Posted: 2/15/2009 4:19:28 PM EDT
| I have 2 friends who want these. Any reason why I should tell them no? I am an avid Glock and 1911 shooter and have let them try these. They still seem set on the SR9. I warn them about lack of aftermarket site ,mags etc. I have nothing against the SR9 other than its fairly new platform. Any Input will be greatly appreciated. |
| My buddies is great and back from recall, Think the pistol will be around long enough that the market will grow for it. I love the grip and it points naturally for me. I wanted a .45 so I went P345. The Ruger has been getting a lot of positive feed back(except from the glock only group) and find that there is no need to talk them out of it. |
| I almost bought one last week, the one thing that stopped me is what seems to stop everyone else, the crappy trigger. I have heard people saying the trigger smooths out somewhere between the 500-1k mark. It's just a shame they put out a super slim 17+1 that fits my hand like a glove and can't seem to get a decent trigger into it. |
| I bought a SR9 just because 9mm is cheap to shoot. It's a great gun, I shoot it damn near everytime I go to the range. It points naturally and the slim grip feels great. I shoot as good with it as I do my Kimber. I highly recommend the SR9. You can pick one up for short money too. |
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I was interested in the SR9 for a
couple of reasons. 1) I wanted a modern built pistol 2) I wanted a hicap 9mm I picked one up a few weeks ago & I have had it out to shoot twice. We did have an issue with the rear sight sticking, causing a strange vertical string on two different occassions. As my primary hanguns have been 1911's & HiPower's I have found the trigger to be a signifcant hurdle. I did polished the striker assembly face, but I couldn't tell that this made a significant difference. I find that it takes serious concentration on my part to get reasonably tight groups, as compared to my single action guns. Perhaps Glock owners won't find this to be as big of a problem as I have. My shooting partner, who does own some Glocks doesn't feel too comfortable with it yet, however. He wants to shoot mine a few more times before he takes the plunge, himself. Some of my other concerns are that the sights, front & rear, are plastic. And unless some metal after markets become available, in my opinion this pretty much precludes it from being a serious carry gun for me. I would be really thrilled to get some metal, fixed night sights for it, as I really don't like adjustable sights on anything I carry. As it stands now, I would consider it an OK sidearm for three-gun & plinking, but that's about it, for now. It was pointed out to me that the sights are metal. I have confirmed that they are, which moves a negative over to the plus column. I would still like to find some night sights for it, but I simply haven't searched for any yet. I also don't like the thin, stamped metal internal components, but my buddy says they look similar to the Glocks, but I haven't compared them first hand. I feel like I'm rambling, so I'll go. Check out our review on YouTube, Here YMMV. John P.S. I would have bought a Glock, but I feel their grip angle would create a significant POI/POA issue for me, vs my years of shooting 1911's etc. Edited to correct comments about the sights being plastic. 3/4/09 |
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I was going to guy oen last week, but I found out about the GSSF program that allows to get LE pricing on one Glock purchase. The all black SR9 the shop has was $434+tax= $464.38 My G19 was $398.20+ Tax +$35 GSSF fee = $461.07 I saved $3.31 and ended up with Glock 19. I made an offer for a used SR9 SS $375 but the guy wanted $400 FTF. Keep in mind you can get a used Glock 17/19/26 for the same price .
I would take a look at the GSSF program. FL has 5 or 6 locations. |
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I've had my SR9 for about 4 months now. I've probably put 750-1000 rounds through it, almost 100% UMC, plus a few Aguila JHP rounds. Never had a jam or any other problem. Great gun in my opinion. Recently purchase a Sig P220 in .22lr. Order is in for the .45 slide upgrade, so we'll have something new to compare it to, but I think the SR9 is a great gun and a great gun for the money. I paid too much for mine (live and learn), but if you can get one in the mid to high $300's, take it. I read about availability of aftermarket items. You don't need aftermarket mags. The factory mags are great and affordable. I'm learning that lesson with the Sig.
