Ruger SR40 40cal High Capacity, new in box, Nitrite

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Ruger SR40 new in box, 40cal, black nitrite great grip- nylon filled

If you get something right the first time, then usually the idea is to make it bigger. While this principle generally holds true for Fortune 500 companies, restaurant chains and Dagwood sandwiches, handguns tend to work in the other direction. They start big and then get smaller. Ruger’s popular line of SR pistols started off with the full-sized SR9 in 9 mm, followed by the more concealable SR9c. Last year, the line grew with the addition of the full-sized SR40, chambered for .40 S&W. This year marks the release of the compact SR40C.

Ruger was late getting on board with the whole striker-fired handgun movement. However, by biding its time, the company has built a pistol series with a desirable set of features. The overall fit and finish of the pistol is excellent. The stainless-steel slide features satin rounds and polished flats, with front and rear serrations for easy operation. The three-dot sights are of a rugged, black, metallic construction with a dove-tailed rear sight featuring a click adjustment screw for height. The frame, trigger and magazine release are all made of high-performance glass-filled nylon.

The external safeties include a trigger safety, and an ambidextrous thumb safety that blocks both the slide and trigger from moving. The thumb safety is very sleek, but easy to disengage or engage. The SR40 has one of the largest and most visible loaded chamber indicators I have ever seen on a handgun. If you are having difficulty finding this bar-shaped indicator, it’s located on the top of the slide, behind the chamber opening, it’s painted bright red on both sides and it has the words “LOADED WHEN UP” boldly engraved across the top.

The size of the loaded chamber indicator seems like overkill until you follow Ruger’s suggestion of running your fingers across the top of the slide in the dark. Now it makes sense. The indicator rides just high enough that you can feel there’s a round in the chamber without opening the slide. When the SR40 is cocked, the rounded tip of the striker is visible via a port in the rear slide plate. This provides yet another way to check the status of the pistol.

Stock 2464 – S/N 34233665