Pawn Shop Score! Ruger P89

[luvmyberetta]

I stopped by a friends pawn shop today to browse & spotted something that I apparently couldn't live without for another day. A stainless Ruger P89 in 9mm in really nice condition. I've never owned or even had the chance to shoot one, but most of what I hear from owners is positive. It certainly has a hefty feel & I like the grips. I regret selling my P95DC a few years back without ever shooting it. I'll make sure this one gets some range time.

[KahrMan]

Great gun.  Those are built like tanks.  Nice pick up. 

[Garufa]

The 80's called. They want their pistol back.  

 

[Grand Torino]

Man that thing looks brand spankin' new.....congratulations on the new pistola.

[TNWNGR]

Those were always overbuilt stout reliable pistols and fairly popular as well.

[peejman]

I've got an old P85, and yes, they are tanks. Mine's been stone reliable and after eleventy gillion rounds, is still more accurate than me. 

It's got a lot more muzzle flip than you'd expect for such a big pistol, and the trigger reset is long, but it's still fun to shoot. 

[suspiciousmind]

[TennesseeCamper]

Congrats on your P89! Reliable shooter! I had a P85 years ago and should not have let it go! Picked up a new P95 a couple years ago and it is a good shooter too!

[Murgatroy]

I have always thought those were good looking pistols.

[gregintenn]

I alway wondered why they stopped making them. They seemed to sell well.

[Capbyrd]

I gave mine to a friend.  I want it back.

 

[Ron_TN]

I own the P95DC.....it's a load but a great gun.  Never thought I'd like the d-cocker but It grew on me

[ZoidMeister]

Dang, nice one. I was wanting one for a while. Hard to find in that great of condition. I had to settle for a P85 Series II. 

My 1911 passion actually started by chasing the old Ruger P-Series.  

Photos when I get back to the house. 

[rugerla1]

My first EDC. Yep they're tanks but I never had any malfunctions with mine. It would eat anything and I still wish I'd kept it. It would have been a great truck gun!!

[Esko 270]

On 9/30/2016 at 5:25 PM, luvmyberetta said:

I stopped by a friends pawn shop today to browse & spotted something that I apparently couldn't live without for another day. A stainless Ruger P89 in 9mm in really nice condition. I've never owned or even had the chance to shoot one, but most of what I hear from owners is positive. It certainly has a hefty feel & I like the grips. I regret selling my P95DC a few years back without ever shooting it. I'll make sure this one gets some range time.

I still have the original plastic box for one of these somewhere if you need it.

[bduncan1231]

I had 2 P89DC's back in the mid 90's and wish I still had at least 1 of them.  I shot the crap out of them and both were always reliable.  They did have a lot of muzzle jump compared to the S&W 5906 I replaced them with.  I still have the 5906.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Very Nice!!!!!!!!

[Cruel Hand Luke]

As mentioned before they are "overbuilt" and reliable but  due to the high bore axis they do have a little more muzzle flip than some other designs. But as far as guns that can be found at a "good price" the Ruger P series guns are a solid choice. They were very popular back then with folks not looking to spend $500 or more for a Glock or a SW 3rd Gen or a Beretta or Sig. And for folks looking for a perfectly functional hi cap service pistol on a budget today they are still a good economy choice .

As to the Ruger P series being  a popular choice  "back in the day",  I went to Prentice Cooper to shoot some on Dec 26 of 1997 and it seems like everyone in that area must have gotten a P89 or a  P94 for Christmas because there were like 8 to 10 guys there with brand new P89s or P94s in the box. That was back when the range was essentially a glorified ditch with 2 shooting tables so you had to wait in line to shoot. So you got to see what everyone was shooting.

Nice find!  

Edited February 15, 2017 by Cruel Hand Luke

[luvmyberetta]

Thanks for the responses. Glad to hear some good reviews on the P89. Since I took the photos I've installed a trigger from a P95 & plan to try some Wolff springs to tune it a bit. I also polished the pivot points when I installed the P95 trigger & it's a lot smoother than when I first got it. When I get time I'll make a custom leather holster for it.

[ZoidMeister]

It took me three days to get back to fulfill my committment to upload a photo or two, but here you go . . . . .

 

My Ruger stable, from front to back . . .

P94 - .40 S&W

P85-II - 9mm

P91 - .40 S&W

P90 - .45 ACP

 

 

[luvmyberetta]

Very nice herd of Rugers Zoidmeister. 

[TrickyNicky]

On 2/17/2017 at 8:16 PM, ZoidMeister said:

It took me three days to get back to fulfill my committment to upload a photo or two, but here you go . . . . .

 

My Ruger stable, from front to back . . .

P94 - .40 S&W

P85-II - 9mm

P91 - .40 S&W

P90 - .45 ACP

 

 

Zoid is getting all my likes these days it seems. 

 

Nice showing as usual. 

[Taylor]

The P series Ruger was Yeager's first pistol.

I usually do not admit to having gone to Camden in a public environment but I think I remember him saying he started with a P series Ruger.

Have one friend ( No , not Yeager ) that shot one of these years ago. It always worked and really nothing to complain about if you like DA/SA pistols

 

 

[ZoidMeister]

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while . . .

15 hours ago, Taylor said:

The P series Ruger was Yeager's first pistol.

I usually do not admit to having gone to Camden in a public environment but I think I remember him saying he started with a P series Ruger.

Have one friend ( No , not Yeager ) that shot one of these years ago. It always worked and really nothing to complain about if you like DA/SA pistols

 

 

 

Edited March 7, 2017 by ZoidMeister

[ZoidMeister]

With Yeager, it's a case of the nut finding him . . . 

Edited March 7, 2017 by ZoidMeister