P95?

[M118LR]

Long ago, (like Thing 1's first marriage) I purchased a P95 that the SIL at that time wanted to use so he could be an armed security guard. Have they ever made Tritium Night Sights for the P95 as the original sights are almost useless in low light? Anyone else still using the P95 for anything other than dead weight?
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[Mobuck]

I can't help with the sights question BUT most certainly, some of us are still using the 95 series pistols.
I have one in my holster at this moment, another stashed discreetly under the lip of my computer desk, another beside my bed, and a fourth resting in a cabinet near the back door.

 

[themousethatroared]

Meprolight 0109913101
Fits P90, P91, P93, and P95.

The P Series sights have the same front sight and the rear dovetail is the same, but apparently there are three different rear sight heights, at least in the Meprolight sets. This set uses the tallest rear sight.

There was another thread this morning about different rear sights for Glock, and different sight pictures. There might be something similar for P-Series.

 

[M118LR]

Meprolight 0109913101
Fits P90, P91, P93, and P95.

The P Series sights have the same front sight and the rear dovetail is the same, but apparently there are three different rear sight heights, at least in the Meprolight sets. This set uses the tallest rear sight.

Since many folks don't get that most pistol fixed iron sights used to set for POA at 50 yards/meters, raising the aft sight is exactly the same as filing down lowering the front sight. So using the highest rear sight may be advantageous to those of us with Old Eyes that can't qualify as experts at over 15 yards nowadays. But since I've gone to the Hellcat with the oversized XS style front, I might consider XS sights. Yet they seem to cost as much without gunsmith installation as the pistol is worth on the market nowadays . Bother!

 

[themousethatroared]

Since many folks don't get that most pistol fixed iron sights used to set for POA at 50 yards/meters, raising the aft sight is exactly the same as filing down lowering the front sight. So using the highest rear sight may be advantageous to those of us with Old Eyes that can't qualify as experts at over 15 yards nowadays. But since I've gone to the Hellcat with the oversized XS style front, I might consider XS sights. Yet they seem to cost as much without gunsmith installation as the pistol is worth on the market nowadays . Bother!

I've only seen sights listed for the P Series from Meprolight and Trijicon. I've seen one other on a used P97 slide that was neither of those, and looked totally different.
I think Meprolight has a wider range and the only ones I have any experience with. Actually, it looks like Trijicon doesn't offer for any P Series anymore.
The sights across the P Series vary in rear sight height. P85 and P89 are the lowest. P94 and P97 are listed as the middle height. The one mentioned above the tallest.

I put Meprolights on my P89 sometime between 97 and 00. The white circles around the vials are much more visible than the tiny painted dots on the stock sights. On the P89, they were as true as the stock sights. They finally went dim, I replaced them, and the new sights are true.

I have been fighting with a P94 for a while that hits low; Several inches, and it should be no more than the sight height of 5/8 inch.
I swapped on the taller rear sight and it is 2/3rds of the way to correct.
I measured and did drawings, and I am coming up with some different geometry from the stock sights.
I bought a bore sight and started checking things, though I can't check longer distance. It's putting the red dot right at the top edge of the front sight at close range on everything I own. I'm willing to entertain that I'm not any good, but the P94 was true before the sight installation, it's true when I swap on a slide with the original sights, and the P89 and LC9s are true.

XS Sights do not offer anything for P Series. I don't think they were around back when they were still available, and they're not likely to have that one on their to-do list.

I haven't shopped P95s. P94s with the less desirable manual safety are going for almost $400 today, after years of rampant inflation. P89s are close to that. I can't see P95s being much less.
Meprolights are ~$100.
I'm ending up doing sights, grips, springs, and triggers on everything just to put it like I like it.

 

[M118LR]

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I've been EDCing the Hellcat for a while. Kind of got used to XS. Just not surethat I want to spend what the pistol is worth on a set of sights. But yet, what is your life worth?

 

[themousethatroared]

This image on the XS Sights website does not seem to match the application. It comes up on the Ruger page, and lists LC9/s/EC9s, and SR1911, which do not look like this one. The front sight is pin style and looks like Smith & Wesson. The rear fits in a big dovetail, and might be big enough to cut down to fit a P Series.

The pain in the behind on the P Series is the front sight has to be drilled and pinned. I'll guess they borrowed the design from the Ruger revolvers, which I will guess was previously borrowed from Smith & Wesson. There are a few places selling front sight blanks that fit both Ruger and Smith & Wesson. There's a real good chance that a Smith & Wesson revolver tritium front sight could be made to fit a P Series pistol, and you could get that giant front dot on that thing like the Hellcat.

