Originally Posted by
FergusonTO35
Thanks. Over on the Ruger forum there is a guy looking for a recoil spring for his P95 which was only discontinued last year. Nobody has them in stock, he called Ruger and the person that answered said they would not sell him one and all P95 parts are "obsolete". They said if he had a problem he could send the pistol in and they would look at it.
That's not going to fly with me. When I buy a gun, even an inexpensive utilitarian gun, I hope it will be a lifetime purchase. Both my Marlin .30-30's are older than me (35) and lived a hard life before I got them. With proper care and load development they are alot more accurate than I can hold. Same for my Belgian Browning Auto-5 inherited form my papaw and 1983 Marlin 995 .22 rifle that I have put tens of thousands of rounds through when I was a kid. I see no reason why any of Ruger's firearms could not be lifetime guns, including their centerfire auto pistols. However if they are going to bail on supporting them after a few years, and/or insist on a trip back to the factory for every little issue, then there are clearly better choices out there. Even Kel-Tec has every single part other than receivers available for purchase on their website at very reasonable prices with fast shipping.