SR9 Slide Jam

[kbreedlove]

Hey guys! New to the forum. I have a few questions on my Ruger SR9 I just purchased. I had about 150 rounds through it flawlessly today at the range. My friend wanted to shoot it. On his second shot the slide jammed on the gun with a live round in the chamber. It took a minute but we got the jam cleared. I put another 25 rounds or so though it with no issues. Should I be overly concerned about that jam or just consider it part or the breaking in process? After getting the jam cleared I pulled the trigger with the slide locked open. Any chance I did any damage? Thanks guys!

 

[Cheesewhiz]

I doubt you did any damage to the gun, is this gun new or used? I've never had a jammed slide with my SR9 but things may happen. It is funny that you had no issues at all but your friend did, is he a new shooter? I would clean the gun and lube it and run it again at the range, see what happens. The SR9 is a good and very reliable pistol, if it still has problems let Ruger know but I'm really surprised you have any issues with it at all.

 

[kbreedlove]

Brand new. I bought it 2 weeks ago. He is a fairly experienced shooter. I didn't see exactly what happened because I was shooting his 357 at the time. I was shocked that it jammed. Up to that point, I had no issues what so ever. I haven't cleaned it yet. That is getting done tomorrow. I have heard that if I have a problem Ruger will take care of me, I really hope that is true..

 

[Cheesewhiz]

I wouldn't worry, my guess is the gun will be fine from now on. I really mean that, it's a nice gun.

 

[kbreedlove]

Thanks man! I love it so far. It is very accurate and feels great in my hand. I hope this is a one time thing, because it is a great gun!

 

[Lateck]

Give her a GOOD cleaning and a little love and she'll play nice.....

Congrats, on your new SR and welcome to the family...

Lateck,

 

[kbreedlove]

I am cleaning it today I will let you guys know how it goes! Thanks for the replies!

 

[Blackhawk47]

What brand of ammo were you using, factory or handloads.

 

[graygun]

Mine had a few stove pipes the first time out shooting some reloads I bought at a gun show. I had not cleaned it proir to that outing. It has not done that since the first cleaning. It has close to 1,300 of mostly WWB through it so far.

 

[RMFC]

Was this the first time you shot it? If so, did you clean it before you shot it? A lot of times the pistols come from the factory chocked full of grease and could possibly cause your problem. After a good cleaning it should be fine. The only problem i had was when a friend of mine was shooting it. It was her first time shooting and she was kind of limp-wristing it so just another user error there. Good luck and enjoy the SR9!!

 

[kbreedlove]

Hey guys I wanted to update you:

I cleaed and lubricated everything today. It was pretty dirty. I ran about 60 rounds through it and it performed perfectly. This gun is awesome! Thanks for all of the responses! You guys are great. I will let you know if I have anymore issues. Thanks!

 

[Armybrat]

First trip to the range with my new SR9 over a year ago produced about a dozen & a half light strikes with WWB 112 gr ammo out of 100 rounds.

Was mighty discouraging, but I took it home to field strip & clean it.

That's all it needed. Ran several hundred rounds through it since without any problems except one stovepipe early on.