Ruger quality control is dropping, possibly others as well. BEWARE!

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Interesting. I've purchased three Rugers this year; a .357 Blackhawk Anniversary, a Lipsey 44 Special Blackhawk and a GP100. All three, out of the box, have great triggers and some of the best bluing that I've seen on Rugers for years. All three have great accuracy. I own over 20 Ruger revolvers and the revolvers that I've bought lately have some of the best work from Ruger that I've seen.

Every manufacturer produces a lemon sometimes. With all the lemons showing up on this post, that must mean that there's a lot of good Rugers left for the rest of us.
 
I've been Ruger lucky this year too I guess.

I've bought three Ruger revolvers (well four if you count yesterday, but I digress......) only two were new though. A 3" SP101 and an LCR. Both were of VERY good quality right out of the box. The SP101 has as good a trigger as I've felt on one, including my main carry gun which has had some 'smithing done. And the LCR is quickly becoming a favorite carry piece.

My other one was a circa 1994 3" GP100 and my latest acquisition (hopefully be here Thursday) is a 6" blued half lug GP100 circa 1989, unfired.

With all these reports of problems I guess I'll stick to the used market for the time being.

I hope the NIB Marlin 1894C which is in the box with the GP100 on it's way to me from PA doesn't have any "gun-rush" issues.
 
It is not just present day, I ordered a 257 Roberts Ruger 77 @ 1974. When the gun store called and said my rifle had arrived, I arrived to pick it up. While filling out the dreaded yellow form the store owner took it out of the box and made a gasping utterance. When I looked up I saw a very sheepish looking gunshop owner. Not only was the bolt already in the rifle, usually they are removed when shipped, but on opening the bolt a live cartridge came out of the chamber.
 
With all these reports of problems I guess I'll stick to the used market for the time being.
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I think that's...TOO conservative a stance. There are still damned good Rugers being made.

My recommendation is against buying sight unseen when possible. Doing a personal inspection (including pulling grip panels) will spot 98% of these "birth defects" and Ruger will take care of any you miss.

Ruger's customer service policies remain excellent.
 
Jim, that is true.

But, at present, my want list includes mostly discontinued models anyway(like the half lug 6" on the way to my FFL now). I'm building a cash stash for the next 2.25" .22LR SP101 I see floating around in cyberspace. Not likely I'll see one at the LGS. :(
 
See..the internet is good for somethings. Thank God for this forum and many others to keep us ALL informed about what is Good and what is not so good these days.

News travels fast and I am sure that the manufactures are all over these forums licking their wounds in remorse, for what it is going to cost them in sales down the road. :eek:
 
Redhawk

I bought a new Redhawk 44 mag 7.5" last month. I took it to the range and I fired 3 rounds before it got "hung up". The hammer was stuck at about 1/4 cocked. I couldn't open the cylinder, there were 3 rounds remaining in the gun and I couldn't get the hammer to move. I took it back to the gun shop where I bought it. They were great (Cavella's in Holly Hill. FL) they said leave it here we will look at it, don't worry it is under warranty. They called the next day. They told me that when they went inside the gun it appeared that many of parts had never been finished, barbs and very rough surface areas. They filed and polished parts smooth and gun worked fine after 50 rounds. I don't know how this gun other than aesthetically could have ever got through inspection. I am so disappointed. I thought I was buying a quality pistol. It works fine now but my confidence in the gun is shaken
 
Gary that's the best way.
But having been involved with QC [yes that's what we called it ,not QA ] there are a number of points to make .
In the 1960s lawyers and bean counters started to run companies.They don't try for perfection.
Most of the public buys by price not value [like Walmart].A well designed , well made firearm , if taken care of can last long enough to pass down to your children !
Cheap ones won't.
With very high demand there is always an effort to fill that demand and it ALWAYS ends in lower quality .
 
Thanks Jim for the update. I agree that everyone should thoroughly inspect the product prior to taking delivery.
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I guess Gary missed that this thread is over 3 years old now. The necro just happened to correspond with the news that Ruger's are in greater demand now than ever before. At least they have temporarily stopped taking orders to get their backlog finished, and hopefully they have enough sense to not just throw guns out the door for short term profit's sake.
 
The last Ruger I bought was an SP101 in 327. That was 1 year ago. The quality of this gun is beyond reproach. The gun is very accurate. I have always considered Rugers as top of the line guns with few mechanical and finish issues.
Intestingly, Fox News reported a couple days ago that Ruger sold 1M guns in the last quarter. The went further to say Ruger had a great number of backorders of up to 6 months on some models if my memory is correct.
As far as quality problems, It would be very disappointing to see a great company like Ruger fall into the quantity vs quality trap. From its humble beginnings and years there after, Ruger was well known for both quality, reliability, and durability.
From some of the posts I am seeing here "quantity" might be the case. I used to like GM vehicles, however, quality issues made me quit buying them years ago. I still like Rugers, however if my next purchase experience matches some of the posts I see here, I too will buy elsewhere.
In closing, roll the clock back to 1964 and years prior. Winchester absolutely manufactured the finest rifles and shotguns in the world. Winchester was "King of the Hill" in the firearms industry. In 1965 they went for quantity over quality and the rest is history.
 
As this thread is approaching 3 years old, I'm closing this one. If someone has a problem with Ruger, then it's best to start your own instead of a first-time poster digging it up.

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