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Hey Ruger Guys
- Thread starter .44
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I have had mine for a couple of years now. The gun is completely reliable. Have used several brands of ammo, eats everything fed it, no FTEs, no jams, no problems at all.
Accuracy is very good to excellent, once you get used to the recoil/muzzle flip. Acutally, problems with accuracy are generally a function of the trigger actuator, not the weapon itself. I only bench rested once, at 25 yard, and did not measure the groups. All rounds were in the black. I did abuse the bench rest, I found out later, rested the muzzled on the sand bag (damn near set fire to it). I do shoot steel plates at 25 yards with it and normally can dump 4 with a 5 round rapid fire volley - good enough for me! Also use it in IDPA and am very satisfied with it.
Accuracy is very good to excellent, once you get used to the recoil/muzzle flip. Acutally, problems with accuracy are generally a function of the trigger actuator, not the weapon itself. I only bench rested once, at 25 yard, and did not measure the groups. All rounds were in the black. I did abuse the bench rest, I found out later, rested the muzzled on the sand bag (damn near set fire to it). I do shoot steel plates at 25 yards with it and normally can dump 4 with a 5 round rapid fire volley - good enough for me! Also use it in IDPA and am very satisfied with it.
.44,
I had an early P94 whichcame with 2 11-round mags. Very solid and would shoot anything I fed it without failure. Accuracy was not its strongpoint, though (we me behind the trigger, anyway). Ended up selling it last year. Finally replaced it with a CZ 75B in .40 caliber. I'm much more accurate with the CZ than the Ruger. Also had a P95 and a P97 and those were very accurate for me.
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Mike
I had an early P94 whichcame with 2 11-round mags. Very solid and would shoot anything I fed it without failure. Accuracy was not its strongpoint, though (we me behind the trigger, anyway). Ended up selling it last year. Finally replaced it with a CZ 75B in .40 caliber. I'm much more accurate with the CZ than the Ruger. Also had a P95 and a P97 and those were very accurate for me.
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Mike
Had a P94 in 9mm. The tops of the front slide rails wore out in 1500 rounds. They were actually hammered down by the tilting action of the barrel during its cycling. This greatly reduced accuracy, which wasn't all that great anyway. I wuld tend to believe the .40 round would be even harsher on the aluminum frame. My P94 was used as a trade on a CZ75B.
I had a P94 in .40 for a couple years. It was completely and utterly reliable. In over a thousand rounds run through it, it had one failure to feed--well within the margin of error for bad ammo.
The first change I made to the gun was to add a set of Hogue finger rest rubber grips. It made the weapon much easier to handle and enjoyable to shoot.
As far as groups went, though, the tightest groups it would put together were no better than 4 or 5 inches at 30 feet. It didn't matter what ammo I was shooting, I could never get them tighter and ultimately I ended up trading the gun in on something else.
I never really warmed up to the .40 caliber round. I have an HK USP40c and it's the gun that I enjoy shooting the least. Something about the size of the round just doesn't lend itself to tight groups with inexpensive ammo. What with the added recoil and less accuracy, I shoot more .45 and 9mm than I do .40.
What I did find was that in that .40 school of ammo, I LIKE shooting the .357sig out of a full size weapon...
The first change I made to the gun was to add a set of Hogue finger rest rubber grips. It made the weapon much easier to handle and enjoyable to shoot.
As far as groups went, though, the tightest groups it would put together were no better than 4 or 5 inches at 30 feet. It didn't matter what ammo I was shooting, I could never get them tighter and ultimately I ended up trading the gun in on something else.
I never really warmed up to the .40 caliber round. I have an HK USP40c and it's the gun that I enjoy shooting the least. Something about the size of the round just doesn't lend itself to tight groups with inexpensive ammo. What with the added recoil and less accuracy, I shoot more .45 and 9mm than I do .40.
What I did find was that in that .40 school of ammo, I LIKE shooting the .357sig out of a full size weapon...
neil pilling
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A friend of mine brought a slightly used stainless P-94 to our range last week. He was looking at selling his 5904 and buying the Ruger.
He wanted to try the ruger out first. He was able to center mass a target all the way out to 25 yards without a problem. THe gun also put bullet after bullet into a hole the size of a half dollar at seven yards.
I told him that if he didn't buy I would take it.
He wanted to try the ruger out first. He was able to center mass a target all the way out to 25 yards without a problem. THe gun also put bullet after bullet into a hole the size of a half dollar at seven yards.
I told him that if he didn't buy I would take it.
I love my Ruger P94. It eats any ammo, is accurate and if you buy a replacement houge grip ($17), it really helps the feel of the pistol. It is just a great pistol. I will never, ever get rid of mine. You can find those 11 round magazines that work for the p94, I just bought some (3) from a guy on this forum (about $20 a piece)and they work flawlessly. I figure they aren't making any more hi cap magazines, so they are only going to get more rare and more expensive.
I highly recommend a P94!
tman
I highly recommend a P94!
tman