Ruger SR9

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Hello all.
I am in need of some solid advice. No should have bought a Glock or S&W responses please. I have one of these new Ruger SR9's. The gun shoots great. Far better than I expected for the price tag. I am not even concerned about the recall. I am wondering if anyone knows if and how the trigger weight can be reduced? The factory 6.5lbs is a bit of a bear.

Cheers - Chrisco
 
6.5 is not that heavy. My favorite pistol is 4 & 7 lbs, my work gun is 12 lbs.

All it takes is practice.
 
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I had heard the triggers were hit and miss with many of these Rugers. Are you sure you have an actual 6.5 lbs by verifying it wth a trigger gauge?
 
Very nice little gun but Ruger mess up everything. If your gun was made in Oct 2007 to April 2008, serial number from 330-######. You better not touch the trigger group and send it back to replace some trigger parts, details can visit Ruger's website. 6.5 lbs trigger weight is much better than my glock. I will wait may be one or two years more for them to clear all the bugs and will buy one, very nice looking gun indeed.

Trigun
 
PeteL said:
6.5 is not that heavy. My favorite pistol is 4 & 7 lbs, my work gun is 12 lbs.

All it takes is practice.
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6.5 lbs may be okay for a cop gun that's meant to be shot at near point-blank range but it's not great for a gun dedicated to target shooting. Anything over 5 lbs is too much.
 
TDC said:
Your Glock from factory should be a 5.5 pound trigger.

TDC
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Unlucky mine is slighty over 6.5 lb, I measured and seems some guys at the glock talk have the same problem but smooth out after 500 rounds or so. I know I can give it a little polish but I found it does getting better and better and don't bother my time to do it. I don't really worry too much about it.

Trigun
 
First of all a 65l trigger pull is fine for target practice.
Most Glock's average a 6.3lb trigger pull (despite what they say it should be) and many IPSC shooters have won with bone stock guns. So it has nothing to do with personal defense over target practice. The only reason why you would want a heavier trigger pull is if you were in the heat of the moment. You dont want to have a round go off by accident.

There are a few things you can do to the trigger to lighten the pull.
I would not recommend that you do any of this yourself however.
You can remove 1 coil from the firing pin spring, do a VERY light sanding to all the stamped parts (this is the reason for the gritty trigger feel). It is much like a Glock in regards to the trigger group.
 
ontgunner said:
EDIT: Frontier has them for $480!
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Crazy, I didn't even think there were any available in Canada yet.

That's good to know that somebody was on top of things and brought them in so quickly.

Now all we have to do is convince Frontier to bring in the XDM or P250. All be all over that like white on rice.
 
Trigun said:
I will wait until Ruger sort out all the bugs and get one of those in all black. It is a neat small gun.

Trigun
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I liked it as soon as I saw it.
Interesting too, was the fact that when Ruger first posted it, they listed it as having a 4.1" barrel... prohibited to us :mad:. Then a while later, I noticed they changed the spec to 4.14"... restricted! :D :dancingbanana:
Anyhow, as you pointed out, I think I'll wait 'till it seems like the bugs are worked out and all the "how to's" (trigger lightening, etc.) tips have hit the forums.
I kinda like the new green framed ones. ;)
 
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