Ruger P95 discussion and advise

John82 · 01-06-2008, 07:22 PM

I just bought my first hand gun a ruger P95. I am new to gun owner community and would like to hear any comments or advise.

schu · 01-06-2008, 07:46 PM

Welcome to the fourm, the people here are great, and can offer great insight to guns, weapons and shooting. I do not have any Ruger semi auto pistols but I have always owned wheel guns. My most favorite is the Ruger single six, in stainless.

two-70 · 01-06-2008, 08:45 PM

the ruger P95 is an excellent 9mm and has proven to be both accurate and reliable

Jay1958 · 01-08-2008, 10:25 PM

I liked my first Ruger P95DC so much that I bought a second one! They are great guns. I have almost 5,000 rounds (combined between the two pistols) without any jams or problems - that's reliability!

Congrats on a good choice!

Quote:

Originally Posted by John82

I just bought my first hand gun a ruger P95. I am new to gun owner community and would like to hear any comments or advise.

NRAJOE · 01-09-2008, 12:58 PM

Mines always been great....

two-70 · 01-09-2008, 01:00 PM

can't beat em for the money, of course there are the swve's but lousy triggers, ruger is lots nicer period

Elk4me · 01-09-2008, 09:49 PM

I just bought one also and haven't gotten to the range yet. It feels nice in my hand and appears to be very easy for maintenance. All I have been able to do so far is fondle it.

John82 · 01-10-2008, 02:51 PM

well im glad to hear i did not screw up my first gun purchase by buying a p.o.s. I goin to range tom for the first time with it. what kinda ammo seems to be the favorite with this gun

NRAJOE · 01-11-2008, 03:57 PM

It will eat any 9mm you put in it....

You'll have to try a few to see which is the most accurate in your gun.

So far mine actually prefers WOLF....

gandog56 · 01-11-2008, 07:11 PM

Any Ruger is built like the brick you know what. I could fire any and every kind of crapola ammo I threw in them. They just fired them and asked me for more. Now if they could just build them with better triggers.

toolman · 01-11-2008, 07:30 PM

Welcome to G&G and congrats of buying one of the most reliable guns ever built.

Big Tool · 01-11-2008, 07:43 PM

That was my first pistol other than a ruger 22, and i must say it was probably the most reliable pistol i've owned to date. I put alot of round of junk ammo through it and it ate them all, and never had a single jame. I sold it and got a Glock 10mm, i regretted that for a while the 10mm kicks way harder, and i've already had a stovepipe and a bad jam with the glock. I saw they had the p95 on sale at Gander Mountain in the low 300's and i started to pick one up but didn't.

Great pistol and congrats.

John82 · 01-13-2008, 01:14 PM

thanks for all the great insight. I took mine out on friday night for the first time and used reloads they supply at the range. i was in love from the first round. That was actaully only my second time shooting a gun ever and i beat my shooting partner on the last sheet. very accurate rite out of box. told my wife that if my gun would grow boobs she would have competiton. ruger definetly got a lifetime believer in there guns. anyone have any kind of laser on theres. i was thinkin about lookin into gettin one dont know if they make them for the p95 or not looks like there is a hook up for it on the barrel. anyone know where to get reasonable priced lasers thank you

dgray64 · 01-14-2008, 10:27 AM

Keep it clean and it will remain totally accurate and reliable. When I first bought mine last year (many, many rounds ago), I cleaned it after every outing, but didn't take a toothbrush to the ejector until it started having FTEs. Stuff accumulates under the ejector, so just keep it clean and you will have no worries!

Dave

tlarkin · 01-15-2008, 01:08 PM

I went to the range a lot and rented a lot of guns before I made my first purchase which was 1 week ago. I ended up buying a used Ruger P89, which looks exactly like your P95, and I can only assume you have the newer model. I fired a P95 at the range several times. I ended up buying a Ruger for the price, the simplicity, and the reliability that comes with them from what I have read.

I am easily able to field strip it, clean it, reassemble it, and when I first bought it I fired over 200+ rounds in a row with zero jams or misfires. The gun I bought was used at a gun show and I got a super great deal on it. I was scared it would suck so I ran over to the range and unloaded 200+ rounds into some targets to make sure it fired well.

it fired like a champ. Before I rented and fired S&W, Glocks, Springfields, and a few SIGs and for the cost the ruger was the best gun for the buck IMO. I was highly considering a SIG but they were a bit more expensive and didn't really feel that much better if any over the ruger. I think that they were lighter in weight a bit.

John82 · 01-16-2008, 03:46 PM

anyone ever buy ammo online. i see it can be cheaper. I saw wolf ammo real cheap like 500 rounds for like 80 buck or something.

tlarkin · 01-16-2008, 05:05 PM

i bought ammo at walmart last night. 100 round boxes of winchester 9mm luger rounds for 14.95, not too bad.

graymeme · 01-16-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by John82

I just bought my first hand gun a ruger P95. I am new to gun owner community and would like to hear any comments or advise.

I have had mine for about 3 years and I really like it. I had a feed problem when I first got it, but after about a 100 rounds went through it, no more feed problems. It shoots great.

rocketmonty · 01-16-2008, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gandog56

Any Ruger is built like the brick you know what. I could fire any and every kind of crapola ammo I threw in them. They just fired them and asked me for more. Now if they could just build them with better triggers.

