How could anybody not like the Ruger P95?

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Mine has been 100% reliable since I got it in 1998. Gun snobs may turn up their noses at the price or the aesthetics or whatever else they choose to turn their gun-snobby noses up at, but to say this gun doesn't possess bet-your-life reliability because it isn't overpriced is simply asinine.
 
As far as mags go, the 17 round MecGars are available for around $20, and my P95 can put 5 shots into 2" at 20 yards. That works for me.
 
3 inch group at under 6.5 yards is horrible, I can shoot 1 inch groups with my 3" barrel kimber 45 acp off hand at that range.
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The Rugers I have read the most about having accuracy issues were the P85's. I have managed to get a 1 7/8" group (center to center) at 16 yards with my P944 (.40 caliber P94) before. I don't think it is that much less accurate than my XD-40. The ergonomics of my XD just work better for me. These guns are more accurate than most of us shooting them.
 
i owned one, and while it was a reliable and accurate handgun at a great price, it is DS/SA and I am not a fan of that action type. additionally they are big for carry. I can get the same capacity, reliability and accuracy or better out of a glock 19, and conceal it much easier and comfortably.
 
azmjs said:
It's ugly, and an old smith and wesson j-frame is beautiful :D
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... if hunchbacks are your thing...

P95 was my first pistol, heck my first firearm. I picked it with almost zero knowledge of firearms based on: price of gun, price of ammo and American made. It always goes bang, is easy to operate and will eat anything so I didn't do that bad. Not so hot for concealed carry being a chunky design, but since the P series started in 1985, that probably wasn't part of the design criteria.

I agree with a lot of the other responses though. There is nothing about the P95 that really stands out, so it doesn't get the love that others do.
 
Im seriously considering this to be my first handgun when I turn 21 in July.

I dont mind the looks of it. I think that it looks really nice actually. It seems from online reviews that it is better than most of the guns in the price range.

Its either this or a trade in Glock but I can't find one in 9mm ever. I don't want anything bigger than 9mm because of ammo prices and I don't want a 22 hand gun. It doesn't leave that many cheaper options and this seems to be the best there is.
 
.[3 inch group at under 6.5 yards is horrible, I can shoot 1 inch groups with my 3" barrel kimber 45 acp off hand at that range]




After a light cleaning right out of the box, I put 16 inside a 3" target at 8 yards. Not too shabby I'd say.
 
Yea, 16 rounds at 8 yards, group size really depends on how fast it was shot and how long the shooter has been using handguns.
 
crm7290 said:
...and I don't want a 22 hand gun. It doesn't leave that many cheaper options and this seems to be the best there is.
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Big mistake, especially since you're concerned with ammo prices. Even a 9mm is going to drive you broke pretty quick compared to a 22. With a 22, you can afford to learn to shoot. THEN get a 9mm.

9mm police guns are all traded in already. 40 cal is what is available as trade-ins now. But there should still be a big market of used 9mm Glocks out there. Keep an eye out in the local shops.

There are probably lots of other guys like you who've snapped them up due to ammo prices.
 
I know how to shoot handguns. I just haven't been able to buy my own yet because I am not 21. I know 22 would be the best to get and I will probably get one eventually but recoil on a 9mm isn't horrible for learning. Plus my roommate has a .22 browning that was his dads so if Im running low on funds I can just borrow that.
 
I had completely forgotten that at one time I had wanted a P95 until I went shooting with the neighbors a month or so ago. I had my Gen 4 G17 and my neighbor had the P95 and when we switched, i realized how much I prefer the looks and feel of a Glock. If I had to sum up my reasoning for not wanting the P95 now I would have to echo those who have already said it is ugly, clunky and heavy. In other words, it feels and looks like it was made by the "Old Ruger", because it was. The new Ruger SR9 is so vastly superior that the only reason I would buy the P95 would be if I new I could sell it to someone for a profit to help me buy the SR9.

That being said, there is nothing wrong with liking the P95 and owning one, especially if you can hit what you are aiming at and it is reliable.
 
i can understand someone wanting the sr9 over p95 because its much slimmer and all that. I think the p series hit its best mark with the p89/90. steel framed and hammer fired. i dont like strikers
 
A first quality handgun for $300-ish is never a bad thing. :) The only thing I truly dislike about the ones I've handled is the magazine release (a trait shared with several other P-series), which is a tiny serrated tab that you push forward and rock. At least you will never release your mag by accident. :rolleyes:
 
I like rugers very much, but prefer their revolvers.

Did carry a P89 during the OJ TRavesty, only because that's the
only gun they had left on the shelf!

My first experience with no guns sales and no alcohol sales after 4PM,,
basically martial law during that trial.


15 rounds of Slivertip and 3 extra mags were quite comforting.

These days, I'd buy another one if I was limited on funds, or the
newer P95 because they work so well.

No doubt because the are Rugers:)

However..IF caliber/ammo wasn't limited, a surplus CZ82 might be my first choice.

Far better than a Hi-point or Jimimenez.
 
Amazing. The HK USP that I own arrived shooting patterns at 25 yards, not groups. HK had to replace the barrel. THAT'S going to be found more often than HK fan-boys like to admit.

Price is not an arbiter of value, reliability, or durability. Anyone who thinks that it is needs to see me for a very expensive RG revolver.

Ugly? To me Glock and HK are about as attractive as three day old road-kill. Yes, they work, but why would anyone pay money for such ugliness.

We have a pair of P95s. As mentioned repeatedly, they shoot 100% of the time, have thousands of trouble free rounds through them, are accurate, and didn't cost a house payment.

FYI, both my wife and I CCW ours, as well.
 
Yes, JR47, I'm not really understanding the "ugly" remarks at all. You only have the right to call the P95 ugly if you own Browning Hi-Powers, Beretta 92's or Colt Huntsman's or 1911's (maybe CZ 75's) or a Luger or something. Those are pretty guns. Let's face it, most MODERN semi-autos don't win beauty contests. The criticism is valid against most newer pistols generally, but not one specific innocuous model.

It's like criticizing a Nissan Sentra for not being as "attractive" as Toyota Camry.
I guess the looks of my P95 have grown on me...but I still dream of a Hi-Power.
 
You only have the right to call the P95 ugly if you own Browning Hi-Powers, Beretta 92's or Colt Huntsman's or 1911's (maybe CZ 75's) or a Luger or something.
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It's ugly.

It's like criticizing a Nissan Sentra for not being as "attractive" as Toyota Camry.
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I think the Nissan is better looking, but I would buy the Toyota.

I guess there's some truth in that "eye of the beholder" cliché.
 
Personally I like the look of p95s. I have a safety model that I converted to a decocker. I have nicer guns but I keep the p95 loaded for the house. It always goes bang and it is very simple for my wife to operate. As for concealed carry I don't but I would think it would be too fat for that. Mark

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