For some reason, it looks like XS purged all of its sights for popular revolvers. Everything on the site looks like autos.
The one pictured comes up matching Smith & Wesson J Frame and Ruger Sp101, and with a Trijicon logo printed on top.

 

[protoolman]

The only thing better than a p95 is a p90. Love them both!

 

[JPG115]

Bought a new P95 in 2010 has never failed me,if your not using it as a firearm you can use it as a hammer,boat anchor,wheel chock many uses and keeps shooting.

 

[gunman42782]

I have a P95, a P89, and a P90. Shot the P90 this morning. I've had some pretty nice 1911s that won't shoot half as good as that old P90! The 89 and 95 are not as accurate in my experience, but they dang sure still would get the job done!

 

[Gwitness]

I bought a P-95 in 96 when they first released them, put a whole lot of rounds through that pistol.....ended up trading it for a new Single Six w/both cylinders. still have one of the "clinton" mags around here somewhere

 

[p345Fan]

I have 2 P85’s….the ‘91 stainless versions. I also have 2 40 cals that I think are a P91 and a P94. One is stainless and the other is an all black police contract pistol IIRC what the seller told me. I have a P93 stainless and a P345 stainless.

All but the two P85’s are DC models. I want to get another p345 to carry and add night sights.

The P series pistols really are the true sleepers on the market, even today. I have never paid more that 400 bucks for one, except for my P345 DC, but it was new and complete with the box, manual mags, loader, warranty card and I think it even had an extra mag.

I bought some extra mags from the same seller and ridiculously low prices. I am a mag whorder.

The two P85 MKII’s were $325 each. One had never been fired. Both complete. I bought all 8 from @Al James. If he is asking higher than rock bottom prices you had better believe you are still getting a deal.

I have bought 8 pistols, two lowers, and a butt-load of mags from him and all were fair or extra smoking deals. I would love to see how many Rugers that he still has, as the ones that I bought were all extras or duplicates.

I still need a P90, 97, and 89 to have them all…..oh and a laser gun, but I probably won’t go there as they are hugely impractical for actual use.

I also want to get an SR 9 and 40. So with those guns, and another P345…that is six more that I have on the list over the next year or two. I also buy parts when I find good deals.

Al’s guns were all taken care of well. I will buy a gun from him first, even if someone on GB has one for less, because I know what I am getting with him. The best quality/condition for the price. I can’t say enough about the guy.

 

[Titus]

I had one for awhile.
It worked well...shot well for me...I liked the sights and "heft" of the pistol.
Wasn't picky about ammo either.
Just couldn't warm up to the polymer frame , so I traded it off.

 

[blume357]

I was a big Ruger P95 fan for years... in fact I'm not sure how many I owned at one time... probably close to what I own in Sig P226s and 239s now.... still think they are pretty close to perfection when it comes to a DA/SA semiautomatic pistol. I will warn y'all that I'm getting close to deciding to let go of my Ruger P series collection and some of it might even be in a karma.
Some body explain to me why I needed 3 Ruger police carbines?

 

[Hebraist]

The P97 was my first EDC pistol, back around 2002. Back then, I never carried a spare magazine because I knew I could use it to bludgeon anyone still standing.

 

[SavannahSteve]

I have owned a bunch of 9 mm pistols from Beretta, Ruger, Sig, S&W and Taurus, but my P95DC is only one I have kept. One of my sons now has my P89DC along with my GP100 and SP101 357 mag revolvers.

 

[p345Fan]

I have owned a bunch of 9 mm pistols from Beretta, Ruger, Sig, S&W and Taurus, but my P95DC is only one I have kept. One of my sons now has my P89DC along with my GP100 and SP101 357 mag revolvers.

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Funny how that goes with kids!

 

[SavannahSteve]

Funny how that goes with kids!

Yes, I’m 82 and figure it’s time to be paring back my small collection. My other son also now has several of my firearms. However, I have kept a few to keep me entertained.

 

[p345Fan]

Yes, I’m 82 and figure it’s time to be paring back my small collection. My other son also now has several of my firearms. However, I have kept a few to keep me entertained.

Well my wife and I may be going into a 5th wheel sooner than expected. So I will have to thin out a lot.

I may place them in insured storage as my son lives in a state where he cannot have certain firearms that I have.

I don’t know how I would fit so many guns into a trailer and actually have them secure.

 

[M118LR]

Well my wife and I may be going into a 5th wheel sooner than expected. So I will have to thin out a lot.

I may place them in insured storage as my son lives in a state where he cannot have certain firearms that I have.

I don’t know how I would fit so many guns into a trailer and actually have them secure.

PODS.