SR9C light strikes

[gstockton]

I have put about 400 rounds thru it but i get one or two light primer strikes out of every 50 have tryed three difference kinds of ammo . i clean it after every trip to range . last night thanks to a great sticky on here of how to take apart i cleaned striker it did have a lot of i guess packing grease i cleaned it good and lighty oiled it took it to range and still had light strikes should i try to get another striker spring or try something eles thanks

 

[Big Stu]

I would contact Ruger customer service and they will probably send you a new striker assembly with the new and more powerful striker spring already installed.

 

[sandman228]

ive also put 400 or so through my sr9c and have had alot more than a few light strikes . i shoot mostly my own reloads it all depends on the primer . if im shooting ammo with cci or remington primers then for the most part its fine just an ocasional light strike . ive shot some with mag tech primers at least 1 light strike per mag full all thos primers were ammo thats been here a while most of my newer ammo has tula primers because of how high reloading componants have shot up in price laitly , it wont even fire 50% of the ammo with tula or wolf primers . i called ruger last week there sending me a new striker assembly, i hope it gets here soon . other than the light strike issue i realy like the pistol its the most accurate 9mm ive ever owned or even shot for that matter .

 

[boltons75]

I am having the same issues with my SR40c, though it seems to only be with my reloads. Zero failures on factory ammo, but about 1 out of every 10 on reloads with 3 different primers. I just ordered a 20% heavier spring from Galloway precision, he says these springs will punch the striker through any primer. And for 10 bucks, its better than waiting for Ruger to send me something.

 

[sandman228]

i was wondering if the full sized sr 40 has this issue? like i mentioned before im very happy with the accuracy out of the sr9c and was thinking of maybe selling or trading the taurus pt100 40 cal i own now to get the sr40 but if its known for light strike issues too , then i dunno . most of the light strike issues im hearing is with the compact models . but if the full sized models are having probs too then i might go with an m&p or an xd . :?: :?:

 

[Verndog]

i was wondering if the full sized sr 40 has this issue? like i mentioned before im very happy with the accuracy out of the sr9c and was thinking of maybe selling or trading the taurus pt100 40 cal i own now to get the sr40 but if its known for light strike issues too , then i dunno . most of the light strike issues im hearing is with the compact models . but if the full sized models are having probs too then i might go with an m&p or an xd . :?: :?:

Since they all use the same striker assembly then I'm guessing it's hit and miss for all.

http://shopruger.com/VS01101-100-SR9-SR9c-SR40-SR40c-Striker-Assembly/productinfo/63005/

IMO what you are seeing here is a striker that is borderline in strength, and when everything is not as smooth internally as it could or should be then with certain primers you run into problems (in actuality a small percentage). If you need more assurance then you always have an ace in the hole with the Galloway heavy spring that solves the issue. I personally would not let this issue alone make the choice as one way or another it is easily fixed.

 

[axisofoil]

I discovered that my 9c doesn't like CCI primers. SR40 has no problems with them. (SR40 actually has a different striker assembly than the SR9 and 9c. iirc it had a different part number in the manual for SR40 to SR9 and 9c.)

 

[boomer1]

i was wondering if the full sized sr 40 has this issue? like i mentioned before im very happy with the accuracy out of the sr9c and was thinking of maybe selling or trading the taurus pt100 40 cal i own now to get the sr40 but if its known for light strike issues too , then i dunno . most of the light strike issues im hearing is with the compact models . but if the full sized models are having probs too then i might go with an m&p or an xd . :?: :?:

Sandman,

I agree with Verndog.

I have over 1000 rounds downrange with my SR40 and have had no issues, nada, zilch...... A large number of the light strike issues are due to inadequate disassembly/cleaning/lube of the pistol, including the striker channel and striker assembly, prior to initial use. A review of relevant threads would reveal this. However, if one feels so inclined, Eric Galloway will sell you some of his great aftermarket parts. As always it is individual's choice.

YMMV,
boomer 8)

 

[edgalang]

@ gstockton

I was in the same boat. I had about 400 rounds through my SR9c when I started to experience light strikes with bulk RWS ammo (bought 1k of it online). With 1 range trip, I became paranoid and got a stronger striker spring from Eric Galloway. Ever since then everything worked perfect, except doing so will give you a heavier pull. After a few hundred rounds I decided to switch back to stock just to compare trigger pull weight from stock vs Galloway. I finished off my remaining 200 rounds of RWS with the stock striker spring and haven't experienced 1 light strike. I'm going to keep the stock spring on for now until I run into a bad batch of primers again.

