Nutty4Guns

Took her to the range and fired 100 rounds of S&B 115gr FMJs. Fired flawlessly all 100. 6" groups at 50 feet. I think I am gonna like this gun.

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JoshG

my dad just bought one of those yesterday as well.
glad it shoots well. he hasnt fired it yet but will be happy to hear you had good groups with it.

FLIPEXED

I was looking for one before I bought my M&P9C. None were to be found local :(

Nevertheless I'm a fan of Ruger (I own 4 of them) and this one will be mine someday :)

How much did you pay for it?

Nutty4Guns

I paid 359 at Northwest Armory in Portland.

Gotama

nice

Nutty4Guns

Took the LC9 to the range again today and fired another 200 rounds. This time the ammo was reloads from my brother (the best reloader around by the way). Zero malfunctions and excellent grouping! I am officially a fan of this gun now and recommend it to anyone thinking about getting one.

reppinthe509

im thinkin bout gettin one for a pocket gun. i gotta go check it out

James

Its the Featured gun on the cover of the Latest 'Gun's and Ammo' magazine. April issue.
It got glowing reviews. At just 17oz. it looks serious!
I gotta shoot one!

It looks like a a great piece to carry when I ride.

GixxerPete

I'm waiting for Mig to get his, and I'll likely follow suit. Would be nice to upgrade my riding piece from .380 to 9mm.

James

Zacty my thoughts. A Ruger LC9 w/Crimson Trace combo. would be nice.
C/C and S&W have done a couple. The combo's keep the price down for the pair.

Paul Wall

I just got mine 2 weeks ago, for use as a backup gun. Having shot around 100 rounds out of her (her name's "Roxy"), I'm real pleased with the results-no jams or misfires at all. The super thin grips were a bit tough to adjust to, as I'm usually a Glock or M&P guy, but I've pretty much overcome that. Roxy tends to shoot to the left, with basic practice rounds, and I'd also like to see a Pachmayr style neoprine optional grip. The sights are awesome for such a small weapon, and I may add nights sights if offered later. My carry load is the Speer 124 grain +P Gold Dot, "short barrel".
Two big criticisms. One, I find it incredibly cheap of Ruger to only supply one magazine, when two is by far the industry norm. Two, I HATE that stupid red "loaded chamber indicator", which I refer to as a San Francisco Safety....you guys do the math on that one. I'm also not pleased about the mag disconnector safety, or that stupid internal lock.
As a critic, I'd normally give this one 4 stars ouf 5, but because of the negatives, it gets a bare 3. Maybe Ruger will listen here-we in WA don't appreciate having politically correct weapons forced on us just because a few of the other 49 states enjoy it.

chameleon

Congrats on the new Ruger. I may end up picking one up for ccw while I'm jogging.

Paul Wall

Yup, she's a keeper, and would make a fine companion on the trails (I'm a runner too), and in a fanny pack while cycling :-)

Nutty4Guns

More like a few people in a few of the other states hate guns entirely and will do anything they can to annoy people who own them by requiring all the extra safeties, etc. I think Ruger is trying to simplify the product line by not making several different versions for different states. That being said, I think the manual safety is dumb on a DAO gun but the nice thing about it is you can choose not to use it I guess.

Paul Wall

Agreed. My fiance,who packs a Taurus PT-709,and loves it,uses the manual safety all the time, whereas I typically do not. For storage,I just pop the mag out, and store separately. It's the red thingy and the internal that really get my goat.

GixxerPete

Well I saw & shot Mig's LC9 and picked up one of my own last weekend. Put about 200 rounds through it with no problem. The DAO trigger takes a little getting used to, coming from striker-fired and single action guy, but the little feller can definitely shoot.

I think the loaded chamber thing is a little over the top as well, but whatever. The mag disconnect is retarded though, and I think there's already a way to remove/defeat that, which I will surely being doing.

I don't mind the manual safety, it's small and unobtrusive. It's also good if you're going to stick it in a jacket pocket etc without a holster, something I wouldn't really feel comfortable with just a straight DAO & no safety.

Now I'm just waiting for the CT Laserguard to come out!

Teacher Todd

Thats a good price. I just looked up my cost on wholesale and I doubt I could have gotten for much cheaper for you. Nice find.

PiNk TCP

My first Ruger...Daddy Likes!
The extended floorplate might not sound like a big thing, but getting three fingers on the grip is my new prerequisite for a CCW, helps getting them out of the holster too. So far I like everything about it, even though I haven't fired it yet.

philster

That's why when I was shopping for my 9mm, the RC9 dropped completely off the list of contenders. I don't care what anybody says, I could "Feel" the loaded chamber indicator after putting in a new mag.

I ended up with an M&P. you could choose to NOT have a manual safety, NOT have a magazine safety, and the loaded chamber indicator is a witness hole. I have nothing against anyone wanting those features. But I prefer supporting a company that lets you choose.

NWGunner

Ive been trying to find a reason to buy one of these! You guys are just talking me into it even more... :-)

PiNk TCP

OK...I don't mind all the safety's, they don't bother me one bit, but that Red Flag of a LCI had to be toned down
So I brushed some flat black on the bulk of the indicator, all except the end. For some reason I do like the weapon just a bit more now!

EDIT: I went back and blacked out the whole LCI, tomorrow I will find out if I like the trigger?


GunBlast.com review>> Ruger’s New LC9 Compact 9mm Pocket Pistol

boomer1

I agree with you completely. Unfortunately, it seems we now live in a litigious-prone American society.

