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The Rugers are notorious for jamming. Great revolvers and rifles but their autos are not even in the ballpark IMO.
As for a good compact either the Glock, sig, or the XD are all solid guns however I will warn you that the sigs like to be clean. If you clean them often you won't have any issues. (there's a reason why the FBI and Federal air marshals have all gone to sig nearly exclusively).
A little tip, as it has served me well, is to use a cleaning lubricant like Break Free. Put it on a rag wipe it clean and put it back together without adding anymore for lube. When you have enough on your rag to get it clean you also have plenty to lube the parts.
my .02
Glock 27 is a good choice.
Get the 27C
C= compensated, which makes it a little easier to shoot, it doesn't "hop" as much. If you have the option get the night sights right from the factory as well. I wish I woudl have done that.
I thought the FBI still used the Glock, specifically the 22 and 23?
Last I heard about Air Marshals was that the chose their gun, but it had to be approved.
what are your guys suggestions on a good compact either 9mm or 40 cal. I am going to look at either sig or a glock.
Go somewhere you can shoot them. I like the Glock but it is also hard to go wrong with the Sig.
Again, personal preferance but don't buy a 9mm, not enough penetration, stick with the .40
Comp is nice on the Glocks but the combination of the comp and night sights is nearly unusable, after dusk when the night sights are needed you'll only be able to see them for the first shot on a compensated glock as the comp ports are out the top of the barrel and slide right next to the front sight. After dusk on a compensated glock you'll be nearly blinded after the first shot by flash. But if you make the first one count it won't be an issue but then again if your only worried about the first shot the comp isn't really needed either.
Kahrs are a nice piece too but can be a handful with their size vs calibur capabilities.
Yes and no. You will get more of a flash with the compensated version but even with a regular gun at night or after dusk there is still enough "flame" coming from the barrel to distract you. Practice shooting in different situations.
I have a Ruger P944 .40 cal, latley I have been having a problem with it jamming. Day before yesterday I put 50 rounds through it and it jammed close to 12 times. I took it in and cleaned it and put it up for the day.
Yesterday I got it out and cleaned it real well and went out and put another 50 through it. It jammed maybe 4 or 5 times. Went back inside cleaned it again and put roughly 85 rounds through it, this time it only jammed once.
The gun jamms with the round half way into the chamber.
The gun hasn't been fired much in the last 2 years and I think I may have the problem knocked, but I ran out of ammo. The first time I cleaned it the gun was defintley dirty. I try and clean the gun after each time I shoot it.
So my questions are; Am on the right track thinking it is a cleaning issue?
Also I was using Ultramax ammo, does anyone have experience with this brand? It was alright but seemed kind of dirty.
Is there something else I should looking into that I haven't mentioned.
Thanks for the advice
True that... but compact brings on it's own special circumstances.
I prefer to carry my 220.. but the E9 is so much more compact. And it's far and away better than carrying a .380 or, gasp, .22. I gun not carried is, well, useless. So, the trade off for the shooting qualities is a good one IMO.
Use to carry a hammerless SW .38 2" for back up. Loved it. Will not fail. Would have a hard time hitting anything beyond a closet wall though. But, who cares at that point?
very true on all accounts.
I used to give my buddies that thought they were tough with their 9mm's crap about being dangerous inside a phone booth.
I too have no love for 380, 22, 32, 25 ect for defense weapons. I'd rather have a little more snuff behind it as I would rather finish it then start a shootout if needed.