Ruger Came Through For Me (again)
I purchased a used Ruger .22 6 shot revolver SP 101. When the gun was made, something was not quite right about it. The cartridges would not slip/fall easily into the chambers. It only took a little push to get each one to go in, but to me that is a sign the chambers don't fit the cartridges as they should or as all my other revolvers do.
So I shipped it to Ruger and they repaired it at no cost. The cartridges now slip/fall easily into (and out of) the chambers as they should.
Just FYI.
So I shipped it to Ruger and they repaired it at no cost. The cartridges now slip/fall easily into (and out of) the chambers as they should.
Just FYI.
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quote:Originally posted by tr fox
I purchased a used Ruger .22 6 shot revolver SP 101. When the gun was made, something was not quite right about it. The cartridges would not slip/fall easily into the chambers. It only took a little push to get each one to go in, but to me that is a sign the chambers don't fit the cartridges as they should or as all my other revolvers do.
So I shipped it to Ruger and they repaired it at no cost. The cartridges now slip/fall easily into (and out of) the chambers as they should.
Just FYI.
Seems to be a frequent occurance.0 -
I still wont buy one. I have a P90 but that was before I knew about there political agenda[xx(] 0 -
Good for you! You must have caught them on a good day. That has not been my experience with Ruger, and if you read the literature that comes with their products, you will see that Ruger firearms are sold as-is and with no warranty.
When I returned a broken gun to them, their best offer was to keep my broken gun for free, and sell me a new one for more than I would have to pay for a new one from a distributor.0 -
quote:Originally posted by gun_runner
I still wont buy one. I have a P90 but that was before I knew about there political agenda[xx(]
I must have misse it, what political agenda[?]0 -
Bill Ruger supported the 1994 Crime Bill. 0 -
I sent them a gun to have reblued and they pretty much rebuilt it...
No complaints from me.[:)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by nunn
Bill Ruger supported the 1994 Crime Bill.
And he's dead now.
Coincidence?0 -
quote:Originally posted by CHEVELLE427
quote:Originally posted by gun_runner
I still wont buy one. I have a P90 but that was before I knew about there political agenda[xx(]
I must have misse it, what political agenda[?]
Bill's dirty little secret!0 -
quote:Originally posted by cartod
quote:Originally posted by CHEVELLE427
quote:Originally posted by gun_runner
I still wont buy one. I have a P90 but that was before I knew about there political agenda[xx(]
I must have misse it, what political agenda[?]
Bill's dirty little secret!
True. At least Smith and Wesson is right out front with their capitulation.
They've sacrificed quality for the appearance of safety.
But at least their guns cost more than ever.
So....You know...They've got that workin' for 'em.
Sad.0 -
Ruger backs up their products better than or as well as any company out there. Ive got a 5 Shot SP101 and I love it, the GP-100 is also a great revolver. Glad you got it fixed. 0 -
Amazing...
Steyr Mannlicher, Ansh?tz, J.P.Sauer&Sohn or even Benelli never came through for me....
OH... that's because they're made properly to begin with [;)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by nunn
Bill Ruger supported the 1994 Crime Bill.
My understanding of that is that he publically supported a rifle magazine limit of 10 rounds and handgun limit of 15 rounds for civilians. So as long as he still supported firearms in the hands of civilians, I consider him more of a friend than I do an enemy.
Sometimes people do things for reasons that are not known to us. It is possible that Bill Ruger, being closer to and more knowledgeable than I ever will or can be, might have been able to clearly see that Clinton's Crime Bill was unstoppable and he was trying to actually help us gun owning civilians by advocating a 15 round magazine limit for handguns instead of the 10 round limit we got stuck with. Now, I have no way of knowing if this even happened, but it is a possibilty. So if Bill Ruger had so much blame for the 1994 crime bill, how come we didn't get the 15 round handgun limit he advocated for?
Besides, Bill Ruger is dead. Are you going to hate the present management for something a dead man did? Kinda like punishing the child for the parent's crime isn't it? I didn't think that was the American way.
Besides, (again) sooner or later every one of your fellow gun owners and every dealer and every gun manufacturer and every pro-gun organization is going to do something you don't like? Are you going to forever hate them all?
If so, man, that is a whole lot of hating and I would "hate" to waste my time like that.0 -
saw a 480 cylinder one of holes was smaller than a 480 round. 0 -
I bought a used GP100 back around '93 and somehow I managed to break the rear sight a few years later. I called them and they sent me a new for free. No questions asked. 0 -
TR. I thought that S&W had backed out of the Clinton era agreement with HUD when they were sold to the new owners a few years back. IIRC the owner who agreed to the deal with Clintons cronies was a British citizen and not an American.
Did they cut another deal since then somewhere?0 -
Here is an example of Ruger quality(or lack of quality).
Go to your local dealer and purchase a new in the Ruger package magazine for an old mark 1 or standard model 22. Put it in the pistol, and then try to get it out. The new ones aren't made like the old ones, and the magazine release gets caught on the end of the magazine. Then you had better have good fingernails to work the mag release with the magazine out of the pistol only a quarter of an inch. The old ones had a longer end to them, and then didn't have a gap for the catch to get caught on again.
