trigger work for those not confident, Bill Springfield does a trigger job but I have never fired one with it.
From his website
“**Ruger PC-9 & 40, pull weight reduced up to 30%, trigger creep reduced 90% and smothed out, only the stock assembly containing the trigger parts is needed. $45”