JAG

I went to the range yesterday and fired 100 rds and the trigger failed to reset twice which was suprising because my first range session I fired 200 rds and never had a problem. While I don't think it should have anything to do with it I did remove the magazine disconnect before I went. But aside from that it fired great and was very accurate, so before I panic I'll plan to go fire a lot more ammo to confirm an issue seeing its still in the break in stage. Anyone else had this happen?

jag

wildbill846

Sadly, I don't (in my non-professional and non-gunsmith background) think that the removal of the mag disconnect would have anything to do with this. I'd also be afraid to chalk this up to "break-in". My break-in issues we basically just stiffness of springs...ie...difficult to load magazines and extreme intolerance of limp-wristing resulting in a few stovepipes during the first 100-200 rounds. The trigger pull did lighten up over use and the mag release worked better as well, but never had failures of any kind with those. If it were mine, I'd be calling up Ruger. I'm sad to hear of many people having problems with their SR9 when mine has been such a joy. I hope you get this worked out.

Chief_10Beers

I only have a 100 rds thru mine, I plan on 200 today, We'll see what happens...

Hope you get your's worked out...........

JRow

No gunsmith here, but I'd guess it needs a really good cleaning. I was amazed at how much better mine shot after a good soaking in soapy water, a good scrubbing, rinsing and WD-40 rinse with a good blow-out.

Mine took about 200 rounds and 2 good cleanings, but it's sweet gun now.

greener

I agree with the good cleaning and more rounds thereafter.

JAG

I reinstalled the magazine disconnect and went to the range and fired 50rds and did not have any problems this time around. But before I'm convinced I will have to fire alot more ammo to build my confidence back up.

jag

mitchtan

I have about 200 through mine since last cleaning and no problems. I clean with Otis products and have had no issues at all.

GunsAreGood

I had a slight problem with my SR9 at the range and it sounds similar. I was only a couple rounds in and I pull the trigger like normal the round fires one gets chambered but when I pull the trigger I get nothing. I pull again to confirm and there is no tension in the trigger. I racked and tapped and the next few rounds fired fine until the same thing happend again. The rest of the day at the range went off without a hitch after that. Does it sound anything like what happend to you.

Pomeaa

I just bought the SR9 compact last week and the same exact thing happened to me but it it's worse. I put 150 rds through it the first day and this happened to me where the trigger wouldn't reset and there was still a live round in the chamber and I'd have to rack it to get it out ateast 5 times. Went today and put another 150 rds though it and it was worse. I'd load two mags and it'd happen atleast once between the two. So I called Ruger and left them a message because it's Sunday and they're obviously not open but i plan on calling again tomorrow and sending the pistol back for a new one. It sucks, besides that super comfortable and accurate.

scattershot

Here we go again.....

I like the pistol, but mine has been back to Ruger, and I thought they had all that worked out....

GunsAreGood

When your trigger does not reset just gently push the slide forward. It seems that it is not returning to battery. I had the exact same thing happen to me so I went and put some more rounds through the SR9 to work out the kinks. My SR9 has worked the kinks out by its self. Keep the grooves on the inside of the slide oiled and go shoot some more.

JAG

Since my original post I have fired about 500 rounds and have had no more issues. Appears it just needed to be shot more.

jag

greener

Sometimes they just need a good cleaning followed by a break-in period. Good Shooting.

Pomeaa

I called today and sent my back because to be honest that’s not something I want to "work out" particularly with a gun that I'm using as my concealed carry. It just didn't seem reliable. But then again my issue seemed to be worse off than yours. Ruger's customer service was very nice and sent me a free shipping order via email that way I could send it off next day air. But now I wait.....

GunsAreGood

PomeaaGood choice if I was carrying it for a concealed carry I would want it working flawlessly as well. JAG I am glad to hear yours worked itself out. Please keep me posted if you have any similar problems because mine was doing the same thing.

Pomeaa

I just hope it comes back flawless and Im not without it for too long. I shipped it yesterday afternoon and it's already in AZ now....so I hope Ruger doesn't take long. Anyone have any expierence with sending a pistol back to them?

