ArmedinAZ
Buckeye
Gunsby_Blazen said:
Why? Are there any plastic guns that sell for more than their NIB price later?
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Why? Are there any plastic guns that sell for more than their NIB price later?
Yosemite Sam
Hunter
Right now you'd probably pay more for a first or second gen Glock than it cost new.ArmedinAZ said:
I didn't lose any money on a G17-L I bought a couple of years ago. Apparently it is no longer a cataloged item, though they make them occasionally. I paid something like $575 for mine, and saw one for sale for $700 recently. Not sure if it sold for that price, but...
-- Sam
Gunsby_Blazen
Single-Sixer
you never know....
but most of all it would be for myself, personal reason.
just to say that i got one of the earlier ones....
no other real reason other than that.....
Sal1950
Blackhawk
Gunsby_Blazen said:
Just remember that early adopters sometimes pay a penalty in dealing with a new guns growing pains. Hopefully the SR40 series will not have any.
Sal
backdrafted
Bearcat
Cool now lets see if the .40 upper fits on a 9 frame and vice versa. Now that would be versatile.
Gunsby_Blazen
Single-Sixer
i can tell you after looking it over that the slides and frames will not be cross compatible.
everything is slightly thinner on the SR9, slide, frame, ect
40 caliber's take down pin is also a little different to accommodate the beefier frame (it was the first thing i noticed and suggested to me that it was thicker..)
i talked to the gun shop owner who said he hadn't looked at it too much but did notice that the 9mm and the .40 cal are two different guns
same design but different dimensions....
so, barrels and slide swaps are not interchangeable
everything is slightly thinner on the SR9, slide, frame, ect
40 caliber's take down pin is also a little different to accommodate the beefier frame (it was the first thing i noticed and suggested to me that it was thicker..)
i talked to the gun shop owner who said he hadn't looked at it too much but did notice that the 9mm and the .40 cal are two different guns
same design but different dimensions....
so, barrels and slide swaps are not interchangeable
I_Like_Pie
Blackhawk
Gunsby_Blazen said:
This is true...I got to look at them both side by side today and the 40 is a little wider...I am not sure if they did it to keep the mag double stack or to handle the pressure of the 40.
In short - the SR40 is a little wider. It actually makes it nicer to me as it fills the hand a little better.
Sal1950
Blackhawk
I believe in the original design of the SR9, Ruger put a high priority on keeping the slide/frame as narrow as possible while still building the gun to the high standards for strength Ruger has always held for it's products.
When doing the SR40 everything else HAS to get just a bit larger if it was to keep the same safety margins they built into the SR9's.
Sal
When doing the SR40 everything else HAS to get just a bit larger if it was to keep the same safety margins they built into the SR9's.
Sal
Verndog
Blackhawk
Has anyone noticed they removed the serrations (v grooves for gripping) from the front of the slide on the new 40?? I wonder why they did that, I find the front serrations handy for pulling the slide to lock open position.
Sal1950
Blackhawk
Verndog said:
SR9's never had them, only the SR9C's did.
Cheers,
Sal
Verndog
Blackhawk
Sal1950 said:
Thanks Sal.
I didn't notice that difference before. I wonder why the extra serrations on the shorter of the 2 guns?
Sal1950
Blackhawk
Verndog said:
Lighter slide needs a heavier recoil spring to control it so the SR9C's a little harder to jack.
Of course it could be the C's designer just thought it looked kool.
Sal
Tam 212
Single-Sixer
Makes sense but curious all the same. Although the front serrations are on numerous designs (XD/XDMs come to mind), I was taught never to press check or overhand/jack a slide from the front for reasons of safety? :?
Sal1950
Blackhawk
Tam 212 said:
And that is absolutely correct. But current fashion sometimes dictates design no matter what is right or wrong.
Fashion now also dictates that everything must have a tact rail too, BLAH, who needs em.
My bud has this really KOOL AR platform rifle with quad rail and all the KOOL accessories. Dang thing weights more than my M1 Garrand. I thought the whole point of these plastic guns was to be lightweight????
End Rant LOL
Sal
Verndog
Blackhawk
Tam 212 said:
True but the front serrations come in handy if you aren't doing a full cycle and want to lock into open position by using left hand on slide and right on slide stop / release to lock into open position.
Tam 212
Single-Sixer
Shouldn't you be able to do that by using the standard overhand at the rear of the slide, though?
Disclaimer: I haven't tried a SR9c so the shorter slide on that gun might have some handling differences.
Disclaimer: I haven't tried a SR9c so the shorter slide on that gun might have some handling differences.
Tam 212 said:
Nope! BOP does have mini-14s, aside from that, the only major LEA that I knew of to ever issue or approve for carry a Ruger centerfire pistol was the Wisconsin State Police, they had about a 6 year run with the P85/89, then dumped them en masse for the G-22.
Verndog
Blackhawk
Tam 212 said:
Ya, but since the lock is just on the left side you have to cross your left over top of your right to use your right thumb for the slide lock, then push up into your hand. By grabing the front of the gun your hands dont cross, and you have clear vision of everything. Just my preference with this gun I guess.
