So I have been a long time Ruger fan, and have quite a few. My favorite is a polished chrome 44 magnum Bisley Vaquero... which I bought new about 5 years after they were discontinued, but that's another story. My go to defense guns have been Glocks for years. I tried the SR9 and Sr 40's and they were OK, but I like to have a lot of magazines for my defensive guns in the spirit of being prepared, especially for another ban on them should it happen again. I've also played with the Smith M&P's which I actually like better than the Glocks but they are all heavier, and I CCW whenever I leave the house and it makes a difference.
I read about the Ruger RXM in the Guns and Ammo Ruger 75th anniversary magazine and bought one Sunday. I just shot it today. Absolutely fantastic. I can't believe how great these guns are. It shoots flat, and is very fast. I'm getting a one inch pattern at 5 yards offhand. And after 500 rounds with MP and Glock magazines it's 100%. The grip angle and lack of Glock hump makes for some great natural pointing and aiming. The mag release is just perfect. Easily reached without breaking grip, but doesn't protrude enough to be a problem. The original Gen 3 Glocks were too small and I find them slower.
If Ruger and Magpul follow through and offer G26 and G17 size parts for these things, they are going to be hard to come by in 6 months. This just isn't another Glock clone, this is the one. The perfect mix of price, performance, modularity, reliability, compatibility, and features - the sweet spot. I don't need any of my Glocks or M&P's anymore. With 4 (or more) of these I'd be covered. (Remember I mentioned being prepared...) Especially if I can mod them to also be 26's and 17's.
I don't have to change the sights, they're perfect and I already mounted my RMR, no plate required. (Though you do need the thin sealing plate that should have come with the RMR, that's Trijicon's fault, not Rugers.) The trigger is really decent out of the box and gets even better with a couple hundred rounds through it.
Finally the Glock I always wanted.
I read about the Ruger RXM in the Guns and Ammo Ruger 75th anniversary magazine and bought one Sunday. I just shot it today. Absolutely fantastic. I can't believe how great these guns are. It shoots flat, and is very fast. I'm getting a one inch pattern at 5 yards offhand. And after 500 rounds with MP and Glock magazines it's 100%. The grip angle and lack of Glock hump makes for some great natural pointing and aiming. The mag release is just perfect. Easily reached without breaking grip, but doesn't protrude enough to be a problem. The original Gen 3 Glocks were too small and I find them slower.
If Ruger and Magpul follow through and offer G26 and G17 size parts for these things, they are going to be hard to come by in 6 months. This just isn't another Glock clone, this is the one. The perfect mix of price, performance, modularity, reliability, compatibility, and features - the sweet spot. I don't need any of my Glocks or M&P's anymore. With 4 (or more) of these I'd be covered. (Remember I mentioned being prepared...) Especially if I can mod them to also be 26's and 17's.
I don't have to change the sights, they're perfect and I already mounted my RMR, no plate required. (Though you do need the thin sealing plate that should have come with the RMR, that's Trijicon's fault, not Rugers.) The trigger is really decent out of the box and gets even better with a couple hundred rounds through it.
Finally the Glock I always wanted.