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Good evening, all. I visited the LGS this weekend, and in one of the cabinets was a Ruger P95 on consignment. I had a P89 that I kick myself routinely for selling. I'm having trouble finding another, and this P95 suddenly appeared. I loved my P89. It was clunky, but it absolutely never failed. Plus, it was the first semi-auto I ever bought. I didn't take time to look at this P95 closely (because I had P89 stuck in my head), but I think I'll go have a look again this week. I'm thinking about it as the "truck gun" -- not that I'd leave one in there, but as one that would be "at the ready" whenever it was time to carry something along (either in addition to or instead of the EDC). Anybody got P95? Had P95? Got opinions on P95? Maybe I should keep looking for a P89? God bless America. | ||
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Oriental Redneck |
I have had all the classic centerfire Ruger P-series pistols, and, imho, they are best values. -Inexpensive -Tank tough -Highly reliable (up there with the best of them) -They will not win any beauty contests, but I would have no problems taking them to bed with me, knowing that they will go bang each time. Q | |||
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I think you nailed it with that description! Selling mine goes on "Vthoky's list of stupid maneuvers," in bold, black ink. God bless America. | |||
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Peripheral Visionary |
Built like a tank, reliable, accurate, soft-shooting. The single drawback I can think of is they are somewhat bulky. | |||
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Get Off My Lawn |
I still have my P89, my first handgun, and I will not get rid of it for all the reasons above. "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
Add my name to your list...I sold my P95DC Stainless to a buddy about 12 or so years back ...I regretted it almost from the moment it exchanged hands. It fed anything (it loved cast bullets at starting loads)...never jammed and was accurate. It was somewhat bulky, but in a good way...P95, I miss you . ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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I've honestly wondered how much trouble it would be for my LGS (where I sold/traded my P89) to track down who bought it.... --- ETA: Holy smokes, I just realized how many magazines I let go with that gun. Jeepers, man, this goes on the stupid-list twice! God bless America. | |||
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I have a KP 93 which is the all metal version of the P 95. Hard to find. The story is that Bill Ruger did not want to wait on the developement of the KP 93 so he had Ruger hurry up with production of a polymer version so as not to miss sales waiting on the 93. | |||
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It's all part of the adventure... |
My P89DC! as others have already mentioned, is super reliable, fed anything, and I still have it. I am kicking myself for not buying a P95 when they were still being made, and so I, too, am looking for a nice P95. I bought a PC-9GR as a companion to my P-89, and I won't ever part with that either. And, as the others have stated, Rugers are big and clunky, but they go bang every time, and really are a great value for the money. Unless there is something obviously wrong with it, I would snatch it up if it's a good price. Regards From Sunny Tucson, SigFan NRA Life - IDPA - USCCA - GOA - JPFO - ACLDN - SAF - AZCDL - ASA "Faith isn't believing that God can; it's knowing that He will." (From a sign on a church in Nicholasville, Kentucky) | |||
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E tan e epi tas |
P95 and P97 are awesome guns. Very underrated. "Guns are tools. The only weapon ever created was man." | |||
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As has been stated over and over, the P95 is a very solid pistol. I had the 1st model as well as the 2nd model. NEVER had a single malfunction from either. For the "non-enthusiast", they are hard to beat. Skip | |||
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The Unmanned Writer |
There's a gent on calguns selling a P91 of the for-tay is your thang (380). It's the blue version. With that, I have a P90DC and absolutely love it. Can hit quarters at 15 yards all day long with the the red box PMC ammo. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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Rail-less and Tail-less |
Weren’t P95’s issued to Army Tank crews at one point? I remember as a kid I always loved the Ruger P series cause Arnold wielded them in True Lies. _______________________________________________ Use thumb-size bullets to create fist-size holes. | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
Does any Ruger aficionado here remember the KP93 with their integral laser? Everytime the subject of Ruger came up, I still kicked myself for getting rid of that gun. Q | |||
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Rail-less and Tail-less |
I remember those. It had a fat slanted dust cover and sort of looked like a ray gun. I think this is a 94 but they looked similar. Reminds me of the Sig Sp2009 with the factory slanted dust cover laser unit that mounted on the proprietary rail. _______________________________________________ Use thumb-size bullets to create fist-size holes. | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
^^^ Yeah, that's it. It might have been the 94 that I owned. Been too long ago. Q | |||
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Doggone it, man! If I bought that one, I'd have to go over to a friend's house right after and buy back the PC40 I had! I guess the good thing about selling something to a friend is the opportunity to buy it back! Sure wish I had sold him that P89....
Five thousand of them, according to Wikipedia. God bless America. | |||
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I had the first version of the P95 and sold it many years ago. I was able to find an LNIB version - with the light rail - on Crook Broker last year. For $300, it was an absolute steal! P-89's, in decent shape, are becoming more and more difficult to find ... | |||
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Each post crafted from rich Corinthian leather |
I owned a P95DC about 20 years ago. Very solid pistol, one I carried both concealed and in uniform as a reserve deputy. "The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." - George Costanza | |||
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milk jugs at 50 feet , all day long Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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