I own a stock 10/22. It jams all the time, and has a horrible trigger, but of course its real strong. I know all rugers are real strong, but I have never heard much talk of reliability. So my question to all you Ruger p series owners is, how often does your Ruger jam, if ever?
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A 10/22 shouldn't jam 'all the time'. I have 3 and they never jam, provided I keep them reasonably clean. .22 ammo is really dirty and will gum up any firearm.
The trigger pull can be improved considerably (down to +-2 lbs) with a drop in Volquartsen hammer https://www.volquartsen.com/vc/public/ListItems.do?familyID=15 I pop golfballs @ 100yds with mine (topped with a cheapie 4X scope)
The trigger pull can be improved considerably (down to +-2 lbs) with a drop in Volquartsen hammer https://www.volquartsen.com/vc/public/ListItems.do?familyID=15 I pop golfballs @ 100yds with mine (topped with a cheapie 4X scope)
Lou22
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I've had 3 P-Series Rugers, the most recent being a P90TH. All have been bullet-proof reliable, very accurate and fun to shoot. They're just a bit large for summertime pocket carry so I've smaller handguns for that.
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I carry a Ruger P90, all day every day. I have several thousand rounds through it and have had 0 failures of any kind.
The more I shoot it the better the trigger gets.
Oh yeah, it hits whatever I aim it at.
There is no aparant wear.
I don't think you can do better.
By the way, I retired my beloved 1911 when I got the Ruger, well, she was 90 at the time.
DM
The more I shoot it the better the trigger gets.
Oh yeah, it hits whatever I aim it at.
There is no aparant wear.
I don't think you can do better.
By the way, I retired my beloved 1911 when I got the Ruger, well, she was 90 at the time.
DM
I honestly had 1 round fail to go completely into battery in my KP97...once. Not sure why but I expect that particular round was out of spec. or something. Never had a problem before that one round...or since. My KP94 on the other hand is the "reliable one" because it has never failed in any way.
Ive had one each, the p89,p90 and a 40version,p91?they didnt malfunction but rattled too much in the holster(too much clackity clack)..reasonably accurate for the lock up design. If I had a choice to buy one, Id go for a p90 in a stainless finish,secondly a p89 in stainless too.wouldnt get a 40 version ever again.40 just doesnt impress me much,seems hard on a gun.dont own any of them now.
would be nice if ruger would come up with a wide body 45 and full length guide rails for the slide to follow through.
would be nice if ruger would come up with a wide body 45 and full length guide rails for the slide to follow through.
CAnnoneer
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I like my Ruger KP89 stainless with manual safety. Before receiving mine this week, I shot over 1,000 rounds in an identical rental without a single problem of any sort in the past two months.
Pietro Beretta
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Yea my 10/22 jammed all the time untill I got a tuned extractor.
5string_dean
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My Ruger P95 has been flawless through about 3,500-4,000 rounds. I haven't found anything that it won't eat without complaint. No FTF, no FTE, no stovepipes, no nothing!
Only time I pulled it's trigger and nothing happened was when I hadn't seated the magazine all the way and it fell out on the first shot.... couldn't figure out why the gun suddenly got light???
A bit bulky for concealment, but absolutely reliable and a pleasure to shoot. I've thinking about getting a truly full sized gun for IDPA and I have smaller guns for carry. I mentioned to my wife about possibly selling the Ruger.... no go --- she wants it
Only time I pulled it's trigger and nothing happened was when I hadn't seated the magazine all the way and it fell out on the first shot.... couldn't figure out why the gun suddenly got light???
A bit bulky for concealment, but absolutely reliable and a pleasure to shoot. I've thinking about getting a truly full sized gun for IDPA and I have smaller guns for carry. I mentioned to my wife about possibly selling the Ruger.... no go --- she wants it
I have two, a P90 and a P95, they are big, not sexy beautiful. But they are extremely reliable and to me very accurate. They can outshoot me. I had one failure to feed on the very first round I ever put in the P95. None since in the couple thousand since. I haven't tried every ammo of course, but everything I have tried feeds, fires, and extracts fine. One guy on Ruger forum said that he thought his could probably feed tootsie rolls reliably. Boring guns and some gun snobs belittle them, but they are great and I would buy one again. Well, actually I kinda want something different, just to widen up the collection and fun factor.
