P97 ?
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bczrx
Single-Sixer
The bad:
The good.
I sold my HK USP .45 Compact and my Sig P220 Combat because my Ruger P97 shot groups that were 40-90% smaller than the other two and the trigger on my Ruger felt better than the trigger on my HK.
If you want GREAT function and respectable self-defense capability, it is a great value. If you want a bulls-eye .45acp pistol, it isn't a tricked out 1911.
A Ruger P97 is reliable, combat/self-defense accurate and inexpensive. I would trust the lives of myself, my wife and daughter to it in a heartbeat.
If I were to have to pick up a .45 without ever having shot it to verify function and my choices were a 1911 or the Ruger P97, I'd probably pick the Ruger P97.
- Some don't like the looks.
Barrel is a little higher bore axis than some other guns.
Trigger has a long DA pull.
The reset on SA is longer than a 1911 [isn't this true of all non-1911s?].
Weird recoil impulse due to design of barrel and recoil rod/locking interface.
Parts are being discontinued.
Accessories are hard to find.
Early production runs [pre 2000?] seemed to frequently have problems with slide stops working loose when firing.
Don't use aerosol gun cleaners [Winchester break free type], as it will discolor and/or damage the plastics. Hoppes bottle of #9 works just fine.
They don't have a loaded chamber indicator.
They don't have a magazine disconnect.
The DC models do not have a 'safety' mode: pull the trigger and the hammer WILL go back and the gun WILL fire [think Revolver, or Sig P220].
Not exactly a 'concealed carry' gun.
No accessory rail on dust cover.
The good.
- It WORKS!!!!!
In MY hands, it was consistantly more accurate than a Sig P220 Combat, comparing 300 rounds shot through each.
Probably won't need parts.
I've put 3000+ rounds through mine and no problems with anything coming loose.
It holds the same as a Sig P220 or a 1911a1.
It costs 1/3 the price of most new Sig P220s, or about 40% less than a RIA Tactical 1911.
Recoil is quite manageable.
My DA and SA trigger pulls are VERY smooth, even if long.
SA trigger pull with stock [10 year old though] hammer spring is about 4lb 6oz. DA is between 10 and 13 lbs.
They use the same magazine as the Ruger P345.
They don't have the rediculous 'loaded chamber indicator' standing up like a flagpole from the top of the slide.
They don't have a magazine disconnect.
The DC models do not have a manual safety: pull the trigger and the hammer WILL go back and the gun WILL fire [think revolver and/or Sig P220].
Great OWB holster carry sidearm.
I sold my HK USP .45 Compact and my Sig P220 Combat because my Ruger P97 shot groups that were 40-90% smaller than the other two and the trigger on my Ruger felt better than the trigger on my HK.
If you want GREAT function and respectable self-defense capability, it is a great value. If you want a bulls-eye .45acp pistol, it isn't a tricked out 1911.
A Ruger P97 is reliable, combat/self-defense accurate and inexpensive. I would trust the lives of myself, my wife and daughter to it in a heartbeat.
If I were to have to pick up a .45 without ever having shot it to verify function and my choices were a 1911 or the Ruger P97, I'd probably pick the Ruger P97.
P90
Single-Sixer
Food for thought. There's lots of P-series Pistols in peoples hands. Compare complaints with the newer Ruger striker fired Pistols complaints. You will find very few function, and accuracy complaints about the P-series. :D
Good gun! mine was reliable with every type of HP or FMJ ammo I fired through it.
There were a few who had issues with the slide stop walking out when firing.
Mine never did that, but from what I understand, Ruger is aware of the problem and will send a replacement part to those who experience this.
The only fault I found with my P97 is that the plastic grip would become a little slippery if my hands began to perspire. A Hogue grip sleeve took care of that problem.
There were a few who had issues with the slide stop walking out when firing.
Mine never did that, but from what I understand, Ruger is aware of the problem and will send a replacement part to those who experience this.
The only fault I found with my P97 is that the plastic grip would become a little slippery if my hands began to perspire. A Hogue grip sleeve took care of that problem.
