i barely see anything posted about rugers. i have a ruger sr9 and love the gun. its very comfortable shooting and pretty darn accurate.
is there something i dont know that i should about rugers??
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Yeah right?
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How long have you had your SR9?
ive had it for abut 2 weeks now, but ive been shooting one for a couple of months. ive been shooting an sr9c though, i wouldnt believe there is that much of a difference.
I am sure it is fine for shooting dirt.
I would not use it for anything serious.
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I have no experience with Ruger pistols, but i dry fired an SR9 in a gun shop. Pretty bad trigger.
bad trigger as in good or terrible?
ruger recalled alot of SR9s for the trigger, mag release and if dropped on the rear of the gun it might go off. im not sure of the recall date but mine is post recall.
It is not a pistol which has been widely adopted by LE or military forces and long tested in high volume. Therefore, it is highly suspect compared to Glocks, M&Ps, HKs etc.
Keep shooting it and report back how it runs. Enjoy. All shootin’ is good shootin.
im about to put alot of rounds through it saturday. i def will let yall know.
Ruger handguns are fairly popular in my area among those who aren’t really serious about handguns.
My experience with Ruger semi-autos has been mixed. Their rimfire semi-autos are very, very good guns especially for the money. Their centerfire autos are more of a mixed bag. Guns like the P89 and P90 have sold for a long time and have even been adopted by a very limited number of police departments. Although bulky, the P90 has some pretty hardcore fans. The guns were nothing to write home about, but all that I tried worked. They were bulky and awkward, had poor triggers…but they went bang.
The polymer guns were a bit of a different story. A friend of mine purchased one in 9mm that developed some serious issues. I believe it was a P95. While shooting it I noticed that the gun had a dangerously light single-action trigger…and a couple of rounds into the mag it went full auto on me. After the second trip back to Ruger he got rid of the gun…replacing it with a Taurus, believe it or not. :fie:
Ruger has revamped their handgun line in the last couple of years and the SR9 is a new design along the lines of the Glock and M&P…but Ruger is new to striker-fired handguns and their record on polymer handguns in general hasn’t been stellar. I’d personally advise sticking with known quantities like the M&P or the Glock.
I have very limited experience with the SR9. In fact, I have only shot it 5-10 times and the trigger was very uncomfortable for me. The ergos are nice and the pistol shoots nice. I would need to shoot it more often and maybe then the trigger problem starts to fade away.
Can you do the 2,000 round challenge?
it looks like i will try it. since i dont see to many ruger sr9 owners on here.
im thinking about buying ghost inc’s ultimate trigger bar. its a drop in and changes the trigger pull to 3.5lbs.
should i attempt the 2000 rnd challenge before or after the trigger bar replacement?
Ruger Revolvers- awesome. Love my Security Six, want to pick up an SP101 and an LCR soon.
Ruger .22s- awesome. Own a Ruger Mk III 22/45.
Ruger centerfire autos…not so much. Some are OK at best (I’d rather have one than a Taurus, that’s for sure). However, holster, sights, etc, aftermarket support isn’t great. Believe it or not, I’m most favorable towards the LCP right now but wouldn’t give the other autos a second look.
I would say do one before and after to also test the reliability with the connector. Let me know how it feels with the connector so I can relay this information to my peer. I was thinking of selling my P85 and P89 to get either an SR9 or a P07 Duty just for range use.
well i just ordered the trigger bar for 29 bucks from ghost inc. they have them for glocks also.
i just dry fired mine and the trigger didnt seem bad at all. i guess im just used to a 92fs from the army. thats all we usually fire.
hopefully i get the trigger bar before this weekend so i can start the 2000rnd challenge. if not i guess ill start it sometime later next week.
I handled several different SR-9s and all of them had horrible triggers on them. They are probably better than a Hi-Point though. 
After shooting a P89 years ago and thinking what a huge gun for a cartridge like 9mm, I was very interested in the SR9. Not for me necessarily, but for the folks out their that wanted a good option in the Taurus price range.
