Other than the LCP that I got rid of, I still own every Ruger semi that I have ever bought. My experience has been that they are fully reliable, and my LC9s is my everyday carry gun. I have both my SR40c and my old P97dc strategically located in parts of my home, although my "main" home defense handgun, in my bedroom, is a Glock 17. I know that Hickock45 has said that the only brand gun that he would trust he life to, right out of the box without a round yet fired, is a Glock because of their legendary reliability, but in fairness, my Rugers have been every bit as reliable as my Glock, at least so far. If I didn't trust my life to my LC9s I would get rid of it and buy, possibly, a Glock 43 or a 26, but I think the trigger on the LC9s is better than what Glock offers, and for me, a manual safety is a plus. Do you think Ruger can match Glock for reliability, and if not, why do you still own Rugers?
Are Ruger semis as reliable as Glocks?
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GunnyGene
Hawkeye
Haven't had a single problem with the 9E I bought a little over 2 years ago no matter what I feed it. Somewhere around 500 rds thru it. 
In all honesty I have never owned a Glock. I do own or have owned pistols made by Ruger, Springfield Armory (XD), Kel-Tec, Taurus, Kahr. In all honesty I haven't had any reliability issues other than the Kel-Tec (it was caused by me damaging the mag catch when I sanded inside the grip to make it where the mags would drop free). My Rugers work about as well as anything else. I still may wind up with a Glock 23 sometime but that is because it is one of those guns that are just easy to shoot well for me. Of course the most reliable option would probably be a quality double action revolver but I trust my semi-autos.
MountainWalker
Single-Sixer
Yes Ruger is very reliable
I don't think I personally have ever had a failure of any kind with any Ruger Semi Auto, but I've witnessed other folks with multiple failures that have caused the guns to be returned for repair.
I've also never had a failure with a Glock. If the ergonomics on a Glock were not so horrendous, I might still own one.
I've also never had a failure with a Glock. If the ergonomics on a Glock were not so horrendous, I might still own one.
I have two SR9Cs, the older one has over 1000 rds through it. One failure due to a faulty Tula round solid primer strike, no ignition. Newer one has 200 rds and no issues.
I've had several Glocks and I much prefer the Ruger. I like the feel, appearance, having an actual safety, a real loaded chamber indicator as well as a better trigger.
As to legendary Glock reliability, I had a G20 (10mm) that wasn't reliable. Wouldn't function with Double Tap ammo which is good stuff. Sent it back to Glock and got the most hated response, "It checks fine". Found out that they function checked it with the same lame plinking ammo I used, aluminum Blaser ammo. Who in Hades buys a 10mm semi auto to fire watered down generic ammo?
Glocks are generally very reliable guns, my remarks were not intended to dump on them but they are not heads and shoulders above others. Don
I've had several Glocks and I much prefer the Ruger. I like the feel, appearance, having an actual safety, a real loaded chamber indicator as well as a better trigger.
As to legendary Glock reliability, I had a G20 (10mm) that wasn't reliable. Wouldn't function with Double Tap ammo which is good stuff. Sent it back to Glock and got the most hated response, "It checks fine". Found out that they function checked it with the same lame plinking ammo I used, aluminum Blaser ammo. Who in Hades buys a 10mm semi auto to fire watered down generic ammo?
Glocks are generally very reliable guns, my remarks were not intended to dump on them but they are not heads and shoulders above others. Don
lonewolf5347
Single-Sixer
I have the sr9 and after doing work to it the gun will run with both my Glock 19
and 17.
The trigger breaks at 3 1/2 lbs.
The only problem is the gun doesn't like short brass. I will get light primer strike. I have removed the mag block and if I could only change the rear sight.
I favor Glock because of the large sights it is easy to see when age starts gaining on you. I must have well over 8 thousand round s down the bore and really no major problem. I will the bore is on the large size . I run .358 dia. cast bullets 122 gr. TC bullet using 3.6 bulleye powder
and 17.
The trigger breaks at 3 1/2 lbs.
The only problem is the gun doesn't like short brass. I will get light primer strike. I have removed the mag block and if I could only change the rear sight.
