Ruger Unveils Slim New LC9 9mm Carry Pistol
Ruger has just introduced a new 9mm carry pistol. Very light (17 oz.), very thin (0.9″), Ruger’s LC9 is the bigger brother to the company’s successful LCP pocket 380acp. According to Ruger CEO Michael Fifer, consumer demand inspired this new pistol: “Customers repeatedly requested a lightweight, compact 9mm pistol. Frankly, they wanted an LCP chambered in 9mm.”
Ruger LC9 Press Release
The LC9™ [is] a lightweight, compact 9mm pistol for discreet carry by law abiding citizens, or a full-power, no-compromise backup for off-duty law enforcement officers. This highly requested pistol was developed through Ruger’s Voice of the Customer program….
The LC9 has a 3.12″ barrel, is 6.0″ long and 4.5″ tall, making for a very compact 9mm pistol. The LC9 is impressively narrow at a mere .90″ wide, and weighs only 17.1 ounces with an empty magazine. Featuring a black polymer (glass-filled nylon) frame and blued alloy steel slide and barrel, the lightweight, full-featured Ruger LC9 offers the versatility and capability of the popular 9mm cartridge in a highly compact, reliable, and user-friendly pistol.
LC9 Design Features
The LC9 is a double-action-only, hammer-fired, locked-breech pistol with external extractor, and single-sided manual safety. The Ruger LC9’s polymer frame and steel slide feature smooth “melted” edges. One seven-round, single-column magazine is provided with each LC9 pistol, with an optional finger grip extension. Yes there is a nanny-state mag disconnect, and a California-approved loaded chamber indicator. Sights are low-profile with one dot in front, two in the rear.
This baby is what all have been waiting for but I hope that the slide locks open after the last shot unlike the LCP.
Editor: Yes it does. From the press release: “The slide locks open on an empty magazine and the external slide stop is easy to reach and manipulate for positive firearm functioning. A single-sided manual safety and a magazine disconnect are additional features of the Ruger LC9.”
Looks like a Ruger version of the Kel-Tec PF-9, only without the light/laser rail. I carry my LCP more than my PF-9 or Glock 27 just because size alone.
Yup, Kel-Tec is kicking butt and rightly so. This is the second gun that Ruger has more or less copied from them. Kel-Tecs new shotgun is going to be a game changer also. I don’t know if Ruger will have the stomach to copy Kel-Tec on that one.
Magazine Disconnect Strike One
Non Plus P Rated Strike Two
External Safety Strike Three
They’re out.
Bob’s post on January 5th is right on. Is Glock going to hear the call and come out with a single stack 26?
When are they going to start shipping. Seems like forever. Ruger got everybody hyped up and then seemed to have dropped the ball. Anybody know?