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Scott Tschirhart

I’ve been steadily shooting the carbine and it has become one of my favorites.

Sighted in to hit right at the top of the gold bead at 50 yards. It’s hard to imagine what else I need.

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It’s important to watch for changes. For instance, I tend to have coffee at a certain place and pray while the sun come up. There are a variety of middle eastern men who I see every Sunday morning without fail. None of them were present this morning. Does it mean anything? Perhaps, perhaps not. But ...

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Islamic terrorist in Austin

https://youtu.be/ph3FOUcoahg?si=ndkNVGXIb7KIqAq0

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I frankly wouldn’t have believed it either.

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In the summer time I typically wear a Dickies work shirt untucked.

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It’s possible that this is an isolated incident and not all of Ruger customer service is like this.

I’m still hopeful that we can reasonably resolve this.

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I'm really surprised at Ruger for not coming through with a replacement. 95 inch pounds is a ridiculous torque spec. I was given a post 64 model 70 308, I put it into a Hogue over mould stock and I'm quite happy with it. I was thinking about that Hogue over molded stock as it has aluminum bedding b...

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I’ve seen some of their work in Keith’s books. But I wonder if anyone has compiled anything about this subject?

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My rifle should be delivered today.

Let’s see how this goes. I’m disappointed about Ruger’s position but I’m glad that nobody got hurt when the stock broke.

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There is no express warranty on Ruger firearms.

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4t5 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 25, 2026 4:01 pm Scott ,
Just for ha ha’s , look up the serial # on their website and see what it say’s .

It says that it’s a Model No. 17110, M77, .308 Win, shipped in 2023.

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Hard to be mad at them. This is the way of the world.

But I am disappointed. They are shipping it back and I will replace the stock with one by HS Precision.

I did write a pretty good letter to send to their lawyers.

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I have a draft Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act demand letter up on my screen. But it really doesn’t seem right that I should have to threaten legal action to get a $200 warranty issue resolved with Ruger. I’ve always told people that Ruger would stand behind their guns regardless of how old thes...

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I took a call from that nice young lady this morning who told me that the gun was three years old when I bought it (it was new in the box when I bought it) and they are not willing to do anything else for me unless I pay for the new stock. They claim that “someone else “ must have taken the action o...

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JimT wrote: ↑Tue Feb 24, 2026 10:28 am I don't go out in the public in shorts so I don't worry about carrying in them. But I do like the smaller guns for the ease of carry. However, I prefer revolvers.

Can't see my guns here!

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Jim, I know exactly where that photo was taken!

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No response from Ruger to yesterday’s message. So I sent another one on their email system. I argued that I own a number of Ruger rifles and I’ve never had to torque them to specs before shooting them. In fact, I don’t own a torque wrench. Must these rifles be torqued each time they are taken from t...

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My holsters all have the same angle. Just right. I now have all of them made like the one on the left as I never carry crossdraw.

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That’s my next argument. Do you expect every hunter who buys one of your rifles to have access to a torque wrench and that they know how to use it?

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This guy actually makes a pretty good case for a smaller gun.

https://youtu.be/IxFQGhH_PcU?si=jjFfQ275lxkTAyF_

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Lone Star Beer is my go to. But I also enjoy Mexican beers that have no taint of this sort of movement.

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Let’s give Ruger a chance. I gave them the timeline and argued that I should not be responsible for replacing a stock on a gun that was purchased less than two months before it broke.

Negotiations continue.

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People have short memories. Maybe too short.

It won’t hurt me to never drink a Budweiser beer again.

Right now, I wouldn’t drink it if you gave it to me. This woke homosexual stuff has got to stop.

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jeepnik wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 9:11 pm You do realize that Mexico is well overdue for another revolution.

Imagine the refugees from that kind of thing.

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No worries. They came down $110 from me just pushing back on the phone.

We aren’t done haggling yet.

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The laminated stock on my Ruger Scout Rifle has not given me a bit of trouble and it appears to be the same laminate. But I did glass bed it.

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I bought the rifle on December 19, 2025. Killed a deer with it on January 17, 2026. Stock broke on February 8, 2026. If the screws were improperly torqued, they were torqued that way at the factory. I’ll play along. However I note that the link on their website to “tell the CEO” doesn’t work anymore.

