INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR BLUED & STAINLESS STEEL CALIBERS 9mm, .30 Luger, .40 Auto & .45ACP ® RUGER P-SERIES P89, P90 P94 & P944 MANUAL SAFETY MODEL PISTOLS* *DO NOT USE THIS MANUAL FOR DECOCKER MODEL PISTOLS OR “DOUBLE ACTION ONLY” PISTOLS ! READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM For Product Service on This Model Please Call: (928) 778-6555 (See p. 27) STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc. Southport, Connecticut 06890 U.S.A.
State-By-State Warnings Certain states require by law that their own specified warning notices in larger-than-normal type be conspicuously included by the manufacturer, distributor, or retail dealer with firearms sold in that state. Sturm, Ruger sells its products in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Because our products may be sold in these states, we include the following: California: ! WARNING ! ADVERTENCIA “A los niños los atraen las armas de fuego y las pueden hacer funcionar.
Maine: “ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A CRIME. IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SEPARATE. KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE TRIGGER LOCKS.” Maryland: “WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may cause death or serious injury.
New Jersey: “IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.” New York City: “THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE WEAPONS STORAGE. ALL WEAPONS SHOULD BE STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND ANY OTHER UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.
WHY ARE WE INCLUDING A FIRED CARTRIDGE CASE WITH EVERY RUGER PISTOL AND REVOLVER? Certain states and jurisdictions now require that all newly manufactured pistols and revolvers must be accompanied by a cartridge case, which has been test fired from that gun at the factory. The case must be placed in a sealed container bearing certain information concerning this test cartridge.
FIREARMS SAFETY - YOUR RESPONSIBILITY SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT CONSIDERATION OF EVERY PERSON WHO HANDLES FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care for your RUGER® P89, P90, P94 and P944 Manual Safety Model Pistols properly. Please contact us if you have any questions. Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can properly carry out its instructions should you practice loading, unloading, etc.
WARNINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE ARE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES: ! Locking Devices Alterations Manual Safety Lead Exposure Ammunition Firing Handling 5 7 11 11 13 15 16 Unloading Slide Retraction Malfunctions Disassembly Lubrication Storage Parts Purchasers 17 18 20 23 25 26 28 OTHER CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE MANUAL. FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND CAREFULLY BEFORE USING.
NOMENCLATURE Slide’s open top design minimizes possibility of jamming, enables shooter to clear any malfunction easily by hand. Cartridges can be loaded singly if desired. Sights have high-visibility white dots both front and rear. Rear sights can be adjusted for windage. Grooved, exposed hammer spur enables the shooter to cock the hammer easily for accurate single-action firing if desired. When ambidextrous manual safety is in “safe” position, the firing pin is cammed forward into the slide.
Slide Stop: When the last shot has been fired and the magazine is empty, the slide stop automatically holds the slide open. When there is an empty magazine in the pistol and the slide is retracted manually, the slide stop will automatically hold the slide open. If a loaded magazine is inserted in the pistol when the slide is closed and the slide is then retracted fully, the slide stop will not automatically hold open the slide.
OPERATION OF MANUAL SAFETY The model you have selected is equipped with special manual ambidextrous safety levers that also allow you to decock (uncock) a cocked pistol without manipulating the trigger. Conventional thumb decocking procedures are therefore not necessary and should not be employed with this pistol. To apply the manual safety and decock the pistol, point the pistol in a safe direction. Move either the right- or left-hand safety lever fully to the “safe” position.
! WARNING - MANUAL SAFETY Placing the safety in an intermediate position between “safe” and “fire” can result in the user thinking the pistol is in a safe or fire position when it is not. Pulling the trigger with the safety in an intermediate position may cause the pistol to fire. Therefore, always move the safety fully to its intended position and then check to be sure it is where you want it to be. Unless the white dot and the letter “S” are both fully visible, the safety is not on.
