NEW Ruger STRIKER FIRED LC9

weblance · July 28, 2014, 11:32 AM

Ruger has a new STRIKER FIRED LC9 coming. This is excellent for those who never liked the long trigger of the hammer fired LC9. You heard it here first...

Click for Product Announcement

Glenn E. Meyer · July 28, 2014, 04:02 PM

Got a better link? They want me to register for the forum.

Thanks.

tahunua001 · July 28, 2014, 04:15 PM

yeah it doesn't help if you don't have a ruger forum account... and i can't remember mine...

also... textbook driveby posting.

gyvel · July 28, 2014, 10:58 PM

This driveby posting business has me scratching my head. The guy posted a link (albeit you have to register for the site) that provides some useful and new information, and even made a comment about it. But what does he have to do to make it NOT a driveby? Write a two volume text about it?

tahunua001 · July 28, 2014, 11:10 PM

normally more than a single line of text is needed before it becomes less of a driveby. no personal input, no opinions, no facts other than one may exist if you click the link you'll find out... sounds like a driveby to me, threads have been shut down with more than what's here.

Cheapshooter · July 28, 2014, 11:27 PM

Link, what link. All I get is a pdf file that won't open!

weblance · July 29, 2014, 12:41 AM

Easy fellas... heres two links to Gunbroker auctions with the new LC9s...

The first is in Prescott Az, home of the Ruger Autoloader factory. The second one says in stock with Davidson Lifetime Warranty, Sorry the link in my first post doesnt work for some of you...

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=432018573

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=432003180

huskybiker · July 29, 2014, 08:16 PM

It could be a winner. Little bit smaller than a Shield (better for pocket carry). No raised loaded chamber indicator. Still has a mag disconnect, though.

Webleymkv · July 29, 2014, 08:36 PM

Here you go, straight from the horse's mouth:

http://ruger.com/products/lc9s/models.html

lee n. field · July 29, 2014, 08:56 PM

Looks like the old LC9, but it has to be a completely different gun internally.

Quote:

Safety features include integrated trigger safety, manual safety, magazine disconnect, inert magazine for safe disassembly and a visual inspection port that allows for visual confirmation of a loaded or empty chamber.

STill has the magazine disconnect.

Bill DeShivs · July 29, 2014, 10:19 PM

It's bigger.

mellow_c · July 29, 2014, 10:54 PM

I'll stick with my LC9. I like the safety with a long DA trigger. It allows me to safely pocket carry with no holster.

Also I've found the trigger to be very smooth, consistent and manageable, although I could never shoot it as fast as a striker fired gun.

I can keep nice tight groups with it though.

LockedBreech · July 29, 2014, 10:59 PM

Just my opinion, but that is just too much safety gunk for a pocket pistol. I love my LCP. I would love having an LC9 companion to it without a manual safety or magazine safety. It mystifies me that they'll sell a safety-free LCP but not a safety-free LC9.

It's why the PPS is my favorite single stack 9 and why the Shield only now got on my radar. I have big fat hands that find a Beretta 92 midsize/comfy. I can't be fumbling for a wee little safety. The response to this tends to be "don't use it then" but that's a horrible idea for a self-defense gun because Murphy's Law tells us that if you don't practice turning the safety off the one time you need to use it it'll have been bumped on.

Kind of a bummer. I really hope they release a no-safety one later but the LC9 has been out a while and still doesn't have that option, so I won't get my hopes up.

I know Ruger's primary market is consumer rather than commercial/LE/mil, and in fact my friend chose an SR9 precisely because he has kids around the house and wanted lots of safety stuff just in case, I just wish they weren't so insistent on protecting me from myself.

railroader · July 29, 2014, 11:24 PM

Review http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFbj9M1qUws

Pico · July 30, 2014, 09:32 PM

http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-LC9s.htm

He likes it but then he is the Will Rogers of gun reviewing: he never met a gun he didn't like.