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Sure enough there is a yellow card in the paperwork.

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I heard back from Ruger. They say the stock broke because the rear action screw was not torqued properly. They wanted me to pay $320 for a new stock. I pointed out that I have never taken a screwdriver to the screw and I have only fired it as I received the gun from the dealer. They say there’s a ye...

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I have Blackhawks and Colts but this USFA Rodeo is just about perfect for a packing sixgun. 6 gr of Red Dot and a 250 gr RNFP clocks about 820 fps and is a very useful tool. Step up to 8 Gr of 231 and it gets about 870 fps with the same bullet and may be more accurate. I’m not really sure. A 270 gre...

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The only place I go these days is Boquillas. Still isolated enough to avoid cartel violence.

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I used to love Mexico and I enjoyed my time there. These days it doesn’t feel the same. I miss those days.

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JimT wrote: ↑Sun Feb 22, 2026 9:03 pm When I bought mine I should have gotten 2!

How many times have I said that myself?

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I’m thinking this looks like a show of force rather than mayhem. A message to the Mexican government and to ours. Looks like mostly property damage and not murder.

That’s from looking at people reporting from there. I hope this is right.

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US State Department has issued warnings to Americans in Mexico.

https://youtu.be/AgPLyLrssPE?si=HeyHfO-VN7RTWsuw

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Parts of Mexico are in anarchy right now. Mexican police killed El Mencho this morning. US assets may have been involved. Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and other major tourist destinations are being targeted. Guadalajara Airport has been taken over by. Cartel members are telling people to stay home and t...

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That’s true.

I’m six four and 260. But I also look like a cop.

I carried full size guns on and off duty when I was a police officer. But I found it easy to dress around a 1911 or something like a 4 inch K frame.

Nothing wrong with a J frame.

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Brian has one like it, an E series Rodeo. But he has put over 20,000 rounds through that one and it’s one of his favorites. He talks about it in this video. About 45 minutes in. https://youtu.be/fkjMn73V_U0?si=a4aYxJP-_1ynAseF He also shows this gun off first in this video. (Which they just posted)....

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I didn’t really do anything but shoot it. (I did change the trigger return/ bolt spring with a wire one.). And I always loaded it properly. Note that there’s no turn line on the cylinder. The gun is properly timed so you don’t ever drag the cylinder bolt IF you load it properly from the loading notc...

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Last year I wanted a SAA size revolver that I could carry daily. Brian Pearce’s recommendation was a late production USFA Rodeo.

So I found this one and today I went over a thousand rounds.

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Brian did a fine job with this one.

https://youtu.be/R8L_jPcLX7U?si=f2ayhPFkl-EH2XtM

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I rarely shoot factory ammo. But it’s what I carry when I am out and about.

It’s just too expensive to shoot much factory made ammo and I have a Dillon so it takes me no time at all to make up whatever I like.

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Ruger sent me an email telling me that they have my rifle and they should get back to me in 2-4 weeks.

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I’ve been carrying belt guns in same place since 1982. But I have to admit that my everyday all the time gun is a j frame smith in my front pocket of my britches.

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I think that a lot of machine cast bullets are way too hard these days. You want that bullet to be able to slug up a little. I also like a soft gooey lube though admittedly such a lube is messy. I actually like the factory Remington load in .45 Colt. It has a very soft swaged bullet with a waxy lube...

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Good to revisit this after several years.

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Galloway wrote: ↑Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:01 pm Does anyone know the ratio of carbine to rifle for the original 1895's? Curious if the were as popular in carbine form as the 92 and 94 were.

I’ll bet the Winchester Collectors Association would have that information.

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I don’t rightly know.

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Walt, I want a bullet that is soft enough that I can mark it with my thumbnail. That’s not terribly scientific but I don’t like really hard bullets.

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Good horses.

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Scott, assuming your Colt SAA has the original cylinder, do you size your bullets to .454" or do you use bullets from a custom loading house like Buffalo Bore? It depends. I shoot a lot of .452 commercially cast bullets. But I don’t buy them too hard. When I make my own I cast them softer and ...

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