AMMUNITION The RUGER® P89 & P94 pistols are chambered for the 9mm x 19 Parabellum (9mm Luger) cartridge. Do not attempt to load any other 9mm cartridges (examples: 9mm short [.380], 9mm Steyr, 9mm Bergmann, etc.) into the magazine or chamber of the pistol. Never attempt to use caliber .40 S & W cartridges in a 9mm pistol. The .40 S & W cartridges will jam the pistol. The RUGER® P90 pistol is chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. Do not attempt to load any cartridges other than .
! WARNING - AMMUNITION Death, serious injury, and damage can result from the use of the wrong ammunition, bore obstructions, powder overloads, or incorrect cartridge components. Even the strongest gun can be “blown up” as a result of excess pressure. Always wear shooting glasses and hearing protection.
When firing 9mm cartridges, the barrel marked with the caliber “9mm x 19” must be used. The correct recoil spring and guide rod combination for 9mm use is the spring that extends a little over an inch beyond the guide rod when this assembly has been removed from the firearm and the guide rod that has a tapered section about 1/3 from its front end. See illustration below left. When firing .30 Luger cartridges, the barrel marked with caliber “.30 Luger” must be used.
FIGURE 3 Slide in Retracted Position The trigger is inoperable when the safety is fully engaged in its “safe” position (lever fully down, white dot and letter “S” exposed; see Figure 1 on page 10). WARNING: The pistol is ready for instant use in the single-action mode once the slide moves forward if the safety is in the “fire” position. Be careful! 7. If the pistol is not to be fired immediately, the safety should remain in its “safe” position (see Figure 1, p. 10). 8.
! WARNING - HANDLING Do not load the pistol until you are ready to use it, and unload it immediately when you have completed shooting. (See “Unloading Warning” on page 17) If dropped or struck, the pistol may fire. Keep chamber empty unless actually firing! Use decock lever to decock pistol before moving with pistol or when not actually firing.
TO LOAD AND FIRE (WITHOUT MAGAZINE) In the event that the magazine is missing or for training purposes (where it is desirable that only one cartridge be loaded and fired at a time for safety), the pistol can be fired with the magazine removed. To do so, keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction, engage the safety (lever fully down, white dot and letter “S” exposed), grasp the slide, and retract it fully to the rear. Next, push the slide stop upward so that the slide remains to the rear.
3. Hold the pistol firmly and grasp the slide. Retract the slide to its rearmost position briskly to extract and eject any chambered cartridge. Always double check visually that the chamber, breech-face, and the interior of the frame are clear of any live rounds. When the slide is fully retracted, push upward on the slide stop, then allow the slide to move forward until it comes to rest with the rear projection of the slide stop resting in the notch on the lower left side of the slide.
4. To close the slide, again check to be sure the chamber and breech-face are empty. Pull the slide to its rearmost postion and release it. The slide will snap forward. Keep fingers out of ejection port on top of slide! 5. If the magazine contains cartridges, they can be removed by sliding each cartridge forward and out of magazine, one at a time, until the magazine is empty. 6. Push empty (unloaded) magazine into frame until magazine latch locks it in place. TO RELOAD THE PISTOL 1.
cartridge clear of the pistol. These failures usually are the result of the slide not being pulled rearward vigorously. From the foregoing, it is clear that the gun user must: 1. Always visually check the chamber and the breech-face after opening the slide to eject a chambered cartridge. If the slide is not vigorously retracted when being operated by hand, the extracted cartridge can be “ejected” into the magazine-well of the grip frame or remain held to the breech-face by the extractor. 2.
to clear the jam. Drawing the slide fully to the rear may bring the jammed cartridge along. Keep your face away from the ejection port during this operation. When attempting to clear a jam, use only wood “tools” so that the cartridge will not be damaged or the primer ignited. A 3/16” wooden dowel with a point on one end is useful. 3. Visually check to make sure that all cartridges have been removed from the pistol. Safely dispose of any cartridges involved in a malfunction incident.
and forward (see Figure 4, below) until it locks in its lower position. This will permit forward movement of slide. Further disassembly is impossible unless this is done. DEPRESS EJECTOR 3 SAFETY “ON” 1 REMOVE MAGAZINE 4 ALIGN NOTCH WITH PIN DISASSEMBLY NOTCH PULL OUT 5 SLIDE STOP 2 FIGURE 4 Press slide stop up. Depress ejector. FIGURE 5A Slide stop in disassembly position. ALIGN INDEX MARKS FIGURE 5B 4. Remove fingers from ejection port. Grasp slide tightly.
