Ruger LC9 good, bad, ugly?

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The local "Mom and Pop" sporting goods store had the Ruger LC9 on sale the other day, so I bought one for my wife for Christmas. The model I bought has the laser on the trigger guard.
Anyone own one and have anything good or bad to say about it?

Thx.
 
Bought one for my wife also.
Good- Decent sights,small and light and easy to conceal,mine has been flawless with no malfunctions from day 1
Bad- Looong trigger pull! have to learn to stage it. Too many safeties for my tastes for a carry gun but my wife likes that and it's hers. Only comes with one mag
Can be surprisingly accurate when you get use to the trigger. Hope this helps ya.
Rbutch82
 
I will say that Ruger knows how to do the pocket pistol thing. My Ruger LCP (.380) has been awesome and is extremely easy to pocket carry. The LC9 is of course a different creature, but Ruger seems to know what they are doing with this small carry guns. If you can tolerate him, Nutnfancy has 2 reviews on the LC9. If I recall right, he gave it a 7/10, not that it matters. I have the Kahr PM9 and Kel-tec PF9 (similar to your Ruger), and would like to an LC9 to my stable.
 
I think they're okay but get too much hype like the Shield, but I do like the room inside the trigger, makes it handy if you're wearing gloves and need to use it.

I've only had to work on one, guys put about 800 rounds through it and since Ruger doesn't polish the feedramp on the LC9 and with the wear on the spring it got a little sluggish in cycling so polishing the feedramp real well helped it run pretty slick again.

The takedown feature is kind of a neat idea, but if you're not used to it you can mar up some plastic. Has that little "gate" covering the takedown pin so it doesn't walk out while shooting, but if you're not used to pushing that down then you can mar the frame or gate a bit until it occurs to you that it slides down.

For a double action polymer pocket gun, I'd say they're okay. Not that big into polymer though. I do admit I like the frame on the Sig 290, that has a lot of positive grip, but the trigger once again is a little long but you can stage it.

Ruger had a recall on LC9s about 8 months ago, that's when no one had them for about 3 months. They had a batch of firing pins get over-hard in the heat treat and and they ran the risk of breaking if shot a lot, but none of those pistols made it out on the market if I remember right, they found out about the problem when they were still at distributors.
 
I am a range safety officer and instructor. I see quite a few of them come into the range. They are a very nice firearm. I shoot all my revolvers double action only, and my primary carry gun is a Kahr PM9 that also has a very long smooth trigger pull. I really like that style firearm. It takes practice, but it is a very safe trigger system. The laser will make it very easy for her to learn trigger control. I like the laser because bad guys hate red dots on their chests. I assume she is somewhat familiar with firearms, if not, get a 22 in her hands first. Have her dry fire her Ruger until she can keep the dot on target until long after the trigger has broken. Get some A-Zoom snap caps for training. Get her used to clearing malfunctions, racking the slide, etc. I would also clean and lube the gun before you shoot it. Get some better quality 124 gr. ammo to break it in. Recoil is probably going to be her biggest issue, but if she uses the laser properly, she will become confident with it. Consider having a qualified instructor help her without your input. Keep her at it. Practice and more practice.
 
Yes, we shoot a lot. The entire family has been taught gun safety. We have a Remington Model 51 380 which is similar to the LC9, but it proke an extractor pin and I have to have one made.
 
Owned one for about a month and sold it. I found it very difficult to shoot quickly with a high level of accuracy. Trigger is just awful. It may break in but I just didnt like it at all. I like the concept of a small 9mm pocket pistol, but just have not found one that suits me. Everyone raves about the Kahr PM9, but mine was a jamamatic and the sharp edges on the ejection port was like shooting a razor blade. A trip back to the factory yielded no results. Still jammed when it returned even though I tried about 6 different types of ammo. I will stick with the LCR or my S&W for pocket carry.
The LC9 seem to be hit and miss. Some are very nice, others not so much. I would read all the reviews I could before purchasing one. If there is a range where you can rent one and try it out, I highly suggest you do.
 
The LC9 is a bit small for my tastes, but I have a SR9 and love it. Simple, accurate, reliable.
 
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my buddy has one. It seems like a nice little gun. the only problem is that since we live in MA the trigger pull is insanely heavy.
 
Shot one a couple of times at the range.... couldn't hit accurately with it. Trigger sucked, ergonomics sucked for me.

Got a Sig P238 instead... GREAT gun! Especially if you are familiar with the 1911 platform. Shoots great, has great sights and a decent trigger.
 
For me the grip was too narrow for large hands. I kept pulling shots to the left....I know it's my fault and bad technique but for me there are too many other good options for larger hands
 
I see the LC9, just like the others in this genre, a compromise pistol; not too big, not too small, good caliber, but never quite meeting all expectations. The long trigger is the safety, because a safety lever might be too small to operate quickly. The sights are good, but it's not a target pistol. The ergonomics make it carry well, but also are not a good fit for some. If it works for you (and your wife) then you've found a winner. If not, there are plenty of other companies making plenty of other products I'm sure they'd love to have you try:)
 
I almost bought one, but found the Kahr CW9 a better buy. I've been very happy with the Kahr CW9.
 
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