Pablo Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Anyone know these guns? Prices actually look pretty nice.http://www.ruger.com/products/pDE/specSheets/6603.htmlhttp://www.ruger.com/products/pDE/specSheets/6601.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 At $600.00 US it's not a steal but it's not bad either. For the money, I'd much rather have an all steel Baby Eagle in 45ACP and spend the rest on components. I've yet to see one that wasn't a tack driver. Downside to one is that there are few after market goodies available for them. Or a nice CZ would be a good choice. Both of the above are a lot cheaper than the Ruger. But as we all know, picking the right gun for you is a personal thang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Run a quote through their system. $415 at my local shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLH70 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I have a P95, trigger is not the greatest but it shoots anything I feed it. IMO it's a lot of gun for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I have a P90 that I have fired 1225 times (I keep exquisite records of everything) 1175 of those are my handloads.The P90 has a reputation of being able to feed anything and it certainly has for me. It also has a reputation of being extremely reliable, which is also has been for me. Every time I've ever pulled the trigger it goes bang... Both semi-wadcutter and ball feed flawlessly. I have a Kimber 45ACP and in a gunfight, I'd take the P90 EVERY time... It is accurate, but it isn't a bullseye 45 by any means. The P90 also has a very comfortable grip, much more so than the 1911.The model I have has the decocker, so if you move the decocker to 'safe' it releases the hammer (without firing). With the decocker in the safe position you can pull the trigger all you want and it does nothing as the trigger and hammer are disconnected. I really like the decocker model because in the safe position anyone could pick up the gun and couldn't accidentally shoot someone while being stupid when it's in the 'safe' position.Now the bad part - the first pull can be either double or single action (that's not the bad part). If you want single, then you have to move the decocker to 'fire' then rack the slide - the hammer will stay back and you're ready to go. The single action trigger is fine for plinking, but it's no 1911 as the travel is pretty long (very normal for plastic guns, although the P90 isn't plastic). After the first shot it's single action every time like a 1911. If you leave the decocker in the safe postion while you rack the slide, then move the decocker to the 'fire' position when ready, it will be double action. The double action trigger pull is long and stiff (that's the bad part), you'll get used to it, but I don't want you have have any misgivings that it's like the double action pull of a S&W revolver - it's not.I can take the pistol down in about 10 seconds - it's very similar to the 1911 except you don't have to take the bushing off the end of the slide, because there is none to take off - it's just simple.Thanks,Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Have you looked at the P345? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Have you looked at the P345? Not sure why, but it's nearly $200 more and the barrel is shorter (4.2"). 4.5" is my min, when previously I drew the line at 5". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Originally Posted By: G-MANHave you looked at the P345? Not sure why, but it's nearly $200 more and the barrel is shorter (4.2"). 4.5" is my min, when previously I drew the line at 5". I didn't realize that.You should look at the used P90 prices on Gunbroker. Lots for under $400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_in_Utah Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Originally Posted By: G-MANHave you looked at the P345? Not sure why, but it's nearly $200 more and the barrel is shorter (4.2"). 4.5" is my min, when previously I drew the line at 5". Paul, Just checked and prices for the P90TH is $384 and P345 2 tone is $409.The P345 does come with 2 mags where as the P90Th comes with one. It does come with the wrap around grips though.. (The P345 does not need anything as far as a grip)Mags are cheap for them. Get the factory ones! Both are great shooters! The P345 is a great house gun with the rail and safety/decocker. Take care, bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I had a P90 for a brief time. It is high on my Worst Guns Ever Owned list. From listening to reports from owners for the past 20 years, it seems to have been the only bad one to come from Ruger too, so there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I had a P90 for a brief time. It is high on my Worst Guns Ever Owned list. From listening to reports from owners for the past 20 years, it seems to have been the only bad one to come from Ruger too, so there you go. Please tell me more. What kind of problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 One other option would be a P97 (used, of course). It's got the improved linkless P95 operating system and a polymer frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Originally Posted By: BarryinINI had a P90 for a brief time. It is high on my Worst Guns Ever Owned list. From listening to reports from owners for the past 20 years, it seems to have been the only bad one to come from Ruger too, so there you go. Please tell me more. What kind of problems? Wouldn't feed ball ammo. Regular 230 grain FMJ round nose ball ammo. Winchester (USA) and Federal in both regular red box and American Eagle. I took it to the range one time. It was shoot, clear it, shoot, clear it, shoot and maybe feed one, shoot, clear it.Both mags, same deal. Re-lubing, more lube, wiping down to less lube, no help. To add to my annoyance, most empties came back into my face. I might have investigated further, but when one of the empties got behind my glasses and gave me a little burn I had enough, cleared it, shoved it back in it's case and took it back to the gunshop and kissed it goodbye the first chance I got. But as I said, I must have got the one bad one they ever made because everyone else thinks they are wonderful and I've seen evidence to that fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Interesting. You are correct, that flies in the face of most reports saying the Ruger .45 will accept any .45ACP ammo on the planet. The usual gripe with 1911's is they will only accept ball ammo, so doubly weird. I wonder if something was not within specification on the gun?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 It was not the finest example of Ruger's work. Proof that everyone, and I mean everyone, turns out a piece of junk sometime. Truthfully, aside from compact ones (that are doomed from the start in my opinion), the only 1911s I've had that didn't work fine right out of the box were ones I bought used. It always turned out to be something I suspect was "helped" by a previous owner. Every new, or used but un-screwed-with used one, was fine. Browning HiPowers are another, btw. They seem to gobble up everything just fine. I always read how the old style HiPower feedramps were designed for ball ammo only and some won't feed JHP but I haven't seen that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 For sure. Valuable input. I'm now looking at FNH's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 FHN 45s? Big gun. Might be an OK pistol, but I never could get past the size. I do notice that I don't see a lot of them around. Might mean something, might not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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