8. This completes normal fieldstripping for routine cleaning and lubrication purposes. Further disassembly of slide or frame components is not recommended and should only be undertaken by the factory. WARNING - DISASSEMBLY ! SAFETY “ON” 4 1 Always unload a firearm before cleaning, lubrication, disassembly or assembly. 3 2 UNLOAD BEFORE DISASSEMBLY TO REASSEMBLE 1. Be certain chamber and magazine are empty. 2. With slide held upside down, replace barrel and push it rearward into its locked position.
Pinned Base (used on 10 round 9mm magazines) - Use a punch to remove the roll pin that extends through the side of the magazine body. Once the roll pin has been removed, pull the magazine base from the bottom of the magazine body, taking care to prevent the forcible ejection of the compressed magazine spring. Withdraw the magazine spring from the magazine body. Turn the magazine upside down and remove the follower.
3. Using powder solvent on a clean patch or bristle brush, remove powder residue from all components of the mechanism. After cleaning, run a dry patch through the bore, then follow with a patch that is very lightly oiled. Wipe all surfaces clean with cloth, then wipe all surfaces with a patch or cloth that has been very lightly oiled. 4. NOTE: Only a light application of oil is needed to provide adequate lubrication of moving parts and to prevent rust.
Store the pistol’s frame and the barrel/slide assembly in different locations. When disassembled in this manner, this pistol is inoperable. It is impossible to fire the pistol until the barrel/slide assembly and frame have been correctly reassembled. To reassemble the pistol for firing, carefully slide the barrel/slide assembly onto the frame. Align the disassembly marks on the frame and slide, and then push the slide stop pin fully into the receiver from the left.
SIGHT ADJUSTMENT The RUGER® P-SERIES Pistols are equipped with a rear sight which is adjustable for windage only. After the rear-sight lock screw has been loosened (for those pistols equipped with a rear sight lock screw), the rear sight can be drifted laterally in its dovetail on the top of the slide by tapping it with a wooden- or plastic-headed hammer or similar implement. Move the rear sight in the direction you want the shot to move on the target.
Enclose a letter which includes your name, address, telephone number, and serial number and model of the firearm. Describe in detail the trouble you have experienced with your firearm, or the work you wish to have done. Merely stating that the firearm “needs repair” is inadequate information. Please enclose copies of any previous correspondence. Work performed will bear a net minimum labor charge of $20.00 plus a $20.00 shipping and handling charge.
* * * * * Part Name Barrel Assembly - 9mm or 9mm/.30 Luger Barrel Assembly - .45 ACP Barrel Assembly - 9mm Barrel Assembly - .40 Auto Barrel Assembly - 9mm/.30 Luger Barrel Link (Guide Rod with Tip) Barrel Link (Guide Rod without Tip) Barrel Link Pin, Not Illustrated * Blocker Lever Camblock Camblock/Recoil Spring Assembly Case Combo - 9mm Case Combo - .40 Auto Case Combo - .45 ACP Case Only ** Ejector Ejector †† Ejector - 9mm Ejector - .40 Auto Ejector Pin Ejector Spring Part No.
* * * * * * * * * * * * Part Name Extractor Extractor Extractor Extractor Extractor - 9mm Extractor - 9mm Extractor - .40 Auto Extractor - .40 Auto Firing Pin Firing Pin Firing Pin Block Firing Pin Block Firing Pin Block Plunger Firing Pin Block Spring Firing Pin Spring Front Sight, Must Be Drilled For Cross Pin Front Sight Cross Pin, 2 Req’d. Grip Panels, Sold In Pairs Only Grip Panels, Sold In Pairs Only Grip Panel Screws, 2 Req’d.
