![]() And, there were very low production numbers to start with. The P85 didn’t actually appear on the handgun market until 1987 because of design and manufacturing problems. Of course, for the first few months, you couldn’t purchase a P85 for the retail price – whoever had them in-stock, were selling them above the retail price, and people were paying the price, too. ![]() ![]() And, I believe lastly, was the retail price of the P85 – which was $295.00 – well below what other similar 9mm pistols were selling for. Secondly, the design of the P85 and appearance was rather radical at the time. There were several reasons for this, first of all, this was the first center fire semiauto handgun from Ruger. Only one gun shop in town had a P85 sample, and people were literally lining-up all week long to see this new pistol. I was living in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the time. I still recall when I saw the first Ruger P85, 9mm pistol.
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