Ruger SR45?

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looking at the ruger SR45 now. anyone have one? what do you think about it?


after this one I will need to stop getting these things for a bit...
 
I think it's cool. Ruger makes a good product.

10+1 of .45 ACP should be enough for social work. I'd take an FN FNX-45 before it though because that gun has a 15 round flush fit mag capacity, but, the Ruger is a good gun though with less firepower than some other .45s. Still beats a 1911 though.
 
I have one I bought used, it's a nice handgun, light weight, about the same size as an 1911 officers model. Thin for a double stack .45 the Glock 21 I had was a monster compared to it. The trigger is good but it kind of surprises me when firing. Which others have noted as well, not a bad thing just know that it's a feature not a bug :)

I have only had mine to the range once since I got it and I had a few light strikes. I have removed the mag disconnect to see if that fixes the problem. If not I'll have Ruger take a look at it.
 
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I've had mine since they were first released. Earlier this week I was hitting the 200yd gong with mine...not every time but often enough.

It's a nice gun, a little ugly but functional, and plenty accurate.
 
I have over 2500 rounds through mine. Mostly my reloads. It took about 500 rounds to get it broke in but since then I have not had one malfunction. Handles recoil well and is very accurate. I have a hard time putting it down once I start shooting it.
 
I bought one a few months ago. About 600 rounds through it consisting of mostly factory maybe 150 reloads. No malfunctions of any kind so far. Great little gun. I do not see the ugly.
 
Mine is running great.

Glock is fugly, the SR is not:

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Just bought mine Friday. I haven't spent much time with it. But, what time I have spent, I like. It is ACCURATE. Ergonomic. Light, doesn't take a bear paw to hold it, and recoils very little. Good looking too.

Glock's look like a brick. :)

God bless fellas
 
A decent gun for sure, however, for an extra $50-$100 you can get the M&P 45 which has the same capacity, slightly smaller - especially in the mid-size version(my preferred), and is super rugged and reliable.

I like the Ruger. I just like the M&P 45 more. I still like the USP 45 over them all, but that's a different price point.

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It has more travel and it just goes off. Not crisp and concise like a good DA trigger. Not in an unsafe way but, once you engage the sear you just keep pulling and out of no where, Bang! No indications. Just a steady pull and Bang!

There is nothing wrong with it. Just different for me. I have fooled with it all last evening and this morning. I stripped the gun and gave it a bath and redone everything in Kroil oil. I'm either getting used to it or it is getting better. Through my dry fire runs, I now know when it is going to go bang and there is no surprise or a shying away wandering reaction. Accuracy will be incredible as it was good my first firing's Friday evening, struggling with the new to me trigger.

The best way to sum it up is to say that the trigger is a USER problem. Not a gun problem.

FWIW, I got mine out the door for $424. Much cheaper than any M&P 45. God Bless
 
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FWIW, I got mine out the door for $424. Much cheaper than any M&P 45. God Bless
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My M&P 45 mid size was $450.

Impact Guns has the M&P 45 Compact for $459. GunBuyer has the full size for $470. Not too far off.
 
Got mine used for 350, once I work out the light strikes I can see putting it in the carry rotation. Trigger is more glock like then a 1911 IMO.
 
FWIW, I got mine out the door for $424. Much cheaper than any M&P 45. God Bless
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That is exactly $1 less than I gave for my M&P 45c out the door about a year ago. If you shop around enough you can find some pretty nice prices on an M&P. Smith & Wesson is also currently offering a rebate in which they will send you 3 free magazines. I have nothing against the SR series guns, but I do think that the M&P is a better gun and the prices are close enough to be a non-issue.
 
The LGS's pricing is all out of whack----$499 each for the SR45 and PX4 .45

I took the PX4. If the SR45 was priced like it should have been---same MSRP as the 9mm and .40 models but street price not even close---------I would have gone with the SR---but I did get a smoking deal on the PX4.
 
Yeah, I'm sure pricing per brand is a regional thing. Around here, smith's are in the $525 to $575 range for the 45's.

Gun Broker or any where on line I'm aware, you can and will add a minimum of $50 to the price for shipping and FFL fees. So, for me an M&P is 25% higher than the Ruger at it's cheapest. That'll buy 500 bullets and a couple pounds of powder to shoot them. God Bless
 
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