Congratulations! Shoot it in good health.
Vet, give us your range report. From your posts you were looking for something a little out of the mainstream. The older Ruger P series guns don't get a lot of attention or affection.
I had the P95 and it was a good shooting full sized gun. Ruger's synthetic frame is a stiffer material than other polymer lowers, & IIRC the slide actually rides on the synthetic frame rails. Like all Rugers, over built and rugged. I sold mine not cause I didn't like it, but I shifted to the S&W 3rd gen wonder nines (among others). In my heart, I still secretly lust for the Ruger P-85 with the alloy frame.
Thanks for that quick review Mach.Congrats, and sorry I missed this thread earlier and didn't chime in. The Ruger is known to be a good gun, if not a bit heavy and chunky.
For others who may click on this thread looking for input:
As a DB9FS owner, I give that gun very high marks, especially at it's price point. I bought it about 3 months ago when Bud's had the grey version on sale for $273 with free shipping. The gun is aesthetically pleasing IMO, quite ergonomic and very light weight. The trigger is a little bit heavy and undefined, breaking at 6.1 lbs on my sample. It's not as much as most true DAO guns, but not quite as good as, say, a Glock. I have not attempted to do anything with it at this time, though, as it's serviceable with a little practice. Accuracy is comparable to most other service pistols. Reliability has been excellent with most ammo, although I did find that it dislikes Federal aluminum cased stuff, and I also had a couple of light strikes with ZQI 9mm NATO (which I found is known for hard primers that give trouble in several other striker fired pistols). It has run fine with all other brass cased stuff, and also no trouble with the one box of Tula I put through it. The magazine is quality, but stuffing the last 2-3 round in will give your thumb a workout. All in all, with about 600 rounds through it to date, I'm quite happy with the gun, consider it an excellent value.
How is your rear sight? One of the reasons I ultimately decided to pass on the DB9FS was reports, many reports, of the rear sight coming loose during a string of fire. Some have been so loose that they can slip out of the dovetail with just thumb pressure, and there is no retention screw to lock them in place
Still might check one out.No problems to date. Mine does have a set screw; perhaps earlier versions did not. I'm pretty sure you can install any Glock sights on the DB9FS, too.
Vietnam is past get over it.
Since it is a daily carry pistol maybe I should be pleased the trigger is long and weighty. It cost less than $350.
Here's a video regarding the issue I mentioned.