Ruger American Compact Pistol RAPC – a 9mm for Concealed Carry

By Duncan Johnson

By Col Ben Findley
Col Findley reviews the Ruger American Compact Pistol RAPC a new 9mm for concealed carry use.

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- The full-size Ruger American Pistol (RAP) was introduced in late 2015 and now the new RAP in Compact size (RAPC) has been released, with most of the same features and quality, but for concealed carry (CC.) The grip frame and barrel are shorter on the RAPC.

The new RAPC is available with or without a manual safety. The Pro Model #8635 is the one without a manual safety and I chose it to review.

Ruger wants to build on the success of the RAP with the compact, so I want to test and evaluate it for myself and you.

Ruger American Compact Pistol RAPC in 9mm

I have reviewed several compacts in depth in the past few months, including some on this website. I evaluate the Ruger SR9C compact 9mm with its 3.5 ” barrel, 17 capacity, 23.4 oz weight, and nice 5.5-pound press in my Top 21 CC guns in the 2016 second printing of my book “Concealed Carry & Handgun …Read the Rest

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