04-12-2009, 09:28 PM
Original post updated with picture of new range gun (Ruger P85 9mm). I went to my father's for Easter and we went to the range like we always do. I wanted to put a hundred through the GI .45 to break it in and we got to talking about how ammunition prices have gotten so high it's getting difficult to go to the range as often as we like. Since I only have .45 my handgun ammo is damn expensive. He insisted I take home the Ruger 9mm for a cheap range gun.
I like this Ruger. Very durable and very reliable, no malfunctions, no failures to load or shoot and no failures to eject or stovepipes ever. It's had well over 10,000 rounds through it. I can regularly put 10/15 in a 3" diameter at 21 feet. Wife like's it too, better than the .45 which is a much harder shot and considerably louder. I can get 9mm ammo for around 25-33 cents a cartridge compared to 40-55 cent a cartridge for .45. Sound economical sense.
I like this Ruger. Very durable and very reliable, no malfunctions, no failures to load or shoot and no failures to eject or stovepipes ever. It's had well over 10,000 rounds through it. I can regularly put 10/15 in a 3" diameter at 21 feet. Wife like's it too, better than the .45 which is a much harder shot and considerably louder. I can get 9mm ammo for around 25-33 cents a cartridge compared to 40-55 cent a cartridge for .45. Sound economical sense.
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass." - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
-Thomas Jefferson
Spread my work ethic not my wealth.
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
-Thomas Jefferson
Spread my work ethic not my wealth.