Well, if someone had told me five years ago that I would one day be extolling the virtues of a Ruger centerfire handgun, I would have told you to wake up and apologize, cause you're dreaming! Hell, if you had told me a MONTH ago that I would be writing this review of a Ruger centerfire handgun and, dare I say it, deciding to actually carry it for my EDC, I would have laughed.
But, here I am.
The Ruger SR9c is, in a word, amazing. The Ruger SR9c has a great trigger, fits the hand well, is amazingly accurate, is easily concealable, and works as both a carry gun and a home defense weapon due to the fact that they send the gun with two magazines- a 10 round magazine along with a "sleeved" 17 round magazine. The trigger on this gun rivals the Glock easily, is on par with the Smith and Wesson M&P series of weapons, and even comes close to the holy grail of triggers on striker fired pistols- the Walther PPQ.
The SR9c comes in three commonly available flavors- those with a satin stainless slide, those with a blackened stainless slide, and an exclusive Talo edition with a DLC coated stainless slide. The first two versions have slide serrations both in front and back, while the Talo edition has them only in the back. The polymer frame is thin in all the right places allowing the hand to melt into place. Unlike the GLOCK, the grip does not feel blocky at all.
Shooting these pistols is a joy. I have one in satin stainless and one of the Talo editions. No difference in performance. Both are reliable and phenomenally accurate. Trigger reset is outstanding. Recoil is negligible. Just a joy.
As mentioned, another stroke of brilliance by Ruger was the inclusion of both the 10 round mag for carry as well as a sleeved 17 round mag for home defense. Just switch mags and you can have it your way.
And for those of you who like manual safeties, disconnect safeties, and loaded chamber indicators on your weapons, the Ruger SR9c does not disappoint. The SR9c has a low profile ambidextrous thumb safety, along with the iconic trigger safety featured on nearly every major brand of polymer pistol these days. The SR9c also has a magazine disconnect feature that can, if so desired, be removed with very little effort or skill required. As well, the loaded chamber indicator consists of a large, thin, red strip of metal along the top of the slide just behind the ejection port. You CANNOT miss it. Personally, I typically like none of these features on a carry gun (or any gun, for that matter). However, the way in which Ruger has included them without offending the natural lines and surfaces of the gun somehow has managed to slip by my "HATE IT" reflex I typically get when handling pistols with these features. Pick one up and you will understand.
In summary, the Ruger SR9c is a comfortable, concealable, accurate, attractive, reliable, soft shooting, well designed handgun with a geeat trigger. In my humble opinion, the Ruger SR9c represents one of the best values in a handgun for EDC or home defense (or BOTH) that has ever been offered. I own two of them, and that should let you know how impressed with them I truly am.
Touche, Ruger! Touche!
But, here I am.
The Ruger SR9c is, in a word, amazing. The Ruger SR9c has a great trigger, fits the hand well, is amazingly accurate, is easily concealable, and works as both a carry gun and a home defense weapon due to the fact that they send the gun with two magazines- a 10 round magazine along with a "sleeved" 17 round magazine. The trigger on this gun rivals the Glock easily, is on par with the Smith and Wesson M&P series of weapons, and even comes close to the holy grail of triggers on striker fired pistols- the Walther PPQ.
The SR9c comes in three commonly available flavors- those with a satin stainless slide, those with a blackened stainless slide, and an exclusive Talo edition with a DLC coated stainless slide. The first two versions have slide serrations both in front and back, while the Talo edition has them only in the back. The polymer frame is thin in all the right places allowing the hand to melt into place. Unlike the GLOCK, the grip does not feel blocky at all.
Shooting these pistols is a joy. I have one in satin stainless and one of the Talo editions. No difference in performance. Both are reliable and phenomenally accurate. Trigger reset is outstanding. Recoil is negligible. Just a joy.
As mentioned, another stroke of brilliance by Ruger was the inclusion of both the 10 round mag for carry as well as a sleeved 17 round mag for home defense. Just switch mags and you can have it your way.
And for those of you who like manual safeties, disconnect safeties, and loaded chamber indicators on your weapons, the Ruger SR9c does not disappoint. The SR9c has a low profile ambidextrous thumb safety, along with the iconic trigger safety featured on nearly every major brand of polymer pistol these days. The SR9c also has a magazine disconnect feature that can, if so desired, be removed with very little effort or skill required. As well, the loaded chamber indicator consists of a large, thin, red strip of metal along the top of the slide just behind the ejection port. You CANNOT miss it. Personally, I typically like none of these features on a carry gun (or any gun, for that matter). However, the way in which Ruger has included them without offending the natural lines and surfaces of the gun somehow has managed to slip by my "HATE IT" reflex I typically get when handling pistols with these features. Pick one up and you will understand.
In summary, the Ruger SR9c is a comfortable, concealable, accurate, attractive, reliable, soft shooting, well designed handgun with a geeat trigger. In my humble opinion, the Ruger SR9c represents one of the best values in a handgun for EDC or home defense (or BOTH) that has ever been offered. I own two of them, and that should let you know how impressed with them I truly am.
Touche, Ruger! Touche!
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