looking for sr9, who's got the best price?
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This is the first Ruger centerfire firearm I have ever actually wanted to buy. I have owned handled and shot several different guns of theirs and was rarely impressed. Had and sold a Mini 14....total piece of ####. Fired a P89, another loose rattly piece of ####. All their cernterfire pistols are generally regarded as crap. Ruger Revolvers are ugly as ####....both single and double action....dislike them both. The rifles are equally ####ty with the exception of the single shots....I like them OK.
Rimfires they have winners.....MKII and 10/22 I will never part with. I sure hope the SR9 doesn't dissapoint.
Rimfires they have winners.....MKII and 10/22 I will never part with. I sure hope the SR9 doesn't dissapoint.
Ha ha...yeah Rugers generally blow. Ive also owned many Mini's, as well as 10/22's and they all shot like scatterguns lol. I had a full custom 10/22 which I finally got to shoot and sold it off for a Sako 22. Funny thing is as terrible as a Mini and 10/22 shoot they are never in stock. I don't have high expectations from the SR9 but the consensus on the web seems to be positive on this little gun..we will see soon
####, now that I think about it, my 10/22 only has the bolt and receiver that are still "Ruger" parts. Can't really call it a Ruger anymore.
My MKII is at least 90% Ruger still so I guess IMHO they make 1 good gun....the same gun they started with and has kept them afloat for 60 years!
My MKII is at least 90% Ruger still so I guess IMHO they make 1 good gun....the same gun they started with and has kept them afloat for 60 years!
I told my wife that the available SR9's were fast disappearing and on back order. She just got off the horn having bought a second one from Lever Arms at $475.
Rather than buy two more mags for her first SR 9 (she already has four), she decided to buy a second gun, which comes with two mags. That's GunNutz Logic 101. No wonder I married her!
Now's she's chomping at the bit for her Black Badge course in May.
Rather than buy two more mags for her first SR 9 (she already has four), she decided to buy a second gun, which comes with two mags. That's GunNutz Logic 101. No wonder I married her!
Now's she's chomping at the bit for her Black Badge course in May.
Well my SR9 arrived today.....and it gets a big "meh"....I hope the build quality isn't indicative of the way it shoots. If its a laser beam, it will redeem itself.
The good....fits my hand nice with the flat back strap and points naturally. Trigger pull is pretty decent for this type of gun, light enough and not gritty, reset is quite long however. Mags are nice....made in Italy. Extractor is beefy. Safety is positive, all the ambi #### works well.
The bad....well, just about everything else. Sharp edges everywhere, cast surfaces not cleaned up everywhere, dinky recoil spring assembly, the nylon trigger guard has grind marks on the front of it, the barrel is full of lines and chatter marks on the outside from dull tools and no oil, possible crack in the barrel lug...hoping its a casting line though, there is about 1 inch of steel frame rail at the middle of the frame, and maybe 5mm steel frame rail at the rear, that's it for the contact areas so needless to say she is a bit of a rattler. There is a gap the entire length of the slide and frame so you can see the recoil spring etc through the sides. Also a nice big hollow roll pin holding the extractor in place....which makes for a nice big tube for sand and dirt n #### to get funneled right into the action. Captive Recoil spring assembly is the dinkiest I have ever seen in a center fire pistol. And the most amazing part....it eats q-tips. I never cleaned a gun like this that literally strips q-tips on every ####ing part.....slide, barrel lugs, frame inside and out....so many sharp edges everywhere on this pistol its retarded. I just won't clean it I guess. The frame houses several tiny little springs and parts...must be for all those redundant safety features. At least they will probably break and fly out of the gun at some point....mag disconnect safety....retarded Racking the slide on this does not inspire confidence in the pistol, its gritty and squeaky. I'm actually pretty certain its gonna blow up the first round I put through it...I've handled more solid airsoft guns.....I should have known better.....####ing Ruger
Cant believe I paid $500 for this thing.....quality sure ain't what it use to be.
But if it shoots well I won't melt it down....find out this weekend hopefully!
The good....fits my hand nice with the flat back strap and points naturally. Trigger pull is pretty decent for this type of gun, light enough and not gritty, reset is quite long however. Mags are nice....made in Italy. Extractor is beefy. Safety is positive, all the ambi #### works well.
