anthony20031
10-19-2010, 12:08 PM
Most of you probably don't care lol but Ruger is now releasing a .40 in their SR line.
http://www.ruger.com/products/sr40/models.html
Some guy got to shoot it and said this:
I got to shoot one of the pre-production models out at Gunsite earlier this year. The gun isn't just an SR9 with a new barrel in it. It is built as a .40 and does have some heavier duty parts to withstand the increased pounding.
I liked the way the gun handled. While I found the trigger to be a little heavy and creepy with a little overtravel, I was still able to shoot several magazines into a group the size of a Copenhagen can at seven and ten yards. The Ruger reps that let me shoot the gun told me it was about the softest shooting .40 they'd ever had experience with. This sure seemed to be the case! We shot the gun extensively with a variety of hot defense and duty ammo and I have to say that the gun was easy to handle and really controllable. Recoil wasn't nearly as stiff as some of the other .40's I've shot.
I really like the new "D" shaped magazine release over the circular release found on the SR9 pistols. The gun is a full-sized duty pistol and would no doubt serve well in that capacity. About the only complaint that anybody really had was the thumb safety. The safety tab is pretty small and hard to engage. Well, that's not exactly correct. The small tab is easy enough to disengage but it's too small to put the pistol back on safe without either using your support hand or changing up your master grip. With that said, it might be something that's fairly easily accomplished with a little bit of practice.
I look forward to getting one of the production guns for further "T&E." The gun IS very soft shooting and I think one of these might really be a kick-ass rig for Limited or Limited Ten. Time will tell, I guess...
http://www.ruger.com/products/sr40/models.html
Some guy got to shoot it and said this:
I got to shoot one of the pre-production models out at Gunsite earlier this year. The gun isn't just an SR9 with a new barrel in it. It is built as a .40 and does have some heavier duty parts to withstand the increased pounding.
I liked the way the gun handled. While I found the trigger to be a little heavy and creepy with a little overtravel, I was still able to shoot several magazines into a group the size of a Copenhagen can at seven and ten yards. The Ruger reps that let me shoot the gun told me it was about the softest shooting .40 they'd ever had experience with. This sure seemed to be the case! We shot the gun extensively with a variety of hot defense and duty ammo and I have to say that the gun was easy to handle and really controllable. Recoil wasn't nearly as stiff as some of the other .40's I've shot.
I really like the new "D" shaped magazine release over the circular release found on the SR9 pistols. The gun is a full-sized duty pistol and would no doubt serve well in that capacity. About the only complaint that anybody really had was the thumb safety. The safety tab is pretty small and hard to engage. Well, that's not exactly correct. The small tab is easy enough to disengage but it's too small to put the pistol back on safe without either using your support hand or changing up your master grip. With that said, it might be something that's fairly easily accomplished with a little bit of practice.
I look forward to getting one of the production guns for further "T&E." The gun IS very soft shooting and I think one of these might really be a kick-ass rig for Limited or Limited Ten. Time will tell, I guess...