Concealed Carry Handguns – August 2019

RIGHT:Thehammer

coilspringisvisible

inthemagazine

well.

oftime.SinceIhavesomewhatsmall

hands,theSecurity-9Compactfitmy

handswell.Ialsolikethewhitedot

frontsightandwhiteoutlinerear

sight,sosmoothtransitionsfromone

targettoanotherwereeasy.

Emptymagazinesdroppedclearwitha

pressofthemagazinereleaseandfull

magazineswerequicklyloadedeven

withoutthehelpofabeveledmaga-

zinewell.Bothmagazinesfunctioned

withoutaproblemwithalloftheam-

munitionusedduringthisevaluation,

regardlessofbulletsizeorshape.

Oncetheholsterswerebrokenina

bit,performingdrawsfromeitherthe

OWBorIWBholsterswassmoothand

quickwork.

FINALTHOUGHTS

TheRugerSecurity-9Compactpistol

isanexcellentcompromisebetween

sizeandcapacity.With 10 roundsof

9mmLugerdefensiveammunition

availableinasmallandslimpackage,

theSecurity-9makesastrongcaseas

aconcealedcarrypistol.

Whileonewouldn’tusetheSecurity-9

Compactforbullseyecompetition—

that’snotitsintendedpurpose—I

foundtheaccuracyperfectlysatisfac-

toryfordefensivepurposesandata

QUICK

LOOK – RUGER

SECURITY-9

COMPACT

• Small, sub-compact size for easy
  concealment


• Blued, alloy steel through-hardened
  barrel and slide


• Front and rear cocking serrations on
  slide


• Glass-filled nylon medium-texture
  grip frame


• CNC machined, hard-coat anodized
  aluminum chassis with full-length
  guide rails


• Secure-action internal hammer-fired
  LCP type operation


• Dovetailed, high-visibility sight
  system, drift adjustable


• Safety features: Integrated trigger
  safety, external manual safety, neu-
  trally balanced sear with significant
  engagement and strong spring tension
  and a hammer catch to help prevent the
  hammer from contacting the firing pin
  unless the trigger is pulled


• Two 10-round steel magazines and one
  fingertip extension floorplate

SOURCES

STURM,RUGER&COMPANY,INC.

WWW.RUGER.COM

STURM,RUGER&COMPANY,INC.ONLINE

STORE

WWW.SHOPRUGER.COM

DESANTISGUNHIDE

WWW.DESANTISHOLSTER.COM

wallet friendly price.

If you already have a “full size”

Security-9 and are looking for a carry

gun that is slightly smaller, without

sacrifi cing 50% of your capacity, the

Security-9 Compact is a no-brainer

choice. For use at the range or as

a backup magazine, the 15-round

magazines from the larger Security-9

work fi ne.

If you are looking for your fi rst

concealed carry pistol and don’t want

one of the micro versions, there is one

more good pistol to choose from. If

you choose the Security-9 Compact,

take the $100 - $150 that you saved

and use it for training; not just range

time, but good tactical defensive hand-

gun training from a trainer who has a

good background and reputation. CC

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