Ruger today pushed out a number of press releases on new handguns being debuted at the SHOT Show. The most detailed information so far has come from Caleb over at Gun Nuts Media.
Probably most interesting to pistol-training.com readers will be the Ruger SR9 Compact, pictured at left. Gun Nuts reports that the pistol will have an overall height of just 5″ and come with one 10rd and one 17rd magazine. Given the overwhelming enthusiasm the SR9 has failed to achieve so far, it’s doubtful that the SR9 Compact will be much more successful. On the other hand, Ruger has definitely carved out a niche for itself in the small concealed carry market with the LCP and LCR.
The other two offerings — which are bland enough to make me feel almost excited about the SR9 Compact in comparison — are a seven shot GP100 in .327 and a Blackhawk in .327, too.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
I could not have said it better Todd. I was even excited about adding a companion to my LCP and LCR.
What really surprises me is that it does not seem like Ruger even tried to do a best in class as they have recently been known for. Example: The dimensions and weight are all larger than the M&P9c, and there are quite a few who feel the M&P compact is too large.
I would only add… Yawn…
Tried to like the SR9. Looks good on paper but rhe one I held in the store had poor finish ib nechanicals. Trigger felt awful but more importantly the mag release was insanely stiff and not in a comfortable position. If I can change mags relatively well then thats a deal breaker.
jeeze the typos–time for bed… .
Ruger Factory Recall for the SR9 Compact, in 3… 2…
I LOVE the Ruger GP100 and the P90. I don’t care for 9mm too much so unless they’ve released something new in 357m or 45acp I’ll stay with the Rugers I’m used to. I actually like the looks of the all black little SR9 compact though. Maybe Ruger could give us a 357m auto. I have noticed on some of the newer SP101s they are dropping Alex Sturm, it just says “-Ruger-” now no more Sturm. Anyone know why they’re dropping his name from the brand?
One of the Worlds Shortest Books:
“Exciting Ruger Pistols”
Yawn
Hey, it could be worse. We could be talking about the “exciting new guns from Taurus”. At least when your Ruger SR9 throws a part, Ruger gets the gun fixed and sent back to you in under 6 months.
Caleb – True…
so how many recalls will this one have?
Unfortunately, Ruger seems to be flailing around somewhat randomly to find both their identity and niche since the death of William Ruger. With the Glock Homeland Defender program, or via membership in GSSF, the SR9 has no real-world price advantage over Glock-and is playing catch-up not helped by recalls (and subsequently adopting a clone of the Glock trigger-and always a significant portion of their internal mechanical architecture).
While I don’t think that they’re bad guns per se, I’ve been totally underwhelmed by the P95, P345, and SR9.
Best, Jon