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| Above, my Ruger 95 with the Bill of Rights. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It is hard to believe that I've owned my Ruger P95 9mm for 15 years as of next month.
I bought it at Turner's Outdoorsman at their Reseda store in November 2011 to replace the Ruger P89 that I had to sell (I needed the bucks). It was a Christmas present to myself.
It is my home defense handgun that I keep on my nightstand. While RVing, I bring it along, because, you never know!
According to Wikipedia:
Introduced in 1996, the P95 incorporated changes from earlier P-series pistols, including a shorter 3.9-inch (99.1 mm) barrel like the P93. The big change was switching the frame construction from an investment cast aluminum alloy to a new high-impact polymer frame made of fiberglass-reinforced polyurethane, based on Dow Chemical's "Isoplast". The P95 was also the first pistol in the series to omit the dropping link underneath the barrel. The first P95s came with a glossy black polymer frame with a hooked trigger guard and lacking an accessory rail and grip texture.
Late model P95PR with Picatinny rail and a Hogue Handall grip installed
Later model P95s featured a matte polymer frame with enhanced grip texturing, an accessory rail and a round trigger guard. The P95 was one of the last in the series to be fully discontinued. Most P95 designs were discontinued in 2004 and 2005, but certain types of the P95 were produced until 2009 and 2013. It is chambered in 9mm with a magazine capacity of 15+1 rounds.
I've taken it out to the range several times and found it to be a good shooter, well-built and accurate. I have other handguns, mainly revolvers, but this is my main semi-automatic pistol.
The P95 was first introduced in 1996 and discontinued in 2013.
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