Gun Review Ruger American Pistol 9mmResearching the web, it seems the Ruger American Pistols not exactly a hit with some You. Tube gun reviewers. Drivers Ed Shockwave Game'>Drivers Ed Shockwave Game. After a weekend spent shooting several hundred rounds through Rugers new striker fired handgun, I believe the RAPs getting a bum rap. I put the first hundred rounds plus twenty accuracy testing rounds through the RAP at Sharp Shooting Indoor Range Gun Shop, which has a few more in stock and one in the rental case. Walther-PPQ-Spring-Pistol---Blk_Walther-2272540_zm01.jpg' alt='Walther Pistol Serialization' title='Walther Pistol Serialization' />It ran like a top and chewed up the 1. Strong hand, weak hand, both hands, no matter. That said, Im not a big fan of standing still and shooting at paper indoors. So I spent Sunday in the woods. Unfortunately, it was around 1. F when I arrived that morning with about 1. This was rough on function. My function, that is. My gloved yet numb hands dropped the RAP in the snow twice. I literally shook it off, then the pistol figuratively shook it off. The RAPs metal components were near freezing temperature much of the day, but the gun didnt care. While this is far from a proper torture test, Ive had plenty of firearms refuse to function in these conditions. Often its due to the manufacturers use of a lube that thickens when its really cold. The RAP shipped nearly dry, and I ran it as it came. You can run the Ruger American Pistol almost dry the owners manual suggests only four drops on the whole shebang. Thats down to the companys extensive use of modern metal treatments. Puyo Pop Fever 2 Pc. The RAPs stainless steel slide, chassis and trigger are all nitrided. Most of the other stainless steel parts e. Nickel Teflon plated. Ruger probably chose the slick coating after it became the solution to sand induced M9 Beretta magazine failures that the military suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan. Assuming as one does that the American could be Rugers bid for the Armys new Modular Handgun System contract. The RAPs removable chassis is one of its best features. Like the SIG P2. 50 and P3. Beretta Nano, Pico, and upcoming APX, the Americans grip frame isnt the serialized part. It isnt a firearm per the ATFs definition of the term. The firearm is the serialized, stainless steel chassis insert. WALTHER PISTOLS SEMIAUTO, POSTWAR gun model and pricing information. Browse all new and used Winchester Rifles Model 1890 for sale and buy with confidence from Guns International. Blue Book of Gun Values Online Subscription. The Blue Book of Gun Values is available through our website as an online subscription The online subscription. While the other pistols I mentioned have a removable chassis made from a stamped piece of steel, the RAPs is milled from billet. It has long slide rails instead of a nub at each corner. Its rock solid one reason the RAP is extended use P rated and the machining and finish are excellent. As stout as the chassis is, the fire control groups complicated nature gives me concern about long term durability and reliable function in adverse conditions dirty, muddy, etc. Ruger produced most of those parts by metal injection molding. That doesnt bother me for this use, but there are those who look down their nose at the process. Speaking of noses, the American comes complete with a mil standard Picatinny 1. Also unlike most other Ruger pistols the SR series, for instance the Ruger American Pistol has no manual safety and no magazine disconnect safety. Note the overtravel stop molded into the trigger guard. The Ruger American Pistols trigger has attracted a lot of attention. On the positive side, its an actual, metal trigger shoe with a pleasing shape. The following is a list of characters that appear in the novel, manga, and film versions of Battle Royale. The NRA Museums are home to the finest firearms collection in the world. The National Firearms Museum, at the NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, details and. Browse all new and used Springfield Rifles 03 for sale and buy with confidence from Guns International. On the not so positive side, Ruger opted for the ever so popular GLOCK style trigger blade safety. In so doing Ruger repeated exactly what I hate about these doohickeys the safety blade doesnt stop flush with the trigger face. The RAPs trigger safety blade rotates well beyond the face of the trigger shoe. Whereas a GLOCKs blade bothers some shooters because it doesnt depress far enough, this one has the opposite problem. I have to say this is worse it feels like youre pulling on a skeletonized trigger. The two resulting edges are uncomfortable. This is the RAPs only ergonomic sore point so to speak. The Ruger American Pistols grip circumference, shape, angle, and texturing are all perfectly judged. Thanks to swappable, wrap around grip panels, grip size rear hump as well as palm swells and trigger reach can be modified to better fit almost any shooters hand and preference. Medium installed, small center, large right. The 91. 9 RAP comes with small, medium, and large grip panels, while the. ACP comes with only medium and large. That said, medium on the RAP is small on most other pistols. Ruger integrated a lanyard loop into the grip frame, accessible through a notch in the bottom of the grip panels. The slide stop is mirrored on both sides, and the magazine release is fully ambidextrous as well. The flared section at the rear of the trigger guard encourages a comfortable, high grip. The RAP only has slide serrations at the pistols rear, defying the current fashion for both front and rear serrations in modern fighting guns. The cross hatching on the serrations are more than an aesthetic flourish the large number of edges and angles are both extremely grippy and easy on the hands. At the cost of complicating the fire control group, Ruger designed the RAP so it can be field stripped without pulling the trigger. The field stripping process is fairly standard lock the slide to the rear, flip the takedown lever clockwise until it stops, then release the slide and pull it off the front of the frame. You cant rotate the takedown lever into the disassembly position when a magazines inserted in the frame. You cant insert a magazine if the takedown lever is already in the disassembly position. The Ruger Americans flat wire recoil spring is captured on a steel guide rod. Under the slide is a Steyr like, skeletonized feed strip. Ruger touts the Americans new Recoil Reducing Barrel Cam. Of course, I have no way of knowing what the Ruger American pistol would feel like with a standard barrel cam design. But I can say that the unlocking process takes more slide travel, and happens more gradually, than it does with many other pistols on the market. Comparing the American side to side with a GLOCK, that difference is pretty obvious. It could make the RAP a great suppressor host. Moving beyond the owner manuals instruction for field stripping, you can remove the chassis by simply pulling the takedown lever all the way out of the left side of the frame, then pulling the chassis up, out of the frame and a bit forward. A hook on the rear of the grip frame slides into a notch in the rear of the chassis. Putting the chassis back into the gun proved frustrating. The takedown lever comes to a hard stop short of fully re installed. Turns out that gold colored bar, which prevents takedown while a magazine is inserted or the insertion of a magazine during takedown, needs to be manually moved forwards to clear the takedown pin. To accomplish this, push forward towards the muzzle on the dingus seen above. Hopefully this helps somebody avoid a bunch of four letter words. On The Range. The Ruger American Pistol feels great in my hands. Control is excellent and the grip angle is natural, without a whole lot of gun sticking up above the hand. It suits my tastes aesthetically and functionally. Ruger claims a Low Mass Slide. At 3. GLOCK 1. 7 slide no barrel or recoil spring in either. The Low Center of Gravity may be less of an exaggeration, as the RAPs frame weighs 2. GLOCK 1. 7s 1. 38 grams. A featherweight it is not. Folder Lock 7 Serial Key Crack Free Download there. The guns ride height would be lower if it werent for the RAPs fat butt. The Military Arms Channel beat the RAP for this section of the frame.