I had the opportunity to take my new Ruger SR9c back to Atterbury Saturday as well as a short trip today. I have now put 275 rounds down range with it and thought I would give an update. I had put one 50 round box of 115 gr. Federal American Eagles through it last weekend when I first purchased it. I have put a couple hundred rounds of 115 gr. Remington UMC and 25 rounds of Speer Gold Dot 124 gr. +P as well. I have not experienced any malfunctions thus far.
I'm not overly proud of the pics below, but I'm starting to get the feel for it. I realize many of you can do much better. I'm sure I will improve with more time and practice with this gun. I posted them so you could get an idea of where I'm at currently. The gun seems accurate when I do my part. I'm still getting used to the shorter barrel. The three dot sights are fine. Nothing to brag about. The trigger has very little travel and breaks clean.
Yellow circles are 3" diameter:
Recoil is very mild which makes it very easy for follow-up shots. Even the 124 gr. +P ammo. I did have problems with the Gold Dots as far as POI. I really need to pick up some more and do some practice to figure out how they shoot or what I need to adjust. I guess part of the issue may be the weight difference as well as the added pressures that I need to address. They shot consistently high. That target is not displayed in this thread. I may simply need to back down to standard pressure 9mm SD ammo or try some 115 gr. SD ammo and see if I get same results. Someone mentioned in another one of my threads that their SR9 preferred 115 gr. ammo.
I have cleaned and lubed this three times now applying a coat of Eezox and Tetra grease to all contact areas. I have applied Tetra grease the the slide and rails each time as well. I can already tell a huge difference in the pistol from the first time out through the third. I hope it will only keep getting better.
One thing I should note for current and new SR9 owners is to make sure you clean your striker and striker channel. There are detail videos on Ruger's website that will show you how to disassemble the striker assembly. It's easy! Mine had a lot of crud in it. I cleaned and coated everything with Eezox for protection. Runs like a champ! Here is the link to the vidoes: Ruger Videos
One feature that is kind of odd IMO is that this pistol has a slide stop and not a slide release according to Ruger. There is a lot of debate about this on the web. Some people can use the slide stop as a release and some can't. I can't. I slingshot release anyway so this is a non-issue for me.
Ergonomics of this pistol are fantastic IMO. Point is very natural. The grip has progressively tapered areas near the trigger guard. This makes the grip feel very comfortable and natural.
The pistol comes with a 10 round and full-size 17 round magazines. The 10 rounder has a pinky extension installed, but comes with a flat plate if you would like to change it out as well. I really like the pinky extension. It allows me to get a comfortable full grip on the pistol without any dangling fingers. The 17 round mag comes with a spacer the fills the gap between the compact grip and the full-size mag. It makes the pistol feel just like a full-size weapon. Pretty cool to have 28 rounds of SD ammo on you between the two mags.
With spare 17 round mag and spacer:
The chambered round indicator turned out to be very nice. I first thought this was rather hokey. A red flag indicator raises up when a round is chambered. It leaves NO doubt. I can see this being helpful if you use this as a night stand gun that you don't handle very often or when handling in the dark.
Overall I am extremely pleased with the gun. Very comfortable, light, more accurate than I am, ample safety features, and the price is right IMO ($419). The pistol is also very thin compared to my M&P. Should make an excellent EDC. Should be very easy to conceal. I have a new Kholster on the way to prove it out. I would not hesitate recommending this gun to anyone interested.
Here is the link for the SR9c at Ruger's site for those of you who are interested:
Ruger® SR9c? Compact Centerfire Pistols
I'm not overly proud of the pics below, but I'm starting to get the feel for it. I realize many of you can do much better. I'm sure I will improve with more time and practice with this gun. I posted them so you could get an idea of where I'm at currently. The gun seems accurate when I do my part. I'm still getting used to the shorter barrel. The three dot sights are fine. Nothing to brag about. The trigger has very little travel and breaks clean.
Yellow circles are 3" diameter:
Recoil is very mild which makes it very easy for follow-up shots. Even the 124 gr. +P ammo. I did have problems with the Gold Dots as far as POI. I really need to pick up some more and do some practice to figure out how they shoot or what I need to adjust. I guess part of the issue may be the weight difference as well as the added pressures that I need to address. They shot consistently high. That target is not displayed in this thread. I may simply need to back down to standard pressure 9mm SD ammo or try some 115 gr. SD ammo and see if I get same results. Someone mentioned in another one of my threads that their SR9 preferred 115 gr. ammo.
I have cleaned and lubed this three times now applying a coat of Eezox and Tetra grease to all contact areas. I have applied Tetra grease the the slide and rails each time as well. I can already tell a huge difference in the pistol from the first time out through the third. I hope it will only keep getting better.
One thing I should note for current and new SR9 owners is to make sure you clean your striker and striker channel. There are detail videos on Ruger's website that will show you how to disassemble the striker assembly. It's easy! Mine had a lot of crud in it. I cleaned and coated everything with Eezox for protection. Runs like a champ! Here is the link to the vidoes: Ruger Videos
One feature that is kind of odd IMO is that this pistol has a slide stop and not a slide release according to Ruger. There is a lot of debate about this on the web. Some people can use the slide stop as a release and some can't. I can't. I slingshot release anyway so this is a non-issue for me.
Ergonomics of this pistol are fantastic IMO. Point is very natural. The grip has progressively tapered areas near the trigger guard. This makes the grip feel very comfortable and natural.
The pistol comes with a 10 round and full-size 17 round magazines. The 10 rounder has a pinky extension installed, but comes with a flat plate if you would like to change it out as well. I really like the pinky extension. It allows me to get a comfortable full grip on the pistol without any dangling fingers. The 17 round mag comes with a spacer the fills the gap between the compact grip and the full-size mag. It makes the pistol feel just like a full-size weapon. Pretty cool to have 28 rounds of SD ammo on you between the two mags.
With spare 17 round mag and spacer:
The chambered round indicator turned out to be very nice. I first thought this was rather hokey. A red flag indicator raises up when a round is chambered. It leaves NO doubt. I can see this being helpful if you use this as a night stand gun that you don't handle very often or when handling in the dark.
Overall I am extremely pleased with the gun. Very comfortable, light, more accurate than I am, ample safety features, and the price is right IMO ($419). The pistol is also very thin compared to my M&P. Should make an excellent EDC. Should be very easy to conceal. I have a new Kholster on the way to prove it out. I would not hesitate recommending this gun to anyone interested.
Here is the link for the SR9c at Ruger's site for those of you who are interested:
Ruger® SR9c? Compact Centerfire Pistols
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