and decided to keep tossing in more powder.
I'm so glad my ammunition hot rodding days are long over. It's been almost three decades since "let's see how hot I can make these" has grabbed my interest at all.
and decided to keep tossing in more powder.
No it isn't. If it was, they wouldn't have their reputation for shooting loose.The N-Frame is more than capable of handling .44 mag loads.
One of the drawbacks of Ruger's reputed super strength is that a lot of folks have believed the nonsense that "there is no way you can blow up a Ruger" and decided to keep tossing in more powder. And they proved that, yes, you can blow up a Ruger. Then they return the gun to Ruger, demanding replacement under warranty because of claims never made by Ruger.
Odds are a S&W would not have survived the beating those Rugers took.I've passed on many, many used Rugers over the years that showed obvious signs of abuse (heavy flame cutting of the top strap, bits missing from the forcing cone or heavy erosion of the forcing cone, barely any lockup remaining, etc). I've resolved to never buy a Ruger sight unseen because of this. The one exception I've noted are SP101s, they are usually in excellent condition.
Yeah, but it doesn't sound like the rugers really "survived" those beatings either...what, with all that damage jad0110 is talking aboutOdds are a S&W would not have survived the beating those Rugers took.