Howdy,
Bought a used Ruger P-97 today for $300. No case, one mag
Took her to the range, inspected it and found her to be fairly clean and lubricated. I lubricated her again lightly with Beretta's Olio along the rails.
OK, on to the first 100+ rds..
100 rds of MagTech 230 gr hardball yielded 2 FTE. In 24 rds of CCI Blazer (Aluminum casing) she had FOUR FTE! That's when I went back to the MagTech! I spoke with a gunsmith who suggested that perhaps the ammo lacked adequate powder to cycle the slide or perhaps I was limp wristing.
He also suggested I try better ammo and of a lighter load. More later.
Anyone else want to chime in on thier experiences with Ruger's P-97?
It IS light and comfortable with it's slim grips and pleasant D/A trigger. S/A is great, BTW. Recoil was fairly sharp, since I've been spoiled by the Beretta 92FS and the 9mm. What about YOUR P-97?
Larry C.
Bought a used Ruger P-97 today for $300. No case, one mag
Took her to the range, inspected it and found her to be fairly clean and lubricated. I lubricated her again lightly with Beretta's Olio along the rails.
OK, on to the first 100+ rds..
100 rds of MagTech 230 gr hardball yielded 2 FTE. In 24 rds of CCI Blazer (Aluminum casing) she had FOUR FTE! That's when I went back to the MagTech! I spoke with a gunsmith who suggested that perhaps the ammo lacked adequate powder to cycle the slide or perhaps I was limp wristing.
He also suggested I try better ammo and of a lighter load. More later.
Anyone else want to chime in on thier experiences with Ruger's P-97?
It IS light and comfortable with it's slim grips and pleasant D/A trigger. S/A is great, BTW. Recoil was fairly sharp, since I've been spoiled by the Beretta 92FS and the 9mm. What about YOUR P-97?
Larry C.