SP 101 Barrel blown off gun

GP100/SP101 barrels are machined from "outsourced blanks" then button rifled. See here:…

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The video says nothing about SP-101s of course, but it’s not a leap to imagine the same barrel history as the GP. Thanks for the post.

I spent most of an afternoon talking to Bob Stutler when he was running the gun room at the Grand. He said no barrels or cylinders were ever investment cast.
http://www.getruralkansas.org/Medicine-Lodge/218Explore/1295.shtml

351 WINCHESTER said:

I called Ruger CS a little while ago. They put a new barrel on and after test firing they polished the gun. It will probably ship Monday. How's that for a quick turnaround?

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This is why I need more rugers

I sent Ruger a SBH that had the front sight put on crooked they put a new barrel on and re blued the whole pistol best blue job I ever seen

I think it's been mentioned already, but Ruger had an issue from stress corrosion cracking when they were using a chlorinated solvent on the barrel threads. It was most prominent in the Redhawk and actually resulted in Ruger designing the Super Redhawk with the massive frame boss for the barrel to screw into before they identified the cause of the problem. After they exorcised all the chlorinated fluids from their shop floor, they decided to keep the Super Redhawk's unusual frame design in spite of it being unnecessary. The Super GP-100 exemplifies what probably should have become of the Redhawk, but then we might never have had the 480 Ruger cartridge or the Super Redhawk Alaskan.

In any event, it has nothing to do with investment casting or even poor quality. It was a chemistry mistake. Ruger will fix it.

Although it is less likely that we will trap solvents when cleaning guns than it was for Ruger to trap them when assembling the guns, we ought not to use chlorinated solvents to clean guns.

Ruger fixed a refrigerator? Branching out, are they.

NIGHTLORD40K said:

Don't know if it was ever an actual recall, that was back in the 80's when .44 Redhawks were throwing barrels downrange.

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Is there a serial number range when Redhawks were affected with this barrel thread issue? Mine was purchased new on 6-12-82 and I've always worried that a barrel might be following the bullet on the way to a charging bear.

SwampWolf said:

Is there a serial number range when Redhawks were affected with this barrel thread issue? Mine was purchased new on 6-12-82 and I've always worried that a barrel might be following the bullet on the way to a charging bear.

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Don't worry, it's like shooting two projectiles at once! Double damage!

gobsauce said:

Don't worry, it's like shooting two projectiles at once! Double damage!

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Maybe I should put a bayonet on the barrel. Triple damage!

Give Ruger a call, see what they say....