SR9 owners, what say you?

[Hammerhead6814]

So I've been mulling over my first "plastic" 9mm for awhile now. My choices are between the Glock 17 and the Ruger SR9. XD's are out because the shop I'm loyal to has them for roughly $600 (used!), $100 more than their new Glock 17's.

The SR9 comes in at $379 and some change while the Glock comes in (new) at $489 and some change. Reading everything online the opinions are very, very mixed.

So hopefully this thread will catch the attention of some SR9 owners and I can get their input. My two main concerns are accuracy and ergonomics. Some have reported that the SR9 has a trigger so bad you can't even pray for good groupings, and others say the safety is hard to operate. Others say they've improved since the release. What say you?

Edit: I'm very well aware that none of the mentioned firearms are "plastic". They're polymer, composite materials, etc.

 

[CornCod]

Both are fine pistols. The gritty trigger on the SR9 smoothes out nicely after a couple of hundred rounds. Hard to beat a Glock for long term reliability, but if money IS an object and consideration then the SR9 should serve you well.

 

[highorder]

A good friend of mine has an SR9 that he loves. It's accurate and all the controls are smooth.

I don't know if he just got a "good" one, but his factory trigger is great.

 

[labhound]

I had an SR9 and liked it. Reasonably accurate and very reliable. Didn't have any problem with the barrel peening. To me the trigger was fine. The slide was very hard to rack when it was new but eased up after a couple hundred rounds . The mag release was at times hard to operate. The grip didn't quite fit my hand or the wife's. To slim for me and to big for the wife. I sold it to a friend of mine and bought a Stoeger Cougar 9mm which I like much better. It fits my hand better and I shoot it more accurately. I like the hammer decocker/safety on the Cougar better than just having a safety on the striker fired SR9. Bought the wife a Beretta Cheetah 85FS that fits her hand perfectly.

 

[schmeky]

A nice clean used Glock is worth more used than a Ruger new.

Ponder that for a moment.

 

[19-3Ben]

A nice clean used Glock is worth more used than a Ruger new.

Ponder that for a moment.

Yeah, brand hype is really somethin' aint it?

(And I say that as a a guy who likes his G23 a lot.)

The truth is that both are great guns, and you aren't going to go wrong with either. The ONLY reason I don't own an SR9 is because it would be redundant in my collection. Otherwise, I'd have one in a heartbeat. I'm a huge fan of them. I feel like they can run equally with Glock, XD, M&P, FNP, etc... but with a $100-125 lower price tag.

 

[brabham78]

Polymer, polymer composite - it's all plastic.

Both the SR9 and Glock 17 are good guns, and I'd say they're equal. I've owned an SR9, and have shot both. I preferred the SR9 simply because it fit my hand better. You might feel the exact opposite? Overall accuracy and ergonomics were ok with both, at least to me. You just need to handle them both, and shoot them if you can. Then pick the one you like the best, and don't let $100 or so (+/-) influence that choice either way.

A guns price does not reflect in any way how well that gun will work for your purposes. I've seen $300 guns put $900 guns to shame in both feel and reliability.

As member 19-3Ben said, "Yeah, brand hype is really somethin' aint it?"

I agree. Don't let the brand loyalty of others influence your decision.

These forums can sometimes be useful, but the video at the following link really does sum up many of the discussions on gun forums:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBdYBc0BLgQ

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

I've fired a SR9 before, its grip seemed more like a rectangle than a Glocks grip. I didn't like it.