Tallbald
Buckeye
Several days ago I posted a thread about my anticipated purchase of a 2013(?) stainless P95 from my future son-in-law. There were many thoughtful responses that I appreciated very very much, as I was unfamiliar with this gun except for the reading I had done prior to posting. I had been on the hunt for an everyday carry personal protective device that met my needs for a gun with an external hammer, eternal safety, corrosion resistance and affordability when I learned this one was available. Yes I paid too much for it but I had reasons for doing so.
Three or so days ago my future SIL and I made the sale (legal here in KY---both of us involved are good to go from the legal standpoint). I must say I'm impressed. First, he had kept the gun in great condition. There were a few powder flecks and inside the ejection port and a small powder smudge at the chamber face, but it was obvious he had done the best he could do with what he had to maintain his gun. I'll get together a proper cleaning kit for him from my multiples accumulated over my decades of shooting.
Fit and finish on this gun are wonderful. It's the first polymer framed gun I myself have ever owned, and it appears that Ruger had their tools adjusted right when this specimen was made. No machining marks of significance inside the slide, moving parts snick into place positively and briskly. No burrs seen on sharp corners, and although I've not yet had an opportunity to shoot it (proof will be in the pudding) I have no reason to expect anything but the best from it. A thought reinforced by my future SIL's statement that the only negative thing he ever had occur with the gun was two stovepipes or failures to chamber when it was brand new, 500 or so rounds ago.
I won't post a photo yet because it's bone stock. I'm crafting a steel clip-on AIWB holster to fit, which I plan to sew today, then wet form and bone. A day of dry time under the fan, Lexol conditioner followed by three thinned coats of Resolene acrylic and I should be good to go. Then I'll share a photo.
Anyway, thank you again to all for the responses to my "questions" post earlier. Folks here have offered me good insight, food for thought on alternatives, and just enjoyable reading.
Don
Three or so days ago my future SIL and I made the sale (legal here in KY---both of us involved are good to go from the legal standpoint). I must say I'm impressed. First, he had kept the gun in great condition. There were a few powder flecks and inside the ejection port and a small powder smudge at the chamber face, but it was obvious he had done the best he could do with what he had to maintain his gun. I'll get together a proper cleaning kit for him from my multiples accumulated over my decades of shooting.
Fit and finish on this gun are wonderful. It's the first polymer framed gun I myself have ever owned, and it appears that Ruger had their tools adjusted right when this specimen was made. No machining marks of significance inside the slide, moving parts snick into place positively and briskly. No burrs seen on sharp corners, and although I've not yet had an opportunity to shoot it (proof will be in the pudding) I have no reason to expect anything but the best from it. A thought reinforced by my future SIL's statement that the only negative thing he ever had occur with the gun was two stovepipes or failures to chamber when it was brand new, 500 or so rounds ago.
I won't post a photo yet because it's bone stock. I'm crafting a steel clip-on AIWB holster to fit, which I plan to sew today, then wet form and bone. A day of dry time under the fan, Lexol conditioner followed by three thinned coats of Resolene acrylic and I should be good to go. Then I'll share a photo.
Anyway, thank you again to all for the responses to my "questions" post earlier. Folks here have offered me good insight, food for thought on alternatives, and just enjoyable reading.
Don