Range trip with my Ruger PC9

[imarangemaster]

I worked as RSO (Range Safety Officer) at the local range last Sunday, so I went early and I took my new CZ83 .380 with me to the range to check function and POI, and decided to grab my Ruger PC-9, too. I haven't shot it in quite awhile, and forgot how much fun it is, and how accurate it is too!

I have the Glock mag adapter, and was using my Glock 19 and 17+2 LEO mags. All shooting done with iron sights, With 115 Blazer brass, it was dead nuts on at 75 yards, and decimated every clay pigeon and major part there of from a casual rest. Loaded one mag of the very hot Federal 9BPLE 115 +P+ ammo (1700 fps from the carbine), and it was dead nuts on at 100 yards, slaying the clay pigeons every time.

I then stood up, and off hand was bouncing pop cans at 50 and 75 yards with most every shot. DANG, there is a reason I use this as my Home Defense carbine. Blew through over 100 rounds before I knew it. The other RSO working with me (who has a Mini-14 that he loves) had never seen the PC-9 before. I let him shoot a couple mags. He was so impressed, he is going to buy one.

Great little piece of kit, it is!

[imarangemaster]

Chronograph results of assorted 9mm loads from a 16" 9mm Carbine. The two I use are in bold. this info was posted on the Glock Talk forum by user "Quake"

Bullet----------------------------Velocity-----------Muzzle Energy
__________________________________________________ ___________
CorBon Pow'rBall +P 100------- 1839.4---------751.1
CorBon Pow'rBall +P 100--------1812.8---------729.5
Fed 115 +P+ 9BPLE 115-----1615.8--------- 666.5
Corbon 115 JHP 115-------------1609.2----------661.1
WWB 115 JHP 115 --------------1505.4 ----------578.6
Blazer Brass 115 FMJ 115----1448.0----------535.3
Corbon 125 JHP 125-------------1367.0-----------518.6
WWB 115 BEB 115---------------1341.3----------459.3
WWB 115 FMJ 115---------------1323.8----------447.4
UMC 115 FMJ 115----------------1311.0----------438.8
Fed Hi-Shok 147 JHP 147--------1147.8----------429.9
Corbon 115 DPX 115-------------1249.6----------398.6
WWB 147 JHP 147----------------1053.4----------362.1
Fiocchi 158 FMJ-RN 158------------907.6----------288.9

[MyOdessa]

P.S. The photo is of Ruger PCC, PC9 has been out of production for a while now.

[imarangemaster]

P.S. The photo is of Ruger PCC, PC9 has been out of production for a while now.

True, but my DROS says PC9

[Regular guy]

I just took mine to the range recently to zero in the green dot I put on it. Very accurate, very fun gun. Glad I bought it. Not hard to go through 100 rounds for sure.

[n8vrmind]

True, but my DROS says PC9

Maybe your FFL screwed up, I have the same gun and my DROS lists the model as "PC CARBINE"

[splithoof]

I have both the original PC9 as well as two PCC9's. I'm a whore for anything Ruger

That seems to be an issue for me as well. Thank goodness the family recognizes this, and encourages therapy through broad diversification into other manufacturers offerings.

[skeeter149]

I added the midwest industries handguard made me love it more cosmetically

[SDDAVE56]

I would definitely buy a Ruger PCC, except I already have a PC9. It was our Departments answer to the LA bank shootout. So I bought my own.

[Capybara]

That looks really good with the FDE sling!

[Angrysnarf]

I would definitely buy a Ruger PCC, except I already have a PC9. It was our Departments answer to the LA bank shootout. So I bought my own.

Wow it does look like a 1022

[Dan_Eastvale]

Does the takedown PCC experience any noticeable negative effects on accuracy compared to the PC9?

[n8vrmind]

I have no experience with PC9. As for my PCC, my red dot is mounted in place of the factory rear iron sight, so the zero stays true. Just a little front heavy

[smle-man]

I like my PCC 9mm so much that it is the homestead defense weapon. I've found that Magpul 27 round magazines work great in it and at a lower cost than factory Glock magazines. It feeds gold dot hollow points perfectly.

[splithoof]

It was our Departments answer to the LA bank shootout

Would you care to expand on that a bit? I am very familiar with the incident, and would like to know how/why your agency ended up choosing that particular weapon.