Called Ruger, and they basically said they don't make that pistol anymore, and they aren't worried about fixing their new magazines for that model.
Makes me think I don't need any of their products anymore, and won't buy any of them.0 -
Glad someone got Ruger to stand behind something. They will tell you there is no warrenty on their guns if they don't want to fix them. I haven't bought anything Ruger in over ten years, and doubt I ever will again. 0 -
say what you will about Bill Ruger, but since his passing, I think the quality of the firearms have gone downhill.
Old Ruger stuff, great.
New Ruger stuff, pass.
JMHO0 -
How is the trigger your SP 101. The last one I fired was about 14 pounds and gritty as could be. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by medic07
TR. I thought that S&W had backed out of the Clinton era agreement with HUD when they were sold to the new owners a few years back. IIRC the owner who agreed to the deal with Clintons cronies was a British citizen and not an American.
Did they cut another deal since then somewhere?
My understanding is that the new owners shed the Clinton era agreement.0 -
quote:Originally posted by William81
How is the trigger your SP 101. The last one I fired was about 14 pounds and gritty as could be.
Not a real good trigger pull on my SP 101 in .357 mag. but it only has a 2" barrel and so will only be used as a pocket gun. Strangely, the trigger pull on the .22 SP 101 is not bad. I have heard that if you get some snap caps and dry fire the heck out of it (sitting watching tv, etc) it smooths out real good. I bought the .357 used from a private owner for $325.00 total cost (no tax, no shipping, no ffl fee) and I couldn't pass it up. Just for the heck of it I later purchased the same gun (4" barrell though) in .22. Getting the two guns together is kinda cool.0 -
From a 40 year Ruger shooter: the new Rugers,post Ole Bill's departing, are junk plus. Sent my last two new pair of Vaqueros back with manufacture defects and before that the piece of junk 345 semi-auto pistol. Very, very sad.
Old Ruger guns are the bricks that work but the new ones, the last 5 years, are junk plus riding on the Ruger reputation.[|)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by tr fox
quote:Originally posted by William81
How is the trigger your SP 101. The last one I fired was about 14 pounds and gritty as could be.
Not a real good trigger pull on my SP 101 in .357 mag. but it only has a 2" barrel and so will only be used as a pocket gun. Strangely, the trigger pull on the .22 SP 101 is not bad. I have heard that if you get some snap caps and dry fire the heck out of it (sitting watching tv, etc) it smooths out real good. I bought the .357 used from a private owner for $325.00 total cost (no tax, no shipping, no ffl fee) and I couldn't pass it up. Just for the heck of it I later purchased the same gun (4" barrell though) in .22. Getting the two guns together is kinda cool.
The SP101 in .357 is the only ruger i like. When i get my CWP, im planning to carry one.0 -
I'm not saying y'all are lazy or ignorant; but the triggers on Ruger revolvers are the easiest to smooth and crisp up out of all of 'em.
Didn't mention quality control; just stating a fact.
My old Security Six wears a Wolff spring kit, and has a bit of stoning done to the contact surfaces; net result is a 3# trigger smoother than a Sako bolt.
Did the same thing to my GP100's as well.
Maybe I need to buy a NEW Ruger to see what all the fuss is about; back when I could only afford Rugers due to the low price, we did all our own work.0 -
quote:Originally posted by gunnut505
I'm not saying y'all are lazy or ignorant; but the triggers on Ruger revolvers are the easiest to smooth and crisp up out of all of 'em.
Didn't mention quality control; just stating a fact.
My old Security Six wears a Wolff spring kit, and has a bit of stoning done to the contact surfaces; net result is a 3# trigger smoother than a Sako bolt.
Did the same thing to my GP100's as well.
Maybe I need to buy a NEW Ruger to see what all the fuss is about; back when I could only afford Rugers due to the low price, we did all our own work.
I like the sound of that.0 -
Had a good experience with Ruger about six months ago. Bought a P345 45 acp from a guy I knew. Turned out, the gun wouldn't shoot two rounds in a row. Called up Ruger, and got it sent to them. They sent it back about three weeks later, with a new barrel, new sear, new trigger spring assembly, along with a few other parts, all for free. All I had to pay was shipping one way.
For anyone who wants to know, don't dry fire this model. That is what caused the problem in the first place.0 -
My 454 Alaskan had to be shipped back to them because it would lock up after firing one shot. I bought it brand new and for some reason while shooting just one or two shots the cylinder would freeze for a while. I shipped it back to them and they had it fixed within a couple of weeks.
Then I ran into a problem with Buffalo Bore ammo. Their hot 454 loads would expand the brass inside the cylinder and make it almost impossible to eject. I called Buffalo Bore on this and they wouldn't stand behind their ammo. I had to switch ammo manufacturers.0 -
"My understanding of that is that he publically supported a rifle magazine limit of 10 rounds and handgun limit of 15 rounds for civilians. "
That is not accurate - he supported a 10 round limit for all but policemen.
I will never buy a new ruger firearm.
They stab the people, who made their company, in the back.
No forgiveness from me, ever.
Doug0 -
This is how it must have sounded after 1964, when Winchesters started to go to hell. 0
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