Because of the advantages of the Ruger P85 9mm double action semiautomatic pistol, its suitability for CCW, police and military applications. The P85 is in 9mm caliber, semi- auto with 4 1/2" barrel, dark blue slide and matt black frame.

A Rugged Gun

The Ruger P85 9mm model is a fifteen-shot, double action, recoil operated, magazine fed, semiautomatic pistol of light weight and compact design. It incorporates no delicate or complicated subassemblies and includes a total of only 56 individual parts, less than the M1911A1 pistol and less than comparable competitive models, most of which contain an average of 20% more parts. The Ruger P85 pistol is rugged, reliable, and simple to manufacture, operate, and maintain.

Development of the Ruger P85 pistol has resulted in a number of unique improvements, patents, and patents pending. The intensive testing procedure which preceded the introduction of the P85 pistol has continued through two years of production. Prototype and production models withstood rigorous proof-testing and 20,000 round reliability and function testing without breakage of stressed component parts and with no appreciable signs of wear in the mechanism.

Action

The Browning type action of the Ruger P85 pistol uses a tilting barrel design in which the barrel and slide are strongly locked together at the moment of firing. After firing, the barrel and slide recoil to the rear a short distance while still locked. After this initial movement, the barrel tilts downward from its locked position, permitting full recoil of the slide and the extraction and ejection of the spent cartridge case.