Here this will give you something to do for a half hour or so.

 

Here this will give you something to do for a half hour or so.

I've tried this gun before that was owned by my friend, awesome gun.

 

I already watch that video. I just wanted some other opinions if anybody has purchased and shot it already.


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Wait a year. Mine is going back to Ruger for the third time. Fails to feed last round out of the magazine some times. Ruger sent me two new mags to help with problem. They did a little upgrade, NOT enough upgrade still stove pipes last round out of mag. part time. Wait and let them get the kinks out.

 

And Paul Harrell’s review:

 

I shot one at Ruger Days earlier this year. It is relatively light, but with low recoil. Loud. 20 round magazine and ammo is expensive. Felt really good in the hand and handled very nice, easy to shoot.

 

I had a chance to rent one at my favorite range a couple months ago. None for sale yet. My son brought his FN 57 for comparison. Both are light weight and handle recoil very well. Grip is full and comfortable in the hand. You could carry this all day with a full mag. I really like the FN but the Ruger was a pleasant surprise. I already have a PS90 so I thought the pistol/rifle combo would be nice. Had there been one in stock that day, it would have found a home in my safe. Hope you get to try one out. Ammo is expensive. American Eagle is about $5 cheaper per box. Otherwise, you’re stuck with the FN stuff.

 

I’m not too worried about the cost of ammo. I already own the FN FiveseveN, but I just don’t really care for the way it feels. Bass Pro Shops sells the Ruger 57 and it felt better than the FN. I just wonder how it holds up against it. I appreciate all the input


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I have one. It is a great blaster that has little recoil and the gun stays very flat in the hand. I ordered a optics baseplate, and installed a Vortex Venom. It is a 6MOA, and I think I want to switch to a 3MOA. I am just more used to the 3 MOA dot I think, and it is a very accurate gun and round. It is great with the dot though. Lock your wrists a little forward and go to town. Stays right on target. I have only shot it at an indoor range, so I only got to check it out to 25 yards. Seems pretty accurate. Would be nice to be able to acquire suppressor height sights so you could co-witness with a dot, and a threaded barrel so I could use my SPECTRE II. Ammo and magazine availability and cost are the only real drawbacks I have experienced so far. Living in Colorado with the 15 round magazine limit makes acquisition of extra magazines challenging. At least I have the 2 that came with the gun. I believe that they so made a 10 round mag version for those who want to buy one in a big brother state. Hard part for me with cool guns like this is bringing enough ammo to the range. Takedown and cleaning are easy, as the 5.7 round is a pretty clean round to shoot. I do not have a security 9, but the grip appears to be very similar, so if you find the 9 to be comfortable you will probably like the 57's feel.

 

I have one.

Thank you for the info. I think I’m leaning on getting one.


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New Jersey has a 10 round mag limit so with 10 round mag I think other rugers are in my future.

 

I enjoyed Paul Herrell's review. Especially considering how much more reliable the Ruger 57 was compared to his FN FiveseveN.

 

So far I will say I like mine, but it hasn't been perfect. I had two malfunctions in the first 200 rounds, both seemed to be mag related. One was a double feed, the other the last round in the mag ended up doing this:

I have to wonder if maybe it was operator error when loading the mags, since the second time I had the pistol to the range I fired 150 trouble-free rounds. All ammo fired has been 40 grain American Eagle.

The trigger is......funky. The gun is a "single action" hammer-fired design, but it has a trigger that feels like a striker-fired gun, and not a very good one at that. Paul Harrell's video posted above illustrates this pretty well. I put "single action" in quotes because when you pull the trigger, the hammer moves ever so slightly back before dropping. Again, kinda like a Glock or similar design where the striker is partially cocked.

I really had to adjust the rear sight to compensate for shooting low and left. Again I wondered if it was just me, however I have heard a few other folks online mention this. Still, could just be me. I do like the combo of a green FO front sight and a blacked-out rear. The thumb safety work well, engages and disengages positively.

I know I kinda have knocked the gun for a couple things but I do like it. It feels nice in my hand, fit & finish is nice, and its easy to field strip. I also enjoy shooting 5.7x28 quite a bit. I'm starting to like these light, fast pistol rounds. I also have a 22 TCM that I really like shooting.

