Ruger P89 pleasant surprise

[Gunz]

So, after all these years, with this gun being in production, I finally bought one. It was a mint, unfired one, for $280 OTD. I bought it on a whim.

I have always liked the P90. The frame grip fits my hand nicely. I also think that this is as slim as the Browning Hi Power. The slide is thick and blocky, but no worse than the HK pistols.

Everything I read about the Ruger's being thick and heavy are all lopsided. It is an alloy pistol, and hence, light. The trigger is long, but no worse than a 9VE Sigma or any double action revolver.

I was actually happy to find a 2-3 inch group at 15 yds. Good enough for me. The barrel is incredibly supported. Thick chamber. I really like the way the package works.

The gun fits my hand better than the Beretta/Taurus 92 series. The Glocks, SIGs, Smiths, CZs, and all other big brands really do not have all that much over this P89. I like this P89 and P90 more than I do their cousins, the P97 and P95.

I always wondered how such a big grip for 15 rd mags, was even apporved by the Army trials for the M9. The Smiths and P89 are much slimmer.

Well, this has been a pleasant bargain, in a good package.

 

[chris in va]

Glad you like it! Definitely a tank, should last a very long time.

 

[frankiestoys]

I had one ,only gun i regret selling
tough gun ,you can't go wrong.

 

[cmfireman]

Now spend $15 on a set of Hogue wraparounds and you will love it even more! (If you MUST have the Ruger emblem instead of the Hogue emblem it will cost you $30)



The big, heavy, blocky, cheap P89 is one of the favorites in my collection.

 

[JohnKSa]

Lubricate the frame rails with a light grease--perhaps lithium grease. The aluminum finish used on this gun is extremely hard and tough but it's also quite abrasive. You want some good lubricant on the frame rails so they don't wear the slide grooves larger.

They are built very strong...

The article below is about the P85, but the P89 and P85 are virtually identical.

 

[Mike J]

Glad you like it Gunz. I don't have a P-89 (I have a later P-series pistol) but I'm a P-series fan. A lot of value for the money.

 

[Browns Fan]

Rugers are probably the most under appreciated pistols on the market. If I found one for that price, I would jump on it!

 

[Tamlin]

Nice find. I got one used back in 2001 and paid around $350. Still have it. Still love it. +1 on the Hogue grips.

 

[Kingofthehill]

Rugers are probably the most under appreciated pistols on the market. If I found one for that price, I would jump on it!

Aint that the truth... I have the P95 among every other popular brand and the p95 is a tank!... Its the LIGHTEST recoil in a 9mm i have ever felt... A full power 9mm load feels like a custom light target load.

I trust my life to it and i really like the "Rocker" type action for the mag release.

Picked mine up "Used" but never fired for $250. Best bang for the buck gun i own.

JOe

 

[Gunz]

Thanks for all the feedback. That posting JonKSa posted was astounding!! I cannot believe the way that barrel withstood the pluggin, and the fired shot.

It certainly gives me confidence about this whole Ruger design. It is still strange for the United States to give a foreign company the M9 contract, though. I do believe the Berettas produced are in the US somewhere, under license and royalties to the Italians. I guess SIG contracts are the same. Still, the Ruger is so unloved.

Well, all I know is this: I discovered a gem, even though the outward appearances are not sleek or Hollywood-promotable.

 

[Mike J]

I believe who gets the contract may have more to do with politics than the guns themselves. As long as they pass the testing process.

 

[GojuBrian]

I had a p89dc and miss it. It was a very nice auto, but not as good as my cz75b.

 

[P97]

I don't have a 89 but I love my 90, and am sure I would a 89. Congratulations on getting a good Ruger.

 

[Philo_Beddoe]

My P-95 was reasonably accurate and relibable.

I liked it better then the glock 17 I had, it was more reliable with the same accuracy.

My CZ's 75's are more accurate and just as reliable, but cost more.

THe only thing I didnt like about the P 95 was the somewhat heavy DA pull.

One thing about the P series though is that if you are a +P junkie this is your gun, they are built like tanks and can take an extreme amount of hot loads from what I understand.

 

[ilbob]

I have a P85. its had thousands, maybe tens of thousands of rounds through it. it feeds just about anything. Its bit big and bulky compared to a Glock 9mm, but it is built like a tank. I doubt you could shoot it enough to wear it out.

 

[CatsEye]

I have a P85 that I bought the first year they came out. I think I paid about $200 for it back then. I wouldn't consider them great guns but they are rugged and mine eats anything you feed it. I have many thousands of rounds through it and I don't ever remember a jam. I started to sell it a couple of time but I'm glad I didn't.