SR-9 Accuracy PROBLEM

Okay, another 9mm with accuracy problems....Not mine (thankfully).

My uncle recently purchased a Ruger SR-9 for his wife. Shot a few magazines through it for function seemed okay, athough he missed the regular 6" steel plates (@20 yards), which he chalked up to being a new gun.

Well not so: Yesterday he took it out and grouped it on paper, dead-on, however the BEST group (all at 25 yards) was 5", with most being between 6-7". He tried 5 differant kinds of factory FMJ ball, and two reloads, 115, 124, and 147.

Now before the usual "he's gotta get better" or "It's a new gun" get thrown in, he shot two other guns he owns, after the first few groups to verify it wasn't him. 2" with his .38 super and 3" with his Glock .40, so he's shooting normally. He's one of the best handgunners I know of, so I trust his ability to make good shots. He's test-fired for accuracy a number of loaned handguns to verify their accuracy.

Anyone here ever heard of that? I know it might need some breaking in, but I don't see the accuracy halving itself.

Any help would be much appreciated, as his wife likes it, however the accuracy isn't suffeciant as it is.

Thanks!

Had the same problem with mine. I put a pachmayer grip sleeve on it ($10) and it tightened up my groups a bunch. 115 grain seems to work best in it. YMMV

I am having similar experience. Got an SR9C, an older SR9 (heavy trigger, round mag release button), and a later SR9 (D-shaped mag release button, and lighter trigger).

My SR9 with D mag release shoots all over the place. Even from 7 yards with the gun fully supported, I still print 4-5" pattern (not shotgroup). My friend and I took turn shooting it, same results. But the other two guns shot well. Same ammo was used in all guns. I checked the muzzle for burr or imperfection and found none. Also checked for barrel peening against the slide ... none spotted. It just feels that the bore is slightly oversized. There is no consistency in the shot placement whatsoever.

Any idea? All 3 guns have been shot a few hundred rounds each. But still in like new condition.

5 inch groups at 25 yards. At 25 yards I'm lucky to hit the target with my 9mm.

Considering if I am doing my part I can hammer 10" square steel at 50 yards as fast as I can flash sight and pull the trigger and the same at 100 yards at about 1-1.5 sec per shot I think mine is plenty accurate enough. I have an OD SR9 with the D shaped mag release. Last time I had it out I shot a ~2" unsupported slow fire 10 round group at 15 yards with Tulammo 115gr 9mm.

My friend also has a D release SR9 (but stainless). It is similarly capable in my hands. I'm not a competitive shooter, don't even consider myself above average.

I'd suggest that the gun take a trip back to the motherland to check to see if there's a problem with it.

Thanks for the replies.

Me and him both been swamped and really ain't even had time to think on it.

Guess I'll contact Ruger and see what they say. Always hate asking on accuracy problems because I'm sure they assume it is the shooter. However a quick test-fire should resolve any of their doubts

many times it is the shooter.

also, just because he shoots great with 95% of the guns doesnt mean he will shot with ALL. when it comes to new guns, you have to put everything on the table and that INCLUDES the shooter.

i would have shot from a rest or something to at least remove the shooter. but thats just me.

Mine shot excellent for about the first 500 rounds. Then it started shooting all over the place. Thinking it was me I used a solid rest with the same results. After having it apart several times and alot of frustration and wasted ammo, I no longer own a Ruger SR9

Uh, he did shoot it from a rest. For "shooting accuracy" offhand,etc. is fine, but when checking something liked this, he used a bench rest. I've shot it and gotten no better accuracy either.



Interesting about the Ruger not shooting right after awhile Something musta wore/changed in lockup.

I contacted Ruger about this issue to decide whether it is worth sending the gun over. What I got in reply was a long lecture about selecting the best ammo for the gun. WTF Ruger??? Your mass produced gun needs specially selected ammo to give the level of accuracy that is common for other pistol in its class shooting just about "ANY" ammo out there?? I felt insulted with the answer. Right after this I was moving my family 2 states over, so no further action on my part. I am convinced the accuracy problem is caused by mechanical reasons. Not ammo, and not the shooter (because I own another SR9 and an SR9C and I shoot much better group with both of them using the exact same ammo).

I have owned my sr9 for about 3 years now and have shot thousands of rounds through it. I am confidant that the gun shoots better than my ability. No issues with accuracy what so ever, in fact my groups keep shrinking because I am getting better at shooting it.

I've found that many folks who can shoot well with short, crisp triggers can have to practically re-learn to shoot with long, DA pulls. Something like a Kahr, even with a very smooth, relatively good DA pull, will throw a guy used to shooting a 1911, for instance.

If the groups tighten up after a second range trip, even a bit, it could be that.


Larry

I installed a Ghost Inc. Ultimate
trigger bar, and the trigger pull
improved dramatically. I did have
a stuck rear sight when we were
first shooting it, but other than
that, I have had no accuracy
issues with mine.

Good Luck!

John

It's a $400 duty grade pistol with a heavy trigger. Five inches is about what I would expect. Most companies would tell you that's within spec. Twenty five yards is a stretch for most pistol shooters.

Also, its not unusual for a gun to show a preference for one type of ammo over another. Experiment.

I put one of the *drop in* ghost trigger bars in mine and it did help tighten up the groups, BTW the drop in part will drop right in, as soon as you dismantle most of the lower half of your pistol. This pistol shoots about right for a double action trigger pull, I get the same groups out of my Glock.

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