LC9s PRO - no safety or mag disconnect

[toivo]

If you are young or fairly new to semi's, or if you've had limited experience with safeties, the no safety striker fired might be for you, except that those facts alone may mean it's definitely not for you.

Respectfully disagree. Not everyone grew up on 1911s. There's a whole generation now that grew up on Glocks, as well as DA/SA pistols with a decocker but no safety, like SIGs and CZs.

A striker-fired pistol without a safety is really not very different from a double-action revolver or a SA/DA semi-auto. People have carried those safely for years. I think that most of the negligent discharges in the early days of Glocks came from police officers who were so used to the heavy triggers on their DA revolvers that they had some sloppy trigger discipline.

 

[TarDevil]

I've never understood the mindset of people who don't like a safety on a striker fired gun, when all they have to do is not engage it. It seems that if the afety is there, they seem suddenly to need it.

As I stated earlier in this thread, in my experience (and a few others on this forum) I would caution against this. I've carried a safety equipped striker gun for years, and have unholstered many times to find the safety in a position it wasn't placed (carried in good quality holsters). Ignoring the safety on a gun so equipped is asking for trouble when you may need the weapon.

Regarding the SR9, new or old, they have no accuracy sufficient beyond "usual" self defense needs."

Having sent thousands of rounds downrange with the SR9, I strongly disagree. The other major point was well addressed by toivo.

 

[Armor Snail]

Still have an LCI?
If so I still won't buy one.

 

[herrwalther]

Still have an LCI?
If so I still won't buy one.

They removed the LCI with the introduction of the LC9s, replacing it with a viewport. Since the LC9s Pro is built off the same platform, it doesn't have a LCI either.

 

[TestPilot]

Originally Posted by short barrel:
I've never understood the mindset of people who don't like a safety on a striker fired gun, when all they have to do is not engage it. ...

WRONG.

It can be engaged by accident without user knowledge.

You can save your breath if you're about to say, "Well, with abbreviated lever it is hard for that to happen...blah blah....I have one on my such and such pistol and it never came on by accident...blah blah...."

It already happened as reported by users of nearly all pocket pistols with thumb switches.

With commercially popular models, like M&P Shield, Ruger LC series, etc., that ever had a thumb switch, I can't think of a single model that it never happened.

It only goes worse from there, since many of these pistols have single side levers. If you happen to draw and fire with your left hand, and unexpectedly find the switch on firing inhibited position, you are double screwed.

 

[TestPilot]

Well, I can now say Ruger finally have my attention for something other than revolvers.

 

[Armor Snail]

They removed the LCI with the introduction of the LC9s, replacing it with a viewport. Since the LC9s Pro is built off the same platform, it doesn't have a LCI either.

Good to hear.

Thanks.

 

[OleEd]

I bought the LC9s to replace on old Taurus PT709 as a hot weather CCW carry. Wife's friend with arthritis was going to buy a .22 semi to replace a DA 38 as a defense handgun so sold the LC9s to her. To me, a 22 in a "more mature" woman's hands is not a good thing. I dislike all these, to me, excess safety features added to weapons for those not versed in handguns.

For me the "pro" version will be the the LC9s I buy for the simple reason of untangling all the safety features in a confrontation slows a shooter down mentally especially the ones who rarely shoot. I applaud the elimination of the mag disconnect for the one rd that fell on the ground and can't load and fire.

All said, common sense in handling, training, and practice precludes extra safety devices - course if ya don't do the aforementioned the "pro" is not for you. So get another firearm that suits yourself and life style.

 

[GunNut]

Handled one of these yesterday and boy was I surprised at how nice the trigger felt and love no mag or manual safety.

If I were in the market for a slim striker fired 9mm this would be a strong possibility.