So I email Ruger's customer service...

[Metalhead]

Wow! Such an intelligent comment! I'll get on that right away. I never said I couldn't rack it, I said it was difficult. Go check out first grade...I hear they teach you how to read.

As we all know, having a ****ty attitude really makes people want to give you a serious answer.

[Guest clsutton21]

As we all know, having a ****ty attitude really makes people want to give you a serious answer.

I acquired a ****ty attitude after reading post after post of "strengthen up" "get a new gun" "just buy an empty holster". I thought I could come here for real answers, I didn't know 5 year olds signed up.

[Guest Drewsett]

Everyone just

I have an SR9 compact and yes, the recoil spring is VERY stiff, but I have so many calluses on my fingers I get a nice grip on those sharp grooves and can rack it...heck my wife manages to do it and she's 5 feet tall and 100 pounds dripping wet

[Guest Sgt. Joe]

I must be the exception here as I have had no trouble with my SR9, and it racks for me rather easy. After reading what they told you do it seems that I do rack mine pretty much like they say.

My friend bought one right after me and does have some problems with his but I always thought that was because he is missing part of a finger. His does feel a little harder than mine but it is newer and has far less rounds thru it.

Also I had cleaned and lubed mine and sat and racked the slide quite a lot before ever shooting it. It is just something that I do that my friend does not.

If you can do without it for a few weeks I would simply send it back to them. If you call hit the "0" immediately and ask for Peggy or Lisa. I just went thur having to send back my SR9c and they were very helpful and friendly. It was not returned over the slide as I have no problems with it either. It has been returned but life keeps getting in the way of me getting it back to the range.

Other than Ruger using Ur Packages Slow I had no problems dealing with them. I also do not have a whole lot of pistols to compare mine to. It was a bit hard in the beginning IIRC but did seem to loosen up pretty quick over time, and I love it to no end.

I wish I could have been more help, but if you do like the gun try talking to Peggy or Lisa (Service group) before just getting rid of it.

Best of luck

[Guest clsutton21]

Guess I need to put a few hundred more through it

[Guest Sgt. Joe]

Everyone just

+100 on that.....The man is just asking for helpful advice. And it seems a lot of folks feel the slides are hard to pull on these pistols, no reason to belittle anyone about it.

[Guest mikedwood]

Seriously racking a skide can take some strength. Go to a sporting goods store and do a full draw on a 70 pd bow. If you can do that ok strength isn't the problem. But if you can't very well could be. Atleast part of the problem.I'd field strip the gun and clean it. Oil it good with miltech1 then put some heat to it with. Hair dryer and repeat 3 times. Put it back together and make sure its right. Then try it. As some one said above the. spring could be bound up.Just some thoughts.

[Guest 10mm4me]

Shoot the hell out of it, it will ease up w/time, or uh, cough cough, get a Glock. Sorry I had to.

[Farman]

Our full size SR9 had ftfs, ftes, failure to return to battery and was difficult to rack the slide. After about 300 rounds and at the range Sunday, not one problem and my wife can even rack the slide. Even the mag release works easier now. When it was new it was very difficult to release the mag.

Grin and bear it until you get a few hundred rounds through it.

[Guest jackdm3]

Can't believe we forgot to ask about the break-in until now. Good one Farman.

[Guest Sgt. Joe]

To each his own as for now this is still America.

I have had zero problems with my SR9 none......I love it

The SR9c had to go back because a retaining pin was working lose....I got it back to the range late yest and got 150 more flawless rounds thru it. No more pin issue.

Yea I was expecting a smaller gun with them calling it a compact but am very happy with what I spent on each of them. The compact is only 5/8 inch shorter in barrel length and with 17 round or pinky extension on 10 round mag the very same grip length. I had zero break in to speak of, I always clean and lube and work the action on new pistols.

Between the two I have now around 1500 rounds and other than the now fixed pin issue have had no failure to feed fire or eject issues with either. I will be firing the "c" again this weekend and hope to put at least another few hundred thru it.

End of month ammo supply is getting low.

They have eaten Winchester white box, Independence Remington, Lawman and even some really cheap Blazer along with some Horady critical defense rounds. No noticeable difference. A Slight more kick from the shorter barrel "c" but not much.

I expect these two pistols to become my EDC carry and BUG rigs, I love the idea of the "c" taking the full size mags.

I will find the thread with my initial range report and pin issue problem with the "c" and update it as soon as I get some more rounds thru it.

As I said to each his own.....I love my American made Ruger SR9's and sure would not if they gave me any problems and would say as much, I dont work for them.

The Full size came out of the box asking to be my best friend....after a little over 1000 thru it....it has become just that. But the "c" seems to want to take its place.

Using the flat bottom 10 round mag it is shorter in the grip and barrel and a bit more concealable, with a 17 round back up or three;) I will be shooting more and more with the flat bottom mag in order to get more use to it so I will feel more confident carrying it that way.

I am not nor do I claim to be any expert of any kind but speak only of my experiences, the full size did loosen up as far as mag release, loading and slide pull after a few hundred rounds, but again I had no function problems during those first rounds nor any since.

Durability of course is still a question as my full size is about six months old and the "c" just a few weeks.

If they begin to give me any crap yall will be the first to know.

I like both of mine just fine. And may even start looking to trade some Walther's and maybe an Armalite M-15 for Ruger's 5.56.

Time will tell. Probably not the Armalite but time and deals offered will tell.

I feel for those who have had problems with theirs and especially those who got from customer service. My experience with my "c" and customer service was excellent. Working day turn around was 6 days.

Most of all Everyone use what YOU feel confortable with and STAY SAFE:)

[Guest Jamie]

I tell them that the recoil spring is too stiff on my SR9, that it's really hard to actually pull the slide back and I end up with sore hands no matter what.

Just a word of caution on changing a recoil spring out for something lighter: Even if the gun functions properly with the lighter spring, you stand a very good chance of wearing out the gun prematurely.

My brother killed a perfectly good Norinco 1911 by running very hot ( +P+ from what I remember ) ammo through it without going to a heavier recoil spring. The end result was a bent slide stop shaft, and the hole it passes through in the frame being oblong.

Dropping to a lighter spring weight in your SR9, then shooting +P loads ( or even non-+p ) could beat your gun to death.

Just thought you ought'a know.

J.

[Guest clsutton21]

Thanks for the info!

[Guest FiddleDog]

I have heard of the technique that they had recommended. It was described to me as holding the slide firmly, and punching the frame of the weapon forward. That way you're not pulling back the slide, but you're using your triceps, which is normally stronger on most people.

[Guest BigShot]

An old mentor showed me to watch my brass for making spring adjustments. With pistol past "break-in" and you're most frequent and favored load being measured, watch where the brass lands when shot. If the brass barely pops up and falls on your foot you need a lighter spring. If you have a sharp recoil and the brass flies into the weeds 20 foot away you need more weight on the spring. You should take no more than a couple steps to pickup your brass and all of them should be in the same area.

[Guest yogi01]

I have an SR9-c and have no problems with mine either. The slide is not hard to cycle and the gun shoots great. I have been really impressed with it, I also had a full size SR-9 and had not trouble with it. Go to your local gun shop and try a few different models of semi autos and see if you have trouble cycling the slide on them. This may help to see if the problem is with the gun you have, you can also have a few others try your SR-9 and see if it feels hard to them. You may have some type of binding issue with it.

Are you having any malfunctions when firing the gun?