I favor Glock because of the large sights it is easy to see when age starts gaining on you. I must have well over 8 thousand round s down the bore and really no major problem. I will the bore is on the large size . I run .358 dia. cast bullets 122 gr. TC bullet using 3.6 bulleye powder
22/45 Fan
Hunter
You can. ShopRuger sells a replacement fully adjustable rear sight and matching front sight. The rear sight replaces the OEM blade and does not require driving out the factory dovetail base so installation only requires a screwdriver and small punch. Look here: http://shopruger.com/SR-Series-Sight-Set/productinfo/12936/lonewolf5347 said:
GunnyGene
Hawkeye
22/45 Fan said:
I've never understood the reason for putting fancy sights on a SD carry gun. If you can't hit a man size target from 20 or 30 feet with standard drift sights (or no sights at all) then you've got other problems that won't be solved with after market sights.
gunman42782
Hunter
IMHO, when we are talking about service sized pistols, yes, Ruger is very reliable, and just as reliable as Glock. I have seen both malfunction, (usually because the shooter was limp wristing, or didn't clean the gun) and have seen a few Glock .40s have a catastrophic discharge (used to work at a range). Never seen but one Ruger blow up, and believe it or not it was a Redhawk! (Of course, the guy said it couldn't be his reloads!) All that being said, any company, and I mean ANY company, can put out a lemon every so often. Glock, Sig, even H and K, it can happen. That's why you thoroughly test your gun before you rely upon it to protect your life.
9000+ rounds through my EDC SR9, and the only failure was a failure to chamber with cheap TulAmmo when the pistol was brand new. Everything through the pistol since that one failure has been my own hand loads and not one single issue. That's why it's my EDC! And yes, I carry my own loads in it every day.
FergusonTO35
Hunter
Every Ruger I have ever owned has been reliable and more accurate than I can hold. Biggest problem I see is that Ruger keeps totally changing their pistol lineup whereas Glock makes incremental changes over time. Meaning, Ruger seems to be perpetually stuck in a new product with issues cycle. Glock isn't perfect by any means but has had *most* of their issues resolved for quite awhile now.
It's also hard for me to wholesale embrace a pistol line when it seems that at any moment Ruger is going to make it walk the plank in favor of something completely different. I was excited when the P345 came out, as were a lot of folks. I thought it was going to be next generation of P guns. Unfortunately that never happened and Ruger instead went with the SR's. Now, we see the SR's getting smaller in the rear view mirror in favor of the RAP.
I love Ruger but I'm planning to stick with their core products such as single action revolvers and 10/22's.
It's also hard for me to wholesale embrace a pistol line when it seems that at any moment Ruger is going to make it walk the plank in favor of something completely different. I was excited when the P345 came out, as were a lot of folks. I thought it was going to be next generation of P guns. Unfortunately that never happened and Ruger instead went with the SR's. Now, we see the SR's getting smaller in the rear view mirror in favor of the RAP.
I love Ruger but I'm planning to stick with their core products such as single action revolvers and 10/22's.
lonewolf5347
Single-Sixer
Yes they have the complete sight the only problem is The front sight is to tall to holster in my IDPA set up
Ruger Redhawk
Single-Sixer
First off as I have said before I have never been a fan of the Ruger Semi autos other than the SR1911's that I have 4 of. 3-45's and a 9mm.
I have a P89X (9mm/30 Luger) that I have never fired that's LNIB. Then I've had 4 LCP's and can't say I've been real happy with any of them but the Custom LCP has been the best so far that was a replacement for the LCPII I had. In all fairness I never fired one of them and I traded it off.
Now I have some Glock's and have been very happy with all of them.
I bought a new G20 in 10mm a month or so ago and haven't fired it yet. I'm sure it will be like the rest of my Glock's it will be 100% reliable right out of the box.
I have a couple Glock 9's, a couple 40's, a 45 ACP and now the 10mm and I wouldn't hesitate trusting any of them with my life and that goes for the 10mm I haven't even fired. I honestly don't think I could or would say that about the Ruger's. Even my SR1911's especially the 9mm has had stoppages.
I have a P89X (9mm/30 Luger) that I have never fired that's LNIB. Then I've had 4 LCP's and can't say I've been real happy with any of them but the Custom LCP has been the best so far that was a replacement for the LCPII I had. In all fairness I never fired one of them and I traded it off.
