roaddog28
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CZ75b are going for $450.00 for used and up to $600.00 for new. I can buy a new Ruger P95 at Turners outdoorman for $299.00. Big difference. But the CZs are better.
roaddog28
Why aren't Ruger semi-auto pistols popular?
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I agree. The first gun I bought was a KP-89. Good, reliable gun, but big and clunky with long, stiff trigger.
I later had a P-90 and (as others have noted) the trigger seemed better than the rest of the line. Still a bit on the large side, but at least it had a half of an excuse, being a .45.
deputy tom
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I like Ruger pistols 'cause they're built like tanks but for CCW I opt for smaller lighter pistols.tom.
By the way,jwsturr welcome to the forums.tom.
By the way,jwsturr welcome to the forums.tom.
I think they are fairly popular, especially the P95 and variations of.
I have considered one in the past as a 2nd 9mm, although the SW sigma is right there as well in that role.
I think of the Ruger autos as the "American Bersa" and I mean that in a good way. Inexpensive relative to others in it's class, reliable, well-made, etc. I would have no problem at all having a p89, 95 as my go-to gun provided I checked my personal handgun for reliability.
The only thing that gives me pause is what I have heard about the triggers. If they had a good DAO trigger, I might just have one by now.
I have considered one in the past as a 2nd 9mm, although the SW sigma is right there as well in that role.
I think of the Ruger autos as the "American Bersa" and I mean that in a good way. Inexpensive relative to others in it's class, reliable, well-made, etc. I would have no problem at all having a p89, 95 as my go-to gun provided I checked my personal handgun for reliability.
The only thing that gives me pause is what I have heard about the triggers. If they had a good DAO trigger, I might just have one by now.
Yes, but why oh why wont they make one in 357sig or 10mm. They already have the appropriate platform. These big clunky guns scream for the high velocity, high pressure rounds. I mean imagine if their autos get used as hunting sidearms as much as their legendary revolvers?
Cmon Ruger, I wants me a P310 or P357. Oh yea how about a 5" and 3" barell options on some of your models
Cmon Ruger, I wants me a P310 or P357. Oh yea how about a 5" and 3" barell options on some of your models
SharpsDressedMan
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Ruger makes a sturdy, and probably reliable gun (I have not heard a lot of complaints; don't own one), but they are not very aesthetic in most handgunners eyes or minds. Pick up a Walther P-99, Colt 1911, or Browning Hi Power, and any Ruger feels like some hand tool rather than gun made to "tickle" a gunfancy.
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I think they are popular. In the past the complaint has been they are too big, heavy and ugly so not too popular as carry pieces. Since the SR9 and LCP they now offer good semi-auto carry weapons.
I love my P95 especially for the price. What I don't like is the big hump around the take down lever and the mushy trigger. It has never failed to go boom when I pull the trigger though.
I love my P95 especially for the price. What I don't like is the big hump around the take down lever and the mushy trigger. It has never failed to go boom when I pull the trigger though.
jimmyraythomason
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The P series pistols aren't THAT big or heavy! Perhaps a bit much for CCW but great for range work.
searcher451
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The Ruger line is plenty popular in my neck of the woods. I can account for some of that myself; I own more than a handful or Rugers and wouldn't mind adding on a few more in 2010, comes to that. Say what you will, but Ruger has been turning out quality firearms for a long time now.
Onward Allusion
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I have been shooting handguns since about 1980 and have owned quite a few. I genuinely like my SR9 and count it among my favorite handguns. The trigger really improves after a couple of hundred rounds.
I think where Ruger is falling down with its centerfire pistol line is in marketing. They ought to tout the "clunkyness" and reliability by calling their combat pistols as "The AK-47 of the Handgun World."
I think where Ruger is falling down with its centerfire pistol line is in marketing. They ought to tout the "clunkyness" and reliability by calling their combat pistols as "The AK-47 of the Handgun World."
I've noticed a lot of younger/new shooters have Rugers. As their income improves, they usually move to S.I.G, Colt, Glock, CZ,etc. Ruger seems to be popular among the younger set. I have owned several Ruger autos. They went bang every time and were more accurate than me.
sheepdog
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...I'd trade good-looking for reliable, always ready-to-go, and completely trustworthy...and I have...I own 7 and buying another 2 this year...7 in .45 and 2 in 9mm...all P models and not the newer P345...
12131
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How do you come up with this?
12131
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100% agree.
Pizzagunner
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The founder, Bill Ruger, is physically dead. Alas, his ongoing critics are only brain dead.
Who? The only other competitor to the P95 that I can think of is the S&W Sigma. And then in the mid to high $300 range, who competes with the SR9?
I have no doubt that there are competitors with better products. But none that I can think of that have better products at competitive prices.
I don't know about their popularity but according to industry figures for 2007, Ruger was second only to Smith and Wesson in pistol production producing 140,263 to S&W's 256,988. Granted, over half of Ruger's production were .22s but they still produced nearly 66,000 pistols in 9mm and up, still coming in second place.
Maybe they just make them without selling them because no one likes them. More likely, people that buy Rugers simply don't engage in debates about popularity.
Maybe they just make them without selling them because no one likes them. More likely, people that buy Rugers simply don't engage in debates about popularity.
Guillermo
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Ruger makes autos?
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