Just picked up a Ruger SR9c - The Firearms Forum

gunguy25 · 02-28-2012, 07:10 PM

Hey guys, I just went and got my new Ruger SR9c , i have been wanting one of these since they came out. Now I own one and in stainless to. I have just cleaned and oiled it tonight, so tomorrow after work i will shoot it for the first time. I will also get you guys a range report as soon as possible.

Helix_FR · 02-28-2012, 07:48 PM

One of the few striker fired guns I like. Good choice

TCoggins · 02-28-2012, 09:00 PM

I picked one up a few weeks ago. Between my wife and my 13 year old son, I don't get to shoot it much. I may try to sneak out this Friday and get some trigger time with it.

By the way, extra magazines are available at Bud's Gun Shop for almost half the price they are locally, if you're interested in some extras. They also have the grip extender sleeve that allows the extended magazine to be used.

Tim

Smoke · 02-28-2012, 10:24 PM

How is the thumb down knob, I got a SR40 about a year ago & didn't like the pressure it takes to thumb down the slide after changing to a new mag full of ammo. I had my smith send it back to Ruger for them to fix, it took them three months to send it back & it is just as bad now as it was when I sent it in. It is so bad it takes both thumbs (one on top of the other) to thumb it down. Good Luck with yours.
Not what I would want to bet my life on as a carry gun.

Dirtypacman · 02-29-2012, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Smoke

How is the thumb down knob, I got a SR40 about a year ago & didn't like the pressure it takes to thumb down the slide after changing to a new mag full of ammo. I had my smith send it back to Ruger for them to fix, it took them three months to send it back & it is just as bad now as it was when I sent it in. It is so bad it takes both thumbs (one on top of the other) to thumb it down. Good Luck with yours.
Not what I would want to bet my life on as a carry gun.

It's tight but by no means did I have the experience you had with your slide stop. I can do it with my thumb as it should.

The sr9c is a great ccw piece. Tight, smooth function, nice trigger.
I really enjoy shooting and carrying mine.

jeffadaklin · 02-29-2012, 01:48 PM

The SRs don't have slide 'releases', only slide-locks. Most folks I've talked to said it got much easier to thumb- off the slide-lock with use. I know at first I had to use both thumbs, now I can USUALLY do it one-thumbed. But Ruger is quick to tell ya, it's not a release knob, only a lock. They want us to pull the slide back and let it go.

76Highboy · 02-29-2012, 02:09 PM

Nice dependable pistol.

yetiman · 02-29-2012, 03:44 PM

Put 150 rounds through one this past weekend, the more I shoot, the better I like.....to bad it is my daughters and not mine.

Smoke · 02-29-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffadaklin

The SRs don't have slide 'releases', only slide-locks. Most folks I've talked to said it got much easier to thumb- off the slide-lock with use. I know at first I had to use both thumbs, now I can USUALLY do it one-thumbed. But Ruger is quick to tell ya, it's not a release knob, only a lock. They want us to pull the slide back and let it go.

In a heated exchange when the first mag runs out & you smack another in your supposed to remember to pull the slide not thumb it down. I think that will get someone shot & I don't want it to be me.

All my other pistols thumb down, so not changing my training just for one gun.
So I'm selling this one & won't buy another.

jeffadaklin · 03-01-2012, 09:43 AM

I'm not sure I understand that part smoke. I mean, the gun is pointed in a safe direction anyway- and it sure SHOULDN'T fire when you release the slide. Maybe I'm missing something.

yetiman · 03-01-2012, 07:10 PM

The one we have is super easy to thumb closed...much easier than cocking.

mintaka · 03-04-2012, 10:23 AM

You guys that worry about heated gunfight reloads are hysterical...firstly the chance of a gunfight are extremely remote...then if you have to reload a 10 or 17 mag gun, you need more range time or start carrying a sawed off shotgun...no worry for reloads...
If you can't hit your target at the range, yoll never hit anything when in a gunfight except some poor old lady down the street...
Practice,practice,practice

cluznar · 04-25-2012, 12:27 PM

Own an all black SR9c and carry it in a IWB holster loaded with Hornady Critical Defense ammo 115 gr.

Very nice gun, easy to shoot, great trigger, low recoil.

You gonna like this gun a lot!

02-28-2012, 07:10 PM	#1
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02-28-2012, 07:48 PM	#2
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,669	Re: Just picked up a Ruger SR9c One of the few striker fired guns I like. Good choice __________________ Only cowards shoot with their eyes closed.... helixgunsmith.com

02-28-2012, 09:00 PM	#3
TCoggins V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 109	Re: Just picked up a Ruger SR9c I picked one up a few weeks ago. Between my wife and my 13 year old son, I don't get to shoot it much. I may try to sneak out this Friday and get some trigger time with it. By the way, extra magazines are available at Bud's Gun Shop for almost half the price they are locally, if you're interested in some extras. They also have the grip extender sleeve that allows the extended magazine to be used. Tim

02-28-2012, 10:24 PM	#4
Smoke V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: S.W. Indiana Posts: 85	Re: Just picked up a Ruger SR9c How is the thumb down knob, I got a SR40 about a year ago & didn't like the pressure it takes to thumb down the slide after changing to a new mag full of ammo. I had my smith send it back to Ruger for them to fix, it took them three months to send it back & it is just as bad now as it was when I sent it in. It is so bad it takes both thumbs (one on top of the other) to thumb it down. Good Luck with yours. Not what I would want to bet my life on as a carry gun.

02-29-2012, 01:48 PM	#6
jeffadaklin V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SC Posts: 137	Re: Just picked up a Ruger SR9c The SRs don't have slide 'releases', only slide-locks. Most folks I've talked to said it got much easier to thumb- off the slide-lock with use. I know at first I had to use both thumbs, now I can USUALLY do it one-thumbed. But Ruger is quick to tell ya, it's not a release knob, only a lock. They want us to pull the slide back and let it go. __________________ Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

02-29-2012, 02:09 PM	#7
76Highboy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Meridian, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,094	Re: Just picked up a Ruger SR9c Nice dependable pistol.

02-29-2012, 03:44 PM	#8
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: Just picked up a Ruger SR9c Put 150 rounds through one this past weekend, the more I shoot, the better I like.....to bad it is my daughters and not mine.

03-01-2012, 09:43 AM	#10
jeffadaklin V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SC Posts: 137	Re: Just picked up a Ruger SR9c I'm not sure I understand that part smoke. I mean, the gun is pointed in a safe direction anyway- and it sure SHOULDN'T fire when you release the slide. Maybe I'm missing something. __________________ Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

03-01-2012, 07:10 PM	#11
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: Just picked up a Ruger SR9c The one we have is super easy to thumb closed...much easier than cocking.

03-04-2012, 10:23 AM	#12
mintaka V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 54	Re: Just picked up a Ruger SR9c You guys that worry about heated gunfight reloads are hysterical...firstly the chance of a gunfight are extremely remote...then if you have to reload a 10 or 17 mag gun, you need more range time or start carrying a sawed off shotgun...no worry for reloads... If you can't hit your target at the range, yoll never hit anything when in a gunfight except some poor old lady down the street... Practice,practice,practice

04-25-2012, 12:27 PM	#13
cluznar Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 70	Re: Just picked up a Ruger SR9c Own an all black SR9c and carry it in a IWB holster loaded with Hornady Critical Defense ammo 115 gr. Very nice gun, easy to shoot, great trigger, low recoil. You gonna like this gun a lot!