Ruger quality control revisited

[Scott Tschirhart]

I’ve shared my experience with a Ruger Hawkeye bolt gun that had some difficulty and how I had to send it back to Ruger twice to make it right.

Apparently I am not the only guy who had one of these laminated stocks break at the tang.

But one thing that should never break is the extractor claw!

https://youtu.be/i1uWG_RyjQo?is=LkPRj2A7fqfRQ8IB

[JB]

I've always said that Ruger has poor quality control, but they're excellent at taking care of any problems. I own a number of Ruger firearms and I'm sure I'll buy more, but I've also seen more a number of issues with brand new guns that should have never left the factory. Not quite to the late Remington made Marlin level, but still bad.

[.45colt]

What a flippin shame. That would scare the stuff out of Me.! How could You possibly carry that rifle in Bear country. forty years ago We had a Win model 70 .458mag in the Family for several years . It saw hundreds of rounds. not one malfunction . It had a receiver sight on it and was dead on balls accurate . Ruger must really be slipping.

[AJMD429]

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My Ruger Hawkeye is the 'Alaskan' in 375 Ruger, so has the Hogue 'overmolded' stock and so it's not had that issue (or any other).

I do worry that the stock may get 'gummy' as I've had other rubber/plastic things get gummy and sticky and I don't know how to fix that.

At to the guy's complaint about the factory 'express' sights, you guys know me.... I'd replace it with a Marble's Bullseye sight...

I put a Redfield 2-7x scope on mine however, as the 375 Ruger is so flat-shooting (very close to some 270 Win loads) that I'd use it for 200-400 yards without hesitation, and probably not for 'close-in charging bears', and I'll never go to Africa in this life. If I did need something for 'charging fangs and claws', I'd use my BHA 500 S&W Levergun anyway - 50 caliber with wide meplat, tons (literally) of energy, shoots faster, and even holds more, versus bolt-actions.

[Scott Tschirhart]

What a flippin shame. That would scare the stuff out of Me.! How could You possibly carry that rifle in Bear country. forty years ago We had a Win model 70 .458mag in the Family for several years . It saw hundreds of rounds. not one malfunction . It had a receiver sight on it and was dead on balls accurate . Ruger must really be slipping.

Imagine if the stock came apart during a bear charge!

[JimT]

Issues like these are why many dangerous game hunters prefer the double rifle.

[Walt]

I only have a couple of Ruger's long guns and aside from changing the rear sight on one, a model 94 in .357 I haven't experienced any problems. On revolvers, however, I expect to make changes on every one I acquire whether new or used. The specifications of their internal parts are mandated by attorneys and I don't consider them to be acceptable so I replace parts, sand and polish until they make me happy. When I'm done, they are very good.

[.45colt]

Scott wrote:"Imagine if the stock came apart during a bear charge!" or the extractor claw..... . The model 70 I wrote about had 4 boxes of factory 510 grain loads and several hundred reloads that were in the heavy 45-70 range. It never failed to work or broke in the least. The 45-70 loads in that rifle was like shooting a giant .22 . very comfortable and not punishing in the least . I have bought and sold many guns in My life but that Model 70 haunts Me every day. I could have had it for less that $800, with all the brass, bullets, and bullet moulds.........

[Scott Tschirhart]

Issues like these are why many dangerous game hunters prefer the double rifle.

Double rifles fail too. Mine is in the shop right now.

[JimT]

Yes I am sure they do. But you do have 2 separate rifles in one package. However, I am sure that's why a lot of the early hunters in Africa had a gun bearer or two.

[Lastmohecken]

I have to say, based on the last 50 years of buying guns, that several brands have a pretty high rate of lemons that get out the door. The last one for me was a Smith and Wesson .357 686 plus Mountain gun, purchased early this year. I had all kinds of trouble with it, and I sent it back once, and they didn't fix it. It would misfire, lock up when it got hot after about 5 or 6 rounds, cylinder was difficult to open. Anyway, I pretty much fixed everything myself, after giving up on the repair center. But by that time, I was so sick of it, that I traded it for the Ruger Bisley 44 mag. I just wanted that Smith out of my life, I was so sick of it.!

Oh! And I wanted to comment, that I have gotten burned (deceived twice this year) on Gunbroker deals. There's several dealers on there, that use Gunbroker as a dumping ground for defective guns. And I have learned my lesson on one thing, never buy off of a Gunbroker seller that doesn't take returns and several have that policy. I will rate them right up there with horse traders and used car dealers.

[Scott Tschirhart]

What Smith & Wesson did with this new batch of Mountain Guns is a crying shame.