The long trigger is skeletonized aluminum with an overtravel stop. It is also smooth with a clean break; the sample averaged four pounds, eight ounces. The thumb safety is not oversize like those on race guns, but it has a slightly longer and wider paddle than G. The same goes for the magazine release. The mainspring housing was another tough call, but more people wanted the flat version instead of an arched housing, and it wears fine checkering.
Those are concessions to shootability. Lack of bite is the obvious advantage, but the speed bump alleviates my biggest complaint about original s—they do not go bang every time I pull the trigger. Although a few rubberbands or a small plastic wedge would solve the problem, the speed bump solves it right out of the box and looks better though Browning, for the record, never saw the need for a grip safety in the first place. Novak sights with a three-dot pattern are standard, and they sit in a dovetail slot and are adjustable for windage.
The rear sight is locked in place with a small set screw. The sight height was designed to put bullets in the to grain range on target plus or minus two inches at 25 yards , but commonly available front sights of varying heights should easily fix any point-of-impact issues if your ammo gets exotic.
Ruger heat-treats the stainless steel barrel, slide and frame in-house, and once all the parts are properly fit, it gives the pistol a matte, bead-blast finish that is quite attractive. The sights, slide lock, magazine release, grip and thumb safeties are matte black. Rubber grips from Hogue are also flat black and have the classic diamond-shaped checkering interruption around the grip screws. My dad used to joke that, if rained-in, a fellow could always sit in camp and read his Ruger.
That is not the case with the SR We wanted a classy, classic-looking that was undeniably a Ruger. The stainless steel magazines, also produced in the U. Volunteers were stacked five deep at the firing line, and in short order the sample pistol had 1, rounds downrange without a single failure to feed, fire or function. Accuracy was decent with the usual suspects—the more common carry loads—and it had an overall average of 3. So how does the SR compare with other s on the market?
Pretty damn well. Most custom s will shoot groups half the size or smaller but cost three or four times as much as the Ruger. It packs a wallop but is, as tens of thousands will testify, a pistol that shoots easily and points naturally.
Purists such as Mr. Ruger has heavily impacted the handgun market recently with innovative new products such as the LCP and LCR, which are startling in their use of new technologies and Yankee innovation to solve old problems. The SR is a straight-up, straight-down old design, and there is not an original part in it. But this still-effective platform has been wonderfully done, and the sum of these parts is an elegant, practical pistol that gives you a lot for your dollar.
This article was originally posted by J. No, I didn't get it yet but this thread has convinced me I will. I get paid twice a month, next check brings home a SR I'll post the required pics summarily. Click to expand Supermoto said:. Or you just use your support hand thumb as you are acquiring your grip. I was on a wait list for 6 months before I received mine.
It was definitely worth the wait. It's a great shooter, looks great and you can't beat the price. Pull the trigger on it! Love my full-size SR No front sight shearing, no rust spots. Supermoto NES Member. Are you talking for a LH person? Or a right handed person. I think right handed person. But if you are doing a reload from slide lock your support hand is bringing a mag up. Is this how you drop the slide after a reload?
You are undeniably faster than me, so I'm curious. Rating - Mark from MA. Joined Jun 4, Messages 5, Likes 2, How many have you owned? What models? If it's just one or two guns and you only got it in the last year or so, then that's probably why you haven't had a problem.
Certain models were also less prone to problems than others. When the guns first came out many of them were horror shows, been there done that got the T shirt. All no problems, never even a bobble.
A couple of them when they first came out. The early 9s may have had some issues but i never ran into it No doubt some guns have issues repeatedly. But then there is the guy that gets one lemon and cries on 17 different gun forums and all the sudden the gun is a POS.
Last edited: Apr 26, Hardwired said:. The Ruger commander stainless looks really nice. Are there any other s around this price range to compare to? Which 45 are you guys using and what's the cost and availability of food for this thing? Lou at www. Because Lou. I have a custom ruger cmd done by Lou. I love it! Joined Nov 5, Messages 6, Likes Based on what? Let's be honest, there are haters of every brand on here. For me, when it comes to s, I love them all.
Let the bashing begin Terminator03 said:. Based on his extensive experience working with many brands and models of s.
I have heard other smiths say the exact same thing. If you know of others, please feel free to enlighten us though. Joined Apr 5, Messages Likes I am not a smith, but they way it has been explained to me is that for the money the Ruger is a great platform to start a custom build with. From what I have been told the Ruger Frame and Slide are machined very well, and lend themselves to the work that makes a nice custom.
Other manufactures have Frames and Slides that are out of spec to the point that the work that is required to make a nice custom simply cant be done effectively.
A bare frame pistol build done right will cost well north Of 2k If you still haven't decided then call Wilson Combat and ask them about the SR I already know what they are going to tell you but you should call them yourself for peace of mind. Good luck. Steven Pom. What are they going to tell him? So the OP asked if he should get a ruger SR and the thread has devolved into how a custom would be better?
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