+1

novaDAK · 01-31-2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay1958

I liked my first Ruger P95DC so much that I bought a second one! They are great guns. I have almost 5,000 rounds (combined between the two pistols) without any jams or problems - that's reliability!
Congrats on a good choice!

That's funny...I liked my first P95 so much I also bought a second one (P95D)

Same great reliability, accuracy, and durability

01-06-2008, 07:22 PM	#1
John82 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 5	Ruger P95 discussion and advise I just bought my first hand gun a ruger P95. I am new to gun owner community and would like to hear any comments or advise.

01-06-2008, 08:45 PM	#3
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,778	the ruger P95 is an excellent 9mm and has proven to be both accurate and reliable __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.

01-09-2008, 12:58 PM	#5
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,043 Images: 3	Mines always been great.... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

01-09-2008, 01:00 PM	#6
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,778	can't beat em for the money, of course there are the swve's but lousy triggers, ruger is lots nicer period __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.

01-11-2008, 03:57 PM	#9
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,043 Images: 3	It will eat any 9mm you put in it.... You'll have to try a few to see which is the most accurate in your gun. So far mine actually prefers WOLF.... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

01-06-2008, 07:46 PM	#2
schu Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 34	Welcome to the fourm, the people here are great, and can offer great insight to guns, weapons and shooting. I do not have any Ruger semi auto pistols but I have always owned wheel guns. My most favorite is the Ruger single six, in stainless.

01-09-2008, 09:49 PM	#7
Elk4me Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Stevens, Washington Posts: 11	I just bought one also and haven't gotten to the range yet. It feels nice in my hand and appears to be very easy for maintenance. All I have been able to do so far is fondle it.

01-10-2008, 02:51 PM	#8
John82 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 5	well im glad to hear i did not screw up my first gun purchase by buying a p.o.s. I goin to range tom for the first time with it. what kinda ammo seems to be the favorite with this gun

01-11-2008, 07:11 PM	#10
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 4,193	Any Ruger is built like the brick you know what. I could fire any and every kind of crapola ammo I threw in them. They just fired them and asked me for more. Now if they could just build them with better triggers.

01-11-2008, 07:30 PM	#11
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,565 Blog Entries: 22	Welcome to G&G and congrats of buying one of the most reliable guns ever built. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

01-11-2008, 07:43 PM	#12
Big Tool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MS Posts: 601	That was my first pistol other than a ruger 22, and i must say it was probably the most reliable pistol i've owned to date. I put alot of round of junk ammo through it and it ate them all, and never had a single jame. I sold it and got a Glock 10mm, i regretted that for a while the 10mm kicks way harder, and i've already had a stovepipe and a bad jam with the glock. I saw they had the p95 on sale at Gander Mountain in the low 300's and i started to pick one up but didn't. Great pistol and congrats.

01-13-2008, 01:14 PM	#13
John82 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 5	thanks for all the great insight. I took mine out on friday night for the first time and used reloads they supply at the range. i was in love from the first round. That was actaully only my second time shooting a gun ever and i beat my shooting partner on the last sheet. very accurate rite out of box. told my wife that if my gun would grow boobs she would have competiton. ruger definetly got a lifetime believer in there guns. anyone have any kind of laser on theres. i was thinkin about lookin into gettin one dont know if they make them for the p95 or not looks like there is a hook up for it on the barrel. anyone know where to get reasonable priced lasers thank you

01-14-2008, 10:27 AM	#14
dgray64 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: central Texas Posts: 209	Keep it clean and it will remain totally accurate and reliable. When I first bought mine last year (many, many rounds ago), I cleaned it after every outing, but didn't take a toothbrush to the ejector until it started having FTEs. Stuff accumulates under the ejector, so just keep it clean and you will have no worries! Dave

01-15-2008, 01:08 PM	#15
tlarkin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,551	I went to the range a lot and rented a lot of guns before I made my first purchase which was 1 week ago. I ended up buying a used Ruger P89, which looks exactly like your P95, and I can only assume you have the newer model. I fired a P95 at the range several times. I ended up buying a Ruger for the price, the simplicity, and the reliability that comes with them from what I have read. I am easily able to field strip it, clean it, reassemble it, and when I first bought it I fired over 200+ rounds in a row with zero jams or misfires. The gun I bought was used at a gun show and I got a super great deal on it. I was scared it would suck so I ran over to the range and unloaded 200+ rounds into some targets to make sure it fired well. it fired like a champ. Before I rented and fired S&W, Glocks, Springfields, and a few SIGs and for the cost the ruger was the best gun for the buck IMO. I was highly considering a SIG but they were a bit more expensive and didn't really feel that much better if any over the ruger. I think that they were lighter in weight a bit.

01-16-2008, 03:46 PM	#16
John82 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 5	anyone ever buy ammo online. i see it can be cheaper. I saw wolf ammo real cheap like 500 rounds for like 80 buck or something.

01-16-2008, 05:05 PM	#17
tlarkin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,551	i bought ammo at walmart last night. 100 round boxes of winchester 9mm luger rounds for 14.95, not too bad.