The P345 features a radically different design (as it was intended to usher in Ruger's new pistol designs) and incorporates an integrated keyed lock that locks the safety in the safe position, a loaded chamber indicator, and a magazine disconnect that blocks the firing pin when the magazine is removed. 45 ACP and accepts the same 8+1 single stack magazines as the P90 and the P97. The P345, released in 2004, is a transition model between the P series and the SR series. After the P89 was introduced, there was no longer a need to produce the P85 and it was discontinued. By then the P89 was in production (having been introduced the previous year), which is essentially just a re-branded P85 MK II. The P85 MK II was produced for several more years, until 1992. Other updates included larger safety levers, and improved accuracy. This updated P85 was christened as the P85 MK II in 1989. This modification was done free of charge. The P85 was recalled, and a new safety was installed that prevented contact between firing pin and hammer during a decocking operation. If the firing pin broke in front of the firing pin block, applying the safety, which dropped the hammer, could transfer enough energy to the broken firing pin to cause a discharge. Luckily, the P85 found popularity on the civilian and law enforcement markets but many were recalled after one incident with the firing pin, resulting in a discharge. Unfortunately the design wasn't finalized until after the trials. The Ruger P85 is a full-sized DA/SA alloy-framed service pistol originally designed to compete in the 1984 U.S. P89DC Serial Number Range Question | Ruger Forum Variants P85/P85 MKII The P-85 was also adopted by the Turkish National Police. Nonetheless, the Ruger P85 did find success with some police departments and civilians, as its rugged design and military qualities did see it adopted by the San Diego Police Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol. Despite performing well, the Beretta M9, which had succeeded at winning the previous two competitions, won once again and was awarded the contract. It was, however, able to compete in the later XM10 trials in 1988, for which Ruger supplied 30 P85s to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Despite this, the P85 was not completed in time for the first two trials. The P85 met all of the military's requirements, including a 20,000-round life expectancy. Military's 1984 Joint Service Small Arms Program, a venture to replace the aging M1911A1 to a higher-capacity, more reliable, NATO-compliant weapon. The P85 was originally developed as a replacement alternative for the U.S.
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