UNPOPULAR OPINION TIME!: I am neither pro nor anti-Glock, but... I'm going to rant about Glock and, especially, Glock defenders and fanboys. Glocks cost well under $100 to make. *_Meaning that Glocks have about a 400%+ mark-up._* Don't believe me? Stop stroking your Glock 42 and Glock 43 and read this: *_Gaston Glock originally wanted to offer his handguns as an affordable ~$200 handgun._* (And before you get cute and attempt gymnastics with inflation, this is "the equivalent of" dollars, not actual prices in 1983.) Until Gaston Glock's marketing division (which, admittedly, were brilliant) and subordinates persuaded him that handguns for such a low cost in America will be seen as "imported junk" and "Saturday Night Specials" and associated with the likes or Lorcin. So Gaston went along with the mark-up. In case you're wondering this was in Paul Barrett's "Glock: The Rise of America's Gun" - which is THE go-to "biography" of the Glock handgun. Not only does a Glock have no business being a $500 handgun, *_but not even Gaston Glock wanted it to be the equivalent of that much._* And considering how the price of Glocks just kept going up and up from the late 1990s after it got popular enough to get away with it (not like it's alone in this, either, remember the HS2000 and how you could get, basically, a Springfield Armory XD without Springfield's stamping all over it for a little over $300 back in 2001 or so, the XD shouldn't be a $500+ handgun, either). But it's not like it matters. Glock fanboys will still be the Apple fanatics of the firearms world and still justify their purchase. A Glock 19 could run $3,700 used and require them to be personally urinated on by Gaston Glock in order for them to purchase it and they'd still gladly throw their wallets at Glock for it. Hell, some of them might pay $3,700 just to have the "honor" of being pissed on by Gaston Glock... EDIT: Oh, in case this seems out of place (and it should), this is just copy and pasted from my own stand-alone comment. It's not directed towards anyone in particular - except any Glock fanatics.
The problem with glock in general is the price. I can't justify spending $550-600 on a glock 19 when I paid the same amount for my HK VP9. They're not bad guns, they're just insanely overpriced. Ruger and Taurus are killing it with great guns for a good price
Did you now? Where at? In a back alley out of the truck of Tonys trunk? Cuz every HK VP9 I’m finding is over 750, so that’s helluva deal you got on that thing.
Yep my P10s was only 560 and the bells and whistles that come along with are of a way higher caliber. My uncle always said "Glocks are the best $500 guns you'll ever spend 1,500 on" 😂
@@vaguestvestige Hmmmm Well I’m not gonna waste time on calling that price bull 💩. You were there and I wasn’t and life’s too short for me to care beyond that. But anyone who pays 1500 for any Glock (except maybe a G18) is a fool being parted with their money.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: I'm putting this on every Security 9 review because there is a common mis-understanding on the slide lock. Per page 8 on the full size S-9 manual, It is not a slide RELEASE. It is a slide lock only to hold it open only. Not designed to be pushed down to release the slide. Manual says to rack it back to release the slide. Ruger really does need to make this plainer and I do wish the would maybe put an easily removeable sticker next to the the slide lock saying "Slide Lock Only, Rack Back to Release". Hickok45 is the only one that caught this and is why I know. IMHO, the Security 9 does everything so well, I couldn't justify the extra cost of Glock.
I had to send my Security 9 Compact back to Ruger. It was failing to eject ONE spent cartridge in every magazine. Their customer service was amazing. Gun came back and no problems since and at no cost to me, not even shipping.
An assailant is not going to care how much you spent on you firearm.😂 If it goes bang reliably, why not get $200 worth of ammo and get proficient with it.👍 Of course, I'm a CZ guy.👊
Clear winner? Lmao. 5 years from now Glocks will still be the #1 selling pistol & the Ruger Security 9 will be wallowing in obscurity. There's a reason law enforcement & militaries don't carry Ruger even though it's far cheaper.
And there's the video I've waited for. My wife loves her Ruger Security 9 Compact. We bought new guns together, me the M&P Compact 2.0 and her the Ruger. Truth be told, I love her gun.
Aaron Gallagher All their shit is cheap, budget oriented products now. Just yesterday, I had a pissed customer come back with a sec-9 after its first 10 shots because the extractor flew off. A few weeks before that, a Ruger 1911 came back because part of the barrel snapped off. Numerous other customers have reported that the EC9S doesn’t like to feed certain ammos. Trust it with your life and your loved ones lives at you’re own peril, and I’ll keep bangin away with my 10,000 rounds + no malfunctions Glocks.
I've owned 4 Ruger pistols over the years. A P85, P90, LCP and a Security 6. I've had zero malfunctions in all 4. I still have my First generation P85 that I bought in 1988 and it still shoots like a champ. My LCP is often a back up gun. I was never able to jam my P85, but I jammed my G17.
I had a LC9S pro that failed to feed, eject or go into battery. Sent it back to Ruger took 3 weeks, they sent it back without notifying me . They said they changed a few parts and gave me a Ruger silicone rag. I cleaned the gun sold it and got a GLOCK 43X . I keep the rag to remind me to never buy another Ruger. PS I live 20 minutes from GLOCK , they fix it on the spot no waiting . Good luck with your budget friendly Ruger
Deathpallie Chuck's gun and pawn in Warner robins GA. Also in many gun stores with in 1 hour from the Glock factory. Only Glocks that cost more than 500 are the long ones, the 19x or the 10mm. Negotiate the price down or take your business some where else. Over 500 for a Glock 19 just means the gun store is over priced. Not the manufacturer. Blue label, GSSF and random deals happen all the time.
