Ayoob Reviews the Ruger SR9 ...

[71Commander]

Check this out.

http://www.downrange.tv/player.htm

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Of course, the SR9 is being recalled for a problem with the safety...

http://shootingmessengers.blogspot.com/2008/04/all-hands-ruger-recall.html

 

[supernac]

Couldn't be happier with my SR9, trigger and all. The vast majority of owners I see on the forums all love it. In fact this is the first bad review I've seen of it. All the shops in my area are selling them like hot cakes.

 

[Mad Magyar]

Mas' review reflects exactly what I've seen personally, and what every customer who has purchased an SR9 from me have reported.
I think what we have here is a matter of perspective. Shooters who are wet behind the ears and don't have a lot of trigger time behind a lot of different guns might think the SR9 is just fine, compared to things like Hi Points, Bersas, Cobras, Cat-9's, other Ruger Autos and the like.

A matter of opinion, of course...I don't think Patrick Sweeney is wet behind the ears when it comes to firing & testing a variety of pistols, even though he like others sometimes embellish a review.
In Sweeney's latest review of the SR9 and his 15,000 round torture test, you will find an entirely different, but positive viewpoint...
Am I swayed by these reports? Not really. In this case with a MSRP of $529 is a little steep for this Ruger....

 

[Deanimator]

Now, with that being said, it sucks your isn't working right. I can see your point about wanting a gun that works. In principle, I can agree with you. Realistically, nine bucks just isn't enough to get my hackles up, but thats just me. Hopefully, this is the only glitch that the SR9 has, because from handling one, it seems like an exceptionally nice pistol.

If not $9.00, then how much would you object to spending to get a brand new gun working, when you've done nothing to make it not work right? If the magazine catch doesn't work OUT OF THE BOX, without any unauthorized user modifications, that's a DESIGN FLAW, or at the very least BAD QC. Why should the purchaser have to pay ANYTHING to make the product work as promised? There is such a thing as a warranty of merchantability.

I haven't had the opportunity to handle an SR9 yet. I won't get the opportunity to shoot one unless somebody at the club brings one on open shooting night, since I don't ever go anywhere that rents firearms (too little supervision - I HATE getting swept). From the G&A Handguns review, it seems like an interesting pistol. Based on what I've heard here, I won't be buying one until Ruger gets it straightened out.

 

[seeker_two]

And, for this reason, I'm glad I can get all the "discounted" P89's and P95's I can find....

 

[boomstik45]

I'll take a P-series Ruger before I'd take the SR9. I think it has a few too many "bugs" to work out. The last Ruger semi-auto I liked was the P90.

In fact, if adamant about not getting a glock 9mm...I'd get a Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm. Pay the extra money. Don't think it's a good idea? Well, a mailed in rebate card and copy of your receipt of purchase and you'll get a $50 check from S&W, as well as two free mags (which normally cost more than $30 apiece). Oh, and it's accurate and has 17 round mags.

To heck with that Ruger....but that's just me

 

[George Hill]

A matter of opinion, of course...I don't think Patrick Sweeney is wet behind the ears when it comes to firing & testing a variety of pistols, even though he like others sometimes embellish a review.

I rest my case.