Ruger Security-9

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Alright, I have my sample.

Initial impressions are generally good. The trigger is quite useable and is probably better than a bunch of other similar guns. It might be the best thing about the gun.

Ergonomics are decent and the controls seem logical. Unlike the American the Security 9 seems designed for a high thumbs grip. The grip circumference is a bit small for me but shouldn't really be a problem. I doubt that will be a complaint for most people and I'd rather have the grip be a bit small VS a bit large.

The gun points a little high for me. Not Glock high but a little high. I guess I'd compare it to about half the muzzle high attitude of a Glock for those who are used to a 1911 and some other pistols.

The one caveat to the above is the thumb safety. As already reported, the safety comes off easily enough and shouldn't be an issue. Putting it back on is another story. Leverage is wrong so the master grip does have to be broken to re-engage. Maybe this isn't a big deal but I'd prefer the safety to be easier to flip back on.

Also, I find it odd that the gun is completely right handed. In the day and age of modularity and fully ambidextrous pistols the Ruger is a complete throwback. A lefty can probably still work with the gun as long as he leaves the thumb safety off. Looking at the pistol, it would require a redesign to add a right and left side safety lever since the disconnector is on the right side directly across from the current safety. Again, maybe this isn't a big deal but I'm a bit surprised Ruger did not made the safety ambidextrous right out of the gate. At a minimum the safety should be workable by right and left shooters.

The gun comes with two mags that pop out nicely when the mag release is pressed.

One thing to mention. The gun is very close in shape and size to the Glock 19 and will sort of fit in a couple different 19 holsters I have on hand. It fits tightly in a Perun, fits pretty well in a Blade Tech G17 holster (which is a little too long) and works okay in my old Bianchi IWB. I'll use the leather holster for now as it seems to work the best.

Overall, I think Ruger will probably sell a bunch of these based on name and price alone. It will probably be a great seller to first time buyers and people with a small budget. More serious students of the pistol will probably either love it or hate it depending on their expectations and comfort with other designs.

No rounds fired yet. I'll try to fix that ASAP.

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This is Ruger's budget gun. To sell a pistol for less than $300 you will need to skip features that higher priced guns have. An ambi safety would only be useful to 10 percent of people so skipping it is a sensible way to reduce manufacturing costs.
 
USBP379 said:
Overall, I think Ruger will probably sell a bunch of these based on name and price alone. It will probably be a great seller to first time buyers and people with a small budget. More serious students of the pistol will probably either love it or hate it depending on their expectations and comfort with other designs."
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Nice review. I believe you hit the nail on the head, Ruger will sell a ton of these, and will be first time buyers, just like the LCP's. I also think more serious shooters will pass and move on. I will give Ruger points for one thing. They sure know how to market.
 
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Jeb Stuart said:
Nice review. I believe you hit the nail on the head, Ruger will sell a ton of these, and will be first time buyers, just like the LCP's. I also think more serious shooters will pass and move on. I will give Ruger points for one thing. They sure know how to market.
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Time will tell, that's for sure. We'll see how the guns hold up once people have some rounds downrange. It shouldn't take more than a year or so and we'll have some reports of durability, etc.

Ruger says the gun is okay with +P but I doubt these guns will see much of that. Who buys cases of Speer Gold Dot or similar premium hot defense ammo for range fodder? I'd be more curious to see how the guns run with Tula, Wolf, etc.
 
MAKster said:
This is Ruger's budget gun. To sell a pistol for less than $300 you will need to skip features that higher priced guns have. An ambi safety would only be useful to 10 percent of people so skipping it is a sensible way to reduce manufacturing costs.
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Deleting any ambi features is certainly the cheapest option. But there are enough guns out there now that have some ambi features that I assume many consumers want at least some measure of ambidexterity. Even if adding an ambi safety raised the price $50 I think ultimately it would have been wise in the long run.
 
I shot my Security 9 last week. No issues to report at all with factory or reloads. I did like the feel of the pistol and as noted above the safety come off with no issues; putting the safety back on is not as smooth as I would like. All of my groups were to the left and once I was back home I did notice the rear sight was off center to the left and I will correct that.
 
First of all, let me state up front that I am emphatically not a Ruger hater. I have 2 dozen or so laying about.
I am also an unabashed SR fan, both full size and compact, having 6 currently on hand.

I handled the Security we got in the shop today, I was a bit underwhelmed. Sights were better then I expected, and I had no issues manipulating the slide lock or safety, though I have the safety to be a bit small. SR Mags will fit, but not lock, because the Security uses a side notch lock up. I also find the exposed mainspring in the mag well to be a bit disconcerting. It felt good in hand, but not as good as a SR compact or FNX compact. Having said that, I can't get excited about this pistol, given that it is a single action, hammer fired gun, with a small safety and average ergonomics.

I wish Ruger would have released an E variant of the SR compacts. I understand the price point rationale, but the success of the full size 9E would seem to mitigate that.

Just my opinion, YMMV.
 
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Striker said:
First of all, let me state up front that I am emphatically not a Ruger hater. I have 2 dozen or so laying about.
I am also an unabashed SR fan, both full size and compact, having 6 currently on hand.

I handled the Security we got in the shop today, I was a bit underwhelmed. Sights were better then I expected, and I had no issues manipulating the slide lock or safety, though I have the safety to be a bit small. SR Mags will fit, but not lock, because the Security uses a side notch lock up. I also find the exposed mainspring in the mag well to be a bit disconcerting. It felt good in hand, but not as good as a SR compact or FNX compact. Having said that, I can't get excited about this pistol, given that it is a single action, hammer fired gun with a small safety, and average ergonomics.

I wish Ruger would have released an E variant of the SR compacts. I understand the price point rationale, but the success of the full size 9E would seem to mitigate that.

