Ruger Security 9 Compact - 1st Hundred

My sars USA comes with two13 round magazines and shoots just as good as the security nine

Great video Sir! 👌🏻 👍🏻

I am new to gun ownership. I thought I bought the security 9 full size since the person at Bass pro told me that, but once I brought it home , I seen that came with 2 10 round magazine and figured out he didn't know, but I was actually happy because I wanted a conseal carry gun. Ruger sells a 15 bullet magazine with a sleeve so it looks normal. I did get mine for $329 . I wanted a safety and is the biggest reason for getting this instead of a Glock.

Hikok45 had the same feeding issues with using the extended 12 mags

Your compact has fitment issues on the gap at the tip, it’s loose and bigger at the tip. Your security 9 doesn’t have this big gap. My got the same issue, hopefully ruger gonna fix it for me.

It's a "slide stop" not a "slide release." The manual tells you that you must pull the slide rearward to release the slide. With that said, I sent my "Compact" to Ruger for an issue I caused that needed repair. I got the gun back in 3 days, and the "slide stop" functioned perfectly as a "slide release" afterward. There customer service is second to none. EXCELLENT!

i'd say it's just an obsession. God bless America.

2 years later in the middle of covid I paid 349.99 so about 20 bucks more..... not bad after 2 years and a pandemic

Thank you for your insight and demos 👍

I hate your hair....

Just an opinion, I dig it when you cut your hair

I decided on this model. I like it! By the way I bought the 15 round mag, with spacer sleeve. So far, no problems.

Update, I did have to send it to Ruger to deal with a problem, which was, SLIDE RELEASE DRAG! Upon a mag reload this past summer during a qualification type event, the slide did not freely move forward when I employed the "slingshot method" reload.
The good people of Ruger replaced the grip frame which caused the slide stop drag, the slide stop and spring, as a warranty repair. I only had to pay my FFL a small handling fee. Thank you, Ruger!

Not a slide release

I do love my Compact security9 I have smaller hands than most do I love the compacts. Never have had a feeding error with about 800 rounds the more you shot this gun the better you shoot it Input the talon grip on it but I like the looks better without it plus I meant to get the plastic and I ended up with the sandpaper one so it does feel better without along with looking better I did get the stainless rod and took out the plastic one after shooting 2 boxes of 50 rounds I noticed A huge difference my rear site with the white U was always not fully filled in on the bottom of the U and I could not find any other white ones so I did pick up some yellow sites for really cheap and put those on right now I have the white front dot and the yellow U on and I really like it so I have just left it they are very easy to change with the right equipment so you do not scratch your gun

Do you clean it before you fire it? I pick mine up on Monday

I have the full size and the compact, and mine work great, they work as they should and I love em . 😉👍🎯

It's not a slide release ,it's a slide lock...its the way its made

🇺🇸🔝RUGER🔝🇺🇸

I really like the video keep up the good work

Great review thanks much

a really dependable piece. Its my every day carry. :) Nice video!!

I love mine I got the 15 round mag with the extension grip so it's got a full size grip

Once I shot a few mags with it and cleaned/ oiled it ....the slide lock started working although the manual says the slide is only for maintenance and not loading chamber .

Have one. Love it. Have put 300 rounds out of it on my first trip to the range and it performed beautifully. No issues.

The slide release didn't fail.. the gun is a "auto loading pistol" if you insert the magazine in firmly it go into battery automatically

I own one along with an SR9C and S&W M&P9...They are all great pistols and need to be shot and broken in. They are all accurate and reliable once broken in. Can't say I like one more than the other, although I favor the Smith. But for the bang for the buck(sorry for the cliche) the Ruger Security 9 compact is a winner.

Slam mag when slide locked back and you won't need slide release. It will load 1 in chamber too. Is this a Ruger thing or do

I have a malfunction. If anybody can comment

I have only heard this from another u tube I can't find now. Thanks

I like Ruger. But the compact is to small in the grip department. I'm a small guy with a large hand.

Just note my security 9 has the same slide release problem because it’s new also the cool feature if you slam the mag in it can close the slide for you

I have mine fully loaded .. tactical sight, rhino hand sleeve and laser.. my everyday carry

Ahoy Justin!
A quick Thanks for your tutelage with the Ruger Security 9 Compact.
Your Knowledge, Experience, & Guidance, is *needed*, as well as Appreciated.
🙏🦉

But hey you can put a mag in with authority and it will chamber a round for you
but no slide release
Ok
The top of rear site is flat faced if you really have lost the use of yiur other arm..

Not a slide release. Slide stop!

I am so glad I came across this video and the comments about the Slide Stop/lock. I've shot guns a few times growing up and now that I'm in my mid 40's decided to get back into it.

Of course I go into the gun shop and checking this gun out and look like a complete wimp not able to press the Slide Release. I'm not a big guy either so I just look even more wimpy. Guys behind the counter saying it needs more thumb power lol.

