boomer1911a1
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For almost twenty years, I have NOT been without a Ruger .45 ACP of some stripe, but for reasons I’ve long forgotten, about a decade ago, I sold my well-loved P90 and bought a P345. And – don’t get me wrong -- I like the P345 a lot. It’s lighter than the P90 and certainly more compact, with no appreciable loss of accuracy. My only complaints are that it pulls point-of-aim off to the side the tighter I grip and the very-flat safety is hard to find on the draw.
This week I picked up another P90 and I can’t remember why I ever let it go. This thing points PERFECTLY in my big paws, both with Hogue finger-grooves and the stock Zytel panels. It’s well-balanced, not too heavy, not too long (although I confess that it is bulky,) and it's as accurate as my 1911s. The alloy frame saves weight to compensate for the over-built slide-and-barrel assembly, and it goes BANG every time I pull the trigger, regardless of bullet configuration – 185-grain hard-cast semi-wadcutter target rounds up to 255-grain heavy-thumper loads. Is it as refined and slick as a SIG or a high-end 1911? No, but it is as reliable, and it’s prettier than a Glock, and has a better trigger than any of the other plastic pistols out there (P345 included.)
Best feature for me? The quaint trigger-guard hook to let me place my weak-hand index finger, like I was taught to shoot back in the 80s. And I snagged it off an on-line auction for less than $300, shipping included.
And you know what? I fell in love with it again so hard that I put in a bid for another one, same seller, no reserve. Because you never know when you’re going to need a tank-tough, eight-round, traditional double action, semi-automatic .45 that groups like an IPSC target gun.
This week I picked up another P90 and I can’t remember why I ever let it go. This thing points PERFECTLY in my big paws, both with Hogue finger-grooves and the stock Zytel panels. It’s well-balanced, not too heavy, not too long (although I confess that it is bulky,) and it's as accurate as my 1911s. The alloy frame saves weight to compensate for the over-built slide-and-barrel assembly, and it goes BANG every time I pull the trigger, regardless of bullet configuration – 185-grain hard-cast semi-wadcutter target rounds up to 255-grain heavy-thumper loads. Is it as refined and slick as a SIG or a high-end 1911? No, but it is as reliable, and it’s prettier than a Glock, and has a better trigger than any of the other plastic pistols out there (P345 included.)
Best feature for me? The quaint trigger-guard hook to let me place my weak-hand index finger, like I was taught to shoot back in the 80s. And I snagged it off an on-line auction for less than $300, shipping included.
And you know what? I fell in love with it again so hard that I put in a bid for another one, same seller, no reserve. Because you never know when you’re going to need a tank-tough, eight-round, traditional double action, semi-automatic .45 that groups like an IPSC target gun.
