the problem is not so much as in ----say----me dropping my gun...............
the problem is the unknown person standing next to me at th range that might drop his gun and just where that front sight is pointed when it hits the ground..........
i unfortunately have seen several guns "dropped" over the years------and these where from "trained" leo's.........
a smith 19 accidently knocked off a table at the range
one 1911 sliding off the trunk of a car to the ground
one sig 226 forgotton and left on a car roof and lost on the highway
a python coming out of a jordan holster and hitting the convience store floor while fighting a drunk
a smith 36 flying out of an ankle holster during another fight
i was not the guilty party, but i was in the neighborhod should a round had touched off........
as far as ruger themselves----when the p85 was first introduced it actually started getting accepted by a few departments-----ya know--American made, affordable, and ruger tough and reliable----------------it got recalled which amounted to the kiss of death. From then on in most leo circles, ruger centerfire autos where considered 2nd rate and unsafe. And it took ruger a lot of years to overcome this view...........the p90 got accepted and is rugers best leo semi auto handgun to date(in my opinion) with the 89's bringing up the rear and the 95's getting some acceptance as a reliable plastic gun.
ruger then decided to go the striker route---can't blame them once you stand back and look at the success of the glock and springfield xd series.........and just like the p85-----ruger stumbled and fell right out of the gate. Already the same old p85 talk in leo circles is re-surfacing calling ruger 2nd rate----and two more officers i know who were considering the sr9 instead went with the xd----can't blame them one bit............money is tight and the weapon is wantd and needed now---not 4 to 6 weeks waiting for factory service.
now the lcp has stumbled and fallen and another recall has been issued in this faultering economy. its a good and great thing that ruger stands behind their products. its a dang bad thng if ya start questioning the gun you have selected to save your hide and find out the gun is dangerous.........................i think kel-tec is going to get a 2nd look again by a lot of officers...
i had considered the 345 until i found out about its quirks
i had cheered for the sr9 until i saw peen issues, mag issues, and finally the recall
i was doing loops when the lcp came out for a deep bug----until now.......
i think i'll stick with old and out of date instead of new and improved when it comes to ruger.....
heck, they are cheaper anyways since they are "obselete"...........
i consider the ruger
p90
p89
gp100
sp101
to still be the premier top of the line leo handguns that ruger has ever produced....and they can get the job done today jsut as well as when they were introduced........
and i'm sure there are a few more "old" and "obselete" rugers out there ya'll could put on the list as well............
