Ruger P Series Centerfire Pistols

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I have three Ruger semiautomatic centerfire pistols. I own a Ruger P85 MKII 9mm(this is almost the same pistol as a P89), a P90 45acp, and a P97 45acp. I have yet to experience a malfunction with any of these. The trigger pulls are not great but I can live with them for a car/house gun.

Both of my 45acps are very accurate but my P85 MKII was iffy in the beginning. I did send the P85 MKII back to Ruger; the factory laser sighted it and it is now a tack driver! I admit there are handguns out there that please my eyes more but I do not own a more reliable semiautomatic center fire pistol.

My conclusion is these Rugers are one hell of a bargain. How many of our members have ever had a problem with Ruger semiautomatic centerfire pistols or any real reason to recommend another pistol over a Ruger?

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Richard:D
 
Never had a hiccup with my P89D. ...I find that .356 LRN provides the best accuracy...when I bought mine I wanted a stainless steel auto with a decocker. ..for the price my Ruger centerfire pistol is excellent value. I have read on the Ruger forum that these are used by many as their EDC pistol.
 
Dispite descriptions that say it's "large" and "built like a tank" I have compared my P85 to other pistols in the same "category" and haven't found it any larger or heavier than most.

Can't be beat for reliability. I got mine for $300 so I have no issues tossing it in a puddle to test reliability. (I do that with my $1800 Stag too but don't tell anyone :D). Under "normal" range shooting the only failure I have ever had was a bad round from the factory (bullet was seated in too far and the brass caught on the feed ramp).

After abuse, I just have to drop the mag and rack the slide a few times, maybe give it a flick of the wrist to get out the larger rocks, and it's good to go.

New barrels are $90 bucks. Have never tried to source other parts for it. Haven't needed to. (The only reason I sourced the barel was as a spare, original is fine)

As far as acurracy, well, that depends on your definition of accurate....

IPSC accurate it's NOT without work.

Tango down accurate it is.
 
Unforunately I can't have a car/house handgun .
Our laws suck , but thats another rant .
In the time I owned a P85 it ran flawlessly . Perfectly reliable .
IMO , Pros :
1) reliable .
2) eats anything .
3) inexpensive .
4) fairly acurate as I recall .
Cons :
1) a bit big and clucky .
2) magazine release sucks .
3) trigger leaves alot to be desired .
4) have to send it away to do a complete tear down cleaning .
For me I couldn't get past the trigger and mag release for how I intended to use the gun ( IPSC ) so I sold it and the new owner is very happy with it .
 
I love my Ruger KP97DC.

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I have a Ruger P91 in 40 S&W I love it but after a few hundred rounds it heats up and the accuracy suffers.Its that alum frame.The double action pull is long and creepy ...like a steven segal movie.My colt 1911 .45 gets shot alot more than my ruger.
 
No Ruger centerfire pistols for me thanks....

richardoldfield said:
How many of our members have ever had a problem with Ruger semiautomatic centerfire pistols or any real reason to recommend another pistol over a Ruger?
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I had a spankin' new Ruger P90 in .45ACP back in the early '90's. One of the first, if not the first, to come into Canada. Maybe I just got a 'bad' one but it was a real 'jamma-matic'. Traded it off & it's put me off Ruger centerfire pistols ever since.

'Course, a Ruger in .45ACP just can't hold a candle to a nice 1911 anyway... :p

Now Ruger .22 pistols is a much different story.
 
I had a Norinco Tokarev that cost $150, never had a jam with it, it's still a piece of ####......not a great bargain......:)
What's my point?
 
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