365 days with Ruger SR9 - Page 4

ca survivor · 12-29-2012, 10:11

There was a small, sharp piece of plastic sticking out from the frame and cutting into my hand. Leftover from the frame molding process I guess. Sandpaper corrected the problem.[/QUOTE]

this is one of the reasons I don't like Ruger, they didn't see that at the factory?

DonD · 12-29-2012, 10:19

this is one of the reasons I don't like Ruger, they didn't see that at the factory?[/QUOTE]

Seems like a pretty trivial reason for not liking a gun manufacturer. Sort of like saying "I would have married her but her little toes aren't pretty." Don

Nestor · 12-29-2012, 13:20

I think that majority of the Ruger clients are buying their guns for value/reliability reasons. They are ready to accept/work on some small imperfections like the one mentioned above. Sand paper and 20 seconds of my time fixed that just fine BTW. Pistol is reliable, accurate and inexpensive which for many people is the just right mixture. Of course it's impossible to please everyone.

Wolfdad · 12-30-2012, 23:36

I bought my wife an SR9c and she absolutely loves it.( so do I )

Mark10 · 03-01-2013, 11:12

Nestor....no more updates?

WayneJessie · 03-01-2013, 13:43

I purchased a SR9C and love it. I too am shooting the snot out of mine just to prove or disprove it's reliability. So far it eats everything I give and throws the brass to my 3:00. I don't think it takes a back seat to any polymer gun especially in it's price range. I find myself grabbing it going out the door most of the time. The SR series is a winner. I have a minor dislike of the safety but I love the trigger. Way better than my G19's was.

CBennett · 03-01-2013, 14:56

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Originally Posted by WayneJessie

I purchased a SR9C and love it. I too am shooting the snot out of mine just to prove or disprove it's reliability. So far it eats everything I give and throws the brass to my 3:00. I don't think it takes a back seat to any polymer gun especially in it's price range. I find myself grabbing it going out the door most of the time. The SR series is a winner. I have a minor dislike of the safety but I love the trigger. Way better than my G19's was.

Im up to around 1600+ through my SR9c still no failures.

Nestor · 03-01-2013, 22:22

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Originally Posted by Mark10

Nestor....no more updates?

No, there will be no more updates as the pistol was sold.
I had to cover some bills and since I'm currently training to become the LE officer, Glock 22 will replace SR9 in my safe soon. Sorry, but life on limited budget forced me to shut down this little project.

***JohnnyReb*** · 03-01-2013, 23:04

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Originally Posted by Nestor

No, there will be no more updates as the pistol was sold.
I had to cover some bills and since I'm currently training to become the LE officer, Glock 22 will replace SR9 in my safe soon. Sorry, but life on limited budget forced me to shut down this little project.

Aww

mjkeat · 03-03-2013, 00:00

I have experienced 2 SR9s. One owned by a gentleman and one a 20 something female won at a local gun show. Both ran horribly. They both experienced ejection and feeding problems. The male, an older guy, kinda blew it off as it was a range gun. The female became very frustrated as it was going to be her defensive firearm. It was so bad that her shooting was influenced in a bad manner. She went from running the Lucky Charm drill w/ confidence to barely being able to keep rounds in an 8 inch circle at 10-15ft.

When discussing this w/ a co-worker he told a similar story. Same gun, SR9, same issues.

I know this is just a sample of 3 but it's an issue of 3 for 3. Not a real confidence builder. There's just not enough time to make such gambles.

Schrag4 · 03-06-2013, 05:45

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Originally Posted by mjkeat

I have experienced 2 SR9s. One owned by a gentleman and one a 20 something female won at a local gun show. Both ran horribly. They both experienced ejection and feeding problems. The male, an older guy, kinda blew it off as it was a range gun. The female became very frustrated as it was going to be her defensive firearm. It was so bad that her shooting was influenced in a bad manner. She went from running the Lucky Charm drill w/ confidence to barely being able to keep rounds in an 8 inch circle at 10-15ft.

When discussing this w/ a co-worker he told a similar story. Same gun, SR9, same issues.

I know this is just a sample of 3 but it's an issue of 3 for 3. Not a real confidence builder. There's just not enough time to make such gambles.

I gotta ask, how did they run for you? Light-weight polymer framed guns don't run well for some people, for some reason that's escaping me right now

mjkeat · 03-06-2013, 08:56

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Originally Posted by Schrag4

I gotta ask, how did they run for you? Light-weight polymer framed guns don't run well for some people, for some reason that's escaping me right now

The same exact way. It's the firearm. I have never seen a firearm run differently from person to person where it was the firearms fault. The M&Ps ran w/o issue.