5 trigger reset failures

[Beard]

I have a Ruger SR9c that I have about 250 rounds through. I took it out and shot 50 rounds of Blazer Brass through and had at least 5 trigger reset issues. It fired a round then failed to go back to full ready postion. I have pulled the striker and cleaned both it and the channel. No extra grease in there.
I called Ruger and talked to a rep. He said that 5 failures on ammo like that is normal. He stated he has had many failures with inexpesive ammo. I asked what kind of ammo that they prefer me to use and he said any American made ammo would be better. BTW isnt Blazer made in the US?
I am new fairly new to shooting, I have a little knowledge in this area, but am looking for some veteran advice on what I should do. Should I buy better ammo? If so, what brand? Should i send it into Ruger? ( i did get an ok to send it in). Or something else? Thanks. Dan

[xd ED]

Does it fully cycle and return to battery when fired?
If so I would not be suspect of the ammo as a reason the trigger doesn't reset.
If it doesn't fully cycle it could be an ammo compatibility issue.
Try different ammo.
or perhaps your shooting technique; i.e. 'limp-wristing'.
Does it behave differently shooting off a rest?

ETA: Regarding sending it back to Ruger: Did they actually set you up with a shipping label, or expect you to ship it on your dime?

[Beard]

Does it fully cycle and return to battery when fired?
If so I would not be suspect of the ammo as a reason the trigger doesn't reset.
If it doesn't fully cycle it could be an ammo compatibility issue.
Try different ammo.
or perhaps your shooting technique; i.e. 'limp-wristing'.
Does it behave differently shooting off a rest?

ETA: Regarding sending it back to Ruger: Did they actually set you up with a shipping label, or expect you to ship it on your dime?

It does not fully cycle. I pull the trigger, round fires, shell ejects, new round in chamber, trigger does not go back to battery. I do not believe I am limp wristing, but not sure. I do not have a shooting rest to try it on. Ruger set me up with a shipping label to send it in.

[xd ED]

First, to clarify some terminology-'return to battery' is the slide fully closed on a fresh round. If that is happening, and the spent round has ejected, and the trigger isn't resetting. I believe there is something wrong with the gun. I am not familiar with that pistol. It's possible cleaning and lubing will resolve it, but I don't see it as an ammo or technique issue at that point. If the slide is traveling it's full range of motion to the rear-to allow ejecting the old, and stripping a new round from the mag-and then fully closing on the fresh round in chamber, the trigger should be reseting.

[Beard]

First, to clarify some terminology-'return to battery' is the slide fully closed on a fresh round. If that is happening, and the spent round has ejected, and the trigger isn't resetting. I believe there is something wrong with the gun. I am not familiar with that pistol. It's possible cleaning and lubing will resolve it, but I don't see it as an ammo or technique issue at that point. If the slide is traveling it's full range of motion to the rear-to allow ejecting the old, and stripping a new round from the mag-and then fully closing on the fresh round in chamber, the trigger should be reseting.

Sorry Ed. As I said I am new to this. It is returning to battery and the trigger does not reset. Thanks for the info.

[xd ED]

First, to clarify some terminology-'return to battery' is the slide fully closed on a fresh round. If that is happening, and the spent round has ejected, and the trigger isn't resetting. I believe there is something wrong with the gun. I am not familiar with that pistol. It's possible cleaning and lubing will resolve it, but I don't see it as an ammo or technique issue at that point. If the slide is traveling it's full range of motion to the rear-to allow ejecting the old, and stripping a new round from the mag-and then fully closing on the fresh round in chamber, the trigger should be reseting.

Sorry Ed. As I said I am new to this. It is returning to battery and the trigger does not reset. Thanks for the info.

No problem.

Unless the thing is REALLY gunked up, there is a mechanical issue that Ruger should address.

[PHATSPEED7x]

http://youtu.be/fotkXtshPqI

Nutnfancy had issues with a SR9. Watch the video. Ruger did take care of him

[Thunderjohn]

Shouldn't have problems with Blazer Brass, but if you didn't clean it thoroughly after
you bought it you'll have problems. Bang the slide just to double check that it's in battery.
Otherwise send it in to Ruger.

[Snowgun]

Trigger reset should not be ammo issue, its probably a return spring digging into plastic or a tolerance that is off somewhere.

[Beard]

I just stripped out the trigger assembly to see if I could see a problem. While removing the teardown pins I noticed that I put one of the pins in backwards. I pulled the assembly out and it looked good. I reinstalled it this time putting all the pins in correctly. I went out and put 50 rounds of Blazer Brass through it with no issue. Yeah! Looks like it was operator error. Thanks for the help. I am chalking it up to a learning expierence.

[Snowgun]

I just stripped out the trigger assembly to see if I could see a problem. While removing the teardown pins I noticed that I put one of the pins in backwards. I pulled the assembly out and it looked good. I reinstalled it this time putting all the pins in correctly. I went out and put 50 rounds of Blazer Brass through it with no issue. Yeah! Looks like it was operator error. Thanks for the help. I am chalking it up to a learning expierence.

Im glad you sussed it out. I believe one should be Intimately familiar with all the platforms they own for a multitude of obvious reasons. You tube can be a great resource, as well as forums and blogs.

In general firearms aren't complicated, with the exception of some intricate trigger packs, and many mechanisms are repeated in multiple firearm models, so a little time spent is not wasted.