Love it!I know, right! I mean, besides the controls being different and the grip and the grip inserts and the take down method and the grip angle and the looks and the extractor and probably the style of rifling and the apparent bore axis and the slide shape and the different slide serrations, this thing is almost an exact copy of a Glock! My guess is, there might be a couple of minor differences internally that separate it just a bit from the Glock but probably not enough to make up for the obvious copy-cat exterior.
Mike Fifer said:“There’s enormous cause to participate and an extremely low likelihood for any one company of winning it,” he said.
“If you win it, obviously you’re in the capital receipt for the next 25 years, but I have a feeling competing for it’s going to be a little bit like being hit against a brick wall, and you’ll feel real good when you stop,” he said.
“The risk factor of putting the huge investment of time, people and money into competing for something that there’s really very low likelihood of winning even if you have a much better product,” he said. “And so those are kind of the pros and cons right there.”
I predict the SR's will be retired soon and we'll see compact versions of the American.
Was headed in to post this. Looks like only the pro model will have the hand holding removed.There is an article & a video at America Rifleman http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2015/12/29/tested-ruger-american-pistol/
FWIW there is a "Pro" model without an external safety or a magazine disconnect. The standard model has both of those features. At least the purchaser is given a choice about whether or not he wants those features.
MSRP of 575$!!! LOL
I was hoping it would come in at the $300 mark, at that price it'll flop for sure.
The SR series will stay around because they're the only large size pistol Ruger makes that CA and MA approved.I think the SR will stick around for a while - at least as the 9E version.
The MSRP of this gun is $575. Street price should be $450 - maybe $425 at the lowest. Ruger will still need a ~$300 gun to compete in that market.
Much like they kept the P95 around (but discontinued most of the rest of the P-series) after they introduced the SR9 itself, I'm thinking the SR9E will stick around after the American his shelves.
At least for a few years. Then they'll come out with a budget model American and release their newer even betterer full-size 9mm .
FWIW, I'm intrigued. Ruger doesn't seem to be afraid of releasing an entirely new model to implement relatively small improvements. I've got a P95 and an SR9 - I'll probably end up with one of these too .
Not true. The SR series is no longer on the california roster. The only 9mm auto there now is the p95 which isn't manufactured anymore. It will probably be gone as of 1/1/2017. Here's the 9s.The SR series will stay around because they're the only large size pistol Ruger makes that CA and MA approved.
The American will never be approved for California and Mass won't approve it for a while, so the SR will be still be here. Now, I wonder what will happen with the SR prices?