My last Ruger

Well, I got to say, Ruger is pretty bad on quality control. I have owned a lot of Ruger firearms and while I have had lemons with most every brand, I would have to say that I have had more Rugers with problems then about any other decent brand.

I bought a Ruger single 10 and only found some Winchester Bird shot rounds that would chamber without problems. I tried several brands of long rifle ball and none would chamber. The cylinders were too tight. Ruger's quality control rate of failure is high. I also had problems with a Ruger 45ACP convertible allowing too much headspace, and causing plenty of problems. I have also had and fixed for myself and friends guns, problems with hangups when cocking the hammer. It seems Ruger will sometimes leave a burr on the transfer bar and you have take the gun apart and get rid of the burr to fix it.

I also had problems with burr on the bolt of an old model Ruger 77 rifle, causing misfires. Had a Super Blackhawk that skipped because of burrs left on the ratchet notches, and I have seen plenty of other Rugers with problems that didn't belong to me.

Get a good Ruger and you have a fine gun, but darn it, I have had my share of problems with their guns, So, I can see where the OP is aggravated.
 
Well said Revolver 1...just how many have you owned....personally, I've had a dozen and exactly a dozen good ones...their SR1911 is the best .45 I've ever owned. You need to get some experience...Rod
 
I've got a GP100, an SP 101 and a Mini 14 tactical. Each is a well made, finely crafted weapon. On the other hand I've got a Taurus 22 snubbie that won't allow spent cases to eject after several rounds have been fired.

I'll stick with Ruger.
 
Sad to have to note this, I bought an SP-101 in .22 and it had some timing problems. I have never had to send a Ruger back before but they did a fine job and ended up replacing a lot of the internal parts. I had to send a S&W 625 back as one of the holes for the pin guides on the ejector was drilled into the side of the chamber wall.
 
That's the scary and disappointing thing is that this QC problem is across the board anymore. Honestly, the best guns I have purchased lately as far as no QC problems have all been from Turkey.
 
I had my little bearcat fixed up right.



Cost me a good chunk of change but Alan from Single Action Service is a true master. I'll test fire this weekend.
 
Look at the un-even thickness of the OP's trigger guard in the last picture above, then tell me about Ruger's quality control.

Dave
 
As a side note, my Single Six chambers the Winchester brand but they are 'tight'. Just finished up a box of them. The Federal drop right in. Talking .22LR.

Hopefully you'll now have a good Bearcat S.S.S and it will shoot to POA with no 'problems'!

As for my Rugers having problems.... My very first Ruger .357 BH, back when I was a teenager (80ish), had tight head spacing and had to be sent back. They fixed and tuned it for me at the factory. Nary a problem, until the transfer bar broke just a few months ago. They sent me a new one free of charge. All my .45s did require reaming to .452. Some were really tight, some were 'almost but not quite'. 20 minutes at the most and job done... My stainless .45 Colt/.45 ACP Flattop had a high faced loading gate which would catch on the case rim as it rotated, locking up the gun. Quite a bit of elbow grease and some emery cloth took care of that issue. Not sure how that wasn't caught at the factory though if they test fired it.... Also, my old Mark II had the back of the bolt come off (what you pull on to chamber a round). Many many rounds later I might add.... Fixed for free with a new one piece bolt. So while I've had some issues with a few of my revolvers/pistols, overall my overall experience has been 'positive' and customer service has been excellent.
 
Dave T Wrote:
Look at the un-even thickness of the OP's trigger guard in the last picture above, then tell me about Ruger's quality control.
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I think that is a trick of the eye. You are looking at the flat edge and not accounting for the internal/external radius that is towards the front of the guard.

In the picture you referenced, look at the flat just below the trigger. Now follow it towards the front, you can see where they started the radius. Now look at the picture above it. Look at the interior of the trigger guard and follow it towards the barrel again. See what looks like a shadow in the inside? that is actually the bottom of the radius. Now, follow it again and account for that radius and you will see it is the same thickness all the way around. I imagine they do that for comfort.
 
Super Sneaky Steve-- I hear ya bud. I've had 3 defective Rugers in the last 5 months. Two sent in with defects "beyond repair". Their over production has given way to poor quality.

I'm a "dyed in the wool" Ruger fanboy, but I will never buy another new production Ruger. I can't believe I'm saying this, but their new production guns are a crap shoot.

P.S.
Just because QC has been slipping at Ruger does not make a Taurus anything more than a Taurus. Been there done that. At least Ruger sent me two replacements instead of the same gun in worse condition.
 
Pretty comical thread. I own 4 ruger da revolvers shoot them often and never had a problem. Very reliable weapons for serious work and fun.
 
Ruger revolvers are just as good as S&W's revolvers and probably a little stronger imho. I'm not gonna stop buying their products because one guy on the internet had a problem and I'll never buy another poj Taurus that's for damn sure.
 
Hmmmm...I guess I've just been lucky with my GP100, SBH, 2 different Mark II's, and my Deerfield carbine! All are super-tough and shoot flawlessly.

This post has had over 4,200 hits - is it any surprise that there are a few people out there with complaints? I won't hesitate if I see a Ruger that catches my eye...
 
My next gun is a MarkIII, maybe :confused:

I have seen a bunch of old MarkIIIs that were great, I am starting wonder about quality control at Ruger these days though. and not just Ruger a few big name brands seem to be cutting costs and quality.

I have owned a couple of Mini 14s and a 10/22 they were decent plinkers and reliable but nothing to cherish.
 
All of my Ruger guns are at least several years old and they have been rock solid.

I, like others, would like to see a study (industry-wide of say the top ten vendors) concerning QC issues over say the last year or so (since the major increase in sales starting with the General Election run-up through the mass shootings). I should think there would be a direct correlation between a decline in QC and subsequent Customer Service satisfaction and the huge spike in sales/production (some of these shops are running 24/7/365). Of course it's all conjecture until we see some stats but logic would seem to dictate/conclude that QC has suffered...
 
i feel for you

the last new 45 i bought had tight chambers throats .Couldn't shoot my cast bullets out of it . I had groups looked like buckshot loads. I too sent them off to the CylinderSmith to get them reamed. On top of that I miked all the chambers and they were all different. Luckily they were all undersize. I know they say that they are bored to jacketed .451 but I actually had one chamber..448.. I rechecked it several times to make sure. Luckily the Chambers themselves were ok. I love Rugers but they need to get their act together and their tolerances back up to par.
 
My S&W M34 .22lr would only shoot 3 shots then bind up and the cylinder wouldn't index. After some cleaning and shooting it will shoot all six rounds, but one chamber is still tight. Five empties will fall out easily, but that same chamber takes a little extra to eject. How do I polish the chamber?

My new LCR .22lr is great so far no problems. It's accurate and ejects empties with little effort.


Phil
 
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