GunsAreGood

Nope no experience with sending a firearm back for repairs but they are said to have the best customer service around so you should be happy.

scattershot

Sent my SR9 back for warranty work to fix a variety of issues, and had it back in a week or so.

Pomeaa

So my SR9c was gone from me 8 days counting shipping which really impressed me. I got it back today and took it right to the range to see if the problem was resolved. I fired the first 40 rounds and the trigger failed to rest 6 times again. So I switched from the range ammo to winchester fmj's and it happened again several times out of 20 rounds. But I was noticing that the firing pin was hitting the rounds that weren't firing (both ammos) and then the trigger wouldn't reset and I'd have to rack it to get that round out. So it back at Ruger. I'm pissed to say the least and am getting really discouraged with Ruger which sucks because I've heard nothing but good things about Ruger. The only thing I can say for sure about Ruger is their customer service is on top of it.

Cthulhu

Make sure the striker channel has had a good cleaning, and try not to oil or grease it. Gunk can build up in the striker channel, causing light strikes, particularly if you've shortened your striker spring.

-JT

chefljr

Pomeaa - You need to rack your SR9c about 200 times, and dry fire it with the mag inserted (empty) a few dozen times. And clean the gunk from the striker channel. I had an issue with light strikes using WWB ammo, I called ruger, they sent me a label to ship it back, but I thought I'd give it one last go, after cleaning the striker channel, and doing the racks and dry fires, now I have no issues at all. I'd put 300+ rounds thru the gun and its firing like a champ. Its fired 5-6 different types of ammo now and not once issue has came up. I even let the guy next to me at the range have a crack at it, and I was worried it was gonna pull a light strike on him (he was letting me shoot his glock 26, so I didn't wanna be embarassed) and no light strike issues, and he loves the gun. Now he's on the market for one. Hope this helps you out.

chefljr

Anyone know if the SR9 ghost triggers will work with the SR9c. The 5.5 pounds of pull isn't to bad, but I'd like to drop it like 3.5!

Pomeaa

Thanks Chefljr. I appreciate the advice and wisdom. There wasn't any gunk built up in there and I did clean the pistol pretty well before shooting it again. All I'm saying is my brother in law has a glock 26 and that thing fires no matter what. If it has been cleaned, driy fired a million times, racked 200 times or not....thats all I'm looking for in a pistol. I just want a reliable gun that I feel confident and comfortable with, and right now that isn't even close to how I feel with the SR9c. I'm not saying it's the gun as a whole, just the one that I purchased.

Cthulhu

One more thing to consider is limp writing. With these smaller guns, you really need to make sure you're holding on to the things very tightly. They've got less mass to work with themselves and there's more room for malfunction if the shooter's weight isn't behind the gun.

Other than that, I'd hate to say it, but Ruger needs to be called and informed that the problem persists. If possible, film a short clip of the problem, post to Youtube, and direct them there so they can see for themselves.

Incidentally, the last time I bothered with an indoor range, I was stuck using their incredibly horrible range ammo. The guy in the lane next to me was firing a Glock 17, and he couldn't get about half the rounds to fire. He gave them to me and my SR9 ate them all up. I think only one or two of his unfired rounds needed multiple attempts from me, but eventually, they all went downrange.

-JT

chefljr

Pomeaa, sorry about your issues. Hopefully Ruger will resolve them soon. I wish you could come try my sr9c. I think you'd be highly impressed with its reliability. Hopefully after the next fix you'll be as happy as I am with the gun.

Pomeaa

Thanks man. Me too...it just sucks because I feel like I got a lemon. All I've heard are good things about the SR9c and how much their owners love them and swear by them. I want to be one of those owners! Haha. I hope Ruger takes care of me on this one. I want to be confident in my weapon.

frenchy

I would be nice to see videos yes because my SR9 is just so strong and smooth it is hard for me to imagine another one would be that bad. Youtube is one of the the only sites where you can post a video easily and fast but I wish we could do it on the forums too, like inside posts or something, like we would od pictures.