The bad....well, just about everything else. Sharp edges everywhere, cast surfaces not cleaned up everywhere, dinky recoil spring assembly, the nylon trigger guard has grind marks on the front of it, the barrel is full of lines and chatter marks on the outside from dull tools and no oil, possible crack in the barrel lug...hoping its a casting line though, there is about 1 inch of steel frame rail at the middle of the frame, and maybe 5mm steel frame rail at the rear, that's it for the contact areas so needless to say she is a bit of a rattler. There is a gap the entire length of the slide and frame so you can see the recoil spring etc through the sides. Also a nice big hollow roll pin holding the extractor in place....which makes for a nice big tube for sand and dirt n #### to get funneled right into the action. Captive Recoil spring assembly is the dinkiest I have ever seen in a center fire pistol. And the most amazing part....it eats q-tips. I never cleaned a gun like this that literally strips q-tips on every ####ing part.....slide, barrel lugs, frame inside and out....so many sharp edges everywhere on this pistol its retarded. I just won't clean it I guess. The frame houses several tiny little springs and parts...must be for all those redundant safety features. At least they will probably break and fly out of the gun at some point....mag disconnect safety....retarded
Racking the slide on this does not inspire confidence in the pistol, its gritty and squeaky. I'm actually pretty certain its gonna blow up the first round I put through it...I've handled more solid airsoft guns.....I should have known better.....####ing Ruger Cant believe I paid $500 for this thing.....quality sure ain't what it use to be.
But if it shoots well I won't melt it down....find out this weekend hopefully!
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Gee, Hitzy, nice vent. None of those things apply to the SR9 sitting beside me. Looks like you bought a lemon. I think you oughta do a review to include a severe shooting test and post it on you tube, like the many already out there. Check out the many evaluations and reviews and the one of an IPSC shooter blitzing a COF with an SR9. He didnt get that good with just putting a couple of boxes of ammo through the gun.
And by all means, share your estimation of their gun with Ruger. Their R&D people would appreciate your input, Im sure. They seem to have faith in the basic platform, offering it in 9mm, .40 and now .45 ACP. In fact, when I lay it next to a 1911, it gives the impression that was the intent all along; grip angle included.
We get guys telling us that a 1911 with a sloppy slide-to-frame fit is good and necessary for reliable function, even though none of us will be crawling in the mud or playing in the sand box. But with a polymer framed design, it is bad to see a gap between frame and slide and we have to worry about sand and dirt funneled into the action while we play closet Commando on sanctioned ranges.
I agree about the redundant safeties, but Ruger covered all the lawyer-driven bases, instead of sticking with the Glock-type trigger safety. Worse yet, IPSC wants a shooter to USE the redundant ambi safety and not remove the mag safety as that is how it came from the manufacturer.
If we start to see SR9s appearing for sale on the EE board like we do SR1911s and Norcs, we will know others agree with you. So far people are asking more than they paid for the gun, speculating on the popularity of the type.
And by all means, share your estimation of their gun with Ruger. Their R&D people would appreciate your input, Im sure. They seem to have faith in the basic platform, offering it in 9mm, .40 and now .45 ACP. In fact, when I lay it next to a 1911, it gives the impression that was the intent all along; grip angle included.
We get guys telling us that a 1911 with a sloppy slide-to-frame fit is good and necessary for reliable function, even though none of us will be crawling in the mud or playing in the sand box. But with a polymer framed design, it is bad to see a gap between frame and slide and we have to worry about sand and dirt funneled into the action while we play closet Commando on sanctioned ranges.
I agree about the redundant safeties, but Ruger covered all the lawyer-driven bases, instead of sticking with the Glock-type trigger safety. Worse yet, IPSC wants a shooter to USE the redundant ambi safety and not remove the mag safety as that is how it came from the manufacturer.
If we start to see SR9s appearing for sale on the EE board like we do SR1911s and Norcs, we will know others agree with you. So far people are asking more than they paid for the gun, speculating on the popularity of the type.
About the only negatives I can see with the SR9's is the way they made the extractor so prominent on the right side area of the slide serrations. The heavy recoil spring and the extractor makes it a bit tough to get a good hold of the slide when racking for people with weak hands or slippery conditions.
The loaded chamber indicator is a bit over the top but a guy could adjust that if he wanted.
The mag disconnect is easy to remove or install depending on preference. ( best removed)
Pretty good pistol really for $500-$600.
If you want a better gun try the PPQ for around $850-$900
In the end spending a few hundered dollars more for the pistol is not much when you consider the costs of shooting.
The loaded chamber indicator is a bit over the top but a guy could adjust that if he wanted.
The mag disconnect is easy to remove or install depending on preference. ( best removed)
Pretty good pistol really for $500-$600.
If you want a better gun try the PPQ for around $850-$900
In the end spending a few hundered dollars more for the pistol is not much when you consider the costs of shooting.