I have yet to be able to actually shoot an SR9, all dryfire up to this point. The triggers are typical “lawyer resistant” Ruger triggers. I was talking to a guy we shoot with once in a while recently that had picked one up for his wife and he said that they had to send it back to Ruger three times and Ruger finally sent them a P series to replace it. It tarnished my image of the gun but I would still like to know how they hold up.
I have an old P89 packed in oil that doesn’t get shot much at all these days. However, I’m not going to sell it as it was a gift and one of my first handguns. It has a high sentimental value for me, and they have very poor resale value, so…
I’ll give my take on things. All of the follow will be about the P89 as that’s the one I have the most first hand experience with.
If memory serves correct, I had 8,000-9,000 rounds through it without a malfunction. It’s currently on its second firing pin after the first one broke during a dry fire session. I have an ungodly amount of dry fires on that gun, no idea of the amount. I consider mine to be a very reliable firearm, and I haven’t heard reports of anyone else having major reliability issues with the P series. Functionally, I think the P series are solid, however, I acknowledge I’m dealing with a small sample size.
With that said:
In double action, the trigger is VERY heavy with noticeable stacking towards the end of the pull. Single action has a lot of pre-travel, about twice as long as a 92FS. The break is heavy and the overtravel excessive.
Ergonomics for my hands are poor. If you notice in photographs, the underside of the trigger guard slopes downward towards the front strap. This asinine design choice makes getting a high grip difficult as a lot a pressure gets exerted on your middle finger when trying to do so.
They have a slide mounted safety. Unlike the 92, you can’t simply roll your thumb downward to disengage it, you have to rotate your thumb upwards. Like all slide mounted safety designs, I would prefer them instead to be spring loaded de-cockers.
The grip itself is rather slick and could benefit from some texturing/checkering. However, it’s not nearly as bad as the Astroglide grip of the early P95/P97.
The magazine release is not depressed, but is pushed forward. For some people, this may be an issue, however I’ve not experienced any problems switching between it and the traditional button on other designs. The motion with your thumb is quite similar between the two.
They are heavy and bulky. I don’t have the dimensions off hand, but they are bricks. The bore axis is rather high, but they are not “flippy” during recoil.
These are just my views on things. I’d definitely trust my life to my P89 as I trust its reliability. However, my other handguns simply do everything else better.
I’ve noticed them for sale locally for pretty cheap. I’d have no problem recommending one for someone who needed a “beater(s)” or someone who couldn’t afford to spend over 300 on a pistol.
Go check my report on the 2,000 round challenge regarding my Ruger P95. It is a brick, not pretty, ugly even; but it is beautiful to me since it has gone a rediculous # of rounds with just a new magazine spring and an occasional cleaning/lube job. My security six has 80,00000 rounds plus from being carried/used by my grandpa, my father and now me; it is my go to gun; it goes bang 6 times no matter what, nothing more, nothing less.
You’ll find lot’s of anti-ruger people out there since Ruger himself was a dick and helped all the anti-gunners out, back in the day; and I agree what an idiot Ruger was for biting the hand that feeds him and halping to further the anti-gun bullshit agenda.
I know plenty of people who shoot SERIOUSLY, and all of them have 2 things in common, Glock and Ruger; they all have a G19 and either a secuirty six, speed six, sp100, gp100, SR9, P95, or a P345; the other thing they have in common is all of those guns listed have perfomred like absolute champs (The SR9 is the bitch of the bunch though as it was just bought by someone and not yet tested to it’s full limits; it has perfomed flawlessly thus far though…).
I have tried pretty hard to kill one of my P95DC’s; and I cannot. Even after all the abuse and wear she has taken I shot her with (300) L7A1 rounds in one sitting (I know, I KNOW; dumb as hell to shoot that round out of this pistol; but I am TRYING TO KILL IT!) and it just kept puking them out the barrel like a frat boy the day after the homecoming game.
