LC9 Striker For 2014?

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I read where some Ruger Factory Reps. are saying they are introducing a striker fired LC9 at the 2014 SHOT Show. Anyone confirm this? :?
 
That's what many/most of us wanted in the first place. If they do come out with one I'll be happy to examine it at the shop but it would have to be one heckuva pistol to replace my Kahr CW9 and Kel-Tec PF9.
 
I've read the same thing on three different forums. A few months ago, Ruger applied for trademarks for LC9S and LC9XT (among a number of others). The LC9S could be the striker-fired version if the rumors are true.
 
I would give it a hard look for sure. I checked out the LC9 before I bought my Kel-Tec PF9. I thought it had a good feel and looked less chintzy than the PF9. Still, it had a super long trigger pull, unnecessary manual safety, and cost about $80.00 more. At the time alot of folks were reporting problems with the LC and I figured that if the PF9 was as good as my little P32 I would be satisfied so the PF9 came home with me. I shoot the PF9 quite well but would much prefer a striker fire system.
 
Seems to me the trigger pull is the main reason folks don't like the LC9. I know I'm looking toward buying an S&W Shield in 9mm for my next gun purchase. If Ruger makes the LC9 in a striker-fired variant and it has a decent trigger pull, I'd be looking seriously at it as well. I'll have to wait and see, hopefully the announcement comes out before I'm ready to get the Shield.
 
I examined the Shield too and felt rather non-plused by it. The Shield felt alot bigger than it actually is, almost like S&W took the M&P compact and flattened it like a pancake. The small 9mm I'm most impressed by, at least in terms of size and ergonomics, is the Springfield XDS. More than any other pistol I've encountered the XDS seems to be a true micro size version of the original. Of course, the jury is still out on whether the XDS will overcome the recall stigma and prove to be a good gun over the long haul.
 
I think the XDS is a nice gun but a little heavy for its size. It is also more $$$ than the shield or LC9. I would be happy with any of the three for a smaller CCW 9mm.
 
TucsonDirt said:
Seems to me the trigger pull is the main reason folks don't like the LC9. I know I'm looking toward buying an S&W Shield in 9mm for my next gun purchase. If Ruger makes the LC9 in a striker-fired variant and it has a decent trigger pull,
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A striker fired LC9 would not be a "variant". Internally it would be a completely different firearm.
 
FergusonTO35 said:
That's what many/most of us wanted in the first place. If they do come out with one I'll be happy to examine it at the shop but it would have to be one heckuva pistol to replace my Kahr CW9 and Kel-Tec PF9.
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I agree. My PM9, CW9, are the best I have owned. I sold my LC9 because of the trigger, and with the Galloway fix it was unreliable. A striker fired LC9 I would buy for the features not on the Kahrs.
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I hope they do come out with another Model of the LC-9 The price would drop on the current one and I'd get Me 2 of them..
 
I'm still wondering why Ruger didn't just create a thin, single stack SR9 to begin with. I would think there would be less R&D needed and the new gun would add to an already very popular product line. I have an SR9 and its a great pistol although still a bit large and heavy for CCW so in 2012 I decided to get a smaller 9mm for carry. I did examine the LC9 and just didn't feel it possessed the same quality or value that my SR9c has. I went with the PF-9 and am very happy with it. it suits me better than the LC9 would have and is almost $100.00 less. Maybe the LC9s will change my mind, who knows.
 
Interesting....and I just bought an XD9 subcompact. I so like the idea of the lc9 being striker fired.
 
Airbrush Artist said:
I hope they do come out with another Model of the LC-9 The price would drop on the current one and I'd get Me 2 of them..
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+1 Airbrush Artist I like your thought process! I don't need another LC9 even with a price drop, but I would not hesitate for a second to buy another one if I had the extra money to spare. I like mine enough that I wouldn't mind having another as well. :)
 
Well, looks like that one was a bust. Really wish Ruger would just make a thin single stack SR9c. I love my SR9c but its awfully thick and heavy for IWB carry. For goodness sakes people have been begging Glock to do that for decades. Springfield and S&W now make thin single stack versions of their respective flagship pistols and dealers can't keep them in stock.
 
