Varminterror
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Right - so referencing non-Ruger models as a retort to a statement about Ruger revolvers...
The Wrangler has 7 total screws, just like the Vaqueros, New Vaqueros, and fixed sight Single 6’s. 5 grip frame screws, an ejector housing screw, and a basepin retainer (which is a screw and nut). BH’s and SBH’s have 2-3 additional screws - rear sight attachment screw, rear sight windage screw, and front sight attachment screw. I’ve never seen a basepin retainer come loose, not sure how or why it would. ERH screws do come loose, and ERH’s come off, simple fix. For the 5 grip frame screws, only ONE is functional to the action - functionally, however, three of the other 4 could completely fall out and the revolver would still operate just fine. Even losing the special grip screw which retains the hammer pin, the pin will simply walk, not likely fall out without the shooter noticing, and the revolver will still run fine. These seize more often than come loose. The front sight screw does come loose, and front sights do fall off, again, a simple fix. The rear sight screw and the windage screw have spring loaded detents, and I’ve never seen one come loose on its own. I’ve seen more Glock front sights fall out than SBH/BH front sights - and folks are typically far more readily equipped to tighten a slotted screw than they are to retighten a Glock front sight.
Nothing is infinitely durable, but there’s simply far too little involved inside a Ruger New Model Single Action revolver which can go wrong or which DOES go wrong, even with sustained/prolonged use. The transfer bar is really the only point of weakness in the New Model design which I can say represents a critical failure point with a service life lower than any feasible round count.
Most of the “service work” I have ever seen for Ruger NM SA revolvers have been the common, “I took this apart and can’t get it back together,” or “I want customization/action work done.” Actual repairs have been exceptionally rare, even in high round count revolvers. By design. Semiautos simply have too many additional parts, springs, stress, and wear points - they can outlast multiple owners, but going to the absurd, there’s simply less which can and does go wrong with Ruger NM SA’s.
The Wrangler has 7 total screws, just like the Vaqueros, New Vaqueros, and fixed sight Single 6’s. 5 grip frame screws, an ejector housing screw, and a basepin retainer (which is a screw and nut). BH’s and SBH’s have 2-3 additional screws - rear sight attachment screw, rear sight windage screw, and front sight attachment screw. I’ve never seen a basepin retainer come loose, not sure how or why it would. ERH screws do come loose, and ERH’s come off, simple fix. For the 5 grip frame screws, only ONE is functional to the action - functionally, however, three of the other 4 could completely fall out and the revolver would still operate just fine. Even losing the special grip screw which retains the hammer pin, the pin will simply walk, not likely fall out without the shooter noticing, and the revolver will still run fine. These seize more often than come loose. The front sight screw does come loose, and front sights do fall off, again, a simple fix. The rear sight screw and the windage screw have spring loaded detents, and I’ve never seen one come loose on its own. I’ve seen more Glock front sights fall out than SBH/BH front sights - and folks are typically far more readily equipped to tighten a slotted screw than they are to retighten a Glock front sight.
Nothing is infinitely durable, but there’s simply far too little involved inside a Ruger New Model Single Action revolver which can go wrong or which DOES go wrong, even with sustained/prolonged use. The transfer bar is really the only point of weakness in the New Model design which I can say represents a critical failure point with a service life lower than any feasible round count.
Most of the “service work” I have ever seen for Ruger NM SA revolvers have been the common, “I took this apart and can’t get it back together,” or “I want customization/action work done.” Actual repairs have been exceptionally rare, even in high round count revolvers. By design. Semiautos simply have too many additional parts, springs, stress, and wear points - they can outlast multiple owners, but going to the absurd, there’s simply less which can and does go wrong with Ruger NM SA’s.