One other note: Make sure your spring cup (#25) isn't damaged in any way. While I haven't yet experienced it, I can see that if you remove your striker spring enough, damaging this cup is a possibility...and if so, can also lead to light strikes if the cup isn't compressing the spring to spec.

 

[gstockton]

I called them today and they are sending me a new striker they offered to send me a return label to send the gun back but i would rather try this first hopefully this will fix it

 

[Big Stu]

I called them today and they are sending me a new striker they offered to send me a return label to send the gun back but i would rather try this first hopefully this will fix it

So far this has been a perfect fix for my SR9c. Not a single light strike since the replacement. I have tried every type of ammo out there too. I was originally having lots of trouble with WWB and Tula, but now, the gun eats everything I feed it with no problems at all!

 

[gstockton]

got the new striker and have put 200 rounds thur it so far worked fine

 

[kjk200]

I am going thru the same thing right now, and Ruger is sending me a new striker assembly. My question is do you have to return yours too them? I have the polished thing from Galloway in mine and I would like to get his higher power spring and put it in the current one. That way, I would have a STOCK one and a "Galloway" enhanced one and I could compare them easily and swap them out at will.

 

[axisofoil]

You don't usually have to return stuff to them when they ship you parts.


My 9c, even with the galloway heavy spring, still doesn't like CCI primers; so the heavy spring may not be the be-all end-all solution to light strikes.

And, CCI customer service is terrible, btw, for anyone who has never had to deal with them. The rest of the ATK companies seem to be pretty spot on for service.

It took me three weeks of explaining my situation for them to even look up the lot codes for the primers that I can't get to fire in the 9c (I don't have another 9 to test with these days) and tell me that they haven't had any problems, so I must be seating them wrong... I will definitely never buy another CCI product again... I wish I could swear off all ATK products, but that's about all I use.

 

[WAYNO]

A different take...

I happen to have a SR9 that has been absolutely flawless. It also happens to have a very light and very smooth trigger. Luck of the draw I guess.

I also have experience with one SR"c". Don't even remember if it was a 9 or a 40. Anyway...It had "issues" with what folks call light strikes. In shooting this gun, I re-categorize these issues on this gun as non-strikes, and it happened often. In otherwise normal operation, we'd pull the trigger, and all we heard was a very light click, as if the striker was not charged. Changing priming depth, changing primers, changing ammo, would not have made this gun work when there is close to zero energy in the striker. This gun was bartered off, and sent back to Ruger, never to be seen again.

When the gun worked, it dented the primers with great authority, so the spring was quite sufficient. When it didn't, there was almost no firing pin mark on the primers.

If this malfunction would happen all the time, it could be much easier to diagnose. But when it happens once out of a dozen shots, it's difficult.

I could still be interested in owning one of these compacts, but until this problem is truly figured out, I will have to wait.

WAYNO.

 

[Sal1950]

You don't usually have to return stuff to them when they ship you parts.


My 9c, even with the galloway heavy spring, still doesn't like CCI primers; so the heavy spring may not be the be-all end-all solution to light strikes.

And, CCI customer service is terrible, btw, for anyone who has never had to deal with them. The rest of the ATK companies seem to be pretty spot on for service.

It took me three weeks of explaining my situation for them to even look up the lot codes for the primers that I can't get to fire in the 9c (I don't have another 9 to test with these days) and tell me that they haven't had any problems, so I must be seating them wrong... I will definitely never buy another CCI product again... I wish I could swear off all ATK products, but that's about all I use.

Something I've always found curious is that it is well known by reloaders that CCI primers are the hardest to light in the industry, with Federals being the easiest to light, and the others somewhere in the middle.
Now I think we all agree that the most important thing is that our ammo goes BANG each and every time we pull the trigger.
So why do so many reloaders continue to buy other brands? Seemed to me a no-brainer to switch to using Federals exclusively, I can't remember how many years ago.
Sal

 

[FergusonTO35]

Here in central KY Federal SP primers are uncommon, CCI are the most common. My SR9c has never failed to ignite a CCI primer. I would send it back to Ruger, there is no reason why a new gun for a well respected maker should not fire the most common reloading primers out there 100%.

 

[Hektik]

I put 100 rounds through my SR9c today. Had one light strike about 30 rounds in, and the rest fired off fine. I'm shooting Winchester 9mm Luger 115gr, the white box with the red letters. I could see the mark where the striker hit the round and it was a lighter mark than on the ones that had fired correctly, I just put the round back in and it fired the second time. The rest of them fired great as well.

I have about 450 of these rounds left and I plan to go to an indoor range Tuesday and put them all through it and see how it goes. Hopefully I won't have anymore light strikes. I'll let you guys know though.