420Stainless
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I never wanted a Ruger pistol. Haven't liked the looks of them until the 345 came out recently. I am surprised by the 10/22 problems you're having though. Have put many thousands of rounds through mine, usually while using cheap Ramline magazines, and can't recall ever having even a single jam.
Spoonman
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I've had my P90 for 10 or so years and don't recall ever having had a FTF or FTE. My two older sons have had P97s for 3 years (gave 'em to them for Christmas one year) and neither of them report any malfunctions of any kind. I only run a couple of cases of .45 a year through the P90 and 1911, so maybe I'm no judge.
My pal Eddie is a charter fishing boat captain and commercial salvage diver in Panama City Beach, FL. He has kept a P85 in his boat since 1990 or thereabouts and asked me last year to show him how to field-strip his pistol. Eddie said it still shot fine but one of his clients made fun of him because it was so dirty. I asked when he had last cleaned it and he said, "I sprayed it with WD-40 once a couple of years ago."
Clif
My pal Eddie is a charter fishing boat captain and commercial salvage diver in Panama City Beach, FL. He has kept a P85 in his boat since 1990 or thereabouts and asked me last year to show him how to field-strip his pistol. Eddie said it still shot fine but one of his clients made fun of him because it was so dirty. I asked when he had last cleaned it and he said, "I sprayed it with WD-40 once a couple of years ago."
Clif
George S.
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My P89 is my home defense pistol and sometimes carry pistol. I have never had one issue with it with over 4000 rounds fired. It will eat any round I feed it; FMJ's, hollow points, 115 thru 147gr, and cheap (Wolf) thru expensive (Pro Load Gold Dot's).
One big thing I like about Ruger pistols is this statement found in the Instruction Manual:
That statement says a lot about the strength of Ruger pistols and I don't recall reading anything similar in manuals from other manufacturers.
Besides my P89TH, I also have a Single Six (my first handgun from 28 years ago), a MKII and a GP100. They are all well made function flawlessly.
One big thing I like about Ruger pistols is this statement found in the Instruction Manual:
That statement says a lot about the strength of Ruger pistols and I don't recall reading anything similar in manuals from other manufacturers.
Besides my P89TH, I also have a Single Six (my first handgun from 28 years ago), a MKII and a GP100. They are all well made function flawlessly.
WarMachine
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The Ruger P89 was my first gun, and is my most reliable so far (my 1911 is only a weeks old). I always hear people complain about these guns. They may not be as pretty as a Les Baer, Beretta, etc. but they work well and I would trust my life with one any day of the week. They are also (along with the CZ's) some of the best deals for a sub 400 dollar handgun and Ruger's customer service is top notch.
p35
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I keep carrying my P97 everywhere, even though I have a lot of other choices- they really grow on you.
I bet Ruger would get your 10-22 working perfectly for free if you sent it in.
I bet Ruger would get your 10-22 working perfectly for free if you sent it in.
Dave Markowitz
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Ruger semiauto pistols aren't the slickest, are somewhat blocky, and sometimes the ergonomic leave something to be desired, but they WORK.
I'm surprised to hear about a 10/22 being a jammomatic. I've had direct experience with a couple. The first was my dad's when I was a kid. It was exceptionally reliable and cleaned only after every 500 - 1000 rounds. The second is one I bought a couple years ago for nostalgia. Try these steps to see if yours will run:
I'm surprised to hear about a 10/22 being a jammomatic. I've had direct experience with a couple. The first was my dad's when I was a kid. It was exceptionally reliable and cleaned only after every 500 - 1000 rounds. The second is one I bought a couple years ago for nostalgia. Try these steps to see if yours will run:
- Clean and lube rifle and magazine per the Ruger manual
- Use the Ruger factory magazine
- Try several different kinds of ammo
- It may prefer high speed to standard velocity ammo
I have had 3 P-series pistols. My first pistol ever was a P89DC, and I've run 15,000 through it without any modifications or repair of anything. It's never failed to fire, ever, for any reason.
It digests everything from Wolf to Aguila IQ without a hitch, and it's reasonably accurate.
