Ruger P95-anybody not happy?

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I like my P95-DC...had some issues with aftermarket mag's...factory mag's have been 100% reliable.

Added the Hogue slip on's with finger grooves...big improvement on grip IMHO.

Good value if you enjoy shooting.

Not as "sexy" as some of the others...CZ-75B is within same price point range and a better gun...again, IMHO.

I'm keeping mine to go with my PC9 (share mag's)...a rugged albeit overpriced carbine.

Good luck and safe shooting,

CZ52'
 
I bought a stainless P95 (newer frame with rail and stippled grip) with manual safety & 2 factory hi-cap 15 round magazines for $349; I've had it out for its maiden voyage; I ran 345 rounds thru it (a mix of pmc 124gr fmj, ultramax remanufactured 115gr fmj, pc ammo remanufactured 119gr lead cone tip, Remington UMC 115gr jhp, and Hornady Critical Defense 115gr polymer-tipped jhp) with only 1 failure to feed that I caused by not fully seating a round in one of the mags; the suprise was the great accuracy with the leadhead bulk reloads...just a bit tighter than the Hornady Critical Defense ammo

so far, so good...I like it alot (I like Beretta 92FS more, but they cost twice the price); it is rugged & reliable with good aesthetics and balance in the hand

holy crap...I didn't read the dates when this thread was started; oh well...still a good choice 6 years later
 
Congrats on the purchase kmrcstintn. I don't have a P-95 but I do like my P-944 & it is a good solid pistol.
 
I bought one back in 1997. I sold it in 1998. It wasn't a bad gun, but it wasn't a good one either. I was used to the accuracy of my wheelguns and did not like the sloppiness of the Ruger. Aside from that it felt cheap. It was not tight in terms of fitting.

I shot a friend's 1911 and got rid of the Ruger to help finance a Kimber. I do not regret the decision one bit. The Kimber is fine gun that I still carry regularly. It is accurate and reliable as the wheelguns I used to carry.

I'll never own another Ruger semi-auto because they just aren't that good. But, I have about two dozen semi-autos. Mostly 1911s, but also a number of CZs and a few other makes. Even my $200 CZ82 puts a Ruger to shame in terms of quality.

To me, Rugers look and feel cheap. Of course, they are cheap compared to most quality guns. Maybe that's why they feel that way.
 
What is wrong with the ruger

I Have just bought yet another ruger p-95 there must e some reason for it,
I am an Infantryman in the Army and fire alot of different weapons and to tell you the truth the Ruger p-series is never a dissapointment.

It seems like it is the AK-47 of the pistol world I have fed it every conceivable round and make and still fires reliably,As far as accuracy is concerned maybe the people on here should look at their shooting techniques because at 5,10,15,20,25,and 30 yards i shot the same pattern everytime past 30 it was off a bit but using controlled pairs every time and to have the same shot pattern pretty darn good weapon. The glock is a fine weapon but if you want the same reliabilty for almost half the price i would recommend the ruger p-series
 
I had a P95 for a while during the 10 round mag years. It shot fine, about 3" groups at 25 yards (I have more accurate guns) and was reliable with its 10 round mags, but my Kel Tec had 10 rounds mags and was one HELL of a lot easier to conceal, and is only a half inch at 25 yards less accurate, so I never carried it. I shot it in IDPA a lot. Then, I picked up a P85 for 200 bucks off a guy I knew and traded off the P95. My favorite P gun, though, is my KP90DC, very accurate, very nice trigger, and if you're going to carry something this big, might as well be a .45, eh?

The two things I would knock the P95 for is the stiff trigger in both DA and SA and rather poor transition from DA to SA. The P85 shares that, too, but it's shootable. Also, the mediocre accuracy never endeared me to the gun, but the P85 is also about the same accuracy. The P90 has none of those flaws. Also, the P guns in general are a little large for concealment, especially in south Texas where a cover garment is a T shirt. I still have the Kel Tec and carry it daily pocket carry.

I kinda prefer the metal framed P guns because I love the Hogue grips on 'em. The Handall was okay, just not as good a feel to it.

Yeah, I didn't see the date, either. LOL But, some threads get resurrected from time to time, so I bite with an opinion.
 
PFC Pearce,Thank You for your duty. A grunt gets the worst of it. Byron
11B, 4th Inf Div 68-69 Nam
 
A little too chunky and hard to conceal. Also a bit over-sized for a 9mm, I think.

