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The Ruger LC9 (standing for "Lightweight Compact 9mm") [1] is a 9mm caliber, recoil-operated, locked breech, hammer fired, semi-automatic pistol announced by Sturm, Ruger & Co. at the 2011 SHOT Show.
The Ruger LCR is a compact revolver built by Sturm, Ruger & Co. and announced in January 2009. LCR stands for "Lightweight Compact Revolver". It incorporates several novel features such as a polymer grip and trigger housing, [4] monolithic receiver, and constant force trigger.
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William B. Ruger's Standard Pistol 1951 Design Patent Drawing. Ruger was born on 21 June 1916 in Brooklyn, New York. [1]He learned to shoot at age 6, and he received his own Remington Model 12 from his father at the age of 12. [1]
In September 2016, Ruger announced compact versions of the pistol, again chambered in 9mm Luger and .45 ACP. [6] [1]In March 2020, Ruger introduced the American Pistol Competition, chambered in 9mm, and the American Pistol Compact with gray Cerakote finish, chambered in .45 ACP.
Introduced in late 2017, Ruger intended to use the Security-9 to replace the Ruger SR-Series.The Security-9 managed to be even less expensive than the SR-Series as it eliminated the adjustable backstrap and ambidextrous magazine release, used an internal hammer-fired mechanism instead of a striker-fired mechanism and hardened aluminum alloy rails instead of steel rails.
On October 29, 2008, Ruger announced a recall of some of the LCP pistols with serial number prefixes less than "371-xxxxx" due to the possibility of some of the guns discharging if dropped onto a hard surface. [10]
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