Ruger SR9 pistol: Gunning for the Glock, Part 1

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I dig the Ruger SR9 pistol. Its another high-value 9mm handgun that seems to give up nothing for its affordable price. My shooting of the SR9 in my Tactical Clinic showed it be a reliable, accurate (even at 100yds!), fast shooting, FUN, and comfortable pistol. When compared against the Nutnfancy standard of 9mm pisitols, the Glock 17, the SR9 does win in the value category but admittedly does come is second in several other categories. But the margins of victory for the Glock 17 against the SR9 are small indeed and with most users, these differences could be negligible. Other uppsides for the SR9 include lightweight carry (27 oz), interchangeable backstrap, well-placed controls, crisp trigger, great sights, sturdiness, good simplicity, high firepower (17 rds!), a chamber indicator (forgot to mention that), and a variety of available finishes. It might be awhile until the accessories market, such as holsters and night sight options, catch up to this Ruger pistol (2008). But the SR9 is selling extremely well and I predict the market will catch up and your accessorizing options will increase. And yes, its too early to tell what kind of track record the Ruger SR9 will establish but I suspect that will be an excellent, equal to much more expensive and established designs. If youre a civilian sheepdog, or law enforcement officer buying your own gun, I would put the Ruger SR9 high on my list of defensive pistol candidates. Nutnfancy Likeability Scale: 9 out of 10

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: October 5, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Author: nutnfancy

Length: 00:14:38
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Video Comments:
jonsairsoft (November 18, 2008 at 5:45 am)
ITS gone!, notice the new trigger, the new sr9's are great
tepid3 (November 17, 2008 at 6:38 am)
Wasn't there a massive recal on this firearm?

love rugers, i have a few myself..but idk about the SR9...
daverocker1 (November 7, 2008 at 9:04 am)
Question for nutnfancy: Does the SR9 have polygonal rifling for not? Thanks
daverocker1 (November 7, 2008 at 9:03 am)
I have owned a G19(sold it) and a G21(have it). This Ruger looks like a great gun and I would definately thing about getting it if I went back to 9mm. However, all of these pistols use glock as their standard of reference and that definitely says alot for the glock. Great guns though, both of them.
888Slipknot888 (November 7, 2008 at 3:24 am)
glock or ruger
cmc1911 (October 31, 2008 at 6:32 am)
nutnfancy, what le/military unit experience do you have? i noticed you put that on your sight.
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cmc1911 (October 31, 2008 at 6:30 am)
theres lots of stuff out there for them. browning first developed it for the french military to meet a standard that no one could meet at the time. its a very well built firearm with a large capacity and accurate.
GLOCKSTEROC (October 30, 2008 at 6:02 am)
Look's like a another copy cat glock just look at the triger lol! nuff said glock's rule.
morecowbell69 (November 10, 2008 at 7:44 am)
The trigger looks like that because of a recall on the original
flabeachcomber (October 28, 2008 at 8:12 pm)
I'll take the Berettas extra weight over the Glock, just on performance alone. I carried a Beretta on duty for years and it has always worked. Incidently during the academy I saw several Glocks malfunction. Never EVER saw a Beretta malfunction.