SR9 striker problem

[Montell C. Williams]

I have a SR9 that I bought about 3 years ago, the tab on the bottom of the striker has broken off 3 times and ruger replaced it every time but I wonder what the problem is?. I dey fire about 10 times a day with each hand {total of 20] cause it is hard to get to a range and ammo isn't cheap. The owner's manual says dry firing is OK but could 20 a day be excessive and causing the breakages ?.

[filgun11]

Do you dry fire with an empty magazine? If it's the same as the SR9c, the manual says not to dryfire without an empty magazine due to the mag-disconnect.

You might want to get snap caps. Get the one with plastic as primer. It will "cushion" your striker.

[Montell C. Williams]

I always have the mag in place and an aluminum snapcap.

[Neko456]

I have a SR9C and I dry fire it right now I have no problem with the bottom of the striker breaking. I do use a snap cap. But my mag disconnect does not work the gun will fire with mag out. Every thing other then that is fine.

[KPShooting]

I have an SR9 and had the exact same thing happen after taking a pistol class. We dry fired extensively and I always had an empty mag in. I had Ruger replace it, then upgraded to a Glock. The SR9 been sitting in its case ever since.