P95 and +P ammo

[dr_hefley]

I don't have my manual handy; it's buried in the gun cabinet somewhere. My question is, will my P95 handle the +P ammo. I bought some hollowpoints today before I realized they were +P. I'm certain I can run them through my glock, but I'd like to carry them in my Ruger as well.

I tried the search function, but it returned a memory error. Go figure.

Thanks in advance.
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[RedFalconBill]

From the P-95 Instruction Manual:

"The Ruger P-Series pistols are compatible with all factory ammunition loaded to U.S. Industry Standards, including high-velocity and hollow-point loads, loaded in brass, aluminum, or steel cartridge cases. No 9mm x 19 ammunition manufactured in accordance with NATO, U.S., SAAMI, or CIP standards is known to be beyond the design limits or known not to function in these pistols."

 

[dacaur]

yep the P95 is a TANK... it will eat anything you can feed it and ask for more... +p+ is nothing to this gun...

 

[timinwv]

My KP95DC has handled several hundred rounds of Federal 115 grain +P+ 9BPLE just fine.

 

[resident]

I think it's interesting when an owner is too lazy to get off the sofa and go pickup the manual and read the straight-poop from the factory...but will happily accept the anecdotal commentary from strangers using psuedonyms about a matter that could cause personal injury if the info were wrong. :roll:
(this constructive-criticism is DIRECTLY applicable to myself as well.) :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[dr_hefley]

I'm fully capable of getting off the sofa. Looking at the quote from the owners manual it doesn't specifically suggest that +P ammo is OK. It simply says that all 9x19 ammo manufactured is safe. 9x19 and 9x19+P aren't exactly the same thing. Just looking for some real world input from people I consider knowledgeable in the subject.

 

[BuckJM53]

The Ruger website FAQ page is more specific on the issue :wink:


Q. What type of ammunition should I use in my Ruger 9mm pistol?

A. The Ruger 9mm pistols are chambered for the 9x19mm NATO Parabellum (9mm Luger) cartridge, compatible with the U.S. and foreign military or commercial 9x19mm loads manufactured in accordance with NATO, U.S., SAAMI, or CIP standards, including high-velocity, subsonic, tracer, hollow point, ammunition loaded in aluminum, steel, or brass cartridge cases, +P and +P+ ammunition.

 

[RedFalconBill]

The Ruger website FAQ page is more specific on the issue :wink:


Q. What type of ammunition should I use in my Ruger 9mm pistol?

A. The Ruger 9mm pistols are chambered for the 9x19mm NATO Parabellum (9mm Luger) cartridge, compatible with the U.S. and foreign military or commercial 9x19mm loads manufactured in accordance with NATO, U.S., SAAMI, or CIP standards, including high-velocity, subsonic, tracer, hollow point, ammunition loaded in aluminum, steel, or brass cartridge cases, +P and +P+ ammunition.

Very Nice!!

Link for those who need it:

http://ruger.com/service/FAQs.html

 

[19&41]

Bookmark this site for the next time you have a computer but not your manual...

http://www.stevespages.com/page7b.htm

 

[dr_hefley]

The Ruger website FAQ page is more specific on the issue :wink:


Q. What type of ammunition should I use in my Ruger 9mm pistol?

A. The Ruger 9mm pistols are chambered for the 9x19mm NATO Parabellum (9mm Luger) cartridge, compatible with the U.S. and foreign military or commercial 9x19mm loads manufactured in accordance with NATO, U.S., SAAMI, or CIP standards, including high-velocity, subsonic, tracer, hollow point, ammunition loaded in aluminum, steel, or brass cartridge cases, +P and +P+ ammunition.

Thanks. This is exactly what I wanted. I should've checked the factory website.

 

[blume357]

this is what the internet is all about, not only do you get the answer quickly and numerous times but you get entertained at the same time.

 

[K_Mac]

this is what the internet is all about, not only do you get the answer quickly and numerous times but you get entertained at the same time.

The interwebz is much like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get. :lol:

 

[jslshooter]

1500 rounds and counting of Remington 124grn 9mm+P Golden Sabers......booyah!!

 

[Gun Fan 70]

So basically these bad boys will eat anything. NICE!!! :twisted:

 

[edfardos]

I handload ammo, and it seems my "hotter" loads send the slide back to where it hits the frame rather hard and is rounding off the edge of the aluminum in front of the magazine well. I guess that's normal, but I certainly noticed the wear *after* I started making full-power ammo. I'd really like to make ammo where the slide didn't slam against the frame as it comes all the way back. I imagine the recoil and target reacquisition issues would be different.

--edfardos

 

[FergusonTO35]

Yikes, I think I would save that hi-power stuff for social occasions!!

 

[dacaur]

I handload ammo, and it seems my "hotter" loads send the slide back to where it hits the frame rather hard and is rounding off the edge of the aluminum in front of the magazine well. I guess that's normal, but I certainly noticed the wear *after* I started making full-power ammo. I'd really like to make ammo where the slide didn't slam against the frame as it comes all the way back. I imagine the recoil and target reacquisition issues would be different.

--edfardos

Ummm... there are no aluminum parts in a p95... The entire impact of the slide falls on the steel takedown/slide stop pin, which goes through the thickest part of the polymer frame.... If whatever gun you are using cant handle full power loads, you shouldn't be using them in the gun. A p95 can handle whatever you feed it, handload or factory, so long as its not stupidly overcharged, if a load does slight damage to a p95, its loaded FAAAAR to hot, and would have annihilated most guns....

 

[jslshooter]

I handload ammo, and it seems my "hotter" loads send the slide back to where it hits the frame rather hard and is rounding off the edge of the aluminum in front of the magazine well. I guess that's normal, but I certainly noticed the wear *after* I started making full-power ammo. I'd really like to make ammo where the slide didn't slam against the frame as it comes all the way back. I imagine the recoil and target reacquisition issues would be different.

--edfardos

Get some stronger recoil springs. Handloads will do that especially if they're "hot" so I would take steps to protect the gun such as heavier recoil springs.

 

[Al James]

I handload ammo, and it seems my "hotter" loads send the slide back to where it hits the frame rather hard and is rounding off the edge of the aluminum in front of the magazine well. I guess that's normal, but I certainly noticed the wear *after* I started making full-power ammo. I'd really like to make ammo where the slide didn't slam against the frame as it comes all the way back. I imagine the recoil and target reacquisition issues would be different.

--edfardos

Get some stronger recoil springs. Handloads will do that especially if they're "hot" so I would take steps to protect the gun such as heavier recoil springs.

+1 on this idea. Check Midway for the extra power wolf recoil springs.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Yes, but where do you find different springs for the P95? For such a popular gun it seems to have zero aftermarket support.