@@G43X good shit man I go to Chuck's all the time (hell I just bought a Ruger LCP 2 there a couple of days ago). That price of $425 is for Active duty military or law enforcement prices. My buddy is in the air force and he gets his glocks from Chucks at that price
We aren't going into combat. All we need is an affordable and reliable pistol. In your lifetime you may never even fire it in self defense but if you need to, you know you'll be able to unload that 300.00 gun without any issues. SAR9 I feel is another budget gem.
@@matthewsalomone3800 I agree. I honestly don't see the need to own an AR15. I have a shotgun, some pistols and a hunting rifle. I have family drama where people have been shot. I feel safe with what I have.
im not a fan of glocks, but the newer glocks are made in the usa. The Yankee Marshall even has a video where he sold his austrian glocks and bought american ones instead.
@@basshuntet607 and I like to have products that WORK, do not require CONSTANT maintenance, and have lifetime warranties because they break and need to be sent back for fixes every few years. Americans need to start working for employers or themselves with products they actually believe in.
The ruger sr9c is an amazing pistol. Amazing trigger and very accurate. I love my glock 19 but that sr9c is creeping up to #1 spot for me. Idk about the security 9 but i will recommend the sr9c to everybody
Great video, James. I like the fact that the Security 9 has an accessory rail which to me gives it the edge over the Glock for home defense. If I only had one pistol, I'd choose the Security 9 for that reason and the ~$200 difference in price.
But if you already have standard features on the $300.00 that you don’t have on the $500.00, you’re still way behind with the Glock. Quit buying into the Glock hype.
A gun thats been used by law enforcement, militaries, and special forces around the world isn't hype, its reputation. The Ruger is probably fine but it will come and go like all their other pistols (P89, p95, SR series, Ruger American). Holster support, spare parts, magazine availability, will never touch glock. And you're giving this all up for $200 bucks. Actually less value than that when you consider glock has 3 mags with it and ruger has 1.
@@esolo114 my ruger magazines are soo much better made than glocks, it slides in better, has nice weight, and easier tonload and faster, that worth it alone for me plus one third the price
I would love to see how the inner workings of the LCP2 or Ruger Security 9 work. I love my LCP 2. It fits great in my hand, and I shoot it very accurately.
Johnny Dee all of the springs for the hammer and the safety/hammer catch are in the grip. You can watch them all work if you cock the hammer and pull the trigger with the slide off
0:45 James is playing with the handguns like a 9 year old with barbies. I loved the video. I personally carry the G26. Nice to see how other handguns stack up.
"Of course not"...ruined the integrity of the review. Why use the very specific criteria of +p+ ammo or add ons (which Ruger has) to knock the Ruger? And you can only tout the reliability of the gun you're shooting now - Glocks do fail. It's not a good gun for $300, it's a good gun period if it's reliable and accurate.
@@t-bfr45-70 Everyone does that I've seen. +P+ is practically like firing unmarked handloads you found under the floorboards of your grandfather's barn, nobody wants the liability of ???? ammo designed for overpressure.
@@joshuabrown4030 most +p ammo you will find on a shelf is actually just max load to middle of the +p rang most +p+ is max load +p. +P is considered to have 10% above standard max 9mm nato falls in to +p ammo with about a 5% about standard max. But +p+ has no set max operating pressure. So of course no gun company would want to rate there gun for it. Besides a hi point because they are cheap wouldn't want to trust most guns to try a diet of more then one or to accident +p+ rounds. Though in 45-70 if follow same rule I guess I do shoot what would be considered +p+ since they are about 40% higher then original 45-70 pressure. My comment was to add to the previous persons because if you look you can find that Glock don't and how Glock fan boys just want to bring it up when a company does take there time to have a full owners manual. Though I have to say Ruger has not been the same since bill passed the old p-series would eat anything you could throw at it.
@@t-bfr45-70 yeah, most ammo manufacturers are relatively conservative in their loadings to avoid tearing up older guns. But the lack of any defined pressure behind +p+ has always made me leary of it, getting into experimental territory using something without defined pressures.
My EDC is the security 9 and my wife's edc is the security 9 compact. Great side arms. Wife tried a glock 43 and sig p365. She put them down and went with the ruger.
I got a Ruger American for my first gun. I trusted it with my life and sold it. Got a glock 43x, for my conceal and I got a security 9 for my home defense along with my other firearms. The security 9 is an amazing gun. Ruger does fucking amazing firearms and I am a full fan of them.
What you said about the Security 9 compact (i.e. a "pragmatically useful gun") is what's made Ruger so successful; they make guns people can actually use and not just guns people will want to own.
Super vid! Recently bought the security 9,love it. Me personally, never had a problem with Ruger,plus i do like to see American companies do well. Just subbed btw.
I'd say Canik One series over Ruger Security 9 series. Canik quality and functionally is on par or better than Glocks or S&Ws. Ive owned them all and the one series puts Canik in the price range of Ruger. Oh, and you get an amazing trigger like on a P10. Simply unbeatable.
What I've found about ruger and it's why I'm a fanboy is they have the best customer service if your gun has a problem and I mean any problem no matter how long after you bought it ruger will fix it for free and in a speedy time that alone makes them the best gun company imo.
@12:54 Why not? If a gun goes bang every single time why does carrying it instead of a G26 seem so crazy to you? I've shot a G26 before and it feels like you're holding onto one of those little wooden block toys that toddlers play with. Not to mention that horrible Glock trigger. It just doesn't make sense to me that you speak so well of this firearm and then say you'll never carry it over a G26.
@@jonnyares1 does this come from actual knowledge or are you just too poor to buy one? Ruger was designed as a civilian gun, the Glock was not. Both good, different ballparks. Besides, that "made in Austria" carries a price considering they're not replacing their workforce with people from South America.
