bowhntr04
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I will start of by admitting that i'm new to pistols. I hunt and have shot rifles, shotguns, black powder, and compound bows, but not pistols until the past couple months. Started off with a Stoeger Couger. Nice gun, but after run in with an intruder, decided i didn't want to fool with decocker/safety. My 2nd gun is a Glock 23. Love the design of this gun, really want to love it, but i'm 300+ rounds in and can't shoot accurate beyond 10 yrds. I think i need a taller front site blade. 3rd gun is a Ruger SR9. After shooting a very nice 9mm at the gun glub, i got bit by the bug and really wanted to add one to arsenal. Decided on a SR9 based off web research and fondling numerous pistols. XD felt good but a little large in my hands, Glock 19 Gen 3 felt decent and a little lighter but wanted something non-Glock. Ruger felt good and shop had a used sr9 with the new trigger.
First impression, i loved the ergonomics. It feels great in the grip. It's pretty slim in grip and fits pretty deep in the hand. I haven't had a pistol feel this natural since shooting my friends Sig P225. The plastic did feel a bit cheaper than my glock, kind of toy like, but i'm guessing it's pretty tough. I took it out last night and ran a box thru it and was absolutely blown away. After a couple dry fires the trigger pull felt long with a decent break. During fire, it breaks nice, is easy to find the breaking point, and resets with a nice "click" and easy to just sit on the break point. I absolutely shredded the target with this gun and I'm no sharp shooter. I shot from 10-25 yards and the accuracy remained good.
I fired the Glock as well mostly as i'm still trying to unravel the mystery. Love the simplicity of Glock, but need to figure out why it shoots high beyond 10 yrds. I really like the cheaper 9mm ammo so not sure my new Glock will get much use. I do feel safe with this gun on my hip.
Just throwing out my inexperienced shooter's review of the SR9 as i know there are dorks like me who pour over the internet and forums prior to making a purchase. I paid $400 used for this pistol. That's probably a little high but it had very little use and came with the newer Glock like trigger. New price around here is $429+. I would really consider a 40 SW and would love them to come out with a SR45.
First impression, i loved the ergonomics. It feels great in the grip. It's pretty slim in grip and fits pretty deep in the hand. I haven't had a pistol feel this natural since shooting my friends Sig P225. The plastic did feel a bit cheaper than my glock, kind of toy like, but i'm guessing it's pretty tough. I took it out last night and ran a box thru it and was absolutely blown away. After a couple dry fires the trigger pull felt long with a decent break. During fire, it breaks nice, is easy to find the breaking point, and resets with a nice "click" and easy to just sit on the break point. I absolutely shredded the target with this gun and I'm no sharp shooter. I shot from 10-25 yards and the accuracy remained good.
I fired the Glock as well mostly as i'm still trying to unravel the mystery. Love the simplicity of Glock, but need to figure out why it shoots high beyond 10 yrds. I really like the cheaper 9mm ammo so not sure my new Glock will get much use. I do feel safe with this gun on my hip.
Just throwing out my inexperienced shooter's review of the SR9 as i know there are dorks like me who pour over the internet and forums prior to making a purchase. I paid $400 used for this pistol. That's probably a little high but it had very little use and came with the newer Glock like trigger. New price around here is $429+. I would really consider a 40 SW and would love them to come out with a SR45.
