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RXM: Ruger/Magpul Collaboration Pistol

ECS686 said:
I always wish firearms companies success but at the same time…..personally….YAWN!!!!!!

And how’s the class go last night Barry? I had some house stuff going so I couldn’t be there.
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Went well. This class usually has the same people every year, but lots of new faces this time. I was wondering how that would work out, but we flew through the material. Good bunch.
 
bc22wm said:
I swear that new guns are designed by a committee of engineers, lawyers and bean counters that couldn't pick out Michelangelo's David from a pile of rocks. Spray painting the damn thing, hello kitty pink or tactacool desert tan don't cut it. But, hay, if it lifts your skirt have at it.
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Don't talk about my Reflex like that... They (FN) worked hard to make something that looked like a 43x had a fling with a drunken Hellcat, and that their unholy union resulted in something hammer fired.
 
Just watched a couple of RXM reviews. Folks are already gushing about it and I'm sure the usual suspects will all have videos out soon. I'm a Ruger fan. Our first pistol when my wife and I jumped into firearms was a Ruger 9e (my wife still shoots that gun better than anything else we've acquired since). But I agree with the general consensus here: The new RXM is actually kinda ugly. The old 9e has far more good looks (and has been as reliable as a Timex), so... I'll pass (n)

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I was blissfully ignorant of this new striker-fired offering until five minutes ago. An LGS has a free shoot event this weekend. I'd very much like to participate, but cannot. Any interest herein?
 
Mr. Untactical said:
Just watched a couple of RXM reviews. Folks are already gushing about it and I'm sure the usual suspects will all have videos out soon. I'm a Ruger fan. Our first pistol when my wife and I jumped into firearms was a Ruger 9e (my wife still shoots that gun better than anything else we've acquired since). But I agree with the general consensus here: The new RXM is actually kinda ugly. The old 9e has far more good looks (and has been as reliable as a Timex), so... I'll pass (n)

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I agree. The the SR series were good, which they were still produced.
 
Soooo... Instead of ripping off Kel-Tec they went right in and said, "it's not a Glock, but you can use Glock sights and mags, and it looks like a Glock. But it's not a Glock in the way the LCP isn't a 3AT." I guess with S&W taking up everything else that Kel-Tec puts out (KSG, S2K, PMR30...) Glock just made sense. I mean they could have put out a Hi-Power clone, but then they wouldn't have MagPul on board:unsure:

So Ruger took the easy route with a Gen 3 Glock build? I'm not faulting them, unless it's teal, then it's full fault. I like Ruger; in general. I just really dislike the way they burn through models. Right now they have the American, Security-9 and RXM. This is in addition to an LCP, an LCP II, an EC9s, a 1911. Well now you can pair your RXM with your PCC as long as you install the Glock magwell adapter. So there is that as a selling point😬

Also, I just looked at Smith's website and, like Ruger, have just as many models that appear to be different flavors of the same thing. SD9/40, M&P, Bodyguard, Equalizer, CSX, Shield, 1911....😵‍💫
 
deadduck357 said:
I agree. The the SR series were good, which they were still produced.
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Just looking at that 9e picture, I'm thinking Ruger could put front serrations on it, a better picatinny rail, optics cut the slide, improve the grip texture/coverage, upgrade the trigger and sights, and they'd have the equal of most polymer 9mm guns today. They could call it the SR-9X to make it edgy.
 
I love the Ruger Mark series 22LR pistols, but back in the 1980's, when I had an FFL, and I bought the first 9mm, P85 and it was very, very bad. I have not revisited that one since. There are so many really good 9mm pistols out there it makes no sense to even try this one again.
 
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