S391
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I finally had a chance to get out and shoot my new Ruger SR9 and I took my Glock 23 along as well since that was the gun I am used to shooting.
Ruger puts more oil / packing grease / Cosmoline on their guns than any company with the exception of Beretta! Knowing this, I didn’t have time to do a full strip and clean on the SR9 so I wiped it down, headed to the range, and started loading magazines.
The fist time that I tried to load the 17 round mags took some serious elbow grease. It was almost like the follower was binding up as I added rounds. I ended up using the loading tool and a wall to get the job done. I changed the backstrap to the flat “setting” as it seemed to fit my hand a bit better and got ready to shoot.
The trigger wasn’t great but I knew this going in; as I said, I hadn’t cleaned the gun so I had no illusions about how it would perform. However, it went bang and I never had single FTF or any other issues the entire time.
I put 150 rounds through the SR9 and another 50 through the Glock and they’re similar yet very different. The first thing I noticed is that the trigger on the Glock is “heavy” but there is zero creep. The trigger on the Ruger has more creep / slop and I ended up “pulling” the gun to the left on the first shot every time I shot the Ruger immediately following the Glock.
The sights on the Ruger were nice, not fantastic, but not bad. I would love to see XS come out with a set of Big Dot’s for the SR9 but I can live with what’s on there for now.
One thing I was curious about was the placement of the safety on the Ruger. Several podcasts / bloggers / online authors have mentioned that they didn’t care for the placement and that it was too far back. I must be odd but I never had and issue with it. I was able to wipe it off then put it back on with zero trouble….. But that might just be me; my shooting style isn't “text book” so I wouldn’t know right from wrong…….
Overall the SR9 was easy to shoot, very comfy, and ultra reliable (especially when you consider it was oozing oil and packing grease the entire time I was at the range). I picked up the SR9 because I wanted a gun that was fun to shoot, cheaper to shoot than my .40, and something I could use as a backup in case my Glock ever broke. I think the SR9 will meet all of those needs and I’m very pleased with the gun overall.
Now, if I can find a smith to give the gun a trigger job I’m all set……….
Ruger puts more oil / packing grease / Cosmoline on their guns than any company with the exception of Beretta! Knowing this, I didn’t have time to do a full strip and clean on the SR9 so I wiped it down, headed to the range, and started loading magazines.
The fist time that I tried to load the 17 round mags took some serious elbow grease. It was almost like the follower was binding up as I added rounds. I ended up using the loading tool and a wall to get the job done. I changed the backstrap to the flat “setting” as it seemed to fit my hand a bit better and got ready to shoot.
The trigger wasn’t great but I knew this going in; as I said, I hadn’t cleaned the gun so I had no illusions about how it would perform. However, it went bang and I never had single FTF or any other issues the entire time.
I put 150 rounds through the SR9 and another 50 through the Glock and they’re similar yet very different. The first thing I noticed is that the trigger on the Glock is “heavy” but there is zero creep. The trigger on the Ruger has more creep / slop and I ended up “pulling” the gun to the left on the first shot every time I shot the Ruger immediately following the Glock.
The sights on the Ruger were nice, not fantastic, but not bad. I would love to see XS come out with a set of Big Dot’s for the SR9 but I can live with what’s on there for now.
One thing I was curious about was the placement of the safety on the Ruger. Several podcasts / bloggers / online authors have mentioned that they didn’t care for the placement and that it was too far back. I must be odd but I never had and issue with it. I was able to wipe it off then put it back on with zero trouble….. But that might just be me; my shooting style isn't “text book” so I wouldn’t know right from wrong…….
Overall the SR9 was easy to shoot, very comfy, and ultra reliable (especially when you consider it was oozing oil and packing grease the entire time I was at the range). I picked up the SR9 because I wanted a gun that was fun to shoot, cheaper to shoot than my .40, and something I could use as a backup in case my Glock ever broke. I think the SR9 will meet all of those needs and I’m very pleased with the gun overall.
Now, if I can find a smith to give the gun a trigger job I’m all set……….
