Riomouse911
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I picked up a Ruger PC9 with the fluted/threaded barrel about two weeks ago, and I finally got a bit of free time to take the new gun out to the local indoor range. It's my 12-year-old son's last Friday of summer freedom, so I made sure he went along as well.
When I first got the gun I bought two 33-round Glock mags, which I loaded with Ranger 115 JHP for emergency-defense readiness. I then took fifteen minutes to take the gun down, wipe it well and oil it for use and drop in the Glock mag adapter.
Today I used 17 round mags, two were the G-4 with the dual magazine release cut outs and one was an older one with only one magazine release cut out. Ammo was 100 of the Win 115 gr white box and another 50 rounds of mish-mosh leftovers; Win FMJ and JHP's, Speer JHP, Federal FMJ and JHP, etc.
Function was 100% with all three mags and all the ammo I bought. It was a tad low at 25 yards (the max distance I had today) and since I didn't bring any tools today I'll adjust the sight and try it again later on. My groups were about 2" offhand at 25, which certainly isn't gonna win me any matches but was good enough for plinking fun at that distance.
The trigger pull was worlds better than my 10/22 (I took that out last time), but the gun felt very "10/22-ish" while being held and when firing. Recoil was (as expected) almost nothing, the noise was pistol-loud indoors and ejection was brisk. With the factory-set spacer and rubber butt pad on the gun shoulders up with ease and my eyes line up the ghost ring rear/"eared" post front immediately. The other spacer will be left in the box, along with the Ruger magazine and mag block set up. The only issues I had were caused by my own vision; the front sight was a bit hard to discern in the indoor light so I'll be painting it blaze orange soon.
My 12 year old had been firing his .22 lr Henry Youth and a Ruger Mk I, and I got him to try the LC9 as his first "centerfire rifle". He did pretty good for a first-timer, hitting the 12"x12" target every time with his first sets of shots (I started him with 1 in the mag so he could get used to the heft and a tad more recoil over the .22lr, then 2, 3, 5, 5 etc.). This was his first ghost ring/post open sight experience as well, all he has ever used are open rear/front on the Ruger pistols and Henry rifles.
It was also his first indoor range experience, and some of the AR owners shooting down a bit further from us can really make one jump when he was not expecting the noise. He sort of got used to it, but I could see him jump a bit when he was reading himself behind the PC9 and a .223 was touched off inside the range. (Time and experience will cure him of this...I hope!)
After putting a bit of .22lr, .22 mag and 9mm downrange today, I'll say we both had a good time.
I had such a good time that I hope you all can get away to the range soon with kids/grandkids and get them to shoot a few boxes of ammo with you as well!
Stay safe!
When I first got the gun I bought two 33-round Glock mags, which I loaded with Ranger 115 JHP for emergency-defense readiness. I then took fifteen minutes to take the gun down, wipe it well and oil it for use and drop in the Glock mag adapter.
Today I used 17 round mags, two were the G-4 with the dual magazine release cut outs and one was an older one with only one magazine release cut out. Ammo was 100 of the Win 115 gr white box and another 50 rounds of mish-mosh leftovers; Win FMJ and JHP's, Speer JHP, Federal FMJ and JHP, etc.
Function was 100% with all three mags and all the ammo I bought. It was a tad low at 25 yards (the max distance I had today) and since I didn't bring any tools today I'll adjust the sight and try it again later on. My groups were about 2" offhand at 25, which certainly isn't gonna win me any matches but was good enough for plinking fun at that distance.
The trigger pull was worlds better than my 10/22 (I took that out last time), but the gun felt very "10/22-ish" while being held and when firing. Recoil was (as expected) almost nothing, the noise was pistol-loud indoors and ejection was brisk. With the factory-set spacer and rubber butt pad on the gun shoulders up with ease and my eyes line up the ghost ring rear/"eared" post front immediately. The other spacer will be left in the box, along with the Ruger magazine and mag block set up. The only issues I had were caused by my own vision; the front sight was a bit hard to discern in the indoor light so I'll be painting it blaze orange soon.
My 12 year old had been firing his .22 lr Henry Youth and a Ruger Mk I, and I got him to try the LC9 as his first "centerfire rifle". He did pretty good for a first-timer, hitting the 12"x12" target every time with his first sets of shots (I started him with 1 in the mag so he could get used to the heft and a tad more recoil over the .22lr, then 2, 3, 5, 5 etc.). This was his first ghost ring/post open sight experience as well, all he has ever used are open rear/front on the Ruger pistols and Henry rifles.
It was also his first indoor range experience, and some of the AR owners shooting down a bit further from us can really make one jump when he was not expecting the noise. He sort of got used to it, but I could see him jump a bit when he was reading himself behind the PC9 and a .223 was touched off inside the range. (Time and experience will cure him of this...I hope!)
After putting a bit of .22lr, .22 mag and 9mm downrange today, I'll say we both had a good time.
I had such a good time that I hope you all can get away to the range soon with kids/grandkids and get them to shoot a few boxes of ammo with you as well!
Stay safe!