Sorry, a little off-topic.

Enjoy your LC9! I probably would have gotten one, I am a Ruger fan. However, Ruger launched the LC9 a little late for me. I had picked up a Taurus PT-709 the year before the LC9 release. It had teething issues, that have since been resolved. Have installed a CT laser on it. It is in my CCW rotation.

BTW, Lasermax has recently released models to fit the LCP and the LC9, at a better price point than the Crimson Trace products.


YMMV,
boomer

PiNk TCP

Dude...didn't you get the memo? Don't bring up Taurus in any public forum! You just invited the hoards of elitist cork sniffing prima donnas to the thread so they can tell you what a POS gun you own

ironmike86

Must be a joke? Your avatar is a Taurus I think Taurus is like Kahr some ppl hate them or love them. Kimbers also. Ppl hate those and love them.

PiNk TCP

Yes I was joking, sounded funny at the time

ironmike86

Yeah it was..then I was . My buddy has a 380 like your never has a problem. But I read so many problems on the semi Taurus guns. Like Kahr,Kimber and others can be hit and miss I guess? I've had my problems with Kimber. For me that $$ it should load itself. because it's hard for me to spend that much.

ironmike86

[QUOTE=PiNk TCP;20399]OK...I don't mind all the safety's, they don't bother me one bit, but that Red Flag of a LCI had to be toned down
So I brushed some flat black on the bulk of the indicator, all except the end. For some reason I do like the weapon just a bit more now!

EDIT: I went back and blacked out the whole LCI, tomorrow I will find out if I like the trigger?

So hows the trigger? Still like the Gun??

PiNk TCP

I didn't get out last weekend like I was planning, so I haven't had a chance to try the trigger yet. I shot revolvers for a number of years in the past, so I really don't think the trigger will be a deal breaker?
I tend to accept an item at face value and then work/adapt to it's strengths or weaknesses. So far I like the Ruger's size, caliber, capacity, but mostly the pinkie extension on the grip.

Accuracy is there if you are capable....Ruger LC9 - YouTube

ironmike86

Thanks Pink. I'm interested in the Ruger. There were other but I keep coming back to this. PPl don't like the safeties =don't gotta use them except the mag. And if they can get over the safeties they don't like the trigger. But I have many revolvers also. Just post your impressions when you hget a chance. TIA

Senior Dragon

I had a LC9 for awhile. Tried very hard to get use to the long trigger pull. Just before the gun would fire I would have to make a small adjustment in my grip to complete the trigger pull and that would through my line of fire off target. I have nothing bad to say about the gun. It's just that ergonomically it just did not fit my hand. Traded it at a gun show for a Stoeger Cougar 9mm. Bigger and heavier but more comfortable for me.

PiNk TCP

I managed to get out today and put a little over 100 rounds though it, no FTF's, or FTE's or issues of any kind. I used Blazer 115 GR FMJ Brass/Aluminum, American Eagle 115 GR FMJ, Sellier & Bellot 115 GR FMJ, Fiocchi 115 GR FMJ, Remington UMC 115 GR MC, and Hornady 115 Gr XTP hollow points, all the LC9 wanted was more of any kind of ammo! In short I really like the weapon, even at this point I would trust my life to it. The trigger is smooth and increases pressure slightly until a clean break at the end, I felt it was very predictable as to when it was going to release (after a couple of magazines). Initially I watched the hammer as in the photo below, just past flush is when it breaks. But I only had to do this for a few shots.
Bottom Line: The trigger is a non issue to me, but as I said, I am no stranger to DAO. For $339 I have seen pistols at twice that price that didn't interest me whatsoever, I really, really, really, like the LC9

ironmike86

Where did you get it for $339? I can find it for $350.....Thanks for the review. Of all the small 9mm the others have other problems. Glad you like it....But you like Taurus also J/k I like that gun

PiNk TCP

Federal Way Discount Guns, I go mid day during the week, I hear the weekends are a mad house?

ironmike86

Thats where I buy all my guns. Busy doing the week sometimes also. But weekends forget it .Like Black friday at Walmart.

carbine15

Got mine on Black Friday for $300. So far I've removed the safety (never gonna need or use it) removed the magazine disconnect and ground down the LCI to a reasonable height. Have yet to shoot it.
I love the size of the trigger guard compared to the Kel Tec
I love the weight and thickness of this gun (even thinner now without the safety lever)
I'd love to have a 15 round stick mag for this gun.. anyone have any ideas?

migxdm

i ripped out the thing that prevents it from firing without a mag in.. silly feature. anyways cant say the LC9 really lived up to my expectations. i absolutly hate the DAO

GixxerPete

You knew it was a DAO when you got it, what did you expect??

PiNk TCP

Actually my 738SS TCP is Not PiNk! The first magazine through the 738 had 1 FTFeed (JHP hungup on the feed ramp), and 1 stovepipe, after polishing the feed ramp and switching to ball ammo all of the feeding problems disappeared and no stovepipes. Next Taurus up (middle) is my Slim 740SS, 100% BaNg! (Lotta snap for a little grip, maybe should have gone 709 9mm? OK..it's not a range gun) On top is my Millennium Pro 140SS 100% BaNg, three fingers on the grip, 10 of .40 S&W.

migxdm

I expected it to not be such a piece of shit@@!

GixxerPete

Ok you're going to have to justify that comment.

But if you really think it's such a POS I'll give you $50 for it.