Shane Tuttle
Staff
I don't have an answer as to why the P series are fetching that kind of price....9mm craze or otherwise.
My first handgun was a P95. Sold it to a friend in dire need. Bought it new in '96 for about $310, I believe. Obviously known, Ruger has since produced several other variants of polymer firearms. Are they a better design? IMO they are. The P95's sights are lacking, it's bulky, fit/finish is fair, etc. Be mindful, we're comparing a firearm that was designed in the '90's to the ones today. It's still a good, reliable firearm. I put tens of thousands of rounds through mine. One major plus was it absorbed recoil better than ones of today.
I'm still baffled as to why pricing for them are more than what they were new. 9mm firearms may be in high demand elsewhere. I visited my LGS and a couple of big box stores. Their inventory was pretty decent.
In regards to Ruger's polymer of today compared to the P series of yesterday: I'm not so sure major advancements have been made in that dept. Changes to their formula? Sure. However, I saw little, if any, wear/tear on my P95 on the polymer.
My first handgun was a P95. Sold it to a friend in dire need. Bought it new in '96 for about $310, I believe. Obviously known, Ruger has since produced several other variants of polymer firearms. Are they a better design? IMO they are. The P95's sights are lacking, it's bulky, fit/finish is fair, etc. Be mindful, we're comparing a firearm that was designed in the '90's to the ones today. It's still a good, reliable firearm. I put tens of thousands of rounds through mine. One major plus was it absorbed recoil better than ones of today.
I'm still baffled as to why pricing for them are more than what they were new. 9mm firearms may be in high demand elsewhere. I visited my LGS and a couple of big box stores. Their inventory was pretty decent.
In regards to Ruger's polymer of today compared to the P series of yesterday: I'm not so sure major advancements have been made in that dept. Changes to their formula? Sure. However, I saw little, if any, wear/tear on my P95 on the polymer.