Thats about all I can personally say of it. As for a HD gun, I think its just A-OK, since concealability is moot.
 
People who say that they can't conceal the P95 either have never tried or don't know anything about concealing a weapon. The gun just isn't that big. The grip is no wider than a 1911's grip at its widest point. The gun only weighs about 27oz. I've owned one of the guns since before this thread was started. I don't carry it but I am considering doing so and I live in Florida. I am certain that I can stick this gun in an all Kydex holster like one made by Fist and carry it IWB under a muscle shirt and it will hardly print.

The trigger on my gun is long but smooth in double action with a weight of about 10 lbs. The single action is about 4lbs and there is nothing to complain about. The gun is well within any standards for acceptable accuracy for a self defense weapon.

In my hands I find the grip to be comfortable. I also find that my long fingers can easily reach all of the controls. Also for some reason I find the slide on this gun easier to rack than on other semi autos that I own. All in all the P95 is a decent gun and a bargain for the prices they are usually sold at.

Bill
 
I traded mine about a year ago for a P345. The P95 was 100% reliable and very accurate while I had it, but I wanted a .45 so it was the trade bait for that but I can say nothing bad about the P95.
 
I already have a P97 which I really like so I just bought a p95 off of gunbroker. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Mark
 
I'm not completely satisfied with mine; I've had just a few too many FTF's with ball ammo (roughly 20-30) and I don't even shoot it that much. I also seem to recall it being more accurate and being able to do fairly accurate double taps, but that just isn't the case anymore.

The trigger is too gritty in SA, which effect my accuracy; I can't seem to break it in no matter how much dry firing I do. It seems to have a lot of recoil and muzzle rise for a 9mm, and I'm way off target in subsequent rapid fire.

Despite all of this, I wouldn't part with it because it a fun beater gun, looks good to me, and I have a bunch of mags for it. I have a few 9mm pistols but the P95 gets shot the most. I guess that's because it's a challenge to shoot it well with the crappy trigger and I'm wondering if it's going to malfunction on me again. It seems to work better lately, I even gave the ramp/chamber a gentle buffing, but if it fails again I'll try a stronger recoil spring.
 
I have a P95 (KP95PR15) De-Cocker.

After 3-4K rounds, I have yet to experience a FTF or any type of failure what-so-ever. It was so reliable that I sold it with the condition that if he got rid of it, I would buy it back.
I did end up buying it back because of a financial hardship, I'm glad it's in it's real home!!!!
I have no reservations about recommending a Ruger Auto.
 
I had a P-89 waaay back
It was fugly.
It shot well but I could never get use
to it.....at the time I had bought a
Beretta 92 and like the ergonomics ten times better of the 92f
So after 6/7 month I sold it to friend and she still has it today.
 
The Ruger P95 is one of the most reliable and well-built 9mm pistols available at any price. I bought my first one, a KP95DC back in 2002 and then I bought my son one just like it a year later. They both have had many thousands of rounds through them with zero failures of any kind. They have low felt recoil, are accurate and are easy to carry.

The Ruger P95 is one of the few firearms I would trust my life to.
 
I've got an older one circa 2003 (ironically bought mine about the same time this thread was started :)). It works fine. Same things true now that were true then. The gun is relatively accurate. I don't shoot as well with it as I do with my SIG P6, but the accuracy is acceptable.

Reliability is good, and build quality is good. Feels very thick and uncomfortable in the hand though. I notice that the new ones have a few things changed such as a rougher surface on the grips for better "traction", but not sure what all has been changed.

I will say that as a new shooter (and with the P-95 being my first handgun), I ended up getting the manual safety version, and I can honestly say that being more experienced now, I would have preferred getting the decocker version.
 
P95's are still GTG--better pick one up if have any plans on getting one--Ruger seems to be phasing out the P series guns-----sooner or later I have a feeling the trusty P95 will be gone---although it will be the last one to go.
 
cavediver wrote: The Ruger P95 is one of the most reliable and well-built 9mm pistols available at any price. I bought my first one, a KP95DC back in 2002 and then I bought my son one just like it a year later. They both have had many thousands of rounds through them with zero failures of any kind. They have low felt recoil, are accurate and are easy to carry.

The Ruger P95 is one of the few firearms I would trust my life to.
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What was true then is still true now...an excellent pistol in all ways possible.
 
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