How many P95 owners initially had issues....

[sicboy13]

But now are resolved? I have seen numerous posts from members regarding their P95's right out of the box. Claims of FTE/FTF issues seem to be most common, myself included. I had these issues but once I cleaned, properly lubed, and gripped my gun properly, these issues were resolved. I am chalking this up to the P95 being overly sensitive to operator-error but I am interested in a count anyway....

 

[pistolpete]

I sold my glock, beretta 92, and smith and wesson m&p, but kept my Ruger p95. So, I love the gun. But, I did have problems right out of the box. The first problem I had was that when you put a loaded magazine into gun and racked slide it would not chamber a round. The gun would not go into battery because the ejector was stopping slide from going forward. I had to file metal off the slide just below the breach face on the ejector side to get gun to work. After I did that gun worked great for about 300 rds until I started having extraction problems. I'd have 2 or 3 failure to extracts every 50 rounds or so, where the next round in the mag would get jammed into the back of the spent case that was still in the chamber. Turned out the problem was the extractor did not have enough tension. I removed it, traced the profile, put it into a vice and bent it slightly using the tracing to make sure I didn't bend it too much. I've put 250 rounds through it since I bent the extractor without any malfunctions.

 

[Anonymous]

I replaced both the r/l mag latch and the mag latch spring (dropped mag).
Sent to ruger they replaced: ejector, extractor, recoil spring assembly.
(would not extract fired round and weak ejection both)
For 8-10 months and 400 rounds the gun worked like cr@p.
After the trip back from Ruger and 200 rounds since then, the pistol has done everything it should have in the beginning!
Single for sure and double action revolvers, more then likely but don't know if I really trust ruger pistols after the problems with my p95?
The 2 plus month wait while ruger repaired it didn't help either, especially when I knew folks that got their recalled sr9 returned in a couple of weeks. :roll:

 

[buster cat]

Bought mine used in 2002. Have never had any problems. The only thing I do not like about the P95 is the double action trigger pull.

Buster Cat

 

[bub]

Ah, guns sometimes just need a "break-in" period. While I have never had a P95, I did have issues with a Glock 26. Glocks are among the most reliable guns out there, but for the first 200 rds, this G26 failed to feed, failed to eject, you name it, it probably did it. After about 200 rds, it was almost like someone flipped a switch- it started running right and has run superbly ever since.

Another issue that comes up not just with the P95 but with all poly framed guns is that they are VERY prone to limp-wrist failures. The poly frames absorb recoil, which is one of their good points- it lessens felt recoil. However, it is also one of the bad points of a poly-framed auto- it soaks up some of the recoil energy that the gun needs to operate smoothly. There is just a LOT less room for error with a poly framed auto in regards to your shooting technique and limp-wristing. What might be OK in a metal-framed gun may turn out to be marginal for a poly-framed gun.

As an example, at the PD I work for, I am one of the firearms instructors. The PD issues Beretta 9mms if you want a Dept gun. Only one guy carries a Beretta, most of the others are privately-owned Glocks of one caliber or another. We wanted to transition the Beretta shooter to an older Dept issue Glock 17 to simplify training. This Officer just COULD NOT run the G17, he kept limp-wristing it. His technique worked fine for the metal-framed Beretta but caused the poly framed G17 to choke a LOT! As I said, less room for error with the poly-framed gun. He ended up keeping the Beretta because he was already comfortable with it and ran it just fine. Shame on us for messing with something that wasn't broke to begin with, but we figured the G17 would be simpler for him to run.

Keep shooting your gun for a while before giving up on it. As it wears in and your technique improves, I'll bet that you will see it turn into a superb piece of equipment that you would be willing to trust your life to.

Bub

 

[Thunderhawk]

Worked great from the very first shot. I love my P-95.

 

[riley]

Like I said in my previous post, I thought it was the gun but now it works great.
If the bad guy got ahold of it I would worry, it works like it should.
It goes bang.

 

[snakespit]

Two FTE's in first 50 rounds. None in last 1200 or so.

 

[jbender]

few FTF and FTE out of the box, clean and lube and since then 500 rds no issues love my p95

 

[blume357]

I'm trying to figure out how I can vote 3 times....

seems like I should be able to since I own three of them that have never had a problem.

 

[sicboy13]

I'm trying to figure out how I can vote 3 times....

seems like I should be able to since I own three of them that have never had a problem.

That is great to hear! I would love to go back in time to the first time I shot mine to see what really happened....

It was simple operator error I'm certain as it works fine now, without a trip back to Ruger...

 

[blume357]

the first one I shot, I could not hit the inside of barn with all the doors closed.... I thought what the heck?.... I can't in all honesty remember if it had problems or not.... but I do know my shooting got a lot better with it.

