[Coeloptera]

Oh yes, one last thing to add. Whether it's the ejector or the guide rod spring, if you're reassembling your Ruger and the barrel and guide rod start to poke out past the end of the slide - stop. Don't push it back any further. Take the slide back off and check for those 2 things.

- Coeloptera

[DocAitch]

I am glad I happened upon this thread. I am amazed that there were three guys with jammed P95s out there. I had just spent some time on line trying to figure out how to reassemble my Beretta 84f because I had to disassemble it to knock out a squib. (Turns out I was holding the slide in the wrong position when I tried to turn the slide lock)
I also just put a deposit on the Ruger SR 9 today and am now educated if these two autopistols share internals.
KW Gary M- I have to respectfully disagree with you about the Ruger auto pistols. To my knowledge, they are robust and reliable. The SR 9 and the LCP both had a safety issue (some fired when dropped on a hard surface) which has been addressed, but I am unaware of any other issues.
I have held off buying one until now because they did not quite fit my hand, but I was quite impressed with the SR 9 that I handled today. I've also had my butt kicked on a regular basis by a guy shooting a P89 when I was actively into pin shooting.
Regards, DocAitch

[irish6724]

Thanks for everyones posts about jamming the P95 during reassembly. This is my first gun and I want to learn everything about it, even before I fire the first round. I was a little dicouraged the first time breaking it down it jams up. I took it back to the store and got it unjamed. Guess how much of an idiot I felt like when I jammed it up again. Thats when I found this site and by reading the post was able to fix myself. THANKS

[Balrog57]

Don't feel too badly, Irish. We all get those "DOH!" moments. Rule of thumb for new handgun owners (or anyone else, really, experienced or not) is, when in doubt, take it in and have it looked at.

GO WINGS!!

[johnyou31]

add me to the idiot list. I just bought my new ruger p95 today, and the gun owner recommended i clean it and wipe it out before I ever fire it. This is my first semi-auto. I broke the weapon down just fine, and tried to reassemble it to make sure I know what I'm doing, and somehow the ejector popped up when I removed the slide, and sure enough, I tried to put the slide on with the ejector up. It went on then I realised it got stuck and wouldn't slide back forward. thankfully, after reading this forum, I realised what the problem was, and I took a fishing hook, and line, and cut the tip off of it, so I could guide it around the back of the ejector, and I was able to pop the ejector back down, so I could remove the slide and put it back on right. I had this gun home all of 10 minutes before I screwed it up. So, thanks for posting the advice above. I only hope I didn't do damage to anything else. I might have the gun checked out before firing it for the first time. Is there anything I might have damaged?? Thanks for the advice.

[TACAV]

As stated by so many others im pretty sure it was an alignment issue. I actually did something similar putting my 1911 back together. The barrel link rotated down and got misaligned with the recoil spring/ guide rod. It made the slide get stuck the same way.

[Huey Rider]

If you go to www.allglock.com they have a dvd on the complete disassembly/assembly of the P series Rugers.I have it and it is very good and informative.By the way I,ve done the same dumb thing myself numerous times even though i know better.

[dmsbandit]

Quote:       Originally Posted by KW Gary M

Ruger makes one of the very best revolvers but their autos seem to have many issues.

They have no issues except customer issues.

Is the ejector pushed forward? If not, that could cause your problem. I have 4 Ruger autos and they are 100% reliable and accurate with many ammo. Read your assembly/disassembly directions again and I bet you find the problem.

[60srocker]

Thank goodness for old forum threads! I found this after 2 hours of sweat and swearing. All is well.

[DaTeacha]

I think getting fouled up while putting one back together when we think we know how to do it is pretty much par for the course among Ruger semi-auto owners. Then we know better next time, and if it's been a while, we read the instructions. Not very guy like, but sometimes the darn things are useful.

[MACHINE]

Thanks for this thread I thought i destroyed my P95! Spazmid you made my f'n night, Thanks brother! That aside; I'm glad I'm not the only one whos done this. I knew I needed to get that ejector down but no ideas on how to. I know this thread's a little dated, but I'm sure glad I found it. Thanks for all who posted!

[Blueclaw]

My ejector popped up too. I un jammed it and then upon reassembly could hear it pop up . I moved the de-cocker /safety to fire position and slid the slide on. The ejector did not pop up. This is how I finally reassembled the P95.
Thanks for all your help.

[thesid]

Hello All,
My first post of this forum is one of thanks. I was at the range yesterday when this happened. Thanks for the solution. I now have the homemade hanger tool under the foam in the pistol hard case if it happens again.
Thank you!

[DaTeacha]

Somehow, I think this one will get resurrected every now and then when someone gets things in the wrong place and looks here before taking his gun to a 'smith.

[masterneff]

My old p95 never jammed like that in 5 yrs I had it My new one did it to me the 2nd day Did just like yall said took a clothes hanger stuck it up the magazine well got behind the lil flippy thing had my anti gun son in law hold the wire and started rackin the slide
I know my fellow Neanderthals would never read an instruction manual but I did it this once sure enough pg.22 DISASSEMBLY Step #1 BE SURE THE SAFTY LEVER IN SAFE POSITION Who would of thunk that

[masterneff]

Only one way to find out if ya messed it up chamber a round and fire it

[gandog56]

Quote:       Originally Posted by KW Gary M

Ruger makes one of the very best revolvers but their autos seem to have many issues.

HUH? The only issue I ever had with their semi autos is they had such a long sloppy trigger pull. I had a P85, KP89, and a KP944D. They were built like brick outhouses. I swear you could run a tank over one, pick it up, and start firing. And not a single one had any and of feeding issues with whatever crappy kind of ammo I put in them. They were deadly accurate after I put some Crimson Trace Laser grips on them.

[EchoMic]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Skram!

Yes Spazmid! Thank you so much. I felt like a complete jackass for doing this same thing (as pictured above), but I followed your instructions and cleared the jam. For two days I could not fix my P95 and was about to give up hope and go to a repair shop. One thing I'd mention though, is that you need to be really careful when using a home-fashioned tool like a coat hanger (which is what I used). I popped out the trigger/hammer spring and had to figure out how to fix it (which, ultimately, was a positive aspect of this because I had to learn more about how the trigger works on my P95). At any rate, finding this thread made me feel less stupid for jamming my pistol, but also helped me fix the problem. Thanks to all previous posters as well...

How did you fix/ reinstall your trigger group on the P95? I was cleaning my P95 the other day and somehow I ended up popping it out and cant get it back in. I can see where the looped end of the spring goes on the trigger bar, but where and how the back end of the trigger bar goes still eludes me.

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[Coloetiree]

Quote:       Originally Posted by spazmid

Look up the magazine well with a flashlight, you will see the part that you pushed down in order to disassemble. It's the ejector, P95 part # V00910 in the exploded view in your book or on the net. It should have two holes in it, and you will see the projection against the slide that you had to push down to take it apart for cleaning. Shape a coathanger wire to pull it down, hook thru the upper hole in the ejector body, and keep tension on the wire to keep the ejector from popping back up, while you rack the slide a bit... should bust loose easily and be able disassemble and reassemble the right way. Rack it as hard as you want, nothing to hurt with the ejector held out of the way. ...

Sometimes the internet is actually worth the cost! I registered just so I could thank "Spazmid" for this post. I had been working on the problem for an hour and was getting very upset with myself. I made the coat hanger tool and it worked like magic. The tool will now be a permanent addition to the range ammo box.
Again, thank you "Spazmid"!

ColoRetiree

[Sgtbenny]

Thanks A lot guys. This fixed my problem.