All of my Ruger guns have been stellar performers. Not pretty, not small, not always slick, but 100% trustworthy....unlike some very slick, very expensive and pretty guns I can name and own <*cough, Kimber*>.
BTW, when the P series is mentioned, it's often brought up how big they are. Hold one next to a Beretta 92 or a USP full size. Notice something? Yeah, thought so.
It digests everything from Wolf to Aguila IQ without a hitch, and it's reasonably accurate.
All of my Ruger guns have been stellar performers. Not pretty, not small, not always slick, but 100% trustworthy....unlike some very slick, very expensive and pretty guns I can name and own <*cough, Kimber*>.
BTW, when the P series is mentioned, it's often brought up how big they are. Hold one next to a Beretta 92 or a USP full size. Notice something? Yeah, thought so.
KevinB
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I'm also surprised by your 10/22 problems. I have owned a completely stock one for many years, and have put over 10,000 rounds through it. Its not unsual for me to go through thousands of rounds in a couple of outings. It has been stone cold reliable with no problems untill recently. I had been using the same factory mags since I got it, so I went ahead and picked up some new ones. Its now back up and running strong. I would suggest trying new mags before anything else.
As for Ruger handguns, I only own revolvers. But if there pistol line is anywhere as good I don't see how you can go wrong. You shouldn't have to worry about babying your guns IMO.
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As for Ruger handguns, I only own revolvers. But if there pistol line is anywhere as good I don't see how you can go wrong. You shouldn't have to worry about babying your guns IMO.
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My opinion...
I personally don't like the grip angle of Ruger auto's, but my buddy Mark has had one for about 8 or 9 years and loves it. I have never seen him have any problems with it.
I personally don't like the grip angle of Ruger auto's, but my buddy Mark has had one for about 8 or 9 years and loves it. I have never seen him have any problems with it.
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My P95PR15 has a feeding problem, at least on the first time I took it out. Wouldn't accept the first two or three rounds in the 15round magazine. The trigger pull is outragious in DA mode, you might as well try to pull a brick out of a wall. Another disadvantage to the P95PR line is that my M3x will NOT lock into the rail, had a friend try another tac. light and it didn't lock in either. That could be why they keep going down in price on Gallery of Guns. But on the positive side, the P95PR15 is a $3XX.XX gun out the door. Just remember you do get what you pay for. If the gun could keep a fairly consistant trigger pull in SA and DA then I'd recommend the gun to any and everyone within ear and eye shot.
My P95PR15 has a feeding problem, at least on the first time I took it out. Wouldn't accept the first two or three rounds in the 15round magazine. The trigger pull is outragious in DA mode, you might as well try to pull a brick out of a wall. Another disadvantage to the P95PR line is that my M3x will NOT lock into the rail, had a friend try another tac. light and it didn't lock in either. That could be why they keep going down in price on Gallery of Guns. But on the positive side, the P95PR15 is a $3XX.XX gun out the door. Just remember you do get what you pay for. If the gun could keep a fairly consistant trigger pull in SA and DA then I'd recommend the gun to any and everyone within ear and eye shot.
sumpnz
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My first pistol was a P944TH (.40S&W, Two-tone, Hogue grips). It's seen probably close to, if not 1000 rounds. Only problems were due to out of spec ammo, and that would have jammed any pistol. With the right ammo it's pretty accurate. It has a definate preferance for 155-165gr loads. Only thing I don't like about it is the crappy Fobus Kydex holster I have for it has worn the finish off a big part of the slide and slide release lever in less than a year. Again though, that's not really the gun's fault except to the extent that the finish could have been tougher. But that would have just meant 2 or 3 years to get that level of wear rather than 1. Probably in the next year or so I'll be sending the slide out for a refinishing job and I'll also replace the holser with something leather (probably another one from PCRCCW's shop - I have a pancake holster for my Redhawk, and a Com3 on order for the Sig P245).
Yes, the triggers, DA in particular tend to suck and I found my 40auto version to be very inaccurate but all my 9mm versions have been good to excellent in the accuracy dept and the 45's I've owned have been serviceable. Very good guns for the price.
Zach S
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I had a Ruger P95DC. It never failed. It also didnt fit my hand...
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