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RUGER SR45 continued from p. 102 Aesthetics and function both beneﬁt from the ambidextrous, D-shaped magazine release. 2011 Bianchi Championships Mystery Mountain 3-Gun Match VOL. 24 NO. 7 JULY 2011 Shopping For A Firearms Safe VOL. 24 NO. 8 AUGUST 2011 SPORTS SPORTS Championships DAVE SEVIGNY INTERVIEW Also Featured: SHOT Show Products Red Dot Scopes Creedmoor Lenseigne World Mounted Shooting Champion Also Featured: * Organizing an "As Issued" Riﬂe Match * 2010 NRA State Team Postal Match Results ALSO FEATURED: * 2011 Collegiate Championships * Eye Dominance ALSO FEATURED: National Firearms Museum Private Tour SSUSA1107_Cvr.indd 1 NRA'S COMPETITIVE SHOOTING JOURNAL NRA'S COMPETITIVE SHOOTING JOURNAL ACUI Clay Target 6.5 Kenda SPORTS SPORTS NRA'S COMPETITIVE SHOOTING JOURNAL THE VOL. 24 NO. 5 MAY 2011 VOL. 24 NO. 4 APRIL 2011 SPORTS NRA'S COMPETITIVE SHOOTING JOURNAL NRA'S COMPETITIVE SHOOTING JOURNAL 2010 NRA State Champions 2011 NRA Rule Change Highlights VOL. 24 NO. 6 JUNE 2011 7/11/11 2:55 PM SSUSA1108_Cvr.indd 1 7/28/11 2:44 PM SSUSA1106_Cvr.indd 1 From Box To Dave Sevigny with unloaded gun at South River Gun Club's Practical Shooting Range. 6/3/11 11:06 AM SSUSA1104_Cvr.indd 1 Winner's Circle 11 Stock Production Pistols 4/21/11 3:48 PM SSUSA1105_Cvr.indd 1 5/5/11 10:20 AM The Stuff You Want, for FREE! www.shootingsportsusa.com 104 D ECEMBER 2013 AMERICANRIFLEMAN.ORG of some of the +P loads is enough to noticeably move the gun in your hand. You need to shoot with an aggressive grip. That is a little easier because of the slightly dished-out front edges of the grip section, but it remains a problem for shooters with smaller hands and shorter fingers. Ruger also needs to look at the rear sight. It is adjustable for both windage and elevation, which means there is a movable element inside an outer case. On the sample gun, you could see daylight on one side of the movable portion which contains the rear sight notch. I found it to be distraction. Accuracy is as reported in the adjacent table. It is on a par with other service type semi-automatics and good enough for the work the gun is designed to do. As noted, the recoil is very strong and may be a problem for some shooters. There were no malfunctions, even with magazines loaded with several different cartridges of varied bullet weight and design. Consider what you get in this new model from Ruger: It is a .45 ACP with 10-round capacity. It would ride well in a policeman's duty holster, but would also be well-suited for a home-defense handgun. Shooters have wanted a high-capacity semi-automatic in .45 for decades, but nearly every attempt to provide one resulted in a rather clunky pistol too big for many in the handgunning population. The superb ergonomics of the Ruger SR45 fill the demand of shooters who want such a pistol. It is a gun that is here to stay. And yes, a compact version of the gun is "in the works." http://www.atncorp.com http://www.atncorp.com http://www.shootingsportsusa.com http://www.storemoreguns.com http://www.storemoreguns.com http://www.AMERICANRIFLEMAN.ORG

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