2/29/2024 0 Comments P95 ruger 9mmThere were a number of other improvements over the years, and each time, the P-series of guns got better and better. Through the years, Ruger updated the P85, with improved models, like the P89, which was cosmetically the same gun, but there were big improvements in the barrel making process and the safety aspects of the gun. The sheriff in the county where I worked – he also carried a P85. I had enough confidence in the then new P85, that I carried one on-duty when I was the chief of police, in a small town. However, Ruger was quick to recall guns and make the needed improvements on the P85. These things happen, even with the best gun designs – there are teething problems. ![]() However, there were some reports of the P85 causing accidental discharges when the slide mounted decocker was applied – the firing pin would hit a loaded round in the chamber and the gun would fire. Ruger resolved the accuracy problem in short order. The other P85 sample worked perfectly, but the accuracy was lacking. I traded that gun off after a couple weeks. I never was able to figure out what the problem was – the slide would lock open during recoil, and it wasn’t retracting to the fullest rear position – the slide would lock open about halfway through the recoil process. One was flawless, the second sample had a strange problem, where the slide would lock open for no particular reason, while firing the gun. (Ruger was just getting their new factory in Arizona up and running, and the P85 was hard to come by.) I owned two of the first P85s to come on the market. And, there were very low production numbers to start with. The P85 didn’t actually appear on the handgun market until 1987 because of design and manufacturing problems. ![]() Of course, for the first few months, you couldn’t purchase a P85 for the retail price – whoever had them in-stock, were selling them above the retail price, and people were paying the price, too. ![]() And, I believe lastly, was the retail price of the P85 – which was $295.00 – well below what other similar 9mm pistols were selling for. Secondly, the design of the P85 and appearance was rather radical at the time. There were several reasons for this, first of all, this was the first center fire semiauto handgun from Ruger. Only one gun shop in town had a P85 sample, and people were literally lining-up all week long to see this new pistol. I was living in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the time. I still recall when I saw the first Ruger P85, 9mm pistol.
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