 

[Mr_banjo2]

Ive had issues as stated above with the first 250rnds but i do think its limp wristing, my wife has some trouble and i have some issues if i dont focus on giving it a good squeeze,

I added some rubber strips to the grip, we'll see how that does. I do have some real ejector damage but im reluctant to send it back to ruger as it seems to be working if i dont let limp wristing become an issue.

That info on poly frame guns being more sensitive to recoil seems to make sense, my next gun will be either a big ol' revolver type, or somthing all metal perhaps.

Maybe a .40 S&W as thats the only ammo wally world ever has in stock!

Goin shooting this weekend with my p95 and 100rnds of fmj's so we'll see how she does.

 

[tkarter]

That ejector may well be the reason yours is so subject to limp wrist. The picture you posted shows half of it missing.
imho
tk

 

[Mr_banjo2]

That ejector may well be the reason yours is so subject to limp wrist. The picture you posted shows half of it missing.
imho
tk

Agreed but it seems fine for me, but maybe once the novelty of owning it wears off some and i can bear to part with it i may ship it in for repair but right now i can live with it lol.

The odd thing is, it dosnt seem to be getting any worse as you would expect...

 

[MountainGator]

Bought it for song.

Took it home & put three mag's of WWB through it (45 rounds). Not one Glitch!!

Cleaned it - took at least 1 pound of factory grease out :shock:

Had the "little-bit" wife put a mag through it. I put another two mag of WWB through it, followed by a 1/2 mag of H-CD.

Still waiting for the first glitch! (guess how I answered in the poll. )

 

[dacaur]

I never have any problems with mine, but my wife gets FTE stovepipes every time we shoot, until I remind her to grip it tighter... I cant say if this gun is more prone to limp wresting problems than others, but I can definitely say its prone to it...

 

[pistolpete]

Last time I had my p95 out I had my mother, father, and sister shoot it and no one had any problems. I've tried to limp wrist my gun to make it malfunction, but so far it seems immune to it.

 

[NC-P95]

New member, first post, but here goes:


In 1993, at the ripe old age of 21, I wanted to buy myself an automatic pistol. I'd never even shot an auto at this point, only revolvers, that my dad or friends owned. I consulted a local guy, who is a gun dealer and collector who has many years experience and owns several high end pistols... Without me mentioning budget, he immediately opened up his catalog and pointed to a pistol and said, "This IS the one you want. This is the best value, PERIOD" and it was a Ruger P-89DC. I purchased this gun, kept it for about 2 years, putting approximately 2,000 rounds through it WITH NEVER A JAM or ANY ISSUE OF ANY KIND. Absolutely perfect operating pistol, and the accuracy was great.

Mid 1995, the Ruger P-90 caught my eye, and I sold my trusty P-89DC to a friend, and purchased the P-90. I kept the P-90 for about two years, putting approximately 1,000 rounds through it, of all brands, even reloads, and although I didn't find the P-90 to shoot as straight as the P-89DC, it was Ok, and I also NEVER EXPERIENCED A JAM or ANY ISSUE OF ANY KIND with this pistol.

1997/1998 I sold this P-90 to another friend, and anticipated buying another P-89DC, but ended up making a mistake and purchasing a Kel-Tec 9mm, don't remember the exact model... This was the most horrible gun for accuracy I'd ever owned... Honestlly you'd miss 4 of 5 shots at a No. 7 washtub at less than 10 FEET, yes, feet, not yards... Finally, fed up with this piece of crap, I GAVE the gun away....to someone I didn't particularly care for. :twisted:

I didn't own another automatic from that time, several years ago, until this past week. I started researching the web about automatic pistols, and of course I looked at the Ruger P series, and I heard the same ol', same ol' stuff, "They're ugly...", "They're heavy...", "They're chunky"..., but never once, did I hear anything derogatory about the quality of these guns, which was in perfect alignment with my past experience with the P series many years ago... I finally decided to buy the P-95, two toned. Today was the first time that I've fired this gun and I am happy to report that I am very pleased with it! It has much the same feel and accuracy of the P-89DC that I owned years ago... I feel much like I've been reunited with an old friend.

Today, I fired 100 rounds through this pistol. 50 rounds of Indepencence 115 grain, and 50 rounds of Speer Lawman, 115 grain. In the same accord with my P-89DC of old, the gun fired flawlessly, NEVER EXPERIENCED A JAM or ANY ISSUE OF ANY KIND.

I paid $338.00, out the door for this P-95 stainless/two tone, and am very pleased with the value of it... I know there are many other pistols out there, that get compared to the Ruger P series, such as the Glocks and Sigs... I've never owned either of these brands, so I can't comment directly on those, but I can't imagine any 9mm pistol out there actually being $300 or more, a better value than these P series pistols from Ruger...

RB

 

[tkarter]

Exactly.

tk