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Old 08-21-2018, 07:29 PM
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I took the P89 to the range for the first time today. 100 rounds of Remington 124gr FMJ. At 25 yards, I scored the first 10 rounds at 75-points, on a NRA 25 yard slow fire target. No hick ups, jams, or problems of any kind. Over all, I really like the gun. I've had it for several months now, and just now took it to the range. In the above image, I over-oiled it and threw it in a drawer. Kinda forgot about it really. I was glad to take it out today. I cleaned it good before and after the range trip. It has earned a few follow up trips. Maybe even a truck glovebox gun.
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Old 08-21-2018, 07:42 PM
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They are great guns. I had one. I still own a P944 in 40S&W. Ruger P guns run better when wet so freely oil of grease the slide rails and you;ll have no troubles at all. happy shooting
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Old 08-21-2018, 07:50 PM
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Thanks. I will do that.
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Old 08-22-2018, 05:25 AM
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I have a P89 DC that I bought new back in the early 90s. A great gun
for the money. I have used it mostly as a truck gun and have only put
about 500 rds through it but it has never jammed.
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Old 08-25-2018, 11:35 PM
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I've got a stainless P89 decocker only that I bought way back in the day (1990, IIRC). I never really shot it much and only have about 2500 rds through it.

When I bought it, it was solely to test my 9mm reloads. I had just bought a W German Sig P226 to carry though Police Academy and didn't want to blow up the P226 since I was brand new to reloading. One of the gun rags (Guns and Ammo, IIRC) ran an article about the P89 when it first came out. Ruger put the gun through a LOT of destructive testing to ensure it was rugged as all get out. In one test, they threaded a plug into the barrel a very short distance ahead of a chambered cartridge, then shot the gun. The extractor blew out and was replaced and they proceeded to shoot the snot out of the gun with no issues at all. When you get right down to it, that's really not that big of a deal today, but it was impressive to me as a young guy.

Another test was to cut away all of the slide immediately below the ejection port and shoot the snot out of it. Again IIRC, after 5000 rds, they eventually quit testing because absolutely no dimensions or tolerances changed at all. Aside from the section of the slide they cut away, the gun was still exactly the same as it was when it left the assembly line.

After I got the pistol, I found out that I liked it in its own right. Although I don't have a ton of rounds through it, it has always run flawlessly, even with some ******, corroded, tarnished ammo I tried in it. If the primer goes off, the gun shoots, cycles, feeds (as long as the cartridge is close enough to factory dimensions) and chambers. I liked the gun so much that, when stoked with MecGar 17rd mags, it did night stand duty for several years. Mine is semi retired now but they are like the AK of the handgun world. They are kinda clunky and chunky but they just run and run and run.
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They have the ergonomics of a paving block, but you can't kill them. People I know who own them say you almost can't make them fail to feed or eject. If I had the bucks I'd be tempted to buy one for a house gun.
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I have a P94DC in 9mm and a P97DC in 45acp.
Big, heavy, built like a tank. Reliability off the charts.
Not the prettiest, or the BEST triggers in the safe, but decent in both DA and SA.
The whole "P" series are great value pistols that will fire tens of thousands of rounds and outlive us all.
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Picked up a P95DC with a stainless top a few years back because it was stupid cheap. I was surprised to find it has a half decent trigger and how softly it recoils.
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Old 08-27-2018, 04:39 AM
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I also have a stainless P95DC and it does have better ergonomics than
the P89. Part of the better trigger action is the improved shape of the
trigger it-self. The P95 trigger can be used in the P89 IF you can find
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Old 08-27-2018, 11:59 AM
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I actually have a P89 . I bought it several yrs ago from the local gun store . I pd $300 , out the door . It was w/original box and paper work . It is just incredibly reliable . It loads and shoots whatever I feed it , my reloads with bullet set short , long just don't matter . Accuracy is good enough for me . I have sold other guns , but this one I will keep . It's not a good conceal weapon because of size . When I carry , it's always a revolver anyway . Regards , Paul
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People I know who own them say you almost can't make them fail to feed or eject.
You can, actually!

I acquired one from my BIL several years ago. I don't think it had ever been cleaned. When I dropped the slide on a full mag, it took about 20 minutes to get there. OK, a slight exaggeration. It wouldn't get through a magazine without several stoppages.

After I cleaned it, it shot just as I expected. Accurate and reliable. Not an attractive gun, though, I think you described it well with "paving block"!
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My first handgun, the P90 in .45ACP. Love those metal P series. They are tanks!

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