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wilkerr1 · February 11, 2008, 08:33 AM

Hi All,
I figured I would come out of Lurking to have a question answered. I just got into pistols about 9 months ago. I was looking at a Ruger SR9 on Bud's and was curious how stiker-fired pistols work since there is no hammer? Is there a internal hammer built into the slide that strikes the primer? Also, does anyone have anything bad to say about the SR9s?

February 11, 2008, 08:33 AM	#1
wilkerr1 Member Join Date: January 14, 2007 Posts: 61	How does striker-fired pistols work? Hi All, I figured I would come out of Lurking to have a question answered. I just got into pistols about 9 months ago. I was looking at a Ruger SR9 on Bud's and was curious how stiker-fired pistols work since there is no hammer? Is there a internal hammer built into the slide that strikes the primer? Also, does anyone have anything bad to say about the SR9s? __________________ Randy W. St. Louis, MO