I was given a Ruger KP-89 some time ago. It's my only automatic pistol. It's not really something I am considering for a carry piece, but I'm looking at seeing what it is I can do to make it one.
I've long since added Hogue monogrips. Best damn gun accessory I ever bought. Improved the pistol's accuracy, ergonomics, and looks 300%.
I bought three Mec Gar brand nickel plated 17 round magazines that fit flush with the butt of the pistol. I find the grip plus the full capacity magazine actually makes the pistol much easier to handle. The extra weight in the butt really balances it out.
I had a brain storm today. See I've been practicing with it a lot lately because I want to qualify this Saturday with an automatic, and since I only have the one, well I don't have a lot of choices.
Its size and weight aside (even with the polymer frame it's a heavy pistol and it is pretty thick), the one thing that keeps me from using this as a carry pistol is that it has that external safety I'm afraid of. I'm afraid it would save my from myself.
Well anyway after putting 250 rounds downrange at 15 yards as a quick last minute practice before Saturday, I made sure to clean it especially well. I keep my guns needlessly clean anyway and I made a special effort this time.
I had the slide group apart soaking in some cleaner and I was cleaning the frame when I noticed the little ka-jigger on the frame that made the manual safety work was a little bar that gets depressed whenever you set the manual safety to "on". When this bar is depressed, the trigger is disabled.
I took a pic of the decock only model of the P89 from Ruger's site and circled the kajigger. I attached it to the post.
My question is, could I just get a decock only slide somewhere and reuse the spring, retaining pin, and barrel from my existing slide group? Would it just be that easy to convert it to a decock only model?
The thing is I have no idea where I'd get the parts even if it is just that simple. From the factory?
I've long since added Hogue monogrips. Best damn gun accessory I ever bought. Improved the pistol's accuracy, ergonomics, and looks 300%.
I bought three Mec Gar brand nickel plated 17 round magazines that fit flush with the butt of the pistol. I find the grip plus the full capacity magazine actually makes the pistol much easier to handle. The extra weight in the butt really balances it out.
I had a brain storm today. See I've been practicing with it a lot lately because I want to qualify this Saturday with an automatic, and since I only have the one, well I don't have a lot of choices.
Its size and weight aside (even with the polymer frame it's a heavy pistol and it is pretty thick), the one thing that keeps me from using this as a carry pistol is that it has that external safety I'm afraid of. I'm afraid it would save my from myself.
Well anyway after putting 250 rounds downrange at 15 yards as a quick last minute practice before Saturday, I made sure to clean it especially well. I keep my guns needlessly clean anyway and I made a special effort this time.
I had the slide group apart soaking in some cleaner and I was cleaning the frame when I noticed the little ka-jigger on the frame that made the manual safety work was a little bar that gets depressed whenever you set the manual safety to "on". When this bar is depressed, the trigger is disabled.
I took a pic of the decock only model of the P89 from Ruger's site and circled the kajigger. I attached it to the post.
My question is, could I just get a decock only slide somewhere and reuse the spring, retaining pin, and barrel from my existing slide group? Would it just be that easy to convert it to a decock only model?
The thing is I have no idea where I'd get the parts even if it is just that simple. From the factory?