When does the SR9C spring calm the heck down?

[proclone1]

I've had my Ruger SR9C for about 5 months now, and after putting ~500rds through it, the slide is still extremely tough to work back and the ambi-safety is literally biting for my palm/thumb every chance it gets. To lock the slide back with an empty magazine, I really have to go for broke and muscle it back. If I don't and try to gently bring it back, the spring's resistance will make the slide slip through my fingers or slip enough to the point that my fingers no longer have a good grip, the slide slips a bit, and I've got meat grinding between the frame/slide & safety-lever (which does not feel good).

I purchased this weapon as a keeper in case I was ever in a free county/state and could get a CCW, but honestly, if things were in a stressful situation, I'd really rather not be fighting my gun just to chamber a round should there be a malfunction.

Is there anything I can do (besides putting another 500rds down range) to get the spring to lighten up, or is this generally how the gun will behave for the foreseeable future? Because I've handled BRAND NEW Sig's, Glocks, I have my HK USP & love it, Jericho 941, and none of them even come remotely close to the slide-resistance that this Ruger's throwing in my face.

As one reviewer eloquently referred to the safety-pincher: This B**** bites http://thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/09...ew-ruger-sr9c/ Or am I just being a weak-fisted whiner?

I'm } { this close to taking this over to the marketplace as a WTT/S and trading in for an FNP-9 or Glock19.

[NoJoke]

I guess ignorance is bliss cuz I've never stopped to think about what you're talking about. Each gun I shoot, I use as much pressure to rack the slide as is required.

I've never had a pinch and certainly don't have any complaints....its a great gun IMO.

[monk]

My XD is a pain to rack too. It's nothing as smooth as a 1911 or an HK USP. Shot at the very least 900rds thru it with no easing up in sight. The upshot is recoil is virtually non-existent. This just tells me I need to work out more.

[FourLoko]

I tried one out, pretty terrible.

[sniper4usmc]

also
Slide serrations on the SR9C are awfully sharp.

[Old4eyes]

Until I saw this thread, I hadn't really thought about how tough racking the SR9C was. I then compared it to my other guns. Yup, a bit tougher to rack. The ones that come closest are my 1911's with the hammer down so I'm pushing against two springs.

If the gun is not comfortable to you, then by all means sell or trade it.
Or, eat some Wheaties and quit whining (just kidding, if the gun bugs you, say adios to it).

One of the things I do when I am purchasing a pistol is to drag the wife down to the shop and see if she can rack the gun. This can get expensive, when I got the SR9C, she got a Ruger GP100. The end point here, my wife can rack this gun, but she struggles with 1911's and an XD Service. Sometimes science fails in my household.

[proclone1]

Good stuff. Hah great strategy taking the wife. Actually, my good friend got an identical sr9c at the same time that i did, but ive never handled his ruger so i will have to check that out and confirm that its just my own issues/preference.

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[redhemi]

How are you holding it when you rack the slide? Try changing the way you do it. I'm right handed, with gun in right hand I take my left hand and wrap it over the slide. In other words thumb on left side of slide facing back of gun, palm on top of slide and fingers on right side. Then I use the push pull method, push the frame with your right hand and pull the slide with your left. As for your safety if the edges are sharp you can always knock that down. Also try another one at a gun store or somebody who has one and see if it feels different.

[Boltz]

Yeah my SR9c and old compact XD are beasts when it comes to racking the slide after even more than 500 rounds, especially compared to say, a Beretta 92. So it's not just you. But my wife can get a round chambered in the SR9c so it's not impossible to overcome, just not as comfortable as other pistols.

[ojisan]

The shorter (and lighter) the slide is, the stiffer the recoil spring will be.

[proclone1]

Its definitely not impossible, i just find it distracting and like you well phrased, "uncomfortable".

And while i agree that shorter spring housings will be stiffer, I handled a brand new G26 and it felt great! Stiffer than the G19 (and not by much) but not even close to being "difficult".

Weird! Once i take a look at my friend's sr9c, i will decide if there's a 1-in-a-million issue with my particular weapon, or if the model is just not for me and i'll trade/sell it. Lol anyone interested send me a pm!

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