HerrJaegermeister
New member
I had a chance to shoot my factory refurbed Ruger P-95 and my deputy friend's Glock 22 on Saturday. Here are my impressions.
A poor gunsmith loosened my Ruger's decocker levers while trying to make a rear sight replacement. They rattled. I sent it back to Ruger a while back expecting to pay dearly for the repair. It cost me UPS shipping plus a $15 or so handling fee.
But wait, instead of yanking off the decocker lever, they replaced the slide, barrel and guide rod and didn't charge me anything more. They even put my orange-painted front sight on the new slide. They sent back a test target with a 2.5 inch group at 25 yards!!!!!
Since I recently bought an old house and have been fixing it up, my range time was nill until lately. I went to my hometown in Minnesota and met up with a deputy buddy who lives in South Dakota. We made a heck of a lot of noise banging and clanging my steel disk target.
My rebuilt Ruger outshot his Glock in both our hands. His is a .40 and the low bore axis did reduce felt recoil compared to a .40 P-94 I have used in the past, but the accuracy was just not there.
Holding the two side-by-side, the Glock's construction seemed less robust. I also found the grip angle too steep for my liking. The trigger was easy to pull and smooth, but I was concerned how easy the Glock went off if you actuated the trigger safety. I think Glocks should have a grip safety like the HS-2000 and Colt 1911.
Both pistols were 100 percent reliable. He shot Federal American Eagle while I used a box of Wolf and Winchester white box. I dug out a mag of Federal 124 gr. Hydrashok and even a few Cor-Bon 115 gr. speedsters. All were accurate. I had the best results with the Hydrashoks.
With some preban 15 rounders, I feel my P-95 is adequate for range use and home protection as a secondary weapon to my short-barreled shotgun loaded with No. 3 buckshot.
Why don't more law enforcement agencies utilize the newer Ruger P-95s and P-97s? Is the low cost just an excuse to lessen it compared to the "more expensive must be better" doctrine that many in LE are wrapped up in?
One last question: Does anyone make a good set of adjustable sights for the P-95? I'm not a fan of three-dot sights, rather preferring the Sig type with a rear vertical bar with a front dot or a cup in the rear with an orange front sight. I don't need night sights.
I'm interested in feedback on my observations.
Thanks
A poor gunsmith loosened my Ruger's decocker levers while trying to make a rear sight replacement. They rattled. I sent it back to Ruger a while back expecting to pay dearly for the repair. It cost me UPS shipping plus a $15 or so handling fee.
But wait, instead of yanking off the decocker lever, they replaced the slide, barrel and guide rod and didn't charge me anything more. They even put my orange-painted front sight on the new slide. They sent back a test target with a 2.5 inch group at 25 yards!!!!!
Since I recently bought an old house and have been fixing it up, my range time was nill until lately. I went to my hometown in Minnesota and met up with a deputy buddy who lives in South Dakota. We made a heck of a lot of noise banging and clanging my steel disk target.
My rebuilt Ruger outshot his Glock in both our hands. His is a .40 and the low bore axis did reduce felt recoil compared to a .40 P-94 I have used in the past, but the accuracy was just not there.
Holding the two side-by-side, the Glock's construction seemed less robust. I also found the grip angle too steep for my liking. The trigger was easy to pull and smooth, but I was concerned how easy the Glock went off if you actuated the trigger safety. I think Glocks should have a grip safety like the HS-2000 and Colt 1911.
Both pistols were 100 percent reliable. He shot Federal American Eagle while I used a box of Wolf and Winchester white box. I dug out a mag of Federal 124 gr. Hydrashok and even a few Cor-Bon 115 gr. speedsters. All were accurate. I had the best results with the Hydrashoks.
With some preban 15 rounders, I feel my P-95 is adequate for range use and home protection as a secondary weapon to my short-barreled shotgun loaded with No. 3 buckshot.
Why don't more law enforcement agencies utilize the newer Ruger P-95s and P-97s? Is the low cost just an excuse to lessen it compared to the "more expensive must be better" doctrine that many in LE are wrapped up in?
One last question: Does anyone make a good set of adjustable sights for the P-95? I'm not a fan of three-dot sights, rather preferring the Sig type with a rear vertical bar with a front dot or a cup in the rear with an orange front sight. I don't need night sights.
I'm interested in feedback on my observations.
Thanks