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I agree re: pulling back the slide of an SR9. My wife has small hands and finds it a little difficult, but it comes with training. She's handled (but not shot) a few other 9mms and still prefers the ergonomics of the SR9. She likes the recoil impulse and low muzzle flip with the 147 gr ammo she's been using so far. Accuracy is phenomenal out to 15m, as far as she has shot it so far.
The extractor is a bit of an overkill, probably done with the .45 ACP in mind. We may well see an upgrade offered and a Glock-like progression to a Gen II, III and IV. I'm expecting a Glock V before long .....
Ruger is definitely targeting on the Glock market share and the other poly-framed guns, some of which are not US made. Glock accessories fit the rail on the SR9.
The loaded chamber indicator is no doubt another attempt at 'idiot proofing' the gun for legal reasons, like the warning "Before using gun - read warnings in instruction manual - available FREE" cast into the frame. Like Duh ..... Can't say you weren't informed.
An aftermarket replacement is available for the loaded chamber indicator. I like it, a lot more useful that the miniscule slot cut into the barrel hoods of my 1911 R1s.
I agree re: pulling back the slide of an SR9. My wife has small hands and finds it a little difficult, but it comes with training. She's handled (but not shot) a few other 9mms and still prefers the ergonomics of the SR9. She likes the recoil impulse and low muzzle flip with the 147 gr ammo she's been using so far. Accuracy is phenomenal out to 15m, as far as she has shot it so far.
The extractor is a bit of an overkill, probably done with the .45 ACP in mind. We may well see an upgrade offered and a Glock-like progression to a Gen II, III and IV. I'm expecting a Glock V before long .....
Ruger is definitely targeting on the Glock market share and the other poly-framed guns, some of which are not US made. Glock accessories fit the rail on the SR9.
The loaded chamber indicator is no doubt another attempt at 'idiot proofing' the gun for legal reasons, like the warning "Before using gun - read warnings in instruction manual - available FREE" cast into the frame. Like Duh ..... Can't say you weren't informed.
An aftermarket replacement is available for the loaded chamber indicator. I like it, a lot more useful that the miniscule slot cut into the barrel hoods of my 1911 R1s.
It's not so much the width of the extractor but the fact that they made it so thick that it sticks out flush with the serrations.....if they reduced the thickness to be flush with the bottom of the serrations it would make a huge difference.
Hitzy please post your range report after shooting. Mine was a jamomatic for about 200 rounds, and now it shoots flawlessly. I was really disappointed at first, but it is growing on me. The last 500 rounds have been FLAWLESS! I too removed the magazine dissconnect.
I had one briefly a year or so ago. It was 'just OK' not a bad piece for the money but compared to M&P and gen4 Glocks it wasn't in the same league. Main thing that I disliked was the sights. Rear one should be lined up with the back of the slide - it sits way too forward, and the profile of the front sight is just ugly looks like like something they recycled from a SA revolver.
It would have been better if the slide serrations had been extended to the rear of the slide, or if some had been cut on the front of the slide, as is common on many 1911s.
Both could be done easily.
The rear sight is not much different from that on other poly-framed pistols. Neither is the front sight. After market sights are available, as for any other pistol on the market.
Both could be done easily.
The rear sight is not much different from that on other poly-framed pistols. Neither is the front sight. After market sights are available, as for any other pistol on the market.
Meh, if it shoots good I can live with the low Ruger quality. I haven't bought a new to market gun in years. a few recent purchases I felt like I got MORE then my moneys worth out of the pieces....STI Spartan IV in .45 that shoots great and handles like smaller 9mm. SAM 1911 in .40 that is tight, fitted great, finished great, at a great price. Even the GSG I picked up has been reliable and accurate. My first pistol was a p220 9mm, used it for my black badge. Its tight and smooth, trigger is great, finish is great, never hiccups. That's kind of what this Ruger has to live up to.
The build quality, fit, and finish on the SR9 is pretty much what I expected. I've had other Rugers, I know they cast everything they can, they are notorious for running dull tools on anything machined. and plastic is plastic, frame is no better or worse then any other comparable gun. I was surprised at the lack of dehorning though, I guess that would increase the cost and it would lose its niche.
As long as it shoots well and holds up i feel its probably worth the $500 ....its not a great deal, or killer buy at this price though...just OK.
The build quality, fit, and finish on the SR9 is pretty much what I expected. I've had other Rugers, I know they cast everything they can, they are notorious for running dull tools on anything machined. and plastic is plastic, frame is no better or worse then any other comparable gun. I was surprised at the lack of dehorning though, I guess that would increase the cost and it would lose its niche.
As long as it shoots well and holds up i feel its probably worth the $500 ....its not a great deal, or killer buy at this price though...just OK.