Great gun for a great price, especially if u have arthritic hands. All my Ruger semiautos are much easier to rack the slide back then most of my other S/A pistols which is why I tend to carry them more than the others. I carry the Security 9c pro 3pm and either my LCP Max or my Max 9 in my front pocket in a Desantis pocket carry holster.

It was interesting to see how the point of impact shifted closer to point of aim when you installed the pinky extension. Just goes to show how every little thing adds up when it comes to the ergonomics of a gun and how the shooter interfaces with it.

Thanks I’ve been wondering if the mags were compatible 🤙🏽 for the price i don’t think I can pass this up

bad move my friend, never release the slide in that way, you damage the breaCH and punish the weapon, alway hand release the slide....good for Ruger for making that move difficult or impossible...

It’s really 1.2 inches wide. The slide is 1.02 inches wide, the frame in o.2 inches wider… that kept me from getting a micro 9 for a while because I believed the factory specs… a micro 9 is much thinner. Still a good pistol, just not as thin as listed

i picked mine up yesterday and took it too the range, problem, light primer strikes and both magazines follower jamed while loading,i had to free itup with a screwdriver, also slide release almost impossible to operate. i returned gun and magazine to Ruger, i hope they fix it......2/21/24.....Ruger made repairs and it arrived back on 8/29.24, i will see if the repair corrected the issues tomorrow at the range.....-------.8/30/24, got it back from Ruger and all is fixed, thanks Ruger

That's the way they designed it on purpose I have one except mine's a pro. It's got night sights and I got three mags with it. 10 rounders only though have not yet had a chance to shoot it. I did have to have it worked on a little spring in here by the pin where you put the pin back in broke and I had to send it back to him and they and I sent it to him back to me or actually back to the FFL and I picked it up there and it's been. I haven't gotten a chance to try yet but I played with it but not really. Shot it video when I got it back. Just wrecking the slides if I could tell there was a difference and there was something wrong with that little piece of wire in there that holds a pain in

Hogue makes a beaver tail grip that slide on. There is a kind of little bugger to get on there but once they're on there it makes that gun feel really good in your hand

Nice review. Yeah you probably already figured out that it's a slide lock and not a release. Give those mags a little more umph that you did on vid when you load those and slide will release and load without having to pull slide slightly back to release and load. Well that's what my Security 9 full size does, which imo is a great feature.

There are now 3 versions of this pistol. The full size 15+1, the Compact 10+1 and a full size 10+1. The latter is actually the cheapest of the 3 at $289.99. It prints like the Compact but has the full size slide & barrel. I’ve had the Compact model since June 2020. It is a lil picky about ammo, doesn’t like MagTech hollow points in particular. Nothing against MagTech, works fine in my other pistols, just not my Security-9 Compact, can’t get thru one mag without a jamb. So I don’t run MagTech in this gun. Any complaints about the safety simply tells me the shooter doesn’t understand much about firearms. It is the exact same safety found on other Ruger pistols, including the LC9s, EC9s, Security-380, among others. It requires deliberate intent to engage while being easy to disengage and fire. You may accidentally disengage the safety but you will never accidentally engage it. As for the slide lock, I’ve never felt the need to release the slide with my thumb. Maybe it’s because I always carry with a chambered round. I own 5 pistols and the only one I ever slide release with my thumb is a Glock, and only because it’s so easy. But as far as needing it on any gun, I don’t. Overall I find the Security-9 (in any configuration) to be a rock solid reliable pistol. Are there better guns? Yes, but not in the same price range. If you want to pay $600 for a Glock or $750 for a Kimber then you will get a better gun. But for $289.99 NIB you will not find anything in 9mm that beats the Security-9. I will say the trigger takes some getting used to. It’s like shooting a revolver with the hammer sitting at about 85% of fully cocked. When you pull the trigger, the hammer still has to come further back before flying forward. It’s not by a lot but it’s noticeable. I would’ve preferred the hammer fully cocked before pulling the trigger but it is what it is. With practice it becomes a non-issue but it doesn’t start out that way. Reliability is this pistols greatest asset. I’ve put over 1200 rounds thru mine and, besides it being a picky eater, I’ve had 100% reliability. And it’s not too picky, I’ve ran Norma, Fiocci, Remington UMC, Federal HST, etc. The only ammo mine doesn’t like is MagTech JHP and AMMO INC JHP. Everything else has ran fine thru it, even 1350 fps wad cutters. It handles most 9mm ammo, just not all 9mm ammo.

I have the Securityl 390. I don't shoot it as well as my Bersa or my S&W😊

I just keep mashing the slide release…. It loosens up and works fine after a small amount of time

Decent gun. I would suggest for first time gun owners or edc.

I hate when kids look at price first, then create a review, starting with "if you're on a budget, this is a great pistol for you". I find both versions of the Security 9 well engineered, solid pistols. Okay okay, of course there are more expensive, beautifully built pistols out there, but my point is these Rugers aren't just cranking out of factories for a quick buck. They are well made.