Difference between Ruger P89 & P94?

Jay Shields

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Sep 15, 1994, 6:10:24 PM9/15/94

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A local shop is having a sale on Ruger KP94DC's at $400. What's the
difference between the 94 and the P89? (The 94 isn't listed in
the '94 Gun Digest) Is that a "reasonable" price for that pistol?
Thanks in advance.

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Colonel Panic

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Sep 19, 1994, 11:19:37 AM9/19/94

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In article <34...@epochsys.UUCP> epochsys!eyore.NoSubdomain.NoDomain!f...@uunet.uu.net (Jay Shields) writes:
#A local shop is having a sale on Ruger KP94DC's at $400. What's the
#difference between the 94 and the P89? (The 94 isn't listed in
#the '94 Gun Digest)

New 94 model. It's larger than the KP93 but smaller than the [K]P89.
Newer design, smoother, nicer looking. Same ban-fan company, though.

#the '94 Gun Digest) Is that a "reasonable" price for that pistol?

$400 is about the best price seen in SN or GL in months.

#Thanks in advance.
#F. Jay Shields | f...@epoch.com |

Note that the KP93 and KP94 "require" the new model P-18 magazine (as
do late-model [K]P89s), as opposed to the P-15 used traditionally in the
P85 and older P89s. The P-18s are hard to find, in my experience -- you
may find you're paying $10-30 extra for spare mags for the P-18s vs. P-15s
or equivalent Mec-Gars.

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Phil Chang

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Sep 19, 1994, 4:04:53 PM9/19/94

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#
#Note that the KP93 and KP94 "require" the new model P-18 magazine (as
#do late-model [K]P89s), as opposed to the P-15 used traditionally in the
#P85 and older P89s. The P-18s are hard to find, in my experience -- you
#may find you're paying $10-30 extra for spare mags for the P-18s vs. P-15s
#or equivalent Mec-Gars.
#
#Alan Denney al...@informix.com {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland

What are the differences between an older P89 and a KP89? I thought the P89
family differences ran only to the trigger action (DAO vs. double action first
shot) and decocker/safety types. I am especially surprised that they use
different magazines.

- Phil -

Colonel Panic

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Sep 20, 1994, 1:53:40 PM9/20/94

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In article <CwE58...@csn.org> pxch...@sunspot.wcc.com (Phil Chang) writes:
##Note that the KP93 and KP94 "require" the new model P-18 magazine (as
##do late-model [K]P89s), as opposed to the P-15 used traditionally in the
##P85 and older P89s. The P-18s are hard to find, in my experience -- you
##may find you're paying $10-30 extra for spare mags for the P-18s vs. P-15s
##or equivalent Mec-Gars.
##
##Alan Denney al...@informix.com {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland
#
#What are the differences between an older P89 and a KP89? I thought the P89
#family differences ran only to the trigger action (DAO vs. double action first
#shot) and decocker/safety types. I am especially surprised that they use
#different magazines.

Can't say. They are very specific about it on the magazine packaging. The
P-18 packages give as applications:

Model P89 and KP89, Serial nos. 307-00000 and above
Model KP93
Model KP94

It's also interesting that Ruger is supposedly already shipping 10-rounders
of the P-18s (according to a friend who tried to order P-18s for his P-89
last week).

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