For me the main advantage of the 26, other than track record, is the wide variety of larger capacity Glock magazines you can use in it, the 15, 17, 24 and 33. Not to mention all the mag extensions and magazines from other manufacturers. I really love this for the range. No other compact or sub-compact will ever match this.
Well actually the security 9 mag system is kinda close? Not nearly as big but the compact will take the full-sized 15rd mags, and Pmag makes a 32rd version for the security 9 system. I mean, I know I should have gone with Glock but the interchangeable mag system is why I’m buying the sec9 compact. I already have the sec9 full sized, and also have the PC carbine, which also takes security 9 mags.
All the haters in the comment section need to calm down. First, how do any of you know what it costs to make a particular pistol. Second, the cost of a gun includes more than materials. (I.e. marketing and overhead). Third, the Free Market will determine it’s value. Finally, what do you care what someone else chooses to spend their $ on? We live in a great time for firearms. There are so many great options so carry what you want.
For some time Ive been wanting to buy an LCP II, but day by day Ive been getting closer to purchasing one of these Security 9s. I didn't know much about them so thanks for the awesome review James!
::::::: I have a very small hand, exactly like a 13 years old girl, so I choose ""Security 9 Compact"". Because width of a pistol will dominant that I can hold a pistol firmly or not.
The Security 9 Compact has one huge advantage; it's not a Glock. How anyone can carry a weapon with a trigger that bad is beyond me. GunBlue490 has the best video I've seen about the Glock trigger and why it is completely unsafe, nevermind the embarrassing feel.
The manual safeties on Current Ruger Pistols are too small to be useful. My full size M&P 9 mm has good safeties but the smaller M&P safeties are too small. As a 1911 guy I want a functional manual safety.
On the magazine and why not 'a plus one or plus two' - I live in California, and YOU ARE WELCOME! You can have whatever you want... with 10 rounds only... and it is on The Roster... and doesn't look evil... and - and - and.
JonD I also have an lcp 2 and love it . I carry it over my .380 Glock because it’s smaller and has a much better trigger. I have trouble with the slide rusting on the ruger . I am a mechanic so it gets sweet all over it if I don’t clean it all the time it will rust .
You can accurately and fairly compare Glock (an overpriced pistol) to anything else, regardless of price. Price doesn't matter as much as it use to, buy if you still say it's not fair, I agree, the Glock has less features for 200 dollars more. The Security 9 has rear and forward serrations, full length steel rails, and a 1913 rail.
How about comparing a Taurus G2C with street price of around $225 versus the Ruger Security 9 Compact for the less affordable market where you aren't buying complete junk?
@@luvfreedom1470 I closely followed the M9 trials, and suggest you look up the actual trial results. In every category, the Ruger P85 won by an exceptional margin. Accuracy, reliability, durability were all won -- except that there was a push to find ANYTHING to score against the Ruger; so, one trivial and one actual, "failures," were found: a grip screw backed out at about 25,000 rounds into testing, and the slide release broke internally disabling the pistol at about 44,000 rounds. Ruger remedied the cause of both failures and called it the P87, and offered free upgrade parts kit to all P85 owners. Ruger then paid out-of-pocket to re-run the M9 trials on the P87, and passed with a literal perfect score. The only remaining complaint was from three of the Army shooters that the Ruger's DA trigger pull was beyond their reach (two females, and one male with small hands). That is literally what was used as the reasoning for disqualifying the Ruger was.
Just bought the full sized ruger security 9 last night for 279 the fact that I walked out of the store with the gun, 50 rounds of ammo, and a holster for 348 as opposed to buying a glock 26 at 500 with no rounds and no holster is by far unbeatable. Plus the fact I got a full sized 9mm that has a 15+1 mag capacity for a quarter of the price a glock 19 cost and can do just about everything the glock 19 can is insane.
Any chance you could do a comparison between the Security 9 Compact and the new Max 9? As a lady who is working on getting a carry license, I've shot the full-size Security 9 and it was love at first shot, to the point that until I heard about the Max 9 I was dead-set on getting the compact to carry, even with concerns about the weight for IWB. However, now that the Max 9 is out, I'm debating whether to save up some more money and buy it or stick to my first choice with the Sec. 9C. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks, Rose
Ruger has the 15 round mag with spacer sleeve for the security 9, compact. If that is reliable I might get it. I want to get magazine compatible Ruger PC carbine, which can accept Glock mags with the magazine well swap.
Hey great video and join RUMBLE. I'm a owner of a Glock 26 and a S&W 3914 now looking into a Security 9. Great review on comparing both guns and I'm sold on the Security 9. Thanx....
I'm sure the Ruger is a fine gun and well worth the $300. But, my own experience with the Glock 26 has been nothing but positive as well. I bought mine in 1995 and have carried the same one daily for 24 years, both on and off duty, with nothing more than very limited routine maintenance. My Glock 26's finish still looks pretty much like it did when new. The gun was butt ugly when I bought it, and remains so a quarter century later. But even though I've been totally submerged in water or covered in mud while carrying it, it has experienced zero rust, ever. Glock gave me a law enforcement discount, as an individual officer, that allowed me to buy the gun on my then-meager salary. Glock offered and I attended a free Glock armorer's course that allowed me to fix just about anything on my gun. Fortunately I've never had to use those skills except on other people's guns, due to ill-advised tampering. When they became available, Glock installed a set of factory night sights on my G26 for the grand sum of $56 parts and labor. Then I participated in my first GSSF match, and won a free Glock. I carried the G26 overseas with me to work, and when my magazines got stolen from a piece of luggage, I was able to replace them the same day, even in a Third World Shithole country. So far as I know, none of these things is available from Ruger, but I could be wrong. Not counting the free gun I won, at today's prices, a brand new Glock 26, if it lasted as long as my current one has, would cost me $1.50 per month to own a world standard professional tool over its expected service life, and that is if I were to simply it away at the end and not recover any resale value. That is a hell of a deal no matter how you look at it. This is what the extra money between the Ruger and the Glock pays for. If you don't need or want these things, feel free to choose a good budget gun. But there are reasons that armed professionals gladly pay the extra money for a Glock. This is in no way intended to be a slam against the Ruger.
