Ruger SR40C

[161]

Did some more trading yesterday and picked up a SR40C. It shoots pretty darn good for a compact. The gun runs 100% with JHP 180 gr. The 9 rnd mag. ran 100% on my 175 LEE TL and Red Dot loads. The 15 rnd mag. coughed a time or two. Going to shoot it some more today. I'm a Glock guy but I think this is a pretty decent gun. I could do without the thumb safety but it's OK I guess.

[161]

I polished the feed ramp, and went out yesterday. 16 degrees out so I didn't spend a lot of time shooting. It ran 100 rnds of my 175 TL and Red Dot out of both mags. Then I ran a box and a half of Ultramax 180 FMJ. The FMJ was all one hand, draw and point shoot into a paper plate at 5 feet. I cant say its a fun gun to shoot, a little snappy on recoil. But no worse than any other compact. I had a couple malfunctions that were cleared up by tapping the bottom of the mag. I think polishing the bolt face will fix that.

[chsparkman]

Yes, I had to Polish everything in my sr40c. After that everything works with no issues using a variety of ammo.

[161]

Yes, I had to Polish everything in my sr40c. After that everything works with no issues using a variety of ammo.
I polished the bolt face and chamber last night. Going to shoot it again today.

[Moonie]

My middle son has the same pistol, how many grains of RD are you running behind that 175gr Lee? I have the same mold and some new RD to use in it. My oldest son has the pistol while middle son is in Afghanistan, one of Uncle Sams Misguided Children.

[161]

I been using 3.5 of Red Dot nice mild load. About 850 FPS if I remember right. I been shooting the SR40C a lot. I hate to admit it but I like it better than the Glock 27.

[scattershot]

FWIW, I load 4.0 RD under a 170-180 grain bullet, for about 900 fps. Don't know what the pressure is, but a guy at Alliant told me it was safe up to a max of 5.0 grains.