blue_ridge
Member
- Joined
- Nov 8, 2009
- Messages
- 222
I have been looking at these SR-9's lately. I like the Ruger name. For me Ruger stands for an American Legend, Bill Ruger; American made guns and great value overall. When Ruger introduced this SR-9, I thought, small enough to carry, manual safety in addition to the trigger safety like Glock and costs less than $500. Hmm...
So, I shot a box of 50 through an SR-9 at 25 ft. today. This is not enough to decide definitively about any firearm, but I learned things that would sway me.
First thing I noticed was, I love the grip. Very comfortable yet slim. That is a rare combination today, especially if you're thinking CCW.
Second, I noticed the manual safety is small and hard to get your thumb on. I guess I had visions of a 1911 style safety where a quick "snick" up makes it safe and a quick "snick" down makes you fire ready. Not so. This safety is small and likes to hide from your thumb on the way up. Now, moving the safety down is easier and that is actually the most important direction. When you draw, I don't think it'll be as much of a problem. But at the range, when I was putting it back on safe, I had to make a concerted effort to keep the muzzle pointed downrange as I fought to get the safety back on. Maybe she loosens up a bit as you fondle her?
In 9mm recoil and muzzle flip was controllable, as expected. Accuracy was also pretty nice. A more detailed test with multiple loads would be needed to ascertain accuracy to the appropriate gnat's a$$, but with fairly low budget FMJ ammo she poured all 50 into a nice 3" softball at 25 ft. For me, you'd have to really be a a tack drivin rig to tighten that up very noticeably. Of the 50 rounds in the 3" circle, probably 42 were within 1.5 inches shooting off hand, no rest, with some speed. The SR-9 can shoot.
It wasn't an overly heavy rig either. My only other complaint would be the trigger pull. A tad heavy for me. I was expecting Glock like trigger performance. The Ruger is about 2# heavier and there were some shots where I was thinking, "okay, will she go bang now?" "okay how about now?" But once I got on a rhythm, the SR-9 would pump them out nicely.
So again, nice gun, especially for the money. If I owned one, I would surely get better with it as I had more range time. I also think the safety might loosen up. If not, someone has to make an aftermarket extended safety for this gun. Lastly, I'd probably shoot it for a month and if I didn't get used to the slightly heavier trigger, I'd be looking for lighter replacement springs.
As a Sig and 1911 guy, I doubt I'll be buying an SR-9. But if someone asked me for a CCW recommendation, under $500, I'd say SR-9 in a flash. American made and with some tweaking, she might hang with gun twice her price.
So, I shot a box of 50 through an SR-9 at 25 ft. today. This is not enough to decide definitively about any firearm, but I learned things that would sway me.
First thing I noticed was, I love the grip. Very comfortable yet slim. That is a rare combination today, especially if you're thinking CCW.
Second, I noticed the manual safety is small and hard to get your thumb on. I guess I had visions of a 1911 style safety where a quick "snick" up makes it safe and a quick "snick" down makes you fire ready. Not so. This safety is small and likes to hide from your thumb on the way up. Now, moving the safety down is easier and that is actually the most important direction. When you draw, I don't think it'll be as much of a problem. But at the range, when I was putting it back on safe, I had to make a concerted effort to keep the muzzle pointed downrange as I fought to get the safety back on. Maybe she loosens up a bit as you fondle her?
In 9mm recoil and muzzle flip was controllable, as expected. Accuracy was also pretty nice. A more detailed test with multiple loads would be needed to ascertain accuracy to the appropriate gnat's a$$, but with fairly low budget FMJ ammo she poured all 50 into a nice 3" softball at 25 ft. For me, you'd have to really be a a tack drivin rig to tighten that up very noticeably. Of the 50 rounds in the 3" circle, probably 42 were within 1.5 inches shooting off hand, no rest, with some speed. The SR-9 can shoot.
It wasn't an overly heavy rig either. My only other complaint would be the trigger pull. A tad heavy for me. I was expecting Glock like trigger performance. The Ruger is about 2# heavier and there were some shots where I was thinking, "okay, will she go bang now?" "okay how about now?" But once I got on a rhythm, the SR-9 would pump them out nicely.
So again, nice gun, especially for the money. If I owned one, I would surely get better with it as I had more range time. I also think the safety might loosen up. If not, someone has to make an aftermarket extended safety for this gun. Lastly, I'd probably shoot it for a month and if I didn't get used to the slightly heavier trigger, I'd be looking for lighter replacement springs.
As a Sig and 1911 guy, I doubt I'll be buying an SR-9. But if someone asked me for a CCW recommendation, under $500, I'd say SR-9 in a flash. American made and with some tweaking, she might hang with gun twice her price.
thanks.
