I don't own one, but shot one at Ruger Day's at my local gun shop. I was extremely impressed with the feel and they way it shot. Simple to use. The price was incredibly reasonable. But I just couldn't get the urge to buy one. It just doesn't look like a gun should for some reason.
Never had one hiccup.
I have one; however it has had some issues with FTEs and a few times of the slide not catching the next round in the mag and closing on an empty chamber (but full magazine).
It is going back to Ruger for a "look see."
The DA trigger pull is very L--O--N--G on mine; the SA pull is reasonable.
I've had mine about a year now. Run about 100 rounds through it every week, sometimes more. Zero problems, accurate and easy to manage. Has taken every reload and factory round I can feed it without problems. This is the most trouble free auto loader I've ever had. It is a keeper.
Had one for about six months and got rid of it. When I first picked it up it felt good in my hand but after a couple of months the grip starting feeling very uncomfortable. I have medium size hands and I just couldn't get past the uncomfortable grip. But never had any FTF/FTE problems. Good luck.....
I've shot hundreds of rounds out of a P345 without cleaning it, and it never once failed. They are balanced well and its easy to get follow up shots and keep a tight group.
I love them, but they are a tad bit uncomfortable for me
Rugers are a low end but high value pistols. They are not as refined as some of the others, but make for a great "sock drawer" or camp gun. I have kept a P89 for years now, just cause it works and works well.
Ruger is also known to over build their guns, this is not a good thing when it comes to a CCW if you are weight sensitive.
P345 is the same weight as a light weight Commander, which I think is quite reasonable for a .45. Mine is very accurate, eats any ammo I've found, and has low profile controls for snag-free draw. The SA pull is fine, and after a few hundred rounds, the DA is very, very nice! Also, the recoil seems soft, even with +P ammo.
When I bought this gun I had planned on spending about twice as much. The Ruger suited my needs best; the savings were just a nice bonus.
After several thousand rounds without any issues, I am very happy with this gun.
I can say most of the same things for the p345. I've had one now for just under 1 year and no problems at all.
I will be honest on what i've researched
It has had a bit of a "past". there is a magazine disconnector that prevents the firearm from being fired if there is not a magazine inserted.
this has caused some failure to fires (FTF). mostly due to a well known thing to not do with this handgun. DO NOT dry fire it without a magazine inserted.
myself, I love it's handling. it's a single stack, so it's narrow and even slightly narrower around the top of the grip. for my hand, it puts my finger in perfect pulling position.
has a good pull and recoil feels light to me.
ambi saftey, however, magazine release is only on the left side.
most models come with the piccattiny (sp) rails for attachments.
I fired one of these Saturday in the range portion of my CC course, very nice! The thing I loved most about the course was the chance to fire each other's weapons and the instructor's 3 guns he use's in the course.
Everyone seemed to like my full sized S&W M&P 40. I love my M&P and will go ahead and add a M&P 40c to my bag but I can see myself buying the P345, and a small framed Kahr PW40 to boot, those are nice!
I have one, and it shoots fine. Incidentally, I'm trying to sell mine, if you're interested... (it's practically new).
I think it comes down to personal preference... it's a fine gun, it just isn't my favorite one to shoot. However it's reliable and fairly accurate.
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