anyone ever had trouble with a ruger p89 jamming?

Question

9mm

Answer 1

A good place to start would be what kind of ammo are you using. If you can, avoid american eagle ammo or lead bullets at all costs. The american eagle uses a grease powder in their ammo and won't eject the shell all the way. lead bullets will try to grip the rifling, but unlike a revolver, the semi-autos including the P89 will feed jam the gun because the rifling is too shallow. I can also tell you that if you just take your P89 apart and clean the piss out of it, it will generally work like brand new. If anyone else has other ideas about how to solve this problem, I would like to hear suggestions just as much as the asker. Thanks.

Answer 2

Only when I was working up a new reloading for it. I still didn't use enough powder on my first few tries to cycle the action.

When you use factory ammo or well made reloads, it probably won't jam on you. I got probably almost 2-3K rounds through mine, and I bought it used to start. I think the P89 is a great 9mm other than it is a bit on the bulky side.

Answer 3

No, never. A Ruger P-89 is a reliable work-horse pistol. Is yours clean and properly lubed (not excessively so)? Are your magazines clean? They should be disassembled and wiped clean but not lubed. Are you holding your P-89 limp-wristed? Are you shooting brass or nickle plated cartridge rounds through it? Many pistols don't like aluminum casings. Are the springs in your magazines weak (like old and have been stored fully loaded for years)?

If your gun is clean n properly lubed with a good, Teflon base lubricant, then check the ammo n magazines next. Magazines for the P-89 are easily found (Cheaper Than Dirt is a good source). Nine mm ammo is inexpensive so it is easy to experiment. Finally, make sure you are holding your P-89 properly, not gansta style or loosely, or anything crazy like that.

Good luck.

H

Answer 4

The P89 was my first non-.22 caliber pistol. I never had any trouble with it. As far as I'm concerned, it's a great gun, if a little over-engineered and bulky.

Answer 5

no but my mark ii 3006 is all jammed up and at the gunsmith. no word yet. hard to get ruger to replace parts. won't sell new barrel. what is that all about. used or some unknown "after market" stuff. are they tired of the business you suppose? have you tried phoning those people? hello?

Answer 6

I have owned and P85s & P89 and never had a problem nor has it's new owners.

Answer 7

When I first got mine I had problems with it jamming, but after I replaced the magazine I had no more problems.

Answer 8

yes, p-89 ruger is the worst pistol i ever had. had to be sent back to factory to be rebarrelled. it sucked, however, every other ruger product i have ever owned, several, has been flawless.