If youve ever had to deal with ruger customer service, then you know that they are probably the best ive ever dealt with. Absolute customer driven and quick.
Can we agree that the glock shouldn't be a 500 dollar pistol
As long as people keep buying it that will neve4 change
It is pure margin for Gaston. Production cost for Glocks is nothing so when they charge $500, you are being robbed.
You're paying 300 for the gun and 200 for the name.
UNPOPULAR OPINION TIME!: I am neither pro nor anti-Glock, but... I'm going to rant about Glock and, especially, Glock defenders and fanboys. Glocks cost well under $100 to make. *_Meaning that Glocks have about a 400%+ mark-up._* Don't believe me? Stop stroking your Glock 42 and Glock 43 and read this: *_Gaston Glock originally wanted to offer his handguns as an affordable ~$200 handgun._* (And before you get cute and attempt gymnastics with inflation, this is "the equivalent of" dollars, not actual prices in 1983.) Until Gaston Glock's marketing division (which, admittedly, were brilliant) and subordinates persuaded him that handguns for such a low cost in America will be seen as "imported junk" and "Saturday Night Specials" and associated with the likes or Lorcin. So Gaston went along with the mark-up. In case you're wondering this was in Paul Barrett's "Glock: The Rise of America's Gun" - which is THE go-to "biography" of the Glock handgun.
Not only does a Glock have no business being a $500 handgun, *_but not even Gaston Glock wanted it to be the equivalent of that much._* And considering how the price of Glocks just kept going up and up from the late 1990s after it got popular enough to get away with it (not like it's alone in this, either, remember the HS2000 and how you could get, basically, a Springfield Armory XD without Springfield's stamping all over it for a little over $300 back in 2001 or so, the XD shouldn't be a $500+ handgun, either).
But it's not like it matters. Glock fanboys will still be the Apple fanatics of the firearms world and still justify their purchase. A Glock 19 could run $3,700 used and require them to be personally urinated on by Gaston Glock in order for them to purchase it and they'd still gladly throw their wallets at Glock for it. Hell, some of them might pay $3,700 just to have the "honor" of being pissed on by Gaston Glock...
EDIT:
Oh, in case this seems out of place (and it should), this is just copy and pasted from my own stand-alone comment. It's not directed towards anyone in particular - except any Glock fanatics.
@@matchesburn what about the others? HK, smith and Wesson, sig, etc. They all charge 500+ for theirs...lol
ATF rolls in at 4:09; probably there to measure the length on them shorts
Dem called Daizy dukes!
😂🤣
guilty as charged your honor
The problem with glock in general is the price. I can't justify spending $550-600 on a glock 19 when I paid the same amount for my HK VP9. They're not bad guns, they're just insanely overpriced. Ruger and Taurus are killing it with great guns for a good price
Did you now? Where at? In a back alley out of the truck of Tonys trunk? Cuz every HK VP9 I’m finding is over 750, so that’s helluva deal you got on that thing.
Yep my P10s was only 560 and the bells and whistles that come along with are of a way higher caliber. My uncle always said "Glocks are the best $500 guns you'll ever spend 1,500 on" 😂
@@vaguestvestige Hmmmm Well I’m not gonna waste time on calling that price bull 💩. You were there and I wasn’t and life’s too short for me to care beyond that. But anyone who pays 1500 for any Glock (except maybe a G18) is a fool being parted with their money.
How much are magazines for that HK?..... certainly more than the $15-$20 you'll pay for factory Glock mags
GLOCK ARE GOOD GUNS, BUT THEY ARE BEING RUN OVER BY OTHER BRANDS TAURUS, RUGER, S&W ON AND ON.
Give me the ruger any day. I'll buy a good holster and a pile of ammo with the other $200.
Solid choice
revolver guy I’ve been thinking the same thing, and my first pistol was a Glock 21!
Glock 26 gen 3 all day
I started a joke !!!!! I have to say that the gen 3 is a solid design and I don’t even own a glock
Glock is the ak of pistols . Reliable but falls short in eery category . Put a nice price and ppl will swear by it . Just an older design .
Good presentation, but I will stand behind Ruger!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: I'm putting this on every Security 9 review because there is a common mis-understanding on the slide lock. Per page 8 on the full size S-9 manual, It is not a slide RELEASE. It is a slide lock only to hold it open only. Not designed to be pushed down to release the slide. Manual says to rack it back to release the slide. Ruger really does need to make this plainer and I do wish the would maybe put an easily removeable sticker next to the the slide lock saying "Slide Lock Only, Rack Back to Release". Hickok45 is the only one that caught this and is why I know. IMHO, the Security 9 does everything so well, I couldn't justify the extra cost of Glock.
Yes. I have a Security 9 Compact and IMO, this is the only drawback to the gun. Otherwise love it.
Great point
Thanks for the info
Why does it matter if you push the button down?
I had to send my Security 9 Compact back to Ruger. It was failing to eject ONE spent cartridge in every magazine. Their customer service was amazing. Gun came back and no problems since and at no cost to me, not even shipping.
Literally no company beats rugers customer service they always make it right.
Ruger is awsome!❤
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Ruger customer service really should have been a bullet point on the video, cause Glock has some of the worst customer service on the market.
An assailant is not going to care how much you spent on you firearm.😂 If it goes bang reliably, why not get $200 worth of ammo and get proficient with it.👍 Of course, I'm a CZ guy.👊
I gotta P07
Seems like the Ruger is the clear winner! Plus it has a much simpler take down, and a safety! Oh, yeah, then it $200.00+ cheaper!
