Okay, limit the responses to those of you who actually own these. Don't wanna hear about the brother-in-law's cousin.
From time to time this claim has popped up. So has the claim that Ruger has acknowledged the problem. Well, if Ruger has acknowledged the problem, then they are implicitly acknowledging the potential for other 454 SRHs that are out there and haven't cracked cylinders yet, to crack as well. This is a potentially catastrophic situation if it really exists. If this is on the level - and I am not sure it really is - it is inconceivable to me that Ruger hasn't recalled all their 454s. A cylinder on any revolver can crack. I understand that. The question that needs to be answered is: are the cylinders cracking because of a design flaw, or are they cracking because of dangerous handloads? I have yet to see a picture posted on any of the gun boards of a cracked cylinder on a Ruger 454, nor have I heard of anyone locally having that problem. I have heard of difficult case extraction with some brands of ammo, but its unclear as to whether its an ammo problem or a shooter problem ( I have seen people shoot considerable quantities of 45 Colt and then turn around and load 454 and shoot it without cleaning the cylinder first - dumb). I have a Ruger 454 on order and would like to think that I haven't purchased a hand grenade. Speak up, folks. Thanks in advance.
From time to time this claim has popped up. So has the claim that Ruger has acknowledged the problem. Well, if Ruger has acknowledged the problem, then they are implicitly acknowledging the potential for other 454 SRHs that are out there and haven't cracked cylinders yet, to crack as well. This is a potentially catastrophic situation if it really exists. If this is on the level - and I am not sure it really is - it is inconceivable to me that Ruger hasn't recalled all their 454s. A cylinder on any revolver can crack. I understand that. The question that needs to be answered is: are the cylinders cracking because of a design flaw, or are they cracking because of dangerous handloads? I have yet to see a picture posted on any of the gun boards of a cracked cylinder on a Ruger 454, nor have I heard of anyone locally having that problem. I have heard of difficult case extraction with some brands of ammo, but its unclear as to whether its an ammo problem or a shooter problem ( I have seen people shoot considerable quantities of 45 Colt and then turn around and load 454 and shoot it without cleaning the cylinder first - dumb). I have a Ruger 454 on order and would like to think that I haven't purchased a hand grenade. Speak up, folks. Thanks in advance.