Recent content by rp85

hello; why the difference? is it simply what was available on day of manufacture or blue slides are early production pistols? don't really care, just like to why the difference. I'm left handed and the sr45 or the p90/97 are good options. has the sr45 been a trouble free model? thx for...

hello; not able to rack the slide on a loaded magazine ruger sr22. only able to close slide with slide release. pistol cleaned but problem is still there. thanks for any input rp

received new sr9c from ruger two weeks ago. be nice to see what ruger reps say. will not keep a pistol that has mis-fire problems. thanks for checking. rp

hello; have a second sr9c. the first had a 40% fail to fire because of light primer strikes. sent back to ruger and ruger replaced the pistol. new pistol has had several fail to fire out of 150 rounds fired because of light primer strikes. will the problem of light primer strikes solve...

hello; know this topic has been covered by several post. need additional info or suggestion. new sr09c. like everything about this pistol, its size and accuracy are just great. pistol is running @40-50% light primer strikes and misfires. the pistol's striker channel was covered in metal...

hello; lost the recoil spring collar on my p95. a little search is showing loosing the recoil spring collar is common. called ruger today and the lady did not even need to know the part number, she knew it from the get go. should have a new recoil spring collar and retainer in 7-10 days...

love tap with plastic mallet fixed problem. thanks.

hello; putting my p95 back together but slide is jammed. ejector is down, slide will not come off frame. any suggestions?? repeat the ejector is down like it should be. thanks. rp

hello; HATE the accessory rails on my ruger p95s!! anyone remove the accessory rails on their p95?? if so how did you do the job??? is there a problem in removing the rails?? thanks for any input. rp

thanks for your reply. if i center the base of rear sight in its dove tail, only the set screw threads just bearly hit the base of the dovetail. how the rear sight remain fixed in place for so long i'll never know. will try blue loc tight to keep sight in place. know this may sound stange...

hello; have a ruger 22/45 mklll. the screw that holds the rear sight to frame will not hold sight tight. the small screw barely touches. to get a majority of the screw to fit into the dovetail slot, the rear sight must be move so the left side of rear sight is even with the left side of...

thanks for reply. used finger nail polish on screws. just did not expect or think i could schear off the screws. good idea on "glue" of some kind. will give ruger a call on getting some extra screws. thanks. r

hello; have a ruger mkiii 22/45, serial number is 228-58xxx. decided to try a red dot. now sure if the problem was before or after red dot. the problem is the front two screws in the scope base have sheared off at the receiver. anyone have this happen to them??? all screws were in place...

thanks!!!! so much for "experts"!!

hello; simple question. went to 3 "gun" shops today and asked if the standard ruger mk11 and standard ruger mk111 .22 cal pistols take the same magazines and got 5 differents answers. the reason i'm asking this question is because i came across a ruger mk111 at a good price, but i have a...