Clear winner? Lmao. 5 years from now Glocks will still be the #1 selling pistol & the Ruger Security 9 will be wallowing in obscurity. There's a reason law enforcement & militaries don't carry Ruger even though it's far cheaper.
@@flipgunderson1946 cheap and easy to build and pay more,for 500 you can buy a ar 15 lol
@@kevrosessgod8247 a LOW LEVEL ar
@@flipgunderson1946 Police also used ruger firearms in the past and it's entirely likely that glock will not be on top forever.
Safeties are trash and are unnecessary on handguns other then SA pistols.
Daisy Dukes.....it's only a matter of time. Great review btw.
Do we dare to dream that much?
😂😂😂
And there's the video I've waited for. My wife loves her Ruger Security 9 Compact. We bought new guns together, me the M&P Compact 2.0 and her the Ruger. Truth be told, I love her gun.
I'm turning into a ruger fanboy, the firearms I have from them are awesome and they're driving good competition.
Aaron Gallagher All their shit is cheap, budget oriented products now. Just yesterday, I had a pissed customer come back with a sec-9 after its first 10 shots because the extractor flew off. A few weeks before that, a Ruger 1911 came back because part of the barrel snapped off. Numerous other customers have reported that the EC9S doesn’t like to feed certain ammos. Trust it with your life and your loved ones lives at you’re own peril, and I’ll keep bangin away with my 10,000 rounds + no malfunctions Glocks.
I've owned 4 Ruger pistols over the years. A P85, P90, LCP and a Security 6. I've had zero malfunctions in all 4. I still have my First generation P85 that I bought in 1988 and it still shoots like a champ. My LCP is often a back up gun. I was never able to jam my P85, but I jammed my G17.
I like Ruger better
I had a LC9S pro that failed to feed, eject or go into battery. Sent it back to Ruger took 3 weeks, they sent it back without notifying me . They said they changed a few parts and gave me a Ruger silicone rag. I cleaned the gun sold it and got a GLOCK 43X . I keep the rag to remind me to never buy another Ruger. PS I live 20 minutes from GLOCK , they fix it on the spot no waiting . Good luck with your budget friendly Ruger
@@rickleger3528 ahh so you instead bought a gun that has 3 huge design flaws limp wristing brass bulging and shitty trigger cool story bro.
I love my security 9 compact. You can get a 15 round mad with an adapter. It still is easily concealable. Great gun!
Glock is overpriced, and they ARE in the same practical category. It’s a fair comparison.
Glock 19 cost 425 and the 43 is 380. IDK price isn't too bad. The comparison is fair for sure.
@CM- Please direct me to where you can buy a new gen 5 G19 for $425.
Deathpallie Chuck's gun and pawn in Warner robins GA. Also in many gun stores with in 1 hour from the Glock factory. Only Glocks that cost more than 500 are the long ones, the 19x or the 10mm. Negotiate the price down or take your business some where else. Over 500 for a Glock 19 just means the gun store is over priced. Not the manufacturer. Blue label, GSSF and random deals happen all the time.
Just checked CG&P's website. G19 Gen 5 $542.86
@@G43X good shit man I go to Chuck's all the time (hell I just bought a Ruger LCP 2 there a couple of days ago). That price of $425 is for Active duty military or law enforcement prices. My buddy is in the air force and he gets his glocks from Chucks at that price
I love my security 9 full size gun. Got it for $275 on sale at Academy and it's been 100% reliable. Such and easy shooting weapon
We aren't going into combat. All we need is an affordable and reliable pistol. In your lifetime you may never even fire it in self defense but if you need to, you know you'll be able to unload that 300.00 gun without any issues. SAR9 I feel is another budget gem.
@@matthewsalomone3800 I agree. I honestly don't see the need to own an AR15. I have a shotgun, some pistols and a hunting rifle. I have family drama where people have been shot. I feel safe with what I have.
I got an SD9VE for about that. 100% would not recommend.
Ruger has done a great job with this gun. I'm a Glock guy ,but Ruger's has some fantastic pistols.
You forgot to add Ruger is made in the US....
im not a fan of glocks, but the newer glocks are made in the usa. The Yankee Marshall even has a video where he sold his austrian glocks and bought american ones instead.
So are most Glocks
Who cares where it's made? So long as it works.
@@RPGGunman i do like to see Americans have jobs = paychecks = housing = cars= good Christmas's
@@basshuntet607 and I like to have products that WORK, do not require CONSTANT maintenance, and have lifetime warranties because they break and need to be sent back for fixes every few years. Americans need to start working for employers or themselves with products they actually believe in.
We need a TFBTV Top 5 James's shorts video.
Excard0n you mean dangles short shorts videos
We need to have a pair of James' shorts that are made of just a collage of James' shorts. Like "Shortsception." Or the ahegao camouflage pattern.
@@matchesburn might be a good Mail Room Gun Build item
I would watch the heck out of that.
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Why am I so distracted by the weird grass/Spanish moss that keeps photo (video) bombing? Anyway cool compare.
The ruger sr9c is an amazing pistol. Amazing trigger and very accurate. I love my glock 19 but that sr9c is creeping up to #1 spot for me.
Idk about the security 9 but i will recommend the sr9c to everybody
The sr9c and the security 9 compact are 2 different guns by ruger. The sr9c is no longer made, the security 9 compact is a newer designed gun line
5:19
"Pinkie dangler"
Hey...that's a perfect name for those damn shorts of his :-}
Holy shit. I didn't need to be drinking as I read this.
Just bought a security 9 compact today. It is a damn fine pistol
Yes I LOVE my compact security !!!!!
