Peter M. Eick
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I picked up my second Springfield P9 this week. It is just a standard 9mm early (1989) new in the box P9 9mm. I was very very impressed at how tight the fitting of the barrel is to the slide. It rivals the fitting of my SIG 210's. The trigger is a bit rough, but the gun was basically dry from sitting that many years. I have not fired it at the range, but will give a report on in one of these days.
My older P9 Ultra just pasted 6500 rnds fired this week. It is a Long Slide Ported 40 S&W that is doing quite well. The trigger really broke in nicely and has a very smooth double action stroke. The gun was handling 40 loads in the 980 fps range with 180 fmj's like no problem. So far the gun has only broken one slide stop back in the first 500 rnds or so. I had briley fit a new barrel in it to make it more accurate but that was a more cosmetic improvement. I had sort of cooked the factory barrel with 135 grn screamers before I found the 10mm. This gun really really likes the 155 grn Winchester FMJ's when I can find them. Very accurate with nearly any powder.
Well to sum it up. To bad Springfield does not still make the P9. They are and were sure fine guns!
My older P9 Ultra just pasted 6500 rnds fired this week. It is a Long Slide Ported 40 S&W that is doing quite well. The trigger really broke in nicely and has a very smooth double action stroke. The gun was handling 40 loads in the 980 fps range with 180 fmj's like no problem. So far the gun has only broken one slide stop back in the first 500 rnds or so. I had briley fit a new barrel in it to make it more accurate but that was a more cosmetic improvement. I had sort of cooked the factory barrel with 135 grn screamers before I found the 10mm. This gun really really likes the 155 grn Winchester FMJ's when I can find them. Very accurate with nearly any powder.
Well to sum it up. To bad Springfield does not still make the P9. They are and were sure fine guns!