ruger p345

[bayouvol]

I am thinking about one of these and was wondering if someone who had one could give me some idea of how good they really are. Is it easy to EDC?

[Guest AlzRuger]

First, I am a Ruger fan. That said, I have a P345, 2 p89's, 2 P95's, 2 Mark III's, a couple of revolvers, etc. If you don't mind the size and weight, it's a great gun. I know several that carry one daily. Wouldn't be my first choice for daily carry. Not in the summer anyway. Maybe in the fall or winter under a jacket. I know several people that carry a full size 1911 daily, and it shouldn't be much different.

[peejman]

A tad big and heavy for EDC for an average sized person, but a good holster and belt will go a long way toward making it comfortable. The P-series is hard to beat for cost/reliability/fun.

[Guest Moody]

I'm going to be honest with you, but this is just my opinion... Ruger makes some fantastic guns, but the 345 wasn't one of them for me. I bought one from a friend, on the premise that it was going to be a car/sometimes carry gun. Took it to the range, and honestly, it was the first to be put up (out of the rest of what I was shooting that day).

Likes: Styling, decent handling (when not being fired), seems to point decently

Dislikes: Muzzle flip, even though gun handled well while not firing, it felt awful when shooting, and return and attempting to fire a second, third, etc. shot with accuracy wasn't there.

Overall, I just didn't like the gun, and wondered why they even sent this thing out of the factory this way. To quote, I said to a friend, "Why, if you were Ruger, would you not take this to a focus group or at least make an attempt to do a better job with a firearm like this in the first place... it's not hard."

(keep in mind, that I'm used to shooting 1911s, but at the same time, my S&W M&P 45, Sig 220, etc. all shot alot better than the Ruger).

I traded the gun in on another Sig, and was relieved to be rid of it. I put one magazine through it, as well as a buddy putting one through it, and that was enough for both of us.

CLIFFS: What was seemingly a nicely-built firearm, which handled well, proved itself to be a bad attempt at what Sig, etc. had already accomplished. Gun traded immediately.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Moody

[Guest bkelm18]

I had a P345 and I really enjoyed it. Great ergonomics. Only thing I really didn't like was the slide mounted safety. For the life of me I cannot bring myself to like a slide mounted safety. Some (if not all) models have the magazine disconnect safety. If you get one with the mag safety, it's fairly simple to remove that particular feature.

[SonnyCrockett]

P345 vs P90........

[nightrunner]

P345 vs P90........

polymer frame vs aluminum frame

OP:

I owned a P345 for a while and really liked it, especially for the price, but I needed something a a bit better for concealed carry. The ruger is farily heavy, otherwise I really liked it

[Angus]

I don't own the 345, but I have a P-90, yep I am big...6'3 and 280, and I carry (not every day) with no real problems. I had to find that perfect 3 o'clock position so it would stop pulling my pants down, sounds weird but true. I use an IWB Comp-Tac holster, and have worn this weapon with cargo shorts and a tank top (top a size or so bigger than normal).

On the topic of Ruger, I can't say enough good things. My pistol consistantly shot 2 inches low, had a friend shoot it, same thing. I called Ruger, talked to a gunsmith there, in 12 days I had my new rear sight no charge, no screwing around. This P-90 is awesome, so I hope the 345 will be too.

[Ebow1]

I really liked the loaded chamber indicator on the one I used to own.

[gunner]

I really like mine....but as stated before ,kind of hard to wear/conceal for the small to average size person