Anyone here have or has shot a Ruger SR9?

triplepete said:
So I just received my brand new Stainless SR9. First impressions- fits my hands better than G34. Trigger pull feels WAY better with a lighter and cleaner break than the G34. Better looking than any Glock IMO. Narrower grip feel and easy to operate mag release and slide stop. I prefer the 3 dot sight picture over my G34 squares. Tolerances seem very tight and built very well.

Things that I would change. Too many safeties- trigger safety, firing pin block, thumb safety, chambered round indicator, and thumb safety, plus I think there is a magazine disconnect. Amazingly with all this extra crap, trigger still feels better than the Glock but make for too many pins and levers, profile could be cleaner without these unnecessary features. Captured recoil spring may be a tad heavy... Find it odd since my beretta M9 is much lighter recoil spring -shouldn't all recoil spring weights be the same for all 9 mm? I dunno, maybe it's an engineering thing or travel distance and weight of slide. The SS slide of the SR9 is heavy like my Steyr and spring weight feels similar.

Range report as soon as I get a chance to head to range.
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Different type of lock up, requires different spring weights. Beretta M9/92 is 13lbs OEM, Ruger is 18lbs with the 9mm IIRC.
 
So I had a chance to put a few rounds thru my new SR9 (about 80 rounds of reloads) and I have to say I am happy with the performance. Probably the best stock striker fire trigger I have ever pulled. Not super smooth but I think when things wear in it will be better. Trigger breaks crisp and quick, reset could be a bit shorter but not that big a deal for me. Never adjusted rear sight, windage was bang on, elevation printed 1 inch low at 7M with hold on target. One annoyance is the squeaky captured guide rod, a little oil fixed that.

My biggest beef with the gun is it has too many safeties, worst being the thumb safety that pinches even my small fingers when racking the slide. I think it's the only striker fire with a thumb safety. I just like simplicity.

Otherwise for the money, (BNIB, GST included $475, stainless) I really can't complain.
 
Hey man,
After much searching, reading and finally comparing at my favorite local shooting store I scooped a new Ruger SR9 myself. I am a lefty and I used to have a CZ85

Opinions and comments are great, but take them all with a grain of salt because they are all pretty subjective. You can go from polar extremes in a heart beat. I'm not bashing comments and opinions because I have asked for them myself as a newbie countless times. Just remember they are opinions. Someone here gave me really good advice and told me (A) go to the range and try them all and then decide or barring that, at least handle as many different brands as you can; and (B) never reload your own reloads with numbers anyone has sent you from the online without Checking their accuracy from the manuals. I think that sound and timely advice saved me a potential dangerous situation.
I'm just saying.
Bottom line buy it. You won't regret it. And that's my 00.02 cents worth of opinion.
PS I bought mine in my location and paid more than what you quoted from Wholesale Sports but the local guys here are awesome and have cut me a lot of slack over the years.
Enjoy!
Chris

Corry said:
I went to wholesale sports today and held one, I have small hand and it fit very well. The are $479 which is the cheapest prices I've seen so far, I think I will go for it.

thanks for the replies all
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Agreed. That was my only beef with my wife's SR9 and the reason I never bought one in .45 ACP. Putting side safeties on a gun with a trigger safety was/is redundant - IMHO.
If I was licenced CCW, I would not hesitate to carry the gun with a round chambered and no side safety applied. Ruger wanted to cover all the lawyer based issues with their incorporation in the design.

triplepete said:
My biggest beef with the gun is it has too many safeties, worst being the thumb safety that pinches even my small fingers when racking the slide. I think it's the only striker fire with a thumb safety. I just like simplicity.
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