Pomeaa

I didn't even think about posting a video to you tube. I should've. But now it's already back at Ruger, all that was on my mind was trying to get it fixed as soon as possible. If it comes back malfunctioning again I'll take a video. Then I'll insist on either a new fire arm or a refund, but lets hope third time is a charm.

Pomeaa

So I guess there really was something wrong with my SR9c because it was back with Ruger for the second time for 11 days before they called me and said they were sending me a letter of replacement for me to sign so that they could send me a new weapon. I'm just glad that whole ordeal is over and I really hope this new one will be exactly what I wanted.

discipled

I wanted to remove the magazine disconnect and clean up and around the striker and all but when attempting to slide down the striker cover it just wouldn't move even with the pin pushed all the way in and making sure several times as well as having the firing pin all the way forward. After using much muscle and breaking apart my striker cover on the rear of the slide I was able to get out the striker. I found that my striker cup was cracked and didn't stay in it's place on the lip at the rear of the shaft. It slid easliy off and I found that it was cracked. It's not suppose to slide off easily and come off after removing the cross pin, pulling out the shaft and removing the spring then the cup. I was wondering if others have had a difficult time removing their striker covers and find that their striker cups (plastic) are cracked. Ruger has sent me a free cover, cup and cross pin (incase I screw up the cross pin which is also giving much trouble in removing. That cup has constant strain on it from the spring and even more so when cocked. This should be made of metal so its more durable and won't crack, why isn't it? I love my sr9 though. I've had roughly 100 rouns through it without one problem, this problem came later. I've noticed slight peening but took a dremel to it and very slightly took of the burs and beveled the edge VERY little.

Cthulhu

When removing the striker cover on the SR9, you have to depress both the mag disconnect (if still installed) and the firing pin block, otherwise, the striker assembly can't properly move forward enough in the striker channel to clear the striker shaft from the striker cover.

-JT

discipled

I had done that, the problem was the cup must have been cracked, the spring on the shaft was pushing the cup off the back of the shaft, keeping it engaged still in the striker cover so that I couldn't slide the cover down. I don't know how or when the cup was cracked, but I did get a new cup and cover from ruger free and replaced them both and now the cover slides down freely and the cup sits in place as it should.

NewSR9Black

Hey Everyone, new to the board and just had a day at the range with my new BlackSS SR9. I've shot about 200 rounds through it and racked it another 200 in between the shots and I seem to have a problem with it coming back into battery all the way. I would say that it comes back all but 1/8 of an inch. I have cleaned it prior to shooting it. The reason seems to be something towards the rear of the gun, as I slowly rack the slide the last 1/4 inch or so the slide pops up a little in the rear as to slide over something.

Is this what others are experiencing?

discipled

No, i havn't had that problem or read anyone else having this issue. Is your striker cover, the black plastic cover on the rear pushed all the way up into the slide? Are there any pieces sticking up on the rear where the slide and where it meets the handle? IF you can't see anything odd then call Ruger. They will help you out.

frenchy

396 shots since new and not a single malfunction here.

Kimber45acp

I was having a multitude of problems including trigger reset, gritty trigger, barrel peening, etc. I sent my SR9 back to Ruger and got it back yesterday after 2 and a half weeks, they replaced just about everything except the frame.
Yesterday I took it out and put 200 flawless rounds through it, for testing purposes I used a variety of ammo inc LSWC, LRN, factory ball and HP. I mixed the bullets at times and performed both slow and rapid fire to try to cause a malfunction. I'm happy to report 0 problems after getting it back.

discipled

I have about 250 rounds through my sr9 now, intially after the first 100 noticed small peening, LIGHTLY filled the burr down and then polished the edge, after the next 150 there isn't any issue. I've had one stove pipe, it was with Sollier & Bellot fmj 115 gr, but i've had blazer and blazer brass as well as federal all fmj 115 and not an issue. I did have to replace my firing pin cup because it somehow was cracked onthe back of the firing pin after first 100, not an issue anylonger and Ruger sent me a free cup and i fixed it myself. Love the gun, very accurate, light, comfortable to hold and a damn sexy looking gun too.