Pico

LockedBreech · July 30, 2014, 10:49 PM

While I totally agree that Jeff tends to gush too much, I sometimes find it a pleasant counterpoint to reviewers who are like "This gun has a grip that is 2 millimeters less than I would prefer" or "This gun's magazine eject button was uncomfortable at the 868th round"

Cheapshooter · July 31, 2014, 12:20 AM

No thanks. Already have smaller, lighter, better striker fired 9MM pocket pistol called a KAHR ARMS CM9

Freeloader Reloader · August 30, 2014, 02:40 PM

I am just blown away by my new LC9s. I bought my previous LC9 after going to the range a couple of times with a friend. I would let him shoot my Ruger GP100 and he loved it. He would shoot his LC9 and didn't seem to be able to hit that barn on the broad side. He ended up giving me a pretty good deal on it, along with two extra mags and 100 rds of Win white box. It took me awhile to get used to the trigger, I will admit. But I finally noticed that there is a bevel on the top of the hammer that when it reaches the "horizontal" part of the cross cutout on the rear, it is just about to break. If I was at the range, I would hold the trigger there, reaquire my sight picture, squeeze it and pop off the round. I did much better with it like that. As others have stated...double taps...forget it. Soon as I heard about the LC9s and saw the video that Hickok45 posted, I sold my LC9 and bought the LC9s. I have been really happy with it with a minor problem with the Made in USA mag that came with it but Ruger took care of that problem for me with no problem. When I pulled that trigger the first time, it was like a miracle. I know there are much better triggers out there but as far as conceal-ability goes, this gun is hard to beat. I do not mind the external safety one bit, nor the magazine disconnect. I kind of miss the raised loaded chamber indicator but only when it is dark out. All in all, I am pleased with my purchase and look forward to pumping many more rounds out of this gun in practice before I ever have to use it in defense.

July 28, 2014, 11:32 AM	#1
weblance Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2012 Posts: 1,229	NEW Ruger STRIKER FIRED LC9 Ruger has a new STRIKER FIRED LC9 coming. This is excellent for those who never liked the long trigger of the hammer fired LC9. You heard it here first... Click for Product Announcement

July 28, 2014, 04:02 PM	#2
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	Got a better link? They want me to register for the forum. Thanks. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

July 28, 2014, 04:15 PM	#3
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	yeah it doesn't help if you don't have a ruger forum account... and i can't remember mine... also... textbook driveby posting. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

July 28, 2014, 11:10 PM	#5
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	normally more than a single line of text is needed before it becomes less of a driveby. no personal input, no opinions, no facts other than one may exist if you click the link you'll find out... sounds like a driveby to me, threads have been shut down with more than what's here. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

July 28, 2014, 11:27 PM	#6
Cheapshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 8,306	Link, what link. All I get is a pdf file that won't open! __________________ Cheapshooter's rules of gun ownership #1: NEVER SELL OR TRADE ANYTHING!

July 28, 2014, 10:58 PM	#4
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	This driveby posting business has me scratching my head. The guy posted a link (albeit you have to register for the site) that provides some useful and new information, and even made a comment about it. But what does he have to do to make it NOT a driveby? Write a two volume text about it?

July 29, 2014, 12:41 AM	#7
weblance Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2012 Posts: 1,229	Easy fellas... heres two links to Gunbroker auctions with the new LC9s... The first is in Prescott Az, home of the Ruger Autoloader factory. The second one says in stock with Davidson Lifetime Warranty, Sorry the link in my first post doesnt work for some of you... http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=432018573 http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=432003180

July 29, 2014, 08:16 PM	#8
huskybiker Member Join Date: March 10, 2013 Posts: 97	It could be a winner. Little bit smaller than a Shield (better for pocket carry). No raised loaded chamber indicator. Still has a mag disconnect, though.

July 29, 2014, 08:36 PM	#9
Webleymkv Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 10,446	Here you go, straight from the horse's mouth: http://ruger.com/products/lc9s/models.html

July 29, 2014, 10:19 PM	#11
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,985	It's bigger. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

July 29, 2014, 10:54 PM	#12
mellow_c Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,862	I'll stick with my LC9. I like the safety with a long DA trigger. It allows me to safely pocket carry with no holster. Also I've found the trigger to be very smooth, consistent and manageable, although I could never shoot it as fast as a striker fired gun. I can keep nice tight groups with it though.

