Rafe wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 3:06 pm
Very nice MSRP price point considering the features. Might come in a little over $500 real retail. Like the pre-drilled and tapped slide for RDS mounting. Doesn't say anything about the trigger weight. I wonder if it's the same as the regular Ruger American. Like the sights. Ambi mag and slide release are a must, but both look pretty anemic to me for a pistol designed for competition. And I have to wonder if there's really much of a market for it right now as an entry level competition gun. With the angled porting I'd certainly never want to use it as a carry gun. The porting might also make it questionable as a nightstand gun, +P might give enough flash on both sides of the barrel to mess with your night vision.
Thought it was very interesting that Ruger's MSRP is identical to the standard models. I am also curious about the triggers. I see 5.5# mentioned frequently for the standard models. Would be nice if the Competition Model was a # lower.
The 1 in 16" twist rate is unique for the category. IIRC, the G34 (9.84"), SA XDm 5.25, Canik TP9SFx etc., are all near 1 in 10". Most custom 1911s for 9mm Major are 1 in 16" while 124 gr. is the more common weight while some use 115 grs. Ruger is not advertising this pistol for 9mm Major competition, but you'd hardly need a 1 in 16" twist barrel for Minor PF loads.
It also looks like the dovetail for the adj. rear sight has the same cut as the standard models that come with the Novak's. Think it would convert fairly easy to a tacical pistol. There hasn't been much after-market support for the American Pistols, but if street price is the same as the standard models, that could change. Being that all of the internal parts are housed in the easily removable module, adding custom parts should be fairly simple.
I have had an opportunity to shoot the SIG P320 X5, and I can't say that I was impressed. My Canik TP9sa has a better trigger while the 5.2" TP9SFx usually comes in at around 3.5 - 4# on trigger weight. Just guessing at this point, but I expect the Ruger Competition model will run about the same price as the Canik TP9SFx.

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