dickydalton
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That's why you also need an LCP in your jean pocket!
Have you ever broken a Ruger handgun?
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ljnowell
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Mine had about 400. A friend of mine wants it, so it's gone. I'll go back to a snubby for days I want to carry a small gun.
zb338
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I have a great shooting GP100. When I'm not shooting it
I use it for an anchor. It holds a 22 foot boat solid without
dragging.
Zeke
I use it for an anchor. It holds a 22 foot boat solid without
dragging.
Zeke
bearman49709
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As others have said a REALLY OLD THREAD.
I've never broke a Ruger, nor a S&W.
I've never broke a Ruger, nor a S&W.
Archie
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Yes.
I was issued a Ruger Security Six (.357 Magnum) in the Border Patrol in 1978. After qualifying as the top scorer in the Sector for a couple of years, and shooting heaven knows how many local matches, the trigger return spring broke.
Actually, I could push the trigger finger forward with my trigger finger and operate the revolver if I needed to so do. But it was easier to trade it in with the armorer for another (probably just as used) and keep going.
Curiously enough; we had a number of agents and guns in our area. The armorer claimed the Rugers broke more than the Colt Troopers which were also issued. Upon questioning, he finally admitted when the Rugers broke, it was mostly the rear sight mechanism and rarely a spring. When the Troopers broke, the gun was inoperable.
I once broke a firing pin nose on a S&W revolver (m13). After firing some thousands - if not more - rounds of various ammunition.
I was issued a Ruger Security Six (.357 Magnum) in the Border Patrol in 1978. After qualifying as the top scorer in the Sector for a couple of years, and shooting heaven knows how many local matches, the trigger return spring broke.
Actually, I could push the trigger finger forward with my trigger finger and operate the revolver if I needed to so do. But it was easier to trade it in with the armorer for another (probably just as used) and keep going.
Curiously enough; we had a number of agents and guns in our area. The armorer claimed the Rugers broke more than the Colt Troopers which were also issued. Upon questioning, he finally admitted when the Rugers broke, it was mostly the rear sight mechanism and rarely a spring. When the Troopers broke, the gun was inoperable.
I once broke a firing pin nose on a S&W revolver (m13). After firing some thousands - if not more - rounds of various ammunition.
entropy
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Nope. My total weapons breakage is one Colt Python firing pin, which actually happened to my Dad, using my super-hot compressed Blue-Dot 125 JHP's.
NIGHTLORD40K
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Had a newish P94 which would jam constantly, River replaced the slide free of charge and all was fine afterwards.
NIGHTLORD40K
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Ruger*, sorry stupid autocorrect.
Not really a break but! I bought a used Redhawks in 44mag. Loaded some target and full hunting rounds to test it. Full loads were a handfull. My wife stepped up and requested to shoot the full power rounds. She managed to get through the full cylinder but came out complaining it didn't shoot straight. I took it back in and shot some target loads finding she was correct. The barrel had come loose and rotated.
Back to Ruger for a no charge repair. My Redhawk has been 100% for the last 20 years. Not really broken but still scary to me. Ruger has great CS.
Back to Ruger for a no charge repair. My Redhawk has been 100% for the last 20 years. Not really broken but still scary to me. Ruger has great CS.
Ruger Redhawk
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I have a old Police Service Six I bought new in the 1970's. It had one of the best triggers of any of my guns. I can't begin to tell you how many rounds were fired through that gun.
Late last year the hammer finally gave up the race. I'd cock it back to fire it S/A and the hammer would slightly nudge forward maybe a 1/8".
Parts are drying up for these old Rugers. I was lucky enough to find a brand new Ruger hammer for it @ Numrich Gun Parts.
I was hoping it would drop right in but I wasn't that lucky. A friend knows a so called gunsmith and he fitted it for me. I have to say it's isn't the best fitting job I've ever seen but it works and hopefully good for another 40 yrs or so which I'll never see.
Late last year the hammer finally gave up the race. I'd cock it back to fire it S/A and the hammer would slightly nudge forward maybe a 1/8".
Parts are drying up for these old Rugers. I was lucky enough to find a brand new Ruger hammer for it @ Numrich Gun Parts.
I was hoping it would drop right in but I wasn't that lucky. A friend knows a so called gunsmith and he fitted it for me. I have to say it's isn't the best fitting job I've ever seen but it works and hopefully good for another 40 yrs or so which I'll never see.
gunnerh
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My 1st Ruger .22 auto as a prize in a paper boy contest in 1958, After about 30 years and 30,000 rounds, I had a few FTF. I sent it back to ruger for refit. 3 weeks later,my gun was back ,reblued with a new mag and bill for $9.50.
I just did a safe check a few weeks ago, I own 9 Ruger handguns including that 22 standard( the only one I had throuble with.
I just did a safe check a few weeks ago, I own 9 Ruger handguns including that 22 standard( the only one I had throuble with.
I broke the firing pin on one of my Ruger MkII's a few years back....... after only firing around 100k rounds through it! Yeah I used to shoot a lot of 22 ammo! What a piece of junk! 
