denton
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Got invited to shoot bowling pins with a local group. They rotate through various firearms, pistol, revolver, PCC, lever action. Next Thursday is PCC night, and to my dismay, I actually didn't have one. 
Fortunately, an unfired 9mm Ruger PC9 popped up in the local gun ads, at a better than fair price. As though I needed an excuse to get another gun......
The previous owner had put some kind of muzzle brake/flash hider/compensator on it, but had never fired it. It came with 2 Ruger magazines and 3 Glocks. Nice.
First shots were a little frustrating, because it was hard to crane my neck around to see the sights without smashing my glasses. Sight adjustment was very fiddley, since there is enough slop in the windage and elevation screws that getting both in the right place at once was a challenge. Fortunately the LGS had Sig red dots on closeout for cheap, and that made it sweet and easy to aim.
The trigger is quite good for a factory trigger. I suppose that it could be improved some, but it's quite good and not worth the effort.
At 6.8 pounds, it's not heavy by any means, but it's not a really light rifle, either.
I don't have a final evaluation of accuracy yet. The only rest I had available was my range bag. With that, I was doing about 3/4" at 25 yards.
Bottom line: A lot of fun to shoot, cheap to feed, plenty accurate enough for bowling pins and maybe for more challenging targets. I don't know if I'll use the take-down feature, but it's there if I want it. So far, it's much more than satisfactory.
Side note: My usual range muffs are 36 dB NRR, which is 10X better than 26 dB muffs, and 20X better than 23 dB muffs. So at the first pin shoot, I was having a hard time hearing the range commands. Stopped by Harbor Freight and picked up a pair of 26 dB electronic muffs for $14.95. They are practically identical to some more expensive Caldwell muffs I had several years ago. Heck of a deal.
Fortunately, an unfired 9mm Ruger PC9 popped up in the local gun ads, at a better than fair price. As though I needed an excuse to get another gun......The previous owner had put some kind of muzzle brake/flash hider/compensator on it, but had never fired it. It came with 2 Ruger magazines and 3 Glocks. Nice.
First shots were a little frustrating, because it was hard to crane my neck around to see the sights without smashing my glasses. Sight adjustment was very fiddley, since there is enough slop in the windage and elevation screws that getting both in the right place at once was a challenge. Fortunately the LGS had Sig red dots on closeout for cheap, and that made it sweet and easy to aim.
The trigger is quite good for a factory trigger. I suppose that it could be improved some, but it's quite good and not worth the effort.
At 6.8 pounds, it's not heavy by any means, but it's not a really light rifle, either.
I don't have a final evaluation of accuracy yet. The only rest I had available was my range bag. With that, I was doing about 3/4" at 25 yards.
Bottom line: A lot of fun to shoot, cheap to feed, plenty accurate enough for bowling pins and maybe for more challenging targets. I don't know if I'll use the take-down feature, but it's there if I want it. So far, it's much more than satisfactory.
Side note: My usual range muffs are 36 dB NRR, which is 10X better than 26 dB muffs, and 20X better than 23 dB muffs. So at the first pin shoot, I was having a hard time hearing the range commands. Stopped by Harbor Freight and picked up a pair of 26 dB electronic muffs for $14.95. They are practically identical to some more expensive Caldwell muffs I had several years ago. Heck of a deal.
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