Internet wrecked my gun

[icanthitabarn]

Thats right, my Sr-9C is failing to reset the striker, every once in awhile and I blame the internet and will sue it. Everyone said, "Get rid of that magazine disconnect" and I did. My gun is unreliable but trigger is/ may be, better. Does this make sense? I mean the gun, not the lawsuit.

 

[stoky]

 

[icanthitabarn]

not helpful, but perfect

 

[stoky]

sorry dude
In my (albeit limited) experience, Ruger's customer service is outstanding, but if you send it back, they'll put the disconnect back in for sure.
I got rid of a Browning Hi Power because nixing the disconnect is what I perceived I had to do to improve the trigger.
I'm pretty meh about MDs. They can actually be good if you need to leave your piece in the truck to comply with some ludicrous law or another. As far as needing the last round in the pipe for a reload in a pitched battle to save the princess........meh.
I'd put the MD back in, if possible, and learn to live with the trigger, or trade it out for something with a trigger I liked better.
A far as what everyone says on the errornet, forum decorum precludes me from elucidating further.

 

[jmorris]

Did it work before you changed it!

If so does it work if you put it back how it was?

If so you can cure the problem without casting blame on others.

 

[Slamfire]

I just looked at an exploded diagram of the Ruger SR 9C

https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/prod_mans/00026-0000062288-002.pdf

I cannot tell looking at the parts diagram how the addition or removal of the magazine disconnect, part 18, would cause problems one way or another. You may have a worn striker, or a worn sear.

 

[straightshooterjake]

The magazine disconnect on an SR9 does not have anything to do with resetting the striker. The MD on an SR9 also does not affect the trigger pull. The only way removing the MD could affect resetting the striker is if something did not get put back together properly after you took the slide apart. This seems very unlikely.

I strongly suspect the issue with the striker is unrelated to the MD. Still, I recommend putting the MD back and carefully inspecting everything to make sure all the parts are correctly assembled. Then if you still have a problem, send the gun back to Ruger. I have heard other reports of failure to reset on these guns. But I have never observed the issue and I do not know the root cause. I do know that if you have a problem Ruger will fix it.

On many guns the magazine disconnect affects the trigger pull or causes the magazines not to drop freely. The MD on an SR9 does not cause either of these issues. The primary reason to remove the MD on an SR9 is if you don't like the having a disconnect.

 

[icanthitabarn]

I did speak to a lovely phone rep. who wasn't aware of a problem after the parts removal but assured me they could reinstall them. They will split shipping costs and I am guessing because it happens so rarely that might be all I get. I have been, non aiming, dry firing and all is well. Maybe its my reloads, somehow, but that's all that has been used, pretty much. I can't recall if it happened before parts removal or if it failed on factory ammo. It surely works well, without any live ammo and the trigger is getting better than ever, but I can't say if the parts removal helped, I am fairly certain it did. I guess I will go back to carrying it because I use proper factory rounds, and now, some, old-school Win. Silvertips. I won't put the parts back just yet,or send it in.

 

[bannockburn]

icanthitabarn

I have left my SR9c box stock since the day I got it. Trigger pull was great right from the start so I had no reason to go messing around with the internals (namely the magazine disconnect), to improve something that was just fine to begin with. Same thing with my Browning Hi-Power Mk.II.

 

[icanthitabarn]

I did too, for a long time, which let me read more posts.

 

[guyfromohio]

Internet wrecked my gen 4 Glock 19 which was perfect until I read it was broken and then fixed it with a parts kit which then caused it to pelt me with brass. Internet...........

 

[icanthitabarn]

I learned on the internet that may be caused by a un-tweaked extractor, worked for me on a Colt. Every round bounced a case off my forehead....center mass and distracting.

 

[boom boom]

One possibility, the original SR 9 model cautioned against dry firing the pistol without having the magazine in on page 18 of the manual. It can damage the striker which might lead to problems that you are having.

Haven't kept up with revisions since then.

 

[icanthitabarn]

I have, almost never, dry fired the pistol but always used a mag. The gun just got a good internal cleaning and seems fine. There was a little gunk in there.

 

[icanthitabarn]

My gun is still missing parts and not firing, mostly on last round. It resets perfectly when dryfiring. I notice there is plenty of slop in the slide fit and guess that something is slightly worn and not catching as the gun gun recoils due to the fit. I thank everyone for your ideas posted.

 

[kwg020]

You mentioned "reloads". Are the primers not set in the cases tight or are you under loading them so the slide does not cycle completely? Also, I see no reason why disconnecting the MD will change the trigger pull. For the better or the worse. I agree, don't mess with the gun unless you send it off to someone who has a long history of making it better. Apparently that's not you.

kwg

 

[icanthitabarn]

It looks as thou removing these parts will only help with the striker problem, in some cases. There are quite a few problems, such as mine, coming on, after awhile, and not due to the mag. dis. They are seeming to fix this with some beefier parts, now, and will do mine. There are reports of dirt, in the action, which may cause a problem and mine is now squeeky clean and waiting to test. Its strange because dry fire will never cause this and many others agree.

 

[icanthitabarn]

My gun is nice now, thanks Ruger!

 

[straightshooterjake]

Glad to hear that things are working now. Would you be willing to tell us how long it took Ruger to fix the guns and what work they did? I am pretty curious about how this issue got resolved.

 

[icanthitabarn]

They replaced a bunch of parts and in less than two weeks.

 

[Varminterror]

The problem with the internet - everyone can do everything...

Jegs sells crate motors which will fit almost any vehicle, and service & repair manuals are available for every vehicle under the sun, even youtube videos for how to do almost anything you could imagine under the hood, but that doesn't mean anyone in the world can do the engine swap themselves without running into a snag.

Firearms are no different. Not everyone should modify their firearms, because if it doesn't fit up and run exactly right, not everyone will know how to fix it. My general rule of thumb is this: If you wouldn't feel qualified and confident to do a complete action job on the firearm yourself, you probably shouldn't install aftermarket action parts either.

 

[Coop45]

Is this where someone is supposed to mention Glock? The internet is as annoying as what's his name who invented it. Maybe global warming is making your striker spring weak.

 

[luffy100]

always ask for real life experience, don't just ask for opinions.