Ruger LC9, opinions please

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A close friend of mine is picking up a Ruger LC9 today..
We went "shopping" yesterday and fondled quite a few different single stack 9mm's..Drew my friend, has arthritis in both hands and some of the models we looked at were hard for him to rack the slide..Field stripping the LC9 looks like a breeze to do, that was a consideration as well..
He finally settled on the LC9..Any other LC9 owners out there?
Your opinions would be appreciated..
 
Owned a LC9 for a while, but eventually traded. The trigger is really bad news. The new LC9s, or LC9s Pro would be the way to go. Have your friend check them out.
 
Jonzim said:
Owned a LC9 for a while, but eventually traded. The trigger is really bad news. The new LC9s, or LC9s Pro would be the way to go. Have your friend check them out.
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The LC9 is a new model. I checked the trigger and thought it was really smooth and far superior to the trigger in my KT PF9..
 
The LC9 is a decent gun. The trigger is similar to a DA revolver so revolver guys shouldn't have any problem with it. The new LC9s has a better trigger. Either gun is fine.
 
There is an LC9, LC9s, and an LC9s Pro. One gun built with different features. The LCP came out a few years ago now, the LC9s is brand new this fall, and the LC9s Pro was just announced.
 
litenlarry said:
The LC9 is a new model. I checked the trigger and thought it was really smooth and far superior to the trigger in my KT PF9..
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But is it the LC9s or Pro. You can still get new a LC9. I agree with the trigger and I don't like the magazine disconnect on the LC9 but can live with the loaded chamber indicator the LC9s and Pro model has no external manual safety or magazine disconnect and are striker fired.
 
Show your friend the technique....

litenlarry said:
A close friend of mine is picking up a Ruger LC9 today..
We went "shopping" yesterday and fondled quite a few different single stack 9mm's..Drew my friend, has arthritis in both hands and some of the models we looked at were hard for him to rack the slide..Field stripping the LC9 looks like a breeze to do, that was a consideration as well..
He finally settled on the LC9..Any other LC9 owners out there?
Your opinions would be appreciated..
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Hold pistol close to your body at waist level. Reach over with left hand and grab the slide (hopefully not blocking the ejection port) Push the frame of the pistol forward with your right hand and let the slide go. Round chambered.
 
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rwsmith said:
Hold pistol close to your body at waist leave. Reach over with left hand and grab the slide (hopefully not blocking the ejection port) Push the frame of the pistol forward with your right hand and let the slide go. Round chambered.
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I am familiar with the "sling shot" method of chambering a round and do it on all my semi auto's..Drew is not experienced with handguns..He is a avid hunter, so he knows the safety rules..
I did nothing more than point out pistols I would own and let him make his own decision..The fit of the pistol in his hand was the first factor and plus the ease of racking the slide and external safety, made the LC9 his choice..
It was the first time I had held a LC9, I was impressed..
:)
 
litenlarry said:
Drew my friend, has arthritis in both hands and some of the models we looked at were hard for him to rack the slide.
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If the trigger has an easy press, it's probably the LC9S, as the original LC9 (no S) has a long, hard press.

If your friend has arthritis, the LC9S' recoil could literally be a pain to shoot. I have mild arthritis in my dominant wrist and find I can only get through 20-30 shots before I have to put it down and go to a pistol with softer recoil.

If he's not in a hurry to buy, it would definitely be worth his time to actually try (shoot) an LC9S before buying.
 
He has the first LC9 if it looks like the one in the video, the one with the long trigger pull and magazine safety. If he has problems with the LC9 maybe he should look at a revolver. Just a thought. The LC9s says it on the slide.
 
Update..
Drew just brought the LC9s ( yes it is the s model) by..We field stripped it and did notice it was different than the one in the video shown earlier..
He did mention the GS had just got in a pro model earlier this morning..He stuck with the LC9s..
As far as his arthritis, he has shot my KT PF9 and there was no concern..I don't think he could shoot a 100 rds at a time without paying for it, they are a handful..
The s model, is different in that it doesn't have the ability to push thru the takedown pin ( maybe with a paper clip ), no internal key activated lock..And yes it had a sweet trigger..

Thanks to all for the replies..:D
 
litenlarry said:
Update..
Drew just brought the LC9s ( yes it is the s model) by..We field stripped it and did notice it was different than the one in the video shown earlier..
He did mention the GS had just got in a pro model earlier this morning..He stuck with the LC9s..
As far as his arthritis, he has shot my KT PF9 and there was no concern..I don't think he could shoot a 100 rds at a time without paying for it, they are a handful..
The s model, is different in that it doesn't have the ability to push thru the takedown pin ( maybe with a paper clip ), no internal key activated lock..And yes it had a sweet trigger..

Thanks to all for the replies..:D
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Another change from the LC9 to the LC9s is the pop up loaded indicator , which has been eliminated..Now there is a notch that has a visual of the chambered round..
 
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