Just my opinion, YMMV.
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I get the feeling it is more similar to the SR22 in relationship to the build material. I do not see how you could make a inexpensive SR9. That is a fairly rugged gun with a lot of Steel Supports at the stress areas etc. I can see the LC9s with the LC9E. Basically the same exact gun. And yes, I am a SR9C fan as well as the LC9S. The LCPll was obviously a big seller for Ruger. I am guessing this gun is designed for those buyers. First time buyers and second time buyers after the LCPll. Like having a matching pair. The few that end up shooting as a hobby will move up, to probably the SR9 or even the Rap.
 
Jeb Stuart,

I think you are correct about the demographic Ruger is marketing the Security to.

At least this pistol has an external safety unlike the LCP II. I am more the a bit leery about a cocked single action without one, trigger blade or not, especially for pocket carry.
 
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Striker said:
Jeb Stuart,

I think you are correct about the demographic Ruger is marketing the Security to.

At least this pistol has an external safety unlike the LCP II. I am more the a bit leery about a cocked single action without one, trigger blade or not, especially for pocket carry.
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Unless you have really big pockets, the Security 9 will be a little to much.
 
Striker said:
Jeb Stuart,

I think you are correct about the demographic Ruger is marketing the Security to.

At least this pistol has an external safety unlike the LCP II. I am more the a bit leery about a cocked single action without one, trigger blade or not, especially for pocket carry.
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Ruger ships the LCPII with a little pocket holster. At least they did when I bought mine.
 
Gunny,

I routinely pocket carry a Glock 27 or SR40c in cargo shorts, either as a primary or a backup. Not so much in winter though......
 
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Finally got a chance to shoot mine. It was 20 degrees so I didn’t try anything for accuracy, just dumped five magazines of a cast bullet load. They went through flawlessly. Only issue I noted was with the hole and slot on the front face of the magazines. When loading, the bullet nose would catch one the hole edges. I’m going to chamfer them on the inside and that should take care of that.
 
It’s been so long since I held a kel-tec I forgot all these guns are kel-tec designs. The Ruger lcp/2, security 9, sccy, Taurus tcp.......etc. Not making a dig on this pistol or anything because I appreciate value, but these guns are exactly they same design as the pf9. They even take down the same.
 
jjones45 said:
It’s been so long since I held a kel-tec I forgot all these guns are kel-tec designs. The Ruger lcp/2, security 9, sccy, Taurus tcp.......etc. Not making a dig on this pistol or anything because I appreciate value, but these guns are exactly they same design as the pf9. They even take down the same.
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Which can be said about any number of guns currently available.
 
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I love how some people believe every gun in the world that has a barrel and a magazine is supposedly based on somethng Kel-Tec produced.
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There is more to it than that. Kel-Tec was the first I know of to use an aluminum frame inside a plastic grip. The frame & the grip secured together by plastic pins that go through both. There may have been someone else but Kel-Tec is the first I am aware of that used a partially cocked hammer that the trigger pull finished cocking & then released (There may be others but Glock is the first I am aware of that did this with a striker fired gun). The way the take down pin works is exactly like a Kel-Tec P-11 or PF-9. I'm not saying it isn't a decent gun but if you ever took apart a Kel-Tec PF-9 or P-11 & looked at it you would see why this is being said.

FWIW The P-11 I had was a decent enough pistol. I did a couple of things to make it how I wanted it to be (sanded inside the magwell to make it where a magazine would drop free, replaced the plastic mag-catch with a metal one a guy a KTOG milled out). The trigger pull wasn't really good but once I learned it the little pistol was decently accurate. I picked up a different sub-compact 9 & gave the Kel-Tec to a friend. I wouldn't give him a gun I didn't believe would work.

Edited to add: I am not saying this pistol will not work or is not any nicer than a Kel-Tec. Ruger may have improved on various things (they often do when they clone another design) but this pistol does borrow heavily from Kel-Tec designs.
 
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I love how some people get defensive whenever anybody mentions anything they don’t want to hear about a gun they like. Take a Ruger security 9 down and do the same with a keltec pf9 or p11 and tell me there’s a noticeable difference. It looks almost exactly the same on the interior. Just my observation, nothing negative especially if it works well. The Taurus tcp is another example of the same design that is pretty much an exact copy of the keltecs. If you don’t believe me watch some detailed takedown videos of these guns and see for yourself. Rugers semiautomatic handguns are known for being good value guns that work well, not innovative. Sorry that’s just what it is. I own 2 rugers by the way and like both.
 
jjones45 said:
I love how some people get defensive whenever anybody mentions anything they don’t want to hear about a gun they like.
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I love how some people make assumptions about someone they don’t know. I have nothing more than a passing interest in this gun. I will not be buying this gun. The more I look at this gun, the less I like the way it looks. I would much rather have a Ruger SR-9E if I were to buy a Ruger 9mm, which I probably will not.

I am just irritated that, Some people seem to believe that Kel-Tec invented everything and the Ruger stole their intellectual property. If it were true, there would be lawsuits. Or, the other option is that Kel-Tec sells that info to Ruger and both have a non-disclosure agreement. And the third option is that Ruger steals the info and uses it to their advantage and Kel-Tec just doesn’t care, which seems highly unlikely. And then there is the possibility that in this day and age, similarities to other designs are likely to occur.

Ruger has clearly not been directly using Kel-Tec designs as proven by the fact that Rugers usually work well. And yes, I do own a Kel-Tec.
 
I will give Taurus points for the new design of the Spectrum that I think is finally going to come out this year. They have at least copied the design of the Beretta Pico take down. Which is one of the easiest I have ever used and they are making the gun modular. How well the gun will shoot or how well the customer service goes is any one's guess. But I think they may have a winner with this gun. It will be a interesting year.
 
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