Who's shooting the Ruger LC9

[walt629]

Who's shooting the LC9 (no laser) and what do you think of it? My wife was looking at one. It seems to be a good piece but I'd like to get some feed back Pro or Con.

[Shamandin]

So far, I like it. It's small and easily concealable. For a pocket gun, it's pretty accurate. Kicks a little, but mostly due to the small size. Trigger's nice and smooth. Sights are nice and work surprisingly well for such a short sight radius. Easy to pick up and easy to reindex. We'd originally got the LC9 for my wife, but she's taken to carrying my XD9 in the van with her while running kids around and I CC the LC9 once I get away from military installations. She likes the extra weight of the XD9 for now. When she gets to the point of actually carrying on her body, then we'll look at picking up another LC9 (or a XD9c).

My only issue with it was mostly a matter of the time I bought it. I got mine back in September and I couldn't find magazines (with or without the extended floor plate) anywhere that wasn't the Ruger factory store. Everyone (local and online) was out of stock. I was able to order direct from Ruger, but I paid almost $10 more per magazine (including the extra shipping charges) than I would've from someplace like MidwayUSA. Of course, now, everyone's got them back in stock for ~$27 each.

[Rich_S]

I have one and I love it. It's easy to conceal (pocket carry), eats any ammo with no malfunctions at all, and it's a good gun to shoot for it's size. It will take some practice to master but after a few rounds down the pipe it's great.

[Lowjiber]

I like the LC9 a lot. As mentioned above, it is not picky about the ammo.

I had some initial problems obtaining extra mags and holsters were impossible to find. Now, the supply has caught up with the demand.

[conidala]

I was thinking about buying a 9mm but I tried out a kahr cm9 and it is a little too much for me. It fit my hand ok, but after about 20 rounds my hand was stinging and I didn't want to shoot anymore. I'm a female 5'4", and not much arm strength. They didn't have an lc9 to try, was wondering how they compare. Thanks.

[ack8910]

It conceals well, but the only thing to get used to is the recoil. It can be snappy.

[walt629]

An update for everyone.... She's decided against the LC9. We stopped at Shooters and she handled a few and came to grips (pun intended) on the Walther PPS in 9mm. Or so she thinks right now. We'll see how that pans out in another week or so! :-)

Thanks for the feed back folks!

[Shamandin]

That's good to hear. The best weapon she can get is one that she's comfortable with and will carry.

Good luck!

[KirkS]

Anyone have the LC9 and the LCP?

I'd be interested in the opinion of someone who has carried both.