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Post by loki99 on Jan 31, 2005 20:24:08 GMT -5
hi all i am new! just went out today and bought a ruger p-89 special edition! its got the houg grips and evrything! this is my first handgun so please any sugeggestions or info is appreciated! haven't fired it yet got home to late:( but tomorrow is the day! anyone else have a p-89? thnx for any replies ;D
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Post by "DoubleAction" on Jan 31, 2005 21:19:52 GMT -5
Welcome to the Forum loki; We have several members who have owned a P-89 long enough to give you some good advice. Congradulations on your new pistol.
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Post by tptplayer on Jan 31, 2005 21:36:46 GMT -5
I bought one for my son and shot it a few times. They are good, rugged handguns.
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Post by loki99 on Jan 31, 2005 21:59:16 GMT -5
thnx, haven't shot it yet but will let you all know what i think about it when i do! does anyone know if ruger p89 is easy to breakdown or field strip? thnx
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Post by Adam Dieffenbach on Feb 1, 2005 11:05:59 GMT -5
thnx, haven't shot it yet but will let you all know what i think about it when i do! does anyone know if ruger p89 is easy to breakdown or field strip? thnx yeah it's pretty simple. 1. engage safety 2. remove magazine 3. open and lock slide 4. push down the ejector until it locks forward 5. close the slide 6. on the right side of the gun (with the muzzle away from you) the end of the slide release lever protrudes a bit. pull the slide back only a little and push that slide release lever nubbin all in. pull the slide release lever out and the slide is free to be removed. 7. figure the rest out. 8. i hope that is helpful 9. the manual has pictures in it 10. good times will ensue deef |
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Post by loki99 on Feb 1, 2005 17:18:23 GMT -5
thnx for the info, went out and shot it today! soo much fun very nice gun! i love it!
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Post by 5ontarget on Feb 1, 2005 17:25:26 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum!! Rugers make some nice guns. I think for the money, Rugers are some of the best values going for new guns. As the saying goes, a good bang for the buck  The P89 special edition was the first handgun I bought, followed by some others pretty quickly. I got the fever pretty bad after that. The P89 is a good gun, typical Ruger stuff. Very durable, very reliable. I've never had a missfire or miss/fail to feed with it. It will shoot all kinds of ammo without problems, it shoots all day without any problems. I can't remember how many rounds I've shot through it now. I don't shoot it as often as I used to...mainly because I have other stuff to shoot. (and it's too cold for me to shoot much outside, no close indoor ranges) The gun is not a target pistol, but accuracy is very reasonable. Most days it probably shoots better than I do. On my pistol, the DA trigger pull was horrendously terrible, I think it would take a hydraulic press to pull the trigger...now it has broken in some and is probably just bad now. The pull in SA is pretty good now too. Not 1911 good, but pretty good. Some people like it others don't...it works well for me. happy & safe shooting |
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Post by loki99 on Feb 1, 2005 18:35:13 GMT -5
yeah when i took it out today that first shot was hard but after that it was decent. i must of put about 90 rounds through it today with ni misfires or anything great gun! its pretty accurate for a newbie like me!! i hit almost evrything i pointed at ......................almost everything ;D but overall i think its a pretty good begginer gun!! anyways thnx for the info, any and all is appreciated
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Post by TMan on Feb 1, 2005 18:43:16 GMT -5
Okay, I don't have a P89, but I do have its bigger brother the P90. I have put more rounds through it than any of my other guns. Consequently, it has gotten a little loose. The slide to frame fit has about .006" of play. However, it hasn't seemed to effect the accuracy. After a couple thousand rounds, I've measured the SA trigger pull and found it to be at 3.5lbs, and a very clean break.
The only thing I didn't like about it was the grips, and I replace those with Hogue grips.
The Ruger is not my CCW, it is my bedside gun. In all the rounds, I never had a single failure of any type. I would say that it is my favorite, but other members of this forum that know some of my handguns would tar and feather me, or have me commited. ;D
I am a big Ruger fan, and I think the more you shoot your P89, the more you will appreciate it. She may not be the prettiest girl at the dance, but she wasn't the most expensive either, and she will always be faithful to you - just treat her right.
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Post by loki99 on Feb 1, 2005 19:58:01 GMT -5
lol...............you are so right! my girl "gun" is good looking! you might hurt her feelings! yeah my p89 was a special edition so it came with the houg grips which i might add are pretty nice and a different type of finish. thats all i ask of a gun is to be dependable and so far so good i guess! anyways thnx for the info i appreciate it!
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Post by 9mm on Feb 2, 2005 21:13:47 GMT -5
"Close enough for government work"
I've had two Rugers and after listening others mock them as "accurate enough" I moved on to Glocks and Sigs.
I recently took my 40S&W out of the glove box with stock sights and was able to reliably get 10 yard 4" 10 round groups with it, just like a Sig.
All it takes is practice.
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