I’m new to this forum and have a question maybe y’all could help me with. I bought a 9e in 2016 and have shot it many many times and it’s always had problems with it misfiring. First time was with some steel casing 115gr ammo I found when ammo was scarce I had maybe ten misfires out of a couple boxes. Enough that I gave the rest of that ammo away. A little time went by and went to shoot again and a different kind of ammo did the same, a few misfires here and there. Then within the last six months I bought a hundred round box of Winchester 115 fmj and out of that 30 100 didn’t fire. Some of the ones that didn’t fire I loaded into my nephew’s S&W and most fired. I finally had enough and sent it to Ruger. They changed the barrel, the striker assembly and something else. Said they fired 30 rounds of some ammo through it but not this specific Winchester ammo I had the problem with. I get the gun back and buy another box of this Winchester ammo and saw problem, 26 misfires out of a hundred. I brought those back home, removed all the bullets and checked the amount of powder in them. They all seemed to have the same amount of powder. I didn’t weight it but looked like enough to make it go boom. I then took those empty casings and sprayed the with wd-40 to deactivate the primer, which I learned after does nothing. So to discharge the primers if they were still hot I put in my wife’s ec9s and all of the primers that misfires in my gun except two fired. My question is have any other of you 9e owners experienced anything like this with this weapon or any for that matter? If so we’re you able to correct it or should I just stay away from Winchester 9mm ammo for this weapon. I’d like to be confident using any ammo but I feel h to is thing not working might get me killed one day. Any thoughts or suggestions? I know it was a l on g post but wanted to be as accurate with the story as possible.
9e misfiring champion.
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GunnyGene
Hawkeye
I've had a 9e since 2012. Never had a lick of trouble with it, regardless of the ammo. Probably 3 or 4 thousand rounds thru it by now. I'm assuming you keep yours reasonably clean and lubed?
noahmercy
Blackhawk
I have seen some issues with the 9e when the shooter doesn't fully pull the trigger to the rear (short-stroking), but never heard of any recurring issues with failure-to-fires.
codebreaker
Single-Sixer
If you have any of that ammo left, I would try it again. Any misfires - I would immediately try again in the other gun. Might help narrow it down to ammo or gun. Do you have or can you get a picture of the primer on one that didn't fire in the 9E and was not sprayed with WD-40?
gunman42782
Hunter
Mine would occasionally misfire with CCI primers, but never with Federal primers. (CCI primers are harder than Federal) I installed a Galloway Presidion Extra power striker spring and now it never misfires. I carry it everyday.
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That would be a more accurate description I guess.
Sounds like something i need to do. I’ll look one up. Thank you.
I’ve already knocked all the old primers out. You can definitely see they weren’t struck very hard.
I might have to go buy more of that ammo and consciously make sure I pull the trigger all the way. It definitely could be the problem.
Yes. The last time it was cleaned at the factory when they did the work to it. I think I will clean it again, practice making full pulls on the trigger as was suggested. Maybe change the striker assembly.
They already did. That’s why I came here to ask y’all what you think. They changed the barrel, striker and something else. The itemized list is at home. Got it back still does the same. One suggestion is I’m not pulling the trigger completely, another is to clean it and also buy a stronger striker. I’ll probably do all that.
codebreaker
Single-Sixer
In spite of your problems, I think you have a pretty decent gun.
The one on the left is a light strike and the one on the right was a fire, I believe. I had to go way back to find this photo.
Galloway only shows the sprig for the SR9b c and e. Is the SR9e the same as the 9e. I’m assuming it is but not sure.
They show A striker spring for an SR9e I’m gonna assume it’s for the 9e. Does that sound right to you?
gunman42782
Hunter
Yes, the SR9 and 9E have the same spring.
Ok, one more thing. Do you suggest getting the smooth it kit to lighten the trigger pull after installing the heavier striker spring?
gunman42782
Hunter
That's up to you. I personally did not. I think the 9E actually has a decent trigger pull as is. I did buy the metal recoil guide rod and spring.
Awesome thanks. I think I’m gonna get the kit with the metal indicator rod for the striker and the guide rod spring. Not sure exactly what the ultimate trigger bar they sell is supposed to do but the metal rods definitely make sense. Once again thanks for the help.
Here’s a little update.
I bought this stuff below from Galloway precision as suggested above.
Finally got to install it this weekend. I also gave it a thurouggh cleaning, including pulling the trigger assembly and cleaning and lubing that. Went and bought more of the same ammo I was having problems with. I will have to go fire it next weekend to see if it fixed anything. The smooth it kit lowered my trigger pull a pound from 5.8ish to 4.8ish. I opted to leave the magazine disconnect safety in the gun. If the gun still acts up I’ll remove that disconnect safety and see if that helps. I’ll update when I do all that. If it still doesn’t work I’m throwing it in a lane for some magnet fisherman to find.
I bought this stuff below from Galloway precision as suggested above.
| Smooth It Trigger Kits for Ruger® SR9®, SR9e®, SR9c®, SR40®, SR40c®, SR45®, Kit: Kit 3 | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Heavy Striker Spring for Ruger® SR9®, SR9c®, SR9e®, SR40®, SR40c®, SR45® Pistols | 1 | $17.50 | $17.50 |
Leucoandro
Single-Sixer
My SR9c had some issues. I sent it to Ruger for repair. After it came back I decided to clean the striker channel. There was a lot of debris, probably from production, including medal flakes in the striker channel.
After I cleaned the striker channel (Q-Tip works fine) it has been flawless.
Charlie
After I cleaned the striker channel (Q-Tip works fine) it has been flawless.
Charlie
Took it to the range today shot all 100 rounds of the Winchester USA 115gr fmj that was giving me trouble. I had one round that did misfire at first. I put it back in after a few more rounds and it fired.
Update. Thanks for all the help and wisdom you all shared with me. I cleaned the weapon when I put in the Galloway heavy Striker spring and the #3 smooth it kit that comes with a new blocker spring, polished plunger and polished striker indicator. I bought a hundred rounds of the problematic Winchester USA 115gr FMJ and they all fired. I had one that misfired at first but I put it back in after a bit and it fired too. I shot some more after that and not another problem. I can’t say if the Galloway stuff fixed it or cleaning it did. It was a lot dirtier than I thought. In any case it seems to be working now.
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