Picked up a workhorse 9mm

august1410 · Aug 21, 2019

Received a gift from a friend yesterday. A buddy of mine gifted me a Ruger P95 9mm. He remembered me saying I was thinking of a full size 9mm and he had an extra.

It’s big, but smaller and lighter than previous P series pistols.

I’m liking it so far. It won’t win any beauty contests, but it works and it’s a solid pistol.

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John from MD · Aug 21, 2019

My brother had a P90 he carried for a few years and it was damned accurate. While they will never be beauty queens, they are still functional guns.

Tungsten · Aug 21, 2019

A P95 was my first handgun. Never had a single problem with it. Those things are tanks.

ironpony · Aug 21, 2019

My first semiauto pistol was a P85 in .45, shot well but currently being used as an anchor, too heavy for me.

I am not putting down Ruger in any way. Glad this P95 is working well for you OP.

Doctor_M · Aug 21, 2019

Very solid and reliable gun. Kudos.

Pale Ryder · Aug 21, 2019

Had a P90, beauty is in the eyes..... I liked it better than my Glock. One of the ones that I should have kept.

delaware_export · Aug 21, 2019

very accurate. especially in SA mode. +1 on the tank vote.

a friend carries the p89 daily, the precursor to the OP's gun. very nice as well.

the p95 should serve you well op.

John from MD said:
My brother had a P90 he carried for a few years and it was damned accurate. While they will never be beauty queens, they are still functional guns.

Sundazes · Aug 21, 2019

Had P95 DC for years. Then I found the 92 series. Always went bang and was on target.

Neutron · Aug 21, 2019

P95 was my first semi-auto too. Very reliable piece. Never had any issues.

Mack C-85 · Aug 21, 2019

Been there, Done that, Still have the P94DC shoot!!!!

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MigraineMan · Aug 21, 2019

Pale Ryder said:
Had a P90, beauty is in the eyes.....

... of the P[9x]-holder.

Biggfoot44 · Aug 21, 2019

Dang ! Almost called it .

As soon as I saw the thread title , I imeadately thought " Hey, Joe must have a P85 " .

The very first P85 had some reliability issues , but they quickly were superseded by the P85 Mark II , which was reliable . Each subsequent 9mm P Series was incrementally more ergonomic , albeit you would still have to squint hard to convince your self it was * Utilitarian and Business Like * , rather than simply Ugly .

But amongst Ruger Guys they have a cult following , and they report large round counts and good reliability .

Moving to P series generally , my P90 is still currently my go to carry .45acp . To put into perspective , similar weight, height, and length to a Combat Commander . DA trigger pull not quite up to my P series SIG , but it's plenty usable ,

rbird7282 · Aug 21, 2019

Biggfoot44 said:
Dang ! Almost called it .

As soon as I saw the thread title , I imeadately thought " Hey, Joe must have a P85 " .

The very first P85 had some reliability issues , but they quickly were superseded by the P85 Mark II , which was reliable . Each subsequent 9mm P Series was incrementally more ergonomic , albeit you would still have to squint hard to convince your self it was * Utilitarian and Business Like * , rather than simply Ugly .

But amongst Ruger Guys they have a cult following , and they report large round counts and good reliability .

Moving to P series generally , my P90 is still currently my go to carry .45acp . To put into perspective , similar weight, height, and length to a Combat Commander . DA trigger pull not quite up to my P series SIG , but it's plenty usable ,

Maybe I’ll start telling my wife I’m utilitarian and businesslike instead of ugly lol

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Biggfoot44 · Aug 21, 2019

I always tried to sell myself as ruggedly hansome . guess now I would have to try for craggy .

august1410 · Aug 21, 2019

If I had gone out an purchased one, this would probably not been on my radar. I like full size pistols and wanted a 9mm. This covers both bases.

For looks, I have my 1911 and my 586. For utilitarian appearance and such, I have this and my Security Six.

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Doctor_M · Aug 21, 2019

I've always kind of liked the look of these. Looks like a gun.

I like my women to look like women (not 12 year old boys)… and my guns to look like guns (not teal, purple, metrosexual space weapons).

Magnumite · Aug 21, 2019

Pale Ryder said:
Had a P90, beauty is in the eyes..... I liked it better than my Glock. One of the ones that I should have kept.

I can second that for the P-90 and the P-85 Mk II I had. Both were very consistent in their relative accuracy capabilities and 100% reliable. At 25 yards the P-90 would do well under 2” all day and the P-85 inside 3.5”. They were pleasant to shoot and actually had decent triggers in single action and even double action after I stoned off stamp flashing from both draw bars.

I won several pin matches with the 85 MkII

teratos · Aug 21, 2019

My first handgun purchase ever was a P89. Nice gift!

Huckleberry · Aug 21, 2019

Had a P90 since they first hit the streets. With some TLC and stoning, it put some 220s to shame.

Could handle any ammo, even a steady feeding of +P+ with a heavier spring.

Sure, she’s a little big and heavier than most but that is a good thing if you have to pistol whip the snot of out somebody

Picked up a workhorse 9mm

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