I just picked up my new in the box 9x21 chambered Ruger P89.
The actual model designation is KP89IDAC. The 9x21 chambering of this pistol was meant for the Italian market, but it somehow remained in the US when it was made over twenty years ago. It has never been fired. I got it for $355 after transfer, so it seems like a pretty good deal to me. The pistol seems well made. However, compact or elegant are not words that you'd use when describing it. Functional seems like a more appropriate descriptor. It came with two Klinton 10rd Ruger magazines. Fortunately I already have regular capacity magazines with my Ruger P95, so I'll be selling these 10rd magazines soon to someone in a non-free state. I'll save the money for when the panic dies down and the regular capacity magazines are once again readily available from Ruger.
If you're wondering why I bought a pistol that shoots ammo that is pretty difficult to find, it's primarily because I like reloading odd cartridges. This one is pretty easy to reload because it uses the same bullets, primers, powders and reloading dies as regular 9mm. All I had to do was find some brass. I was fortunate enough to find two boxes of Fiocchi at a local gun shop for $20 each. I'll test fire it using this ammo and then I'll be off to reloading.
The actual model designation is KP89IDAC. The 9x21 chambering of this pistol was meant for the Italian market, but it somehow remained in the US when it was made over twenty years ago. It has never been fired. I got it for $355 after transfer, so it seems like a pretty good deal to me. The pistol seems well made. However, compact or elegant are not words that you'd use when describing it. Functional seems like a more appropriate descriptor. It came with two Klinton 10rd Ruger magazines. Fortunately I already have regular capacity magazines with my Ruger P95, so I'll be selling these 10rd magazines soon to someone in a non-free state. I'll save the money for when the panic dies down and the regular capacity magazines are once again readily available from Ruger.
If you're wondering why I bought a pistol that shoots ammo that is pretty difficult to find, it's primarily because I like reloading odd cartridges. This one is pretty easy to reload because it uses the same bullets, primers, powders and reloading dies as regular 9mm. All I had to do was find some brass. I was fortunate enough to find two boxes of Fiocchi at a local gun shop for $20 each. I'll test fire it using this ammo and then I'll be off to reloading.
