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Ruger P85

Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
edited January 2017 in General Discussion
What would you pay for a nice serviceable Ruger P85 9mm pistol?

I know that some don't like the clunky old pistols and some love the little tanks, but seeing an apple for an apple....being the Ruger P-series pistol that brought all others....what is a reasonable price to pay if offered one?

Note: This one had the de-cocker upgraded to the MK-II version.

Jon
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,539 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Last one I bought I paid 235.00 ended up giving it to my nephew it was in like new condition
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  • buschmasterbuschmaster Member Posts: 14,229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    what would I pay for it? I'm not up on gun prices. your going to get an answer from the peanut gallery! it is YOOGLY. fugly. in the most run-of-the-mill caliber possible, in a package large enough to be shooting 10mm. but it is built like tank so it gets more than the 100$ I would pay for a Llama or a Bersa Thunder. doesn't get 250 because I would start thinking about a beat-up Glock instead. I'd say 175 sounds fair. (decent condition, 1 mag)
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  • minitruck83minitruck83 Member Posts: 5,369
    edited November -1
    Very dependable shooter and underappreciated. iirc, the mk11's were less than $300 retail in 1990-1992.
    I'd start at $100 and go up to around $275, $300 if you really want it. Depending on where you're located, prices will vary.
    (I picked one up for $75 a few years ago)
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  • dakotashooter2dakotashooter2 Member Posts: 6,186
    edited November -1
    That's why I won't sell or trade mine. As clunky as it is I feel it is worth more than the money I'd get for it.
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  • wpageabcwpageabc Member Posts: 8,760 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ruger P series extremely reliable are worthy though not pretty. 200 would be a fair baseline to work around.
    "What is truth?'
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  • sxsnufsxsnuf Member Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree. Somewhere this side of $200.
    I wouldn't take that for mine, of course.
    Arrivederci gigi
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  • 84Bravo184Bravo1 Member Posts: 10,461 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Only gun I ever sold, and lost money on. My own fault.

    In between jobs. Sold one to help pay bills. Sold it to the Pawn shop in town. (Yeah, I know.)

    Paid the power bill & then some though.

    I liked it. Like others have said. "Built like a tank."


    I would have no qualms about buying another. A very good, reliable handgun for the $$.
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  • Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks guys.

    There is a guy selling one for $265 with a 10 round and a 15 round mag. There is some holster wear on the outside, but the inside is very clean. I was amazed when he sent me pictures of it disassembled.

    I'm still going back and fourth on it. I'm a longtime Ruger guy, so having a P85 in the safe would be kinda neat for me.

    Jon
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  • IdahoboundIdahobound Member Posts: 20,587 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Sig220_Ruger77
    Thanks guys.

    There is a guy selling one for $265 with a 10 round and a 15 round mag. There is some holster wear on the outside, but the inside is very clean. I was amazed when he sent me pictures of it disassembled.

    I'm still going back and fourth on it. I'm a longtime Ruger guy, so having a P85 in the safe would be kinda neat for me.

    Jon

    Looks like they sell for 250-300 on GB
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  • WMClarkWMClark Member Posts: 821 ✭
    edited November -1
    I picked up one last October in 99% condition with the box and paperwork for $200.00. They are an under rated pistol. I have two of them and they are both reliable on any ammo I've run through em.
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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by wpageabc
    Ruger P series extremely reliable are worthy though not pretty. 200 would be a fair baseline to work around.


    The Ruger KP-90 was my first pistol..that thing was a brick, but it ran well.
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  • Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I told him I would take it.

    A nice reliable gun chambered in 9mm for under $300....and some collectability to me to boot. I figure I can't go wrong even if I overpaid some.

    Jon
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  • KnifecollectorKnifecollector Member Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That's right in the market range for my area, $250 - $275. I really like the P-series Rugers, they fit my hand well. That's what I used when I qualified for my CCP.
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ok you bought it now do yourself a favor and buy a Hogue grip for it. I think their part number is 85000. You will not believe how much better that P series gun will feel. I'm telling you don't even think about it. Just order one. You can thank me latter.
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  • Dads3040Dads3040 Member Posts: 13,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a KP89DC that I bought right before the 1994 HiCap Ban kicked in. I got it the same day as my ParaOrdnance P14-45.

    That Ruger shoots very well. I have lighter, more compact 9mm guns, but that is the one I take for a sidearm when I hunt.

    I wouldn't sell mine.
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  • Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Ricci Wright
    Ok you bought it now do yourself a favor and buy a Hogue grip for it. I think their part number is 85000. You will not believe how much better that P series gun will feel. I'm telling you don't even think about it. Just order one. You can thank me latter.


    10-4! [8D]

    Jon
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