Now I have some Glock's and have been very happy with all of them.
I bought a new G20 in 10mm a month or so ago and haven't fired it yet. I'm sure it will be like the rest of my Glock's it will be 100% reliable right out of the box.
I have a couple Glock 9's, a couple 40's, a 45 ACP and now the 10mm and I wouldn't hesitate trusting any of them with my life and that goes for the 10mm I haven't even fired. I honestly don't think I could or would say that about the Ruger's. Even my SR1911's especially the 9mm has had stoppages.
wvjoetc
Single-Sixer
I have two Glocks, a G23 and G27. I also have three Ruger P89's, the only reason I don't have the Ruger by my bedside is it does not have a light rail and night sights. The Glock 23 has night sights and a light. My P89's are totally reliable.
Never a problem with the SR40 we have here.
Nope. Everyone knows Glock = Perfection.
Seriously, Ruger semi-autos seem to be quite popular at the range where I shoot, and I've never noticed anyone having a reliability problem with one. Nor have I ever read a review or seen a YouTube video where anyone had reliability issues with a Ruger semi-auto.
Seriously, Ruger semi-autos seem to be quite popular at the range where I shoot, and I've never noticed anyone having a reliability problem with one. Nor have I ever read a review or seen a YouTube video where anyone had reliability issues with a Ruger semi-auto.
I have a Ruger 9E and I love it. Sold my Glock. I find the 9E to be completely reliable and accurate. I much prefer it to the Glock for ergonomics and the fact that it has a safety. I think that all the different brands of high quality pistols out there are about equal now. None of the models that were not reliable have survived. I find the 9E the equal of any pistol I have used. It is my pistol of choice.
FergusonTO35
Hunter
The late model P guns may be the best bottom feeders Ruger ever made. Certainly, they are at least the equal of the contemporary S&W metal frame pistols and they are a screaming bargain compared to the Euro equivalents from Sig and H&K. As they should be, given that Ruger had over twenty years to get them right. When you make a particular product for decades, usually you get better at it unless you absolutely gut QC in favor of price and volume as Winchester and Marlin did to so many of their products.
Glock has been making a family of pistols based on a single design for nearly forty years now. Other than dimensions, capacity, and caliber they are all the same gun. Glock doesn't make firearms other than auto pistols, as far as I know. So, the firm sticks with one design and keeps refining it without reinventing it every decade or so. This isn't perfection by any means, but it does create very predictable quality and performance which is exactly what you should expect out of any firearm.
Glock has been making a family of pistols based on a single design for nearly forty years now. Other than dimensions, capacity, and caliber they are all the same gun. Glock doesn't make firearms other than auto pistols, as far as I know. So, the firm sticks with one design and keeps refining it without reinventing it every decade or so. This isn't perfection by any means, but it does create very predictable quality and performance which is exactly what you should expect out of any firearm.
my p90 has got to be one the most comfortable to shoot, easy to maintain and reliable semi-autos that i have owned for over 20 years.........that being said it became too heavy to carry comfortably for long periods for me, so when i looked at the plastic crowd, i wanted to go with ruger but i had no faith in their early plastic line and i sure didn't want a smith (unpleasant CS exp). i looked @ FN,USP and others along with glock but i went with Walther (PPQ and then P99) which has superior ergonomics, is super accurate and prolly has the best triggers of ANY pistol right out of the box......oh yea, then it's got that reliability factor of German engineering too......none of my walthers have ever failed to fire, period. FWIW, i am a glock hater.....i can't stand how they feel,look and that trigger has got to be the worst trigger of any top tier selling pistols. that being said, they are a reliable and solid made firearm that goes boom when that horrible trigger is pulled.....and that's what matters when it is needed. i was in a gun shop the other day and i did handle the RAP45 and was pleased but have no range time with that model.
like what you shoot and shoot what you like...........
like what you shoot and shoot what you like...........