 

So far I will say I like mine, but it hasn't been perfect. I had two malfunctions in the first 200 rounds, both seemed to be mag related. One was a double feed, the other the last round in the mag ended up doing this:

I have to wonder if maybe it was operator error when loading the mags, since the second time I had the pistol to the range I fired 150 trouble-free rounds. All ammo fired has been 40 grain American Eagle.

The trigger is......funky. The gun is a "single action" hammer-fired design, but it has a trigger that feels like a striker-fired gun, and not a very good one at that. Paul Harrell's video posted above illustrates this pretty well. I put "single action" in quotes because when you pull the trigger, the hammer moves ever so slightly back before dropping. Again, kinda like a Glock or similar design where the striker is partially cocked.

I really had to adjust the rear sight to compensate for shooting low and left. Again I wondered if it was just me, however I have heard a few other folks online mention this. Still, could just be me. I do like the combo of a green FO front sight and a blacked-out rear. The thumb safety work well, engages and disengages positively.

I know I kinda have knocked the gun for a couple things but I do like it. It feels nice in my hand, fit & finish is nice, and its easy to field strip. I also enjoy shooting 5.7x28 quite a bit. I'm starting to like these light, fast pistol rounds. I also have a 22 TCM that I really like shooting.

I've fired several hundred rounds of 40 grain American Eagle with no failures but I've had two failures to feed (out of 10 rounds) with the FN 198 27 grain ammunition. BTW: The American Eagle seems to have sloppy tolerances with OALs ranging from 1.57" to 1.59".

 

Interesting. I just looked it up on Ruger's site and they are calling the trigger a "short stroke double action" design.

 

I've run about 300 hundred rounds through my FN Five-seveN and not had a single problem.

 

I don’t have any problems with my FN either. I just think it feels clunky. Not natural in the hands. The Ruger 57 feels so much better in the hand.


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Thanks for sharing the video.

 

I have had mine for about a month now and have had it to the range twice firing about 150 rounds. No problems whatsoever. I really like the feel of this firearm. It is light, low-recoil, and flat shooting. I like the grip.

Takedown and cleaning are trouble free. I got an Alien Gear shell for my Cloak holster and tried wearing it for an extended period. It is very light and I could not really feel much weight for a full-size gun.

Waiting now to get more ammo but the shops are all closed here in PA.

 

I'd still go for this one once the lockdown is done.

 

I’m probably going to purchase the 57. I like my FiveseveN, but it’s bulky, and odd in the hand. Plus I just like guns. LOL


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mine would stove pipe the last round out of the magazine sometimes. It has already been sent back to Ruger. Like the pistol other than that. I would wait a few months, let them get the kinks out of this new model of firearm for Ruger

 

They are pretty cool 😎.

I really want a threaded barrel.

Ruger 57 is Cool

 

I'm looking forward to shooting one.

 

Apparently they only offer a mounting plate that fits Burris Fastfire or Vortex. Does anyone have any other information?

 

Well have got my Ruger 57 back from Ruger for the third time. Problem is still not fixed. Loaded 4 rounds in mag. 9 times to see if it still would stovepipe the last round out of mag. 4 out of 9 times it did! I only loaded 4 rounds each time to check for function since this ammo is kinda exspensive. Ruger says it should function fine no matter how many you load at a time. Wouls frecommend not buying a Ruger 57 yet. Wait until they get the kinks worked out.

 

I purchased a Ruger 5.7 last Friday and took it to the range today (Tuesday). I was shooting FNH SS197SR Sporting Cartridge (40 gr, V-Max bullet -- green tip).

• I found the gun easier to handle than FN's own 5.7mm pistol. The Ruger 57 is shaped like a "regular" 9mm pistol wit a longer "snoty". The Ruger 57 fits in my Galco Yaqui 202 holster that also fits the Beretta 92fs, Browning Hi-Power, 1911, etc.
• It was easy to shoot with little recoil. I only shot 80 rounds but shooting 100-500 rounds in a session is easily doable for me. I would have shot 250 rounds but was called away to take care of something. I hope to shoot it again this week.
• The controls on the pistol are SFTIFF -- the mag release, the take down pin and lever.
• The sights were not zeroed as best I can tell. The rear sight is adjustable and I will have to look at the manual.
• The manual is the typical Ruger manual and is helpful. The Ruger 57 is similar in take down to the LC9s.
• The magazines were a "bugger-bear" to load. Much stiffer than I expected I did not have this problem with the FN 57's magazines. Hopefully, the mags with loosen up as most magazines (from my experience).
• The Ruger 57 is metal.
• The 5.7x28mm round is a little bigger in diameter and shorter than the 5.56 mm sound. It's hard to see the holes on a paper targets from several yards away (in the indoor range that I use).