Made in America; lifetime warranty, good customer service (So far they have been good to me; haven’t had to deal with them much though; and nothing too big).
The bad part is this…
Ruger; like 99% of manufacturers out there rush their fucking products to the market so fast that they have massive recalls like they did with the SR9 trigger pack, and the LCR/LCP problems; also the SR556 problems, and so on (Glcok is notorious for this shit as well as many ohters manufacturers). They need to get the guns right before they sell them; and until they do; they are not a “top tier” manufacturer in my opinion; but they are a manufacturer of a few “gems” in the gun world, and shouldn’t be discounted to the likes of taurus or the others.
Also Ruger makes it hard to buy aftermarket parts for anything other than their 10/22. If you want a new barrel for your P95 or SR9; you have to buy it direct from the factory; lame!
I would stick to these ruger weapons with supreme confidence:
-Security Six
-Speed Six
-P95
-P89
-P345
-MKII .22
I would stay away from the others; the SR9 & Alaskan being a bit of a compromise for the moment; as I haven’t had much time with them, and I need to see more of either in action to define my opinion of each. DO NOT BUY AN SR556; I have heard nothing but bad about them, and the only time I shot one, the piston system was all f’d up and it wouldn’t cycle worth a crap:eek:.
I saw a pretty convincing “gun TEsts” report (Not sure how accurate they are on range/weapons reporting, but I have heard they are somewhat respectable…) on the P95; it blew the HK USP 9 the XD 9 and the glock 19 out of the water over 1,000’s of rounds in an endurance/accuracy/strength test.
Some tank divisions in IRaq have been issued the P95 DC as it beat out the HK XD and G19 in some endurance tests and won over some support from the army. I think 5,000 were adopted.
I know of several police officers who carry P95’s, P89’s SR 9’s and P345’s every day as their primary defensive weapon. They all love them and have had zero issues.
I have heard the “grab bag” reports of you may get a good’un or a bad’un; but I have yet to see this in real life; and I have (3) P95DC’s; (1) Security Six, a 10/22, a red-label 20 gauge and an MK-II.
The DA trigger is a beast out of the box, but after dry-firing (Thats how I do most of my prcaticing anyways, dry fire, dry fire, dry fire, dry fire , dry fire!!! and continue, continue, continue, continue,etc…!) and a small bit o polishing; it is a thing of beauty.
My security six has the most crisp perfect trigger I have ever had the pleasure to pull; it is really just perfect for me. People offer to buy it off me once they shoot it and feel how graceful the trigger is; I would NEVER SELL IT; the kids are getting it and giving it to their kids, and so on…
The DA trigger is the biggest problem I hear about from potential operators; why not just polish it up and dry fire it until it is perfect for you; or buy a spring pack to lessen the pull?
It’s weird/funny to me, I have had nothing but good luck with Rugers, and bad luck with glocks (I would carry a wrist rocket over a glock for SD; no offense to Glocks or their operators, they just seem to hate me for some reason?). I have some friends that have had nothing but bad luck with Rugers and good luck with GLock; so really it is 6 of one, 1/2 a dozen of the other. I don’t think youc an say, buy a “__” (Insert any manufacturer) and it will be 100% no matter what; you have to find what works for you and what is accurate/reliable in your hands.
No amount of testing done by whoever expert or whoever army or LEO blah blah blah can make up for real world application in your hands; try everything out and see what fits best for YOU.
Oh yeah did I mention I bought both my P95 DC’s for under $250.00 brand new in the box with (2) 15 round mags? (The other was a christmas gift). Thats pretty darn good considering it beat out guns that are 4X’s that cost in endurance/strength tests (If I find the test I am reffering to, I will post it here later).
ive already noticed its hard to find aftermarket parts for her. i found the trigger bar reset but thats about it. im lookin forward to puttin rounds through her and seein how she takes it.