in my case, my Ruger has been unreliable since day one. Fortunatley, Ruger has some of the very best customer service in the industry. I've never had an issue with a Glock. Yeah, they're blockish, boring, and the triggers are meh, but they run and run. I've had issues with a Walther and an S&W. I think every manufacturer is going to produce a lemon here and there, that's life. I like a lot of different pistols, specially the ones that just run and run. My wife has an SR22 and a 10/22, 1000's of rounds through each and the only problems are caused by el cheapo 22LR ammo. When running CCI mini mags, those two Ruger's can go non stop for many hours. Not a Glock fan boy, but there's simply no denying they have an amazing track record. Once I get my SR40c back from Ruger (2nd time back to the mothership within a year and low round count) I hope she runs as good as she looks. I'd like to make that my primary carry, if I can get it to run to the point where I trust it. We shall see. BTW, the SR40c shoots very accurately and is comfortable as heck with the great Ergo's. I love all the safety features on the pistol as well. I won't carry a pistol without a manual safety. Wish me luck on my SR guys.
I've had very limited experience with Glocks.. the first one I shot was a small one in 45acp and I could not hit anything with it.... probably me... the second one was a brand new 17 and I kept limp wristing it until the owner showed me what i was doing wrong.
The third and final one was a Glock 18 (that is not a typo) and it jammed after about 12 rounds (had a 20 round mag in it) and after about the first three rounds I was shooting at the stars anyway.
The third and final one was a Glock 18 (that is not a typo) and it jammed after about 12 rounds (had a 20 round mag in it) and after about the first three rounds I was shooting at the stars anyway.
SR1911SHOOTER
Blackhawk
vito said:
Vito,
My Rugers all went BANG! right out of the box. I carry a SR1911 or my LC9s with CT.
My better half likes her LC380 with CT.
Most of my pistols are Glocks .. yes they are reliable .. But I think its do to the simplicity of design .. I think most of semiauto pistols are reliable.. I have friends who swear by there M&P pistols ... the XD series also have a great reputation.. I have 3 Taurus semi's that I trust wholeheartedly..... Im sure the SR series as well as the American series are just as reliable as any ... And Ruger stands behind their products ..
If I wasn't vested in Glocks .. I would give the American series a long hard look ..
If I wasn't vested in Glocks .. I would give the American series a long hard look ..
I had a Glock 19 for a few months. I remember a few failures at the range, more than I thought Glocks should have. Recently bought a Ruger 9E and not 1 problem so far with various ammo brands/weights/types. And then there's my Ruger Mark II Target (stainless, .22lr) I bought in 1993. It has thousands of rounds thru it, sat unused for about 10 years at some point, and is still performing perfectly to this day without any modifications/fixes or new springs. I am very happy with Ruger reliability and wouldn't hesitate to buy another.
I am reluctant to call ANY semiauto pistol "reliable". A few are "less unreliable" than most. In my boyhood and beyond the old GI 1911s with ball ammo were pretty good. A newer BHP is very good. I have done the "factory instant gunsmith" courses on the Glock, SIGs, and the old Ruger P85. They have ALL choked at one time or another. The absolute worse was the P97DC. It must have been possessed by demons. The factory sympathized, sent me various mags and parts, worked on it twice, and finally asked me to send it to them for destruction and gave me another NIB. I promptly put it on consignment without ever firing it.
I have my old Security Six work gun that has a lot of rounds through it, and it's well along on its SECOND barrel now. No issues since I got it circa 1983. I have spare Sixes but that's like having a spare anvil in the event one breaks.
Best damn gun Ruger ever made.
I have my old Security Six work gun that has a lot of rounds through it, and it's well along on its SECOND barrel now. No issues since I got it circa 1983. I have spare Sixes but that's like having a spare anvil in the event one breaks.
Best damn gun Ruger ever made.
Old RugerFan
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The only issues I've ever had with my P89DC were caused by me. In one case, I limp-wristed the gun, so I got a stovepipe. The second time, I did a tactical reload in a match and failed to fully seat the mag, so after the first shot I naturally got a FTF. It digests anything I feed it. I carried it back in the early '90's but after my collection grew I started carrying Sigs for the most part. I have a PC-9GR to go with it (also uber-reliable) so they will get passed down eventually, as I would never consider selling either of them.
No gun is 100% reliable, Glock has a cult like following and us cult ignorant gun owners fall for what we hear from that dark side. You will never hear a Glock cultist admit their gun ever had a failure. I have never owned a Glock but we all know they are no more perfect than most guns. My LCP is such a simple design I would worry more about the ammo than the gun. Same goes for my S&W Bodyguard.