July 29, 2014, 10:59 PM	#13
LockedBreech Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2009 Location: Rocky Mountain West Posts: 3,395	Just my opinion, but that is just too much safety gunk for a pocket pistol. I love my LCP. I would love having an LC9 companion to it without a manual safety or magazine safety. It mystifies me that they'll sell a safety-free LCP but not a safety-free LC9. It's why the PPS is my favorite single stack 9 and why the Shield only now got on my radar. I have big fat hands that find a Beretta 92 midsize/comfy. I can't be fumbling for a wee little safety. The response to this tends to be "don't use it then" but that's a horrible idea for a self-defense gun because Murphy's Law tells us that if you don't practice turning the safety off the one time you need to use it it'll have been bumped on. Kind of a bummer. I really hope they release a no-safety one later but the LC9 has been out a while and still doesn't have that option, so I won't get my hopes up. I know Ruger's primary market is consumer rather than commercial/LE/mil, and in fact my friend chose an SR9 precisely because he has kids around the house and wanted lots of safety stuff just in case, I just wish they weren't so insistent on protecting me from myself. __________________ 16 Pistols, 5 Rifles, 1 Shotgun, no time to shoot them

July 29, 2014, 11:24 PM	#14
railroader Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2000 Location: Tucson Arizona Posts: 1,756	Review http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFbj9M1qUws

July 30, 2014, 09:32 PM	#15
Pico Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2002 Location: Ga Posts: 515	Gunblast weighs in http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-LC9s.htm He likes it but then he is the Will Rogers of gun reviewing: he never met a gun he didn't like. Pico

July 30, 2014, 10:49 PM	#16
LockedBreech Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2009 Location: Rocky Mountain West Posts: 3,395	While I totally agree that Jeff tends to gush too much, I sometimes find it a pleasant counterpoint to reviewers who are like "This gun has a grip that is 2 millimeters less than I would prefer" or "This gun's magazine eject button was uncomfortable at the 868th round" __________________ 16 Pistols, 5 Rifles, 1 Shotgun, no time to shoot them

July 31, 2014, 12:20 AM	#17
Cheapshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 8,306	No thanks. Already have smaller, lighter, better striker fired 9MM pocket pistol called a KAHR ARMS CM9 __________________ Cheapshooter's rules of gun ownership #1: NEVER SELL OR TRADE ANYTHING!

August 30, 2014, 02:40 PM	#18
Freeloader Reloader Member Join Date: May 12, 2014 Location: New Orleans, LA area Posts: 54	LC9s I am just blown away by my new LC9s. I bought my previous LC9 after going to the range a couple of times with a friend. I would let him shoot my Ruger GP100 and he loved it. He would shoot his LC9 and didn't seem to be able to hit that barn on the broad side. He ended up giving me a pretty good deal on it, along with two extra mags and 100 rds of Win white box. It took me awhile to get used to the trigger, I will admit. But I finally noticed that there is a bevel on the top of the hammer that when it reaches the "horizontal" part of the cross cutout on the rear, it is just about to break. If I was at the range, I would hold the trigger there, reaquire my sight picture, squeeze it and pop off the round. I did much better with it like that. As others have stated...double taps...forget it. Soon as I heard about the LC9s and saw the video that Hickok45 posted, I sold my LC9 and bought the LC9s. I have been really happy with it with a minor problem with the Made in USA mag that came with it but Ruger took care of that problem for me with no problem. When I pulled that trigger the first time, it was like a miracle. I know there are much better triggers out there but as far as conceal-ability goes, this gun is hard to beat. I do not mind the external safety one bit, nor the magazine disconnect. I kind of miss the raised loaded chamber indicator but only when it is dark out. All in all, I am pleased with my purchase and look forward to pumping many more rounds out of this gun in practice before I ever have to use it in defense. __________________ Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it!