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mr.t7024

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For what it is worth, the folks at Ruger do not want foreign ammunition to be used in their firearms.I was told it will void all warranties. I returned the ones I bought and bought some Federals.Hope this helps.:) Cliff
 
And just who told you this?:confused:

Have you read your owners manual lately?

Does it say anything anywhere about any ammo (except maybe reloads) voiding the warranty?
 
I have recoil buffers in my mini and tula will not cycle the action. Any other factory ammo I have ever tried cycles it just fine as does my handloads. I just think its crappy ammo period. Cudos to ruger for trying to get people to stop using it. I think ruger's issue is with the mini-30 and the hard primers of the com-bloc ammo and their firing pins.
 
And I believe that if Ruger is going to design a carbine around a Russian caliber, then it ought to be designed with a firing pin and hammer spring adequate for handling Russian ammo, just like my SKS does.

I've written Ruger about this, but they don't seem to care much. And this is beginning to sour me on Ruger after years of being a great Ruger fan. I can buy TWO SKS's for the price of one Mini-30.

That said, even with the XP hammer spring installed, the Tula Ammo still won't fire reliably and this is most likely due to the Mini-30 pin not protruding adequately (Tula's primer appears to be slightly recessed). But Silver Bear and Golden Bear are doing perfectly well, and I will continue to use them. The Wolf WPA and Brown Bear also fire fine, but they don't chamber as reliably as the Silver & Golden Bear. If this damages the Mini-30, I'll throw it away and buy two more SKS's.
 
From the Ruger LCP owner's manual:

"... Ruger LCP pistols are compatible with standard factory ammunition loaded to U.S. Industry Standards, including hollow-point loads loaded in brass or aluminum cases. No .380 ammunition manufactured in accordance with NATO, U.S., SAAMI, or CIP standards is known to be beyond the design limits or known not to function in these pistols. ..."

There is very little "foreign ammunition" that does not conform to at least one of these standards.

So :confused:
 
All I know is that there is way too much complaining about Tula ammo not to take it seriously. I have never tried it as I don't buy cheap ammo, I can make that myself. Don't think I will ever buy any after all I've read on this forum. Also don't think I would blame Ruger for not liking crap ammo. Many makes & models are choosy about their ammo.
I have to admit tho', my SKS will shoot ANYTHING.
 
I know it is blasphemy, but I have shot Tula 308 150 Gr in my Rem 700 with a 5R barrel. I shot one group that was 0.5 MOA and another that was about 0.4 MOA at 100 yards. YMMV. But at least the 308 seems fine. It is loaded lighter than U.S. stuff, but it is accurate in my experience.
 
For what it is worth, the folks at Ruger do not want foreign ammunition to be used in their firearms.I was told it will void all warranties. I returned the ones I bought and bought some Federals.Hope this helps
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Psst, Ruger does not have a warranty.
 
how would ruger or any company that is determin that it was foreign ammunition that caused their weapon to malfuction?
 
I saw an interesting post in another forum regarding this very subject. The poster emailed Ruger and asked the question.

... Comment / question:

As the owner of multiple Rugers (Mark 2, LCP, SR9C, SR1911) I have a simple question on ammunition. Does steel case ammo cause excessiver wear on my handguns? Thanks

Response:
Please be advised that we do not recommend the use of imported ammunition, as it may be corrosive to your rifle. The foreign surplus ammunition may also cause the gun to misfire or mis-feed and in extreme cases can cause the firing pin to break.
We do not recommend the use of steel cased ammunition. Steel cased ammunition can cause bore damage and the lacquer finish can start coating the chamber causing extraction/ ejection problems. ...
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Note that they simply state that they "do not recommend."

A lot of "imported ammunition" is steel-cased, lacquer finished, and/or has hard or corrosive primers. Makes sense to me.

There is also a lot of imported ammunition which is brass cased, non corrosive, and CIP certified. You think Ruger means that stuff too? I doubt it.
 
I've had great luck with tula in everything except .223... 9 and 45 are great and 308 has treated me extremely well even in the lr-308... to each their own but tulas good as long as you CLEAN YOUR RIFLE AFTER USE! its dirty and it costs half the price of anything on the market usually. you get what you pay for but i will say that tula is nowhere near as bad as most of the fear mongers want you to believe.
 
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you do understand that ruger does not offer a warranty of any sort on any gun they manufacture right?

this thread just plain drivel and sounds suspiciosly like baiting and trolling to me. yes tula is the lowest of the low but there is no such thing as a warranty(ruger or not) that is voided by any type of factory ammo. the only warnings I've ever seen say not to shoot reloads and even those do not mention voiding a warranty.
 
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