P39 9mm to complement the P345
Other than the argument between those who like, and those who disapprove of, the magazine-disconnect-safety - the very handsome Ruger P345 .45ACP, seems to have been well received. The P345 .45ACP is listed by Ruger as having first been “shipped” in 2004, to replace the original polymer-framed P97 .45ACP.
However, the P345 is now beginning to look a little lonely as Ruger’s only “modern” (as opposed to the earlier P97 and P95), hammer-fired, polymer-framed, pistol.
Whilst it has to be acknowledged that striker-fired pistols are becoming increasingly accepted, it is suggested that not everyone is yet prepared to go over completely to the "dark side", and accept the striker-fired mechanism of the “SR” pistols with their Glass-Filled Nylon (“Polymer”) frames.
Can others please comment . . . is there a place for a “modern” full-size, hammer-fired, polymer-framed,
Ruger P3 9 9mm pistol, along the same lines as the P345 .45ACP ?!
I would not necessarily advocate the discontinuation, or replacement, of the popular, original, polymer-framed P95 9mm. It serves and could/should continue to serve as a “price-leader” introductory model to the fine range of Ruger pistols. It is suggested that there is the same differentiation,
. . . . between a P97 .45 ACP and a P345 .45ACP pistol,
and, between a P95 9mm and a P3 9 9mm pistol,
as there is a differentiation,
. . . . between a Ford and a Lincoln,
and, between a Buick and a Cadillac.
Other than the argument between those who like, and those who disapprove of, the magazine-disconnect-safety - the very handsome Ruger P345 .45ACP, seems to have been well received. The P345 .45ACP is listed by Ruger as having first been “shipped” in 2004, to replace the original polymer-framed P97 .45ACP.
However, the P345 is now beginning to look a little lonely as Ruger’s only “modern” (as opposed to the earlier P97 and P95), hammer-fired, polymer-framed, pistol.
Whilst it has to be acknowledged that striker-fired pistols are becoming increasingly accepted, it is suggested that not everyone is yet prepared to go over completely to the "dark side", and accept the striker-fired mechanism of the “SR” pistols with their Glass-Filled Nylon (“Polymer”) frames.
Can others please comment . . . is there a place for a “modern” full-size, hammer-fired, polymer-framed,
Ruger P3 9 9mm pistol, along the same lines as the P345 .45ACP ?!
I would not necessarily advocate the discontinuation, or replacement, of the popular, original, polymer-framed P95 9mm. It serves and could/should continue to serve as a “price-leader” introductory model to the fine range of Ruger pistols. It is suggested that there is the same differentiation,
. . . . between a P97 .45 ACP and a P345 .45ACP pistol,
and, between a P95 9mm and a P3 9 9mm pistol,
as there is a differentiation,
. . . . between a Ford and a Lincoln,
and, between a Buick and a Cadillac.
