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Ruger PC9

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My first foray into writing a gun review. Range session will be updated later, hopefully today or tomorrow but we'll see.

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I was able to find a new Ruger PC9 3-16-18 at the local Academy Sporting Goods. This was the gun at the top of my list since it was announced by Ruger.

I'm not going to bog this down with a bunch of specs but I will gladly provide any information that I can upon request.

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The carbine arrived in a standard Ruger cardboard box. Inside the box are the usual pamphlets and owners manual, as well as the carbine, three Allen keys, gun lock, two additional spacers for the buttstock for a total of three (comes with one pre-installed), one Ruger SR9 magazine and the Glock mag well adapter.


Here are the mag well adapters, Glock on the right, you can see in the picture that the wells are marked accordingly. Installation only requires pressing the mag release and lifting the well out of the stock. I have no lockup issues with Glock, ETS, Magpul or Korean mags. Reliability to be updated.

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Bolt assembled on the left to stripped on the right. Easy to completely disassemble and reassemble. Charging handle and mag release are both swappable to either side. Not quite ambi but nice for lefties (like me).

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Rear adjustable ghost ring, front sight and sight picture, as best I could get it for you. 6 inch pic rail, with 16 slots, across the top of the aluminum receiver. Up front is a 1/2x28 threaded barrel. The thread protector is included and includes a simple o-ring to stop it backing off. Nice touch.

I'm currently out of space to add pictures so I'll wrap this up. The carbine takes down just like a 10/22 takedown. The trigger mechanism is very similar to a 10/22 as well, at least as far as visually and feel. Safety and bolt lock are in the same location. Swivel studs included, rear one being molded into the stock and the front is a screw in type. There's a 3 slot pic rail molded in the forearm at the very front. Heavy-ish profile, fluted barrel pretty much rounds it out. The texturing on the grip and forearm is excellent. Not too aggressive but definitely grippy.

That pretty much wraps it up, until I get to go to the range. Thanks for reading.

::EDIT::

Took to the range this morning for basic function and firing tests. 200 rounds down the pipe with ZERO malfunctions. 150 115 grain Remington FMJ and 50 Remington UMC jacketed hollowpoints. Glock 15 round mags were excellent. ETS 17 round mags were slightly difficult to latch in place and didn't hold the bolt back on empty the first go. No other issues besides difficulty in inserting. I'm super happy. Recoil impulse was very mild and manageable, due to the weight of the carbine.

Sights worked well but I didn't really try for accuracy, the indoor range was awful smoky today so accuracy testing will be for another day. At 20ish yards it's easily minute of bad guy. Semi rapid fire it was boringly simple to keep all rounds center mass of a standard silhouette target. I'm not an iron sights guy but I think this will stay as is, no red dot or anything I don't think.

Overall, I'm well beyond happy with my purchase. The carbine exceeded my expectations and it's damn fun to shoot. I think Ruger has a winner on their hands here.
 
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Love me some Ak. Start doing some push ups. The ak is a heavy, yet awesome platform. the cartridge is where it all begins. Let me know if you need any input on the AK decision, I've spent lot's of time researching those firearms. I've only got 3 variants and an sks or two in collection at the moment.
 
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It's actually an AK I owned before and traded awhile back. It's a Century something or another, Not the best but I've had plenty of fun with it. The X39 cartridge is a favorite of mine and with the Ruger American Ranch in 7.62x39 gives me ammo compatibility.
 
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200 rounds through yesterday using OEM Glock mags, Magpul 17 round and ETS 17 and 33 round mags.

2 failures to eject where the empty case didn't quite clear the ejection port and causing the bolt to close halfway ,crushing the empty. Only happened twice but required removing the magazine to clear as the next live round didn't clear the feed lips to enter battery.

I suspect it was the ammo, Silver Bear 115 gr FMJ, as the ejection pattern varied wildly round to round. Some cases launched into low earth orbit and other just kinda fell out. Coincidentally, both failures happened using the ETS mags, one in the 17 and one in the 33 round mag.

Round count is now approaching 500 with just these two recent failures. I've had no problems with quality ammunition.
 
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