Now go out there and have some fun. |
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Just bought a sr9 went to the range today shot everything hollow points of differnt weights reloades fmj approx 300 rounds never missed
a beat hit point of aim seems to shoot better the my g-17.has the grip of a 1911 which is my current carry gun.but sr9 would be a great choice it my become a carry gun soon.most glock 17 holsters will work with the sr9 ruger got this one right.and for less money then the other 9"s in a polimer framed gun.ive had both the m&p and xd's the sr9 pointede and shot better then the other two.but also for me the 1911 grip angle might be the differance.i didn't have to adj the sights shot to point of aim.any one looking for a new striker fired weapon the sr9 i belave would fill the bill and i woud not feel under armed.17+1 not bad for as thin as the grip is.at first i thought no way would a sr9 shoot as well as it does. and down talked it when i first seen it.but i was wrong.I don't normaly rattle on about a new fire arm but i realy think this is ansome weapon. just my two cents 
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I bought one of the Limited Run, First production SR9's. Low SN, and has a CRKT SR9 knife. I have always thought Ruger puts out a nice, strong weapon for the money. I've never had an issue with any Ruger product, and they stand behind their product. Here's a pic of my SR9.
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Well I own a SR9. All I can say is put your hands on a Taurus 24/7 before you purchase one. Have the guy behind the gun counter show you how the decocker works etc. Second strike on Taurus versus having to run the slide for a hard primer/misfire etc. I wish Ruger had.
I do like it, but I wish they has looked around at all the features on other striker fired pistols. The safety is not so hot. That all said I LOVE my P95. I call it my little Warthog. Eats anything. Works every time. Always comes home. Not purdy, but tough and reliable. Ergonomically right. |
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Ghillie,
Your post above prompted to check my sights and they are indeed metal. They look like they are cast and I thought they were plastic. I will correct my posts, where I have mentioned this. It also removes one of the negatives for me on this pistol. Thanks for pointing this out. John |
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Ghillie, Your post above prompted to check my sights and they are indeed metal. They look like they are cast and I thought they were plastic. I will correct my posts, where I have mentioned this. It also removes one of the negatives for me on this pistol. Thanks for pointing this out. John I don't have mine in front of me, so I can't say for sure, but I was left with the impression that the rear sight base (or the part with the vertical screw in it) was plastic. Reason is, I was trying to adjust mine, and backed the screw out, and before I knew it, the screw had somehow caught or hung up on the metal/plastic piece surrounding it and it seemed that the more I unscrewed it, the more it "flexed" this piece. You know how black plastic kind of stretches and turns whitish at a stress point? That's what the part surrounding my screw did. I will check it out again when I get home, but I'd have sworn that part at least is plastic. I think it has "windage elev" or something imprinted on the top of this part IIRC. So far, that's the only negative impression I have gotten off of my gun. I LOVE everything else about it. Only fired about 200 rounds (shot 50 cheap Monarch steel cased 9MM yesterday) and nary a burp or hiccup. Best feeling gun in my hand that I tried, I liked it better than the XD9 and the M&P9. |
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Ghillie, Your post above prompted to check my sights and they are indeed metal. They look like they are cast and I thought they were plastic. I will correct my posts, where I have mentioned this. It also removes one of the negatives for me on this pistol. Thanks for pointing this out. John I don't have mine in front of me, so I can't say for sure, but I was left with the impression that the rear sight base (or the part with the vertical screw in it) was plastic. Reason is, I was trying to adjust mine, and backed the screw out, and before I knew it, the screw had somehow caught or hung up on the metal/plastic piece surrounding it and it seemed that the more I unscrewed it, the more it "flexed" this piece. You know how black plastic kind of stretches and turns whitish at a stress point? That's what the part surrounding my screw did. I will check it out again when I get home, but I'd have sworn that part at least is plastic. I think it has "windage elev" or something imprinted on the top of this part IIRC. So far, that's the only negative impression I have gotten off of my gun. I LOVE everything else about it. Only fired about 200 rounds (shot 50 cheap Monarch steel cased 9MM yesterday) and nary a burp or hiccup. Best feeling gun in my hand that I tried, I liked it better than the XD9 and the M&P9. Hmmm, I will have to check mine and see if the actual sight part of the rear is plastic. When I first picked up the SR9, whether or not it had plastic sights was one of my concerns. I know the front sight and the rear "wings" are steel. I didn't think to check the other piece. |
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I almost bought one last week, the one thing that stopped me is what seems to stop everyone else, the crappy trigger. I have heard people saying the trigger smooths out somewhere between the 500-1k mark. It's just a shame they put out a super slim 17+1 that fits my hand like a glove and can't seem to get a decent trigger into it. I fired my first 100 rounds through mine today and the trigger was great, from the first pull. The gun was dead-on accurate, too. I'm going to keep this one for a long time because it felt right for me, in every way. I had been considering selling it and getting an XD, but no way, now that I've tried it. |