Cleaning SR9

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Stripped and cleaned my wife's SR9 for the first time today, after 500+ rounds fired.

IMHO, it really didn't need it. There was very little carbon build up anywhere, which is a tribute to the powder type in her American Eagle ammo.
No signs of any 'peening' and very little in the way of wear marks on any bearing surfaces. Very impressive engineering!

I was discussing polymer framed "Tupperware" guns with a pal who is an engineer, and he remarked that we had been living with 'plastic' in our vehicles for decades now, so why should it not be used in guns? He owns a couple of 'plastic stock' rifles, as many of us do, with no complaints, other than esthetics.

While I was at it, I removed the mag disconnect safety so she won't have to insert a mag to drop the striker. It's supposed to improve the trigger pull, but I can't detect the difference.
 
I cleaned and treated my SR9 with Miltec-1 a while ago and it stays nice and clean. The only reason I tear it down these days is because I want to haha
 
No trouble removing the barrel, or the mag disconnect safety gadget. The gun takes down beautifully. I wouldn't want to get further into the mechanics of it, but I can say that about a few other guns as well.
Just don't forget to reset the ejector (pop it up) after remounting the slide. You can do this manually or by inserting an empty mag. It will go back together if you don't, but .... Ask me how I know.

The more I handle that gun, (and watch my wife shoot it), the more I'm impressed with it. It doesn't come with the high price tag of the European "Tupperware" imports, but the human engineering/ergonomics are right - for a lot of folks. I'd have a hard time adapting to a mag release on the trigger guard like that on the Walther PPQ.
 
Sharps '63 said:
No trouble removing the barrel, or the mag disconnect safety gadget. The gun takes down beautifully. I wouldn't want to get further into the mechanics of it, but I can say that about a few other guns as well.
Just don't forget to reset the ejector (pop it up) after remounting the slide. You can do this manually or by inserting an empty mag. It will go back together if you don't, but .... Ask me how I know.

The more I handle that gun, (and watch my wife shoot it), the more I'm impressed with it. It doesn't come with the high price tag of the European "Tupperware" imports, but the human engineering/ergonomics are right - for a lot of folks. I'd have a hard time adapting to a mag release on the trigger guard like that on the Walther PPQ.
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I'd definitely have to agree, especially with the Rocket trigger connector, lighter springs, and the polished bits I added, the SR9 shoots very well
and smoothly...it doesn't feel like a $459 pistol. I used a cloth dremel wheel and some Brasso and polished the inside of the slide and the feed ramp,
as I read about on rugerforum.com...no issues and shoots beautifully! Saennor, especially in your case, I'd bet if you polished your slide it would
loosen it up and reduce friction for you...see the video on rugerforum.com. Sharps, I agree with you on the American Eagle, my SR9 loves it and
it seems to shoot cleaner than a couple of others I've tried...I shoot 124 grain. Never, ever, buy that cheap Savminter Russian ammo that floats
around the gun shows sometimes...I tried ONE magazine of that in my SR9 and it jammed three times!! Gave the rest away!
 
My wife bought a case lot of American Eagle 147 gr and another 124 gr. She started out with the 147 gr and both she and the gun love it.

I talked her into shooting some of the 124 gr and her reaction was - "Meh ..." . She really didn't have much experience with a semi-auto at the time, but after 500+ rds, I think it's time for her to try it again.

I just ordered some Dillon dies, a conversion kit and toolhead so I can reload her brass. I figure if I suck up enough, she'll let me shoot it - eventually .....
 
If I do buy a Ruger SR type, it will be the SR45.

And sucking up to a shooting wife pays dividends - nudge, nudge, wink wink .....
 
Well that makes it about three dozen pistol shooters that swear by American Eagle and say they've never had a failure to fire with that ammo.
I guess I'm going to buy that stuff exclusively for my SR9...once again, if you see that Savminter Russian 9mm ammo for sale, DO NOT BUY!
 
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