I went to WM to get oil to make an oil change in my truck and stopped by the gun counter to inspect what was in stock. The had a stainless steel mini-14 and and a stainless steel 10-22. I couldn't believe how rough the exterior of the barrels were.
It looked like they turned the barrels to the final contour but didn't do any polishing for a final finish. I spent all my youth working in my dads machine shop and when we turned round stock we always polished the steel with a strip of emory cloth to remove the cutter marks.
I hope the interior of the barrels are better than the exterior. There have been threads in the past asking if WM was supplied with lesser quality guns and in the past I never thought so. But after what I saw today I may have to rethink this.
Has anyone else seen any Ruger guns at other stores or the gunshow with this type of final finish?
It looked like they turned the barrels to the final contour but didn't do any polishing for a final finish. I spent all my youth working in my dads machine shop and when we turned round stock we always polished the steel with a strip of emory cloth to remove the cutter marks.
I hope the interior of the barrels are better than the exterior. There have been threads in the past asking if WM was supplied with lesser quality guns and in the past I never thought so. But after what I saw today I may have to rethink this.
Has anyone else seen any Ruger guns at other stores or the gunshow with this type of final finish?