Ruger SR9 hard to rack

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3 of my boys are practicing for thier BB course.
My youngest boys G17 is a little big for his hands.
So I got a used SR9 for $400, for him to try.

The thing is a bear to rack. Only about 200 rounds fired
so far. Hoping it loosens up.

Anyone else notice this?

Oh ya just so you know the SR9 fits in a Bladetech DOH holster for a G17.
SR9 does NOT fit G17 Blackhawk or Safariland holsters.

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I noticed the same with my SR9. From new it was very difficult to rack. I found after 200 rounds it loosened up somewhat. I put another 300 through, stripped it, quick clean, and sat on the couch racking it for about 45mins. It seems better now, mind you it may just be me getting use to it?

Still a great 9mm. Nice holester.
 
mralberta said:
I noticed the same with my SR9. From new it was very difficult to rack. I found after 200 rounds it loosened up somewhat. I put another 300 through, stripped it, quick clean, and sat on the couch racking it for about 45mins. It seems better now, mind you it may just be me getting use to it?
Still a great 9mm. Nice holester.
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Yeah, with all that rackin', your fingers got stronger!:D
 
speedjunkiesracing said:
3 of my boys are practicing for thier BB course.
My youngest boys G17 is a little big for his hands.
So I got a used SR9 for $400, for him to try.

The thing is a bear to rack. Only about 200 rounds fired
so far. Hoping it loosens up.

Anyone else notice this?

Oh ya just so you know the SR9 fits in a Bladetech DOH holster for a G17.
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Now that you mention it, a few people who have handled my SR9 have mentioned it is a bit tough to rack. I never really noticed.

Wrt fitting the G17 holster, is it a good solid fit? I'd like to pick up a Bladetech and finding a G17 holster is probably easier than an SR9.
 
The SR9 has a heavier recoil spring than alot of other pistols, 18# if memory serves, whereas many other smilar guns are 15#. Even after 2000 rounds, my wifes SR9 is harder to rack than my Xd-m. If its a problem for you, guide pins with weaker springs are available
 
I have little weak girlie hands myself, and have noticed that it is tougher than some. My Shadow is super easy and I can do a index figer thumb rack from the back of the slide. My BPH is impossible to do that for me and my SR-9 is closer to the BHP.

As a little dude I tend to use the overhand grasp while the gun is very close to my chest in the so called "power zone". I'm right handed, so I simple turn to my right a bit and hold the gun sideways-like. This lets me get the grasp, have it alongside my chest and keep the muzzle downrange, then pivot back to forward. This works for my young boys and my wife just fine. The BHP is blued and shiney and still too difficult for the boys though!

Anyway, the key is close to the chest!
 
http://corneredcat.com/Rack_the_Slide/

This link is to a site intended for women shooters of small stature. But the issues of racking the slide also apply to younger boys or girls. In particular have him look at and practice the overhand method. It emphasizes using the "make a fist" style of grip where you use all four fingers against the heel of the hand. This can generate good power to use for racking the gun.

In use it becomes very fast and automatic to angle the gun grip inward to ease the loading of a mag then after bumping the mag heel to just keep moving the weak hand up and grab the slide with this overhand grip. Doing it while the gun is still angled ensures that the slide hand wrist is straight. Angling the wrist reduces the power of the grip. The photos show the gun rotated back upright. But it's better to keep it angled grips in to some degree so the slide racking hand's wrist is straighter.

Finally the info about pushing the gun ahead at the same time that the shooter pulls the slide back works well. Doing the two together allows even the smallest woman or youth to rack even the toughest slide on anything short of a Deseart Eagle.
 
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