SHOT Show Coverage

Is Ruger set to announce the SR40 pistol?  Maybe.

During the past several years, Ruger has become one of the more popular firearms manufacturers by introducing products consumers want and shipping them on time.  In fact, Ruger has a solid policy of only announcing a product they are ready to ship.  Keeping with that policy, Ruger would only announce a new .40-caliber pistol when they were ready to get them into the dealers’ showrooms.

Ever since the introduction of the SR9 almost two years ago, people have asked about a .40 S&W version.  The Internet hopeful have even named the pistol the “SR40″.

When I spoke to a Ruger V.P. at the 2010 SHOT Show, he stated that a .40 S&W chambered version of the SR9 would be a “good idea.”  What doesn’t translate very well into the printed word is the smile and knowing look that went with his statement.

On the May 23, 2010 broadcast of GunTalk, Tom Gresham hinted at new product coming from Ruger.  Could this be the new SR40?

That, or a 9mm version of the LCP…

UPDATE – Distributors are now taking orders for the Ruger SR40.

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Other articles that will amaze you:

1. Ruger Likely to Introduce .40 S&W Version of SR9 Pistols
2. Ruger SR9 Approved for Use in Massachusetts and California
3. Ruger SR9 Pistols Upgraded: The Recalled Ruger Pistol Sports Several New Improvements
4. Ruger Issues Recall Notice for SR9 Pistols: Pistol Can Fire If Dropped According to Ruger
5. Ruger SR9 Pistol: The Slim Striker Fired 9mm Pistol from Ruger Now Available with OD Green Frame