Concealed Carry Handguns – August 2019

and Triple K in its online store. Also
available at http://www.ShopRuger.com are
spare magazines, magazine loaders by
Uplula, replacement sights and a mag-
azine adapter for use with a 15-round
Security-9 magazine in a Security-9
Compact pistol.

I used two holsters by DeSantis Gun-
hide during this evaluation. One was a
leather Thumb Break Mini Slide OWB
holster and the other was an ambidex-
trous Kydex Slim-Tuk IWB holster. Both
of these holsters retained the Securi-
ty-9 Compact pistol securely. Drawing
and reholstering were easy. My favorite
is the traditional leather Thumb Break
Mini Slide, but the Kydex Slim-Tuk is
better suited for concealed carry.

The only other model Security-9 Com-
pact pistols currently listed on Ruger’s
website are one with a Hogue grip
and a TALO Distributor exclusive Navy
Seal Foundation version. I’m sure that
in the future, Ruger will offer versions
with other frame colors and fi nishes
and possibly with a laser.

AMMUNITION
Donotuse“+P+”ammunitioninthe

Iused 14 typesofammunitionmanu-

facturedbyfourmanufacturersforthis

evaluation.TheseincludedFMJ,JHP

andSyntechcoatedbullets.Theonly

malfunctionthatoccurredduringthis

evaluationwasonefailuretoextract.

Theemptycaseremainedinthe

chamberafterthecartridgefiredand

theslideretracted.

FIELDSTRIPPING

FieldstrippingtheSecurity-9Compact

doesnotrequirethatthetriggerbe

pulled.First,pointtheguninasafe

direction,removethemagazineand

checkthechambertomakesurethat

thepistolisunloaded.Nextmovethe

slidetotherearapproximately1/16

inchandremovethetakedownpin

usinganon-marringflat-bladedtool.

Nowtheslideisfreetomoveforward

offoftheframe.

Thereisanexcellentvideoonthe

Rugerwebsiteshowingexactlyhow

tofield-striptheSecurity-9Compact.

Inthevideotheysaythatthefeedlip

Theield-stripped

slideshowsthe

slidewithinternal

parts,theblued

barrelandthe

captiverecoilspring

assembly.

THE SPECS

Manufacturer: Sturm, Ruger

& Company, Inc.

Model: Security-9 Compact

Action Type: Semi-auto; Secure Action

internal hammer-fired

Caliber: 9mm Luger

Capacity: 10+1

Frame: Glass-filled nylon, matte black

Barrel: 3.42 inches, alloy steel, blued,

1:10 RH twist

Slide: Alloy steel, through hardened

& blued

Overall Length: 6.5 inches

Height: 4.37 inches

Width: 1.17 inches at grip, 1.30 inches

over safety lever, 1.03 inches over slide

Weight: 21.9 ounces (w/empty 10-round

flush fit magazine)

Trigger Pull: 4 pounds, 1.3 ounces

Safety: Manual thumb safety, left side

Rail: 1913 Mil-Std with 3 cross-slots

Sights: White outline rear, white dot

front; drift adjustable

MSRP: $379

FALL 2019  CONCEALED CARRY HANDGUNS 97

THE RUGER SECURITY9

COMPACT PISTOL IS AN

EXCELLENT COMPROMISE

BETWEEN SIZE AND CAPACITY.