My 1st of my 2 handguns🙂
Great video, James. I like the fact that the Security 9 has an accessory rail which to me gives it the edge over the Glock for home defense. If I only had one pistol, I'd choose the Security 9 for that reason and the ~$200 difference in price.
Got to love the Glock apologetics.
"If I pay $500 for a gun then spend another $200 in upgrades... it will clearly beat a stock $300 pistol."
Or just buy a Glock and leave it alone.
But if you already have standard features on the $300.00 that you don’t have on the $500.00, you’re still way behind with the Glock. Quit buying into the Glock hype.
A gun thats been used by law enforcement, militaries, and special forces around the world isn't hype, its reputation. The Ruger is probably fine but it will come and go like all their other pistols (P89, p95, SR series, Ruger American). Holster support, spare parts, magazine availability, will never touch glock. And you're giving this all up for $200 bucks. Actually less value than that when you consider glock has 3 mags with it and ruger has 1.
@@esolo114 my ruger magazines are soo much better made than glocks, it slides in better, has nice weight, and easier tonload and faster, that worth it alone for me plus one third the price
I would love to see how the inner workings of the LCP2 or Ruger Security 9 work. I love my LCP 2. It fits great in my hand, and I shoot it very accurately.
Johnny Dee all of the springs for the hammer and the safety/hammer catch are in the grip. You can watch them all work if you cock the hammer and pull the trigger with the slide off
Compact guns in compact shorts, keep making the good work James
Judge Grimrod shorts need to cover your knee unless you smoke pole.
That Security 9 cost in store $369. It's excellent. Fantastic. It doesn't behave like a "bargain" gun at all.
0:45 James is playing with the handguns like a 9 year old with barbies. I loved the video. I personally carry the G26. Nice to see how other handguns stack up.
"Of course not"...ruined the integrity of the review. Why use the very specific criteria of +p+ ammo or add ons (which Ruger has) to knock the Ruger? And you can only tout the reliability of the gun you're shooting now - Glocks do fail. It's not a good gun for $300, it's a good gun period if it's reliable and accurate.
Glock say no +p+ to.
@@t-bfr45-70 Everyone does that I've seen. +P+ is practically like firing unmarked handloads you found under the floorboards of your grandfather's barn, nobody wants the liability of ???? ammo designed for overpressure.
@@joshuabrown4030 most +p ammo you will find on a shelf is actually just max load to middle of the +p rang most +p+ is max load +p. +P is considered to have 10% above standard max 9mm nato falls in to +p ammo with about a 5% about standard max. But +p+ has no set max operating pressure. So of course no gun company would want to rate there gun for it. Besides a hi point because they are cheap wouldn't want to trust most guns to try a diet of more then one or to accident +p+ rounds. Though in 45-70 if follow same rule I guess I do shoot what would be considered +p+ since they are about 40% higher then original 45-70 pressure. My comment was to add to the previous persons because if you look you can find that Glock don't and how Glock fan boys just want to bring it up when a company does take there time to have a full owners manual. Though I have to say Ruger has not been the same since bill passed the old p-series would eat anything you could throw at it.
@@t-bfr45-70 yeah, most ammo manufacturers are relatively conservative in their loadings to avoid tearing up older guns. But the lack of any defined pressure behind +p+ has always made me leary of it, getting into experimental territory using something without defined pressures.
Got my Security 9c a couple of months ago. Love it!
a little nubby.....you hear that often?
Great video. You have steadily become one of the best gun channels on UA-cam.
Thanks!
My EDC is the security 9 and my wife's edc is the security 9 compact. Great side arms. Wife tried a glock 43 and sig p365. She put them down and went with the ruger.
I got a Ruger American for my first gun. I trusted it with my life and sold it.
Got a glock 43x, for my conceal and I got a security 9 for my home defense along with my other firearms.
The security 9 is an amazing gun.
Ruger does fucking amazing firearms and I am a full fan of them.
Prescott, AZ baby!!
Great place to manufacture pistols!
Ride Alongside the New Hampshire Gun’s we’re far better
Tight shorts, tight budgets
more leg day
:P
Tight groups, brah 😂
Lol. Funny
Really enjoyed this comparison. Thanks James.
Glock should be a $300 gun.
Good Job Sir. Coming from the B.R. area.
Came for the Ruger Security 9 Compact. Stayed for James’s shorts. 😉
What you said about the Security 9 compact (i.e. a "pragmatically useful gun") is what's made Ruger so successful; they make guns people can actually use and not just guns people will want to own.
Super vid! Recently bought the security 9,love it. Me personally, never had a problem with Ruger,plus i do like to see American companies do well. Just subbed btw.
I tried the Glock 19 and Ruger Security 9. The Ruger just felt better in my hand. I liked the way to shot over the Glock. Just my two cents.
I'd say Canik One series over Ruger Security 9 series. Canik quality and functionally is on par or better than Glocks or S&Ws. Ive owned them all and the one series puts Canik in the price range of Ruger. Oh, and you get an amazing trigger like on a P10. Simply unbeatable.
I love my compact security 9. For the money its definitely a nice little shooter
The ruger is a better looking gun .
James: Ruger security 9 compact is just as good....
*Chuck Norris has joined this chat*
Ruger for the win.
Lmao, okay poor boy.
@@flipgunderson1946 The Ruger is a far better pistol for about half the price, a person would have to be a total fool to buy the Block
@@flipgunderson1946 What's that old saying?... Oh yeah, "A fool and his money are soon parted".
What I've found about ruger and it's why I'm a fanboy is they have the best customer service if your gun has a problem and I mean any problem no matter how long after you bought it ruger will fix it for free and in a speedy time that alone makes them the best gun company imo.