** †† ** †† * * Part Name Guide Rod/Recoil Spring Assembly Hammer Hammer Assembly Hammer Pivot Assembly Hammer Pivot Assembly Hammer Spring Hammer Spring Seat (with Lanyard Loop) Hammer Spring Seat (without Lanyard Loop) Hammer Spring Seat Pin Hammer Strut Hammer Strut Pin, Not Illustrated Lock & Keys, Brass, Not Illustrated Magazine Complete, 10-Shot Capacity - 9mm Magazine Complete, 10-Shot Capacity - 9mm Magazine Complete, 7-Shot Capacity - .45 ACP Magazine Complete, 10-Shot Capacity - .
Part Name Magazine Latch, Left Magazine Latch, Left Magazine Latch, Right Magazine Latch, Right Magazine Latch, Right Magazine Latch, Right Magazine Latch Spring Magazine Latch Spring Magazine Loader Magazine Loader ** Magazine Shell, 10-Shot - 9mm †† Magazine Shell, 10-Shot, Pinned - 9mm †† Magazine Shell, 10-Shot, Snap On - 9mm Magazine Shell, 10-Shot, Pinned - .40 Auto Magazine Shell, 7-Shot - .45 ACP Magazine Spring, 7-Shot - .
* * * * * * * * * * Part Name Recoil Spring Collar - .40 Auto Recoil Spring Collar Retainer - .40 Auto Recoil Spring, Inner - .40 Auto Recoil Spring, Outer - .40 Auto Safety, Left Safety, Left Safety, Right Safety, Right Safety Detent Plunger Safety Detent Plunger Spring Sear Sear Sear Pivot Pins, 2 Req’d. Sear Spring Slide Slide Slide Slide Slide - 9mm Slide - 9mm Slide - .40 Auto Slide - .40 Auto Slide Stop Slide Stop Slide Stop Slide Stop Slide Stop Part No.
PARTS SO MARKED MUST BE FACTORY FITTED * * * * * * * Part No.
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THE BASIC RULES OF SAFE FIREARMS HANDLING We believe that Americans have a right to purchase and use firearms for lawful purposes. The private ownership of firearms in America is traditional, but that ownership imposes the responsibility on the gun owner to use his firearms in a way which will ensure his own safety and that of others. When firearms are used in a safe and responsible manner, they are a great source of pleasure and satisfaction, and represent a fundamental part of our personal liberty.
A safe direction must take into account the fact that a bullet may penetrate a wall, ceiling, floor, window, etc., and strike a person or damage property. Make it a habit to know exactly where the muzzle of your gun is pointing whenever you handle it, and be sure that you are always in control of the direction in which the muzzle is pointing, even if you fall or stumble. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot. 3. FIREARMS SHOULD BE UNLOADED WHEN NOT IN USE.
5. BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET BEFORE YOU SHOOT. Don’t shoot unless you know exactly where your bullet is going to strike. Be sure of the bullet stop behind your target, even when dry-firing with an unloaded gun. If you are in the field hunting, do not fire at a movement or noise. Take the time to be absolutely certain of your target before you pull the trigger. 6. WEAR SHOOTING GLASSES AND HEARING PROTECTORS WHEN YOU SHOOT.
, 8. DON T SHOOT AT A HARD SURFACE, OR AT WATER. Bullets can glance off many surfaces like rocks or the surface of water and travel in unpredictable directions with considerable velocity. 9. NEVER TRANSPORT A LOADED FIREARM. Firearms should always be unloaded before being moved or placed in a vehicle. A suitable carrying case or scabbard should be used to carry an unloaded firearm to and from the shooting area. 10. AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WHEN SHOOTING. Don’t drink until the day’s shooting is over.
A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT: RUGER FIREARMS One of the few American firearms manufacturers whose management has remained in the same family since starting in business, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., had its beginning in a small machine shop occupying a rented frame building in Southport, Connecticut. In January, 1949, with an initial investment of only $50,000 and an idea, William B. Ruger and Alexander M. Sturm started production of a .
WHY NO WARRANTY CARD HAS BEEN PACKED WITH THIS NEW RUGER FIREARM The Magnuson-Moss Act (Public Law 93-637) does not require any seller or manufacturer of a consumer product to give a written warranty. It does provide that if a written warranty is given, it must be designated as “limited” or as “full” and sets minimum standards for a “full” warranty. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
