Ruger LC9
The Ruger LC9 (standing for "Lightweight Compact 9mm") is a 9mm caliber, recoil-operated, locked breech, hammer fired, semi-automatic pistol. It was first announced by Sturm, Ruger & Co. At the 2011 SHOT Show.
Ruger LC9
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• Name — Ruger LC9 • Origin — United States • Type — Semi-automatic pistol • Is Ranged — yes • Manufacturer — Sturm, Ruger & Co. • Production Date — 2011–2014 • Variants — LC380, LC9s, EC9s • Weight — 17.1 oz • Length — 6.00 in • Part Length — 3.12 in • Width — 0.9 in • Height — 4.5 in • Cartridge — 9×19mm.380 ACP (LC380) • Action — Short recoil • Feed — 7- and 9-round box magazines • Sights — Iron sights
Overview
Overview
The LC9 has a 3.12 inch barrel, and is 6 inch long and 4.5 inch tall. The LC9 is 0.9 inch wide, and weighs 17.1 oz with an empty magazine. It features a black polymer (glass-filled nylon) frame and blued alloy steel slide and barrel. The gun ships with one magazine, including two interchangeable base pads—one that fits flush with the frame, and the other (fitted to the magazine from the factory) that provides a grip extension of about 0.5 inch. This pistol has safety features, including a loaded chamber indicator and magazine disconnect safety, that allow it to be also sold in California and Massachusetts. In 2013, Ruger released a 9-round extended magazine for the LC9. It includes safety features such as a loaded chamber indicator and a magazine disconnect safety.
LC380
LC380
The LC380 is a.380 ACP caliber pistol that has the more advanced design elements of the LC9 compared to the more basic design of the Ruger LCP. Its frame is exactly the same as the original Ruger LC9.
LC9s
LC9s
The LC9s is a striker-fired single action only version of the LC9 announced July 29, 2014. The LC9s fixed the most common customer complaint about the LC9, the trigger pull and removes the loaded chamber indicator located on the top of the LC9 behind the ejection port in favor of a visual inspection port.
EC9s
EC9s
The EC9s (the E standing for Essential) is a lower cost version of the LC9s with fixed sights, fewer and wider cocking serrations and a black oxide finish. The EC9s is otherwise identical to the LC9s accepting the same magazines and all external accessories as the LC9s.
Accolades
Accolades
The Ruger LC9 was chosen as the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence's Handgun of the Year in 2011.
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- 1.Taffin, John. Pocket Power: The Ruger LC9 9mm. Guns Magazine. 40–43. August 2011.
- 2.Chandar, Y. Udaya. The Modern Weaponry of the World's Armed Forces. Notion Press. 2017.
- 3.Ruger Announces New Products for 2013
- 4.Chandar, Y. Udaya. The Modern Weaponry of the World's Armed Forces. Notion Press. 2017.
- 5.First Look: Ruger EC9s. www.shootingillustrated.com.
- 6.Chandar, Y. Udaya. The Modern Weaponry of the World's Armed Forces. Notion Press. 2017.
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