What is the desire for the striker version? Would it increase reliability or what other benefit?
Yea I would absolutely love a single stack version of the SR9c as I love mine but would like a thinner version for carry.
 
It's quite simple: a striker fired pistol usually has a shorter and lighter trigger pull than a DAO. I examined the current version of the LC9 and was not impressed. The trigger pull was super long, even compared to a revolver, and it has a totally unnecessary manual safety and mag disconnect. Overall I felt my Kel-Tec PF9 was and is a much better value. That's what I went with and am happy with it. I love Rugers so I would be happy to consider an LC9 minus those features.
 
this lc9 trigger topic never dies. those who hate it hate it, those who don't cant understand the others problem. The complaints come from guys who like the creep and mush of striker fired guns over a slightly longer smooth da pull. that's fine to each his own. would sincerely love to have the guys who want a striker fired gun to go buy a striker fired gun and stop complaining about the LC9. Simple solution..... buy what you like, test the trigger before you buy, if you bought it anyway don't come crying to the net! nuff said!
 
Friend, I like the smooth and relatively light DAO pull on my two Kel-Tecs and S&W 642. The LC9 trigger on the other hand is a mile long, requires a correspondingly huge trigger guard, and has the aforementioned superfluous features. If other folks like the LC9 as it is then that's fine, it just doesn't work for me. I think the LC9 was hurriedly designed and rushed to market, it doesn't impress me the way Ruger products usually do.
 
Nh Rugerman said:
Check out the new Remington model R51....i have been waiting a very long time and only thought I would see it in my dreams!
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I haven't checked recently, but what is Remington's warranty and service like? When the Remington R1 1911 first came out, I bought one. I didn't keep it long...I didn't have any problems with it, I just decided there were other companies who offered a 1911 without a FPS and who did have a lifetime warranty and good service. Those two things are important to me, especially on a new model gun (although it's kind of hard to imagine anyone who can't make a functional 1911...except Kimber, that is.)
 
Ok don't mess with strikers much can you explain the difference?
 
FergusonTO35 said:
Friend, I like the smooth and relatively light DAO pull on my two Kel-Tecs and S&W 642. The LC9 trigger on the other hand is a mile long, requires a correspondingly huge trigger guard, and has the aforementioned superfluous features. If other folks like the LC9 as it is then that's fine, it just doesn't work for me. I think the LC9 was hurriedly designed and rushed to market, it doesn't impress me the way Ruger products usually do.
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kinda like you read my post but didn't comprehend it. will count you in the "im going to bash lc9 crowd each and every time the subject comes up" crowd. you don't like the lc9 and are like quite a few others online, are trying your best to convince others. you would have to line up hundreds of thousands of lc9 triggers to get to a mile, your making a fourth of an inch stretch quite a way. Best be would be heading over to the kel tec forums and the s&w forums and talk to those guys about how sweet your triggers are vs coming here and talking smack on a gun you don't even own.
 
Z1D2 said:
Ok don't mess with strikers much can you explain the difference?
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striker is a spring loaded firing pin released by a sear, in the case of most polymer framed pistols that usually means the sear also brings the firing pin/ striker back the last little bit before it drops away and releases the pin / striker. In a DA gun theres a hammer that strikes the firing pin, this is brought back by the trigger pull till it releases allowing the hammer to strike the firing pin going forward firing the gun. in all cases the da pulls are longer than striker fired pulls. in some cases obviously the 3/4 inch or so of pull on the lc9 overpowers even the largest ego`s. oops I mean trigger fingers. even though that pull might be longer by 3/8" or so, and a pound or so lighter and glass smooth compared to mushy creep ridden striker guns. ill admit some cant handle it. apparently. try it before you buy it. if the dealer wont let you pull the trigger a few times tell him you will buy someplace else, ive seen nothing but excuse afer excuse as to why people bought a lc9 and were somehow in shock and surprise when they got to the range.
 
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