The roughest part of the experience was loading the magazines. Wow, if that's the worst, you can correctly guess that the Ruger 57 is a great 5.7 mm pistol (that outshines the RN 57 in ease of use, tear down, etc.) Based on my experience with other Ruger pistols, the Ruger 57 is make the long haul. Not counting the expensive, this would be a great pistol to teach someone to shoot with. An intermediate step between the .22lr pistols and the 9 mm, .45 ACP pistols. It's a lotta fun!

 

Went to the range again today and rattle off another 40 rounds. I pre-loaded the magazines at home so that I didn't have to fumble around in shooting gloves.
The Ruger 57 ran like a top. No failures with the FNH ammo.
When I initially prepared it for shooting, I applied Lucas oil sparingly. My experience is that Ruger pistols prefer to run on the drier-side/less oil (than Sigs). When I over-oiled my Mark IV, the pistol had all kinds of problems. It took about 200 rounds for the Mark IV to shake off the excessive oil. Lightly oiling meant that it ran without any problems. I wonder if this could be happening to those mentioning feed problems. The other factor is the Federal 5.7x28mm ammo. Does that make a difference?

The Ruger 57 is fun to shoot and my second outing gave better shoot placement than the first.

HTH

Say, does anyone know where to purchase a mag loader for the Ruger 57?

 

Well my Ruger 57 is heading back to Ruger for the fourth time. 7-8-20 Still stovepipes last round out of magazine part of the time. Don't now if anybody still looks at this forum but I still say don't buy until all the kinks are worked out.

 

This is NOT good!


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joenap,

I'm sorry to hear of your troubles with your Ruger 57 and your troubles with Ruger production. Personnally, I have come to believe, from reading the RugerForum, that Ruger uses their customers as their QA Department. Too many stories like yours of trips and return trips to Ruger for fixes that either don't work or shouldn't be there is in the first place. I also buy Ruger with caution knowing that I may have to return the firearm to the factory.

In my case, I have experienced no problems yet though, as of today, I only have 360 rounds down the barrel. I did purchase 4 more mags for the R57 but have not experienced any stovepiping or any feed problems. On another pistol, I traced stovepiping to a particular magazine. I have seen issues with Glock 19 mags.

Is yours stovepiping on just one or both magazines? It might be useful to try a buddy's R57 mags.

Again, very sorry for your woes with Ruger,

 

joenap,

I'm sorry to hear of your troubles with your Ruger 57 and your troubles with Ruger production. Personnally, I have come to believe, from reading the RugerForum, that Ruger uses their customers as their QA Department. Too many stories like yours of trips and return trips to Ruger for fixes that either don't work or shouldn't be there is in the first place. I also buy Ruger with caution knowing that I may have to return the firearm to the factory.

In my case, I have experienced no problems yet though, as of today, I only have 360 rounds down the barrel. I did purchase 4 more mags for the R57 but have not experienced any stovepiping or any feed problems. On another pistol, I traced stovepiping to a particular magazine. I have seen issues with Glock 19 mags.

Is yours stovepiping on just one or both magazines? It might be useful to try a buddy's R57 mags.

Again, very sorry for your woes with Ruger,

Any mags to answer your question. Ruger has replaced both mags twice now. They did admit they made a small change to the mags because of the problem. More changes I would guess will be coming. Hopefully if any ruger 57 owner has a problem they will get ruger involved and not try to self fix, Ruger needs to fix the problem.

 

I have sent mine back to Ruger for the fourth time for failure to feed problems. Likes to stovepipe the last round out of the magazine. Ruger has decided to replace the pistol with a new one. Hope for better luck out of this new one. I think I would wait about a year for Ruger to get the kinks out of this new model for them before buying again..