Ruger American Pistol in 9mm - First Look!

By Bob Owens | 8:26 PM | January 02, 2016

An, ugly, painful and swappable grip caused complaints for most shooters and seemed to force most shooters to shoot left. It’s also a little obese, the trigger reset is unimpressive, and there are other guns in this price range that perform better.

I am NOT enthused about this one, at all.

big butts — The Ruger American Pistol has a big butt, and MAC will not lie.

We take a first look at the new Ruger American Pistol in 9mm. The Ruger American Pistol is a sibling to the popular SR9. The new Ruger pistol offers multiple back straps, lacks a manual safety and is a bit wider and heavier than the SR9. I share my initial thoughts on the gun in this first shots video.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.