Ruger P95 disassembly

[Adam83]

This a question for all my brothers and sisters who own Ruger P95's. I bought mine and it was brand new (5 months old).

I disassembled it today and it was difficult to take down. Does that happen when they are new?

I guess I'm not used to it yet.

I tend to not know my own strength, I'm just hoping I didn't ruin any of the internal parts.

I know they are rugged and can take abuse, but is it possible to over-oil them? If so, what are the consequences?

 

[swiftak]

They are tanks. I don't think you could hurt anything unless you used a prybar. I have a P89 and I couldn't begin to tell you the abuse that thing has been thru and you can't kill it.

 

[Al Thompson]

Moved for better visibility.

 

[Downeast]

Just make sure ejector is pushed down during disassembly & reassembly.

 

[JTQ]

Ruger has a video on their site if you have any questions.

http://www.ruger.com/products/p95/extras.html

 

[Adam83]

thanks Swift, why are there so many gun snobs who put down the P95 as big, ugly, and not dependable? It's my concealed carry gun and I wouldn't trade it in for the world.

thanks Al

 

[mgmorden]

Only trouble I've ever had with mine was something went wrong after a field strip where the ejector got pushed up before it was supposed to and the slide locked onto it tightly. Wasn't on right but wouldn't come back off. Ended up having to carefully reach through the mag well and pull down the ejector with a dental pick to get it back apart.

Overall though, I agree. Great guns. A little bulky to conceal for my tastes but I own a lot of 9mm's and I trust none of them more than the P95.

 

[MCgunner]

I had one. It was a little bulky, but light and carried well in a Milt Sparks IWB summer special. They are very strong. The trigger ain't the best, but it's usable. Accuracy is acceptable for a service gun, 3" at 25 yards off a sand bag. Never cut it as a bullseye gun, but it ain't made for that.

 

[SGW42]

Making sure the ejector is pushed down is key. Can't tell you how many times I 've sat there dumbfounded at the pistol not coming apart easily before I remembered to do that.

 

[12131]

This a question for all my brothers and sisters who own Ruger P95's. I bought mine and it was brand new (5 months old).

I disassembled it today and it was difficult to take down. Does that happen when they are new?

I guess I'm not used to it yet.

I tend to not know my own strength, I'm just hoping I didn't ruin any of the internal parts.

I know they are rugged and can take abuse, but is it possible to over-oil them? If so, what are the consequences?

I'm a gun snob , but the P95 is one of the best 9mm workhorses out there. Inexpensive, tank tough, exceptionally reliable. What's not to like?
Ugly? I think not.

 

[moonpie]

Ugliest gun i own. but i ain't trading .

 

[Noah]

I love my P95, and find field stripping very easy. Safety on, eject mag, clear chamber, lock slide back, flip down ejector, move slide to line up the 2 marks, pop out slide stop, pull off slide, pop out spring and barrel, scrub and wipe, clean out the barrel and chamber and feed ramp, slide the barrel in to the slide, pop the spring back in, slide the slide back on to the frame, rack the gun, move the slide to line up the marks, pop the slide stop in, rack the gun, give the exterior metal a last wipe off with an oiled rag, insert the magazine, and back to one of its storage locations ready to go. Very easy gun to clean up after a shooting session.

With a P95 and a Romanian AK, I am deep in the "built like a tank and goes bang but gun snobs don't like" zone, but they work for me!

You would have to REALLY try to break your P-95.

 

[Adam83]

I tell you what, man. Tonight I was field stripping it to make sure I know how to do it right and I pulled the hammer back just to see what would happen.

It raised the trigger group up and I couldn't get the slide back on and I almost flipped out. After an hour of trying to force it back on, I pulled the hammer back again and it lowered it back into place and the slide went on like a dream!

I'm very OCD when it comes to my pistols. I mean this is my CCW and if I need it in a crisis it had better work, ya know?

I'm almost positive I didn't do anything to break it. Like someone so ably put it, "you'd have to try REALLY hard to break it." LOL

 

[Noah]

I may or may not have done the exact same thing a week or 3 ago.