Ruger LC9

{{Refimprove|date=March 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox weapon |name= Ruger LC9 | image= Ruger-LC9-Pistol.jpg | image_size = |caption= Ruger LC9 – standard |origin= [[United States]] |type= [[Semi-automatic pistol]] |is_ranged= yes |designer= |design_date= |manufacturer= [[Sturm, Ruger & Co.]] |production_date = 2011–2014 |variants=LC380, LC9s, EC9s |weight= {{convert|17.1|oz|abbr=on}} |length= {{convert|6.00|in|mm|abbr=on}} |part_length= {{convert|3.12|in|mm|abbr=on}} |width={{convert|0.9|in|mm|abbr=on}} |height={{convert|4.5|in|mm|abbr=on}} |cartridge= [[9×19mm Parabellum|9×19mm]]<br>[[.380 ACP]] (LC380) |action= [[Short recoil]] |feed= 7- and 9-round [[Magazine (firearms)|box magazines]] |sights=[[Iron sights]] }}

The '''Ruger LC9''' (standing for "Lightweight Compact 9mm") is a [[9×19mm Parabellum|9mm]] caliber, recoil-operated, locked breech, hammer fired, semi-automatic pistol.<ref name="Guns Mag">{{cite web |url=http://fmgpublications.ipaperus.com/FMGPublications/GUNS/GUNS0811/ |title=Pocket Power: The Ruger LC9 9mm |first=John |last=Taffin |authorlink=John Taffin |work=Guns Magazine |pages=40–43 |date=August 2011 |accessdate=July 2, 2011}}</ref> It was first announced by [[Sturm, Ruger & Co.]] at the 2011 [[SHOT Show]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Chandar |first=Y. Udaya |title=The Modern Weaponry of the World's Armed Forces |publisher=Notion Press|year=2017|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Modern_Weaponry_of_the_World_s_Armed/Ug-6DgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Ruger+LC9%22&pg=PT35&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>

==Overview== The LC9 has a {{convert|3.12|inch|cm|0|adj=on}} barrel, and is {{convert|6|inch|cm|0}} long and {{convert|4.5|inch|cm|0}} tall. The LC9 is {{convert|0.9|inch|cm|0}} wide, and weighs {{convert|17.1|oz|g|0}} with an empty magazine.

It features a black [[polymer]] (glass-filled nylon) frame and blued alloy steel slide and barrel.

The gun ships with one magazine, including two interchangeable base pads—one that fits flush with the frame, and the other (fitted to the magazine from the factory) that provides a grip extension of about {{convert|0.5|inch|cm|0}}.<ref name="Guns Mag" />

This pistol has safety features, including a [[loaded chamber indicator]] and magazine disconnect safety, that allow it to be also sold in [[California]] and [[Massachusetts]].

In 2013, Ruger released a 9-round extended magazine for the LC9.<ref>[http://www.ruger.com/news/2013-01-14.html Ruger Announces New Products for 2013]</ref>

It includes safety features such as a loaded chamber indicator and a magazine disconnect safety.<ref>{{cite book |last=Chandar |first=Y. Udaya |title=The Modern Weaponry of the World's Armed Forces |publisher=Notion Press|year=2017|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Modern_Weaponry_of_the_World_s_Armed/Ug-6DgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Ruger+LC9%22&pg=PT35&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>

== Variants ==

=== LC380 === The LC380 is a [[.380 ACP]] caliber pistol that has the more advanced design elements of the LC9 compared to the more basic design of the [[Ruger LCP]].

Its frame is exactly the same as the original Ruger LC9.

=== LC9s === The LC9s is a [[striker-fired]] single action only version of the LC9 announced July 29, 2014.

The LC9s fixed the most common customer complaint about the LC9, the trigger pull and removes the loaded chamber indicator located on the top of the LC9 behind the ejection port in favor of a visual inspection port.

=== EC9s === The EC9s (the E standing for Essential) is a lower cost version of the LC9s with fixed sights, fewer and wider cocking serrations and a black oxide finish.

The EC9s is otherwise identical to the LC9s accepting the same magazines and all external accessories as the LC9s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2017/12/22/first-look-ruger-ec9s/|title=First Look: Ruger EC9s|website=www.shootingillustrated.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-31}}</ref>

== Accolades == The Ruger LC9 was chosen as the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence's Handgun of the Year in 2011.<ref>{{cite book |last=Chandar |first=Y. Udaya |title=The Modern Weaponry of the World's Armed Forces |publisher=Notion Press|year=2017|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Modern_Weaponry_of_the_World_s_Armed/Ug-6DgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Ruger+LC9%22&pg=PT35&printsec=frontcover}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.ruger.com/products/lc9s/models.html|LC9s at Ruger official website}}{{Dead link|date=September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219012911/https://ruger.com/products/lc9s/models.html|archive-date=19 February 2020}}

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