The best customer service is one you never have to use. (:
@12:54 Why not? If a gun goes bang every single time why does carrying it instead of a G26 seem so crazy to you? I've shot a G26 before and it feels like you're holding onto one of those little wooden block toys that toddlers play with. Not to mention that horrible Glock trigger. It just doesn't make sense to me that you speak so well of this firearm and then say you'll never carry it over a G26.
The guns are more or less equal just that Glocks are way over priced.
Well when a gun is made for roughly 75 bucks then turned around and sold for 5-600 off hype. That starts to make sense
Richard Burgess the glock 26 is a $300 gun that costs $500
@@jonnyares1 does this come from actual knowledge or are you just too poor to buy one? Ruger was designed as a civilian gun, the Glock was not. Both good, different ballparks. Besides, that "made in Austria" carries a price considering they're not replacing their workforce with people from South America.
Facts!!!!
glock 26 is 21.52 oz and ruger compact 21.9 oz - weight w empty mags
My dad gave me his ruger 9 then bought a glock. Sold the 26 and bought a ruger again.
I wouldn't buy a glock with all the options that exist today. Hell the G2C I would put above glock and it's like $200.
Why did your dad even get the glock?
Smart man your pops.
That’s a stretch, G2C better than the Glock 26? No way in hell and I have had both of them
@@virgillivingston8079 I think it just comes down to user experience/preference. Both are good edc guns.
For me the main advantage of the 26, other than track record, is the wide variety of larger capacity Glock magazines you can use in it, the 15, 17, 24 and 33. Not to mention all the mag extensions and magazines from other manufacturers. I really love this for the range. No other compact or sub-compact will ever match this.
Well actually the security 9 mag system is kinda close? Not nearly as big but the compact will take the full-sized 15rd mags, and Pmag makes a 32rd version for the security 9 system. I mean, I know I should have gone with Glock but the interchangeable mag system is why I’m buying the sec9 compact.
I already have the sec9 full sized, and also have the PC carbine, which also takes security 9 mags.
All the haters in the comment section need to calm down. First, how do any of you know what it costs to make a particular pistol. Second, the cost of a gun includes more than materials. (I.e. marketing and overhead). Third, the Free Market will determine it’s value. Finally, what do you care what someone else chooses to spend their $ on? We live in a great time for firearms. There are so many great options so carry what you want.
If Glock put there Glock Logo on the security 9, I guarantee that most Glock owners would by the secretary nine!
Well the Ruger looks better.
This video just proves how great a company Ruger is... They really put a lot of effort into this pistol for a affordable price
For some time Ive been wanting to buy an LCP II, but day by day Ive been getting closer to purchasing one of these Security 9s. I didn't know much about them so thanks for the awesome review James!
Compare the Mauser broomhandle and the Tec 9.
James looks like Remo Williams little brother. LOL
Old School 😁
::::::: I have a very small hand, exactly like a 13 years old girl, so I choose ""Security 9 Compact"". Because width of a pistol will dominant that I can hold a pistol firmly or not.
The Security 9 Compact has one huge advantage; it's not a Glock. How anyone can carry a weapon with a trigger that bad is beyond me.
GunBlue490 has the best video I've seen about the Glock trigger and why it is completely unsafe, nevermind the embarrassing feel.
104thDIVTimberwolf It’s only an unsafe trigger if you’re 900 years old and your fingers shake too much to operate it safely.
Security 9 just works its my truck gun nice shooter also
Love that LCP II trigger, going to check out the Security nine
I like mine
Same reason people compare Taurus G2C to half the Glocks available. We all want to see how to shave down cost of EDC firearms
This is true
My 26 stays in stays in safe. Over 5k thru my g2. Everyone in family has one
@@john-vy1ml my G2C has just over a thousand rounds and still hardly a full scrubbing and it goes bang every time I need it to.
Compare it too a shield or compact 12 round
Wish they would make it with either an ambi saftey or none at all. Much more lefty friendly.
The manual safeties on Current Ruger Pistols are too small to be useful.
My full size M&P 9 mm has good safeties but the smaller M&P safeties are too small.
As a 1911 guy I want a functional manual safety.
On the magazine and why not 'a plus one or plus two' - I live in California, and YOU ARE WELCOME!
You can have whatever you want... with 10 rounds only... and it is on The Roster... and doesn't look evil... and - and - and.
I have a Security 9 and I LOVE it !!!
Ruger makes amazing guns, I absolutely love the trigger on the SR9. The only downside is the poor aftermarket for the Ruger.
You're just angry you're too poor to afford a glock
🇺🇸Ruger🏆🇺🇸
Security-9 9mm
15+1 9mm 🥇
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Am I correct in assuming the Ruger can officially run lead ammo? Glock can, but they don't want you to!
You forgot that the Glock needs about $400 put into it before it's not garbage. The security 9 is decent out of the box.
True.
Also if you think a gun is better because you can get more holsters for it....you're just a fan boy.
"Copy Glock, ADD MORE FEATURES, then charge less for it." FTFY
Basically!!!
So the Security9 is better. Got it.
I carry the LCP 2 (design the security 9 is based off of) everyday and trust my life with it.
JonD I also have an lcp 2 and love it . I carry it over my .380 Glock because it’s smaller and has a much better trigger.
I have trouble with the slide rusting on the ruger . I am a mechanic so it gets sweet all over it if I don’t clean it all the time it will rust .
@@ps3fanboy1885 Sweet man. Lol
@@ps3fanboy1885 you could always get the slide cerakoted if it's constantly exposed to sweat.
Stelio Effrena ya I need to do that .
GREAT trigger on the LCP2
with those shorts,a pinkie isn't all that James may be dangling...
Jeff Schmoke gay for sure
You can accurately and fairly compare Glock (an overpriced pistol) to anything else, regardless of price. Price doesn't matter as much as it use to, buy if you still say it's not fair, I agree, the Glock has less features for 200 dollars more. The Security 9 has rear and forward serrations, full length steel rails, and a 1913 rail.
