Ruger SR9 - pros/cons

trigun said:
it is not impossible, blue line have them in stock. The sr-9 is a very nice gun, the one that i had shoot really nice, trigger is not bad. The traditional ruger's workmanship is not on par with other brand name. I like the gun but decided to keep the glocks instead.

Trigun
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sold out !!!!!!!!
 
Don't hesitate. buy one. I have a 1000 rounds through mine and love it. Only con i have is lack of after market gizmos, sights, holsters ect. Mags were easy to find at Brownells. It is my first pistol and has exceeded my expectations. its accurate, reliable, comfortable and easy to clean.
 
They actually shoot really well. But they have one of the WORST stock triggers I've ever felt. And this was on a "well broken in" rental range SR9 so it wasn't new gun nonsense.

If you have big hands the grips do feel skinny. But it's easy to make skinny grips fatter instead of the other way around. All in all it would be an excellent gun for someone with smaller hands except the trigger is still quite a reach.

All in all I like the gun but I'd get one of the trigger kits for it to make the trigger nicer to pull.
 
BCRider said:
They actually shoot really well. But they have one of the WORST stock triggers I've ever felt. And this was on a "well broken in" rental range SR9 so it wasn't new gun nonsense.

If you have big hands the grips do feel skinny. But it's easy to make skinny grips fatter instead of the other way around. All in all it would be an excellent gun for someone with smaller hands except the trigger is still quite a reach.

All in all I like the gun but I'd get one of the trigger kits for it to make the trigger nicer to pull.
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Problem with the trigger was fixed with the latest generation of this pistol.
Very nice, clean, with 0.33 of an inch reset.
 
Guys, how accurate are these guns for target shooting (a bit more serious than plinking)? If somebody can rank them compare to likes of CZ75B, Beretta 92 and Sig 226, it will give me some idea. Slim grips work for me.
 
The one I shot performed comparably to my CZ's. It's not a serious bullseye gun like you'd get if you put together a 1911 with all the fitted and high accuracy goodies. It's just your basic service style pistol. And the times I've gotten to shoot that sort of 1911 gun I've done noticably better groups than I get with my own guns. So I don't see the Ruger as the best option for a serious accuracy bullseye gun.
 
Home3 said:
Guys, how accurate are these guns for target shooting (a bit more serious than plinking)? If somebody can rank them compare to likes of CZ75B, Beretta 92 and Sig 226, it will give me some idea. Slim grips work for me.
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It's not the best choice for target shooting really. Pistol is as accurate as the service gun can be in my experience, but the target gun and the service gun are bit different in terms of inherited accuracy. If You are looking for target handgun look elsewhere.
 
tobin said:
Mine fires with the mag out as did most of the ones I looked at the store until they sold out.
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Page 19 of the manual says "The Ruger SR series of pistols can be dry fired without damage to the striker or other components AS LONG AS AN EMPTY MAG IS INSERTED. So the morons in the store were not supposed to let you do that. Hopefully you don't do that to yours too often.

https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/_manuals/srSeries.pdf
 
I had an SR9 briefly, also had several Glocks, M&P's, FNP, XDm, Steyr, CZ P-07 and the Ruger is far from the best of the lot. It's a decent gun but only advantage it has over the others is the price.
 
SR9 Pros:

inexpensive
extremely reliable
will eat any ammo you feed it
stupidly easy to take down for cleaning
mag disconnect is removable
ambi safety and magazine release

SR9 Cons:

trigger isn't the greatest and needs breaking in or a new trigger spring to be a decent trigger
it has a magazine disconnect and loaded chamber indicator (to be fair to Ruger, these features are required by law in some US states - California is an example)
 
Big shortage due to popularuty baglog. I prepaid for one at Italian sports Mar/23. Talked to them yesterday and said they would be in late June. Patience grasshopper.
 
Excellent pistol for the money, and if you add the Galloway stainless bits and
trigger springs, and the Ghost Rocket trigger connector, along with a wee bit of
polishing, it's world class.
 
I really like mine and appriciate it more every time I have it out. Its fits my huge hands fairly well and it's slim enough that the fiance can comfortably shoot it as well. Mine isn't ammo sensitive and the trigger has smoothed up considerably since i got it. I shoot Glocks slightly better (ever so slightly) but prefer the SR9.

My only real beef is the mag disconnect but that academic as I doubt I'll need to win a gunfight with a round in the tube and no mag.
 
I have the 9 and bought the 40 after because i liked the fit and feel so much i think for the price they are top drawer! and as far as accuracy? I think they are very easy to shoot, the felt recoil is good and this makes them easier to hit target, IMHO they are great
get two!! ;-)
 
I did end up buying an SR9 off the EE and I've liked it so far. Shot over 500rnds and am very used to it now. The improvements I would want are:
-- lighter spring (though my hands are now building up the strength to deal with it)
-- enough of the overabundance of safeties
-- hard to grab slide. Now I've adjusted my method so that I grab the slide and then use my strong hand to move the receiver rather than me try to move the slide. Seems to work a lot better. Related complaint as with the tight spring above.
-- wish it was as easy to take down as my Norc NP22.

Nothing much else I would take issue with. It is a beautiful looking machine, shoots as well as I can with my present skills, good follow up shots, very light gun. If we ever had common carry permits here I would feel comfortable with it in a holster for sure. That Norc I have is twice as bulky and heavy feeling.
 
Anybody on here have one built in july of 2011?

(You can call Ruger to see what your date of manufacture was...)
 
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