Pffft, I’ll take the Ruger all day long and twice on Sunday. The Block is overpriced and hasn’t done anything to innovate in 20+ years.
Dezfan And what has Ruger innovated with this gun? It’s cheap?
@@na88egt rugers jam up way to much!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why not both?
How about comparing a Taurus G2C with street price of around $225 versus the Ruger Security 9 Compact for the less affordable market where you aren't buying complete junk?
Wily Coyote Taurus is junk
This Ruger would be a better buy even if the Glock was $200.
No reason not to trust the Ruger. Remember, it actually won the sidearm competition that replaced the 1911. Only politics gave it to Barretta
Uh no it didn't. Those pistol trials came down to a Beretta 92 and Sig P226.
@@luvfreedom1470 I closely followed the M9 trials, and suggest you look up the actual trial results. In every category, the Ruger P85 won by an exceptional margin. Accuracy, reliability, durability were all won -- except that there was a push to find ANYTHING to score against the Ruger; so, one trivial and one actual, "failures," were found: a grip screw backed out at about 25,000 rounds into testing, and the slide release broke internally disabling the pistol at about 44,000 rounds. Ruger remedied the cause of both failures and called it the P87, and offered free upgrade parts kit to all P85 owners. Ruger then paid out-of-pocket to re-run the M9 trials on the P87, and passed with a literal perfect score. The only remaining complaint was from three of the Army shooters that the Ruger's DA trigger pull was beyond their reach (two females, and one male with small hands). That is literally what was used as the reasoning for disqualifying the Ruger was.
@@davidgoodnow269 thanks for the info. Had no idea the Ruger did so well.
Yes it does shoot better, better trigger, plus cheaper. Glock is no longer the best.
Use Bitchute or something else. UA-cam is dying. We will follow.
Got my Glock 26 Gen 4 brand new for $400 🤷🏽♂️
Not bad, but still over priced
@@afroman5531 now you're just plain hating
Yep. 399.00. Vance outdoors in Ohio
@@kellyj5389 what do they want for a 19
Nobody 399. Blue label
Ruger all day!
I swear if I see someone comment “first”.....
And yet it's almost like you commented "first" ......
The Revolting Man .... shit
How about this channel just stops comparing every gun to a Glock. Move on already.
I have the compact Davidson's cerakote model... came with 10 rd and 15 round mag with matching sleeve. Love the options
Just bought the full sized ruger security 9 last night for 279 the fact that I walked out of the store with the gun, 50 rounds of ammo, and a holster for 348 as opposed to buying a glock 26 at 500 with no rounds and no holster is by far unbeatable. Plus the fact I got a full sized 9mm that has a 15+1 mag capacity for a quarter of the price a glock 19 cost and can do just about everything the glock 19 can is insane.
thanks James, ordered the Ruger Compact this week after a long comparison process with many competitors.
Any chance you could do a comparison between the Security 9 Compact and the new Max 9? As a lady who is working on getting a carry license, I've shot the full-size Security 9 and it was love at first shot, to the point that until I heard about the Max 9 I was dead-set on getting the compact to carry, even with concerns about the weight for IWB. However, now that the Max 9 is out, I'm debating whether to save up some more money and buy it or stick to my first choice with the Sec. 9C. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Rose
Ruger has the 15 round mag with spacer sleeve for the security 9, compact. If that is reliable I might get it.
I want to get magazine compatible Ruger PC carbine, which can accept Glock mags with the magazine well swap.
Superb presentation! Informative, with a very smooth delivery, James.
Hey great video and join RUMBLE. I'm a owner of a Glock 26 and a S&W 3914 now looking into a Security 9. Great review on comparing both guns and I'm sold on the Security 9. Thanx....
I'm sure the Ruger is a fine gun and well worth the $300. But, my own experience with the Glock 26 has been nothing but positive as well. I bought mine in 1995 and have carried the same one daily for 24 years, both on and off duty, with nothing more than very limited routine maintenance. My Glock 26's finish still looks pretty much like it did when new. The gun was butt ugly when I bought it, and remains so a quarter century later. But even though I've been totally submerged in water or covered in mud while carrying it, it has experienced zero rust, ever.
Glock gave me a law enforcement discount, as an individual officer, that allowed me to buy the gun on my then-meager salary. Glock offered and I attended a free Glock armorer's course that allowed me to fix just about anything on my gun. Fortunately I've never had to use those skills except on other people's guns, due to ill-advised tampering. When they became available, Glock installed a set of factory night sights on my G26 for the grand sum of $56 parts and labor. Then I participated in my first GSSF match, and won a free Glock. I carried the G26 overseas with me to work, and when my magazines got stolen from a piece of luggage, I was able to replace them the same day, even in a Third World Shithole country. So far as I know, none of these things is available from Ruger, but I could be wrong.
Not counting the free gun I won, at today's prices, a brand new Glock 26, if it lasted as long as my current one has, would cost me $1.50 per month to own a world standard professional tool over its expected service life, and that is if I were to simply it away at the end and not recover any resale value. That is a hell of a deal no matter how you look at it. This is what the extra money between the Ruger and the Glock pays for. If you don't need or want these things, feel free to choose a good budget gun. But there are reasons that armed professionals gladly pay the extra money for a Glock.
This is in no way intended to be a slam against the Ruger.
If youve ever had to deal with ruger customer service, then you know that they are probably the best ive ever dealt with. Absolute customer driven and quick.
Great review! I thinks it’s a pair comparison for sure. You have one of top UA-cam channels for sure, keep up the good work
Love my Glock 26 but also love Security 9c.I think the Security 9 has a better trigger.