LMAO! replaced the pin and should now be good for another 200k. that is if I could find that much 22LR ammo!!
LMAO! replaced the pin and should now be good for another 200k. that is if I could find that much 22LR ammo!! No, but I have completely disabled nice 4" Service Six .357. It was re-imported police revolver in very good condition for only $299. While trying to examine the gun I depressed cylinder release button which got stock and could not be moved rendering entire firearm inoperable. The dealer took the revolver off table and said it would have to be taken apart to make it work again. This incident cured my desire for DA/SA Ruger revolvers.
CraigC
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Ruger replaced a brand new Bearcat that had factory defects. Sheared an ejector housing screw once. I'm sure there have been other minor issues but I don't tend to dwell on such things.
Yes, I can see how one would want to judge the most prolific firearms manufacturer in the US, a 67yr old company that has turned a profit every year, has no debt and operates on cash, based on a single malfunction of a used police turn-in of unknown history. Makes sense to me.
ColoradoShooter77
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I had a slide stop assembly let go on my SR40-C a couple years ago. Ruger replaced the slide stop, test fired it, had it back in 3 days.
It now has close to 5000 rounds through it, since then. Its been 100%.
It now has close to 5000 rounds through it, since then. Its been 100%.
It was in very good overall condition and quite honestly had some dust in the bore. This is very unusual because it had import mark on bottom of barrel. It must have spent all it's existence in foreign police armory w/o being issued. Truth be told instead of playing with it I should have purchased it and give it nice strip cleaning and lubrication. I would have ended up with very nice handling gun for just $299 plus tax. That is actually hard deal to best.Ruger replaced a brand new Bearcat that had factory defects. Sheared an ejector housing screw once. I'm sure there have been other minor issues but I don't tend to dwell on such things.
Yes, I can see how one would want to judge the most prolific firearms manufacturer in the US, a 67yr old company that has turned a profit every year, has no debt and operates on cash, based on a single malfunction of a used police turn-in of unknown history. Makes sense to me.
Vern Humphrey
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I had the extractor on a Ruger MK II fail.
This is a VERY dangerous failure, since the gun will still eject when fired -- blowback drives the case out of the chamber -- so you don't realize the gun is broken. But if you attempt to unload the gun, you may not notice that the cartridge in the chamber did not eject -- and that's an accident waiting to happen.
This is a VERY dangerous failure, since the gun will still eject when fired -- blowback drives the case out of the chamber -- so you don't realize the gun is broken. But if you attempt to unload the gun, you may not notice that the cartridge in the chamber did not eject -- and that's an accident waiting to happen.
I once had a Ruger, a Browning, and a Beretta all three "break" during the same range session.
The Ruger was my P89 9 mm. I fired a round and the casing was still in the chamber and racking the slide would not remove it. On examining the gun when I got home, I discovered the cartridge case had ruptured and the escaping gases had caused the extractor to be pulled partially out of its channel. (This was about 10 or 15 years ago and if I recall correctly I was shooting factory reloads.) All I had to do was push the extractor back into its proper position and the gun has worked perfectly ever since. So I guess the P89 didn't actually break, it was a cartridge problem.
The Beretta was a Tomcat .32. I think the trigger spring must have broken. When I would pull the trigger, I would have to push it forward to fire again. I contacted Beretta. They told me to return the gun and they would check it and let me know what it would cost to fix it. They sent me a mailer box and I returned the gun to them. Less than two weeks later UPS left a box on my front step. When I opened it I saw my Tomcat. But wait! It wasn't my Tomcat. It was a new gun! They had replaced it with a new gun at no charge.
The Browning was my son's Buckmark .22. It essentially became a single shot. When you would fire it, it would cycle and chamber the next round but would not reset the trigger and firing pin. It would reset if you manually worked the slide. My son had it fixed and traded it off.
I did have one of my Ruger single actions break. I don't remember if it was one of my Blackhawks or my Single Six. Anyway the cylinder pin retainer departed the gun and couldn't be found. I called Ruger and they sent me a new one at no charge.
I also had the frame break into two pieces on my Iver Johnson TP22.
The Ruger was my P89 9 mm. I fired a round and the casing was still in the chamber and racking the slide would not remove it. On examining the gun when I got home, I discovered the cartridge case had ruptured and the escaping gases had caused the extractor to be pulled partially out of its channel. (This was about 10 or 15 years ago and if I recall correctly I was shooting factory reloads.) All I had to do was push the extractor back into its proper position and the gun has worked perfectly ever since. So I guess the P89 didn't actually break, it was a cartridge problem.
The Beretta was a Tomcat .32. I think the trigger spring must have broken. When I would pull the trigger, I would have to push it forward to fire again. I contacted Beretta. They told me to return the gun and they would check it and let me know what it would cost to fix it. They sent me a mailer box and I returned the gun to them. Less than two weeks later UPS left a box on my front step. When I opened it I saw my Tomcat. But wait! It wasn't my Tomcat. It was a new gun! They had replaced it with a new gun at no charge.
The Browning was my son's Buckmark .22. It essentially became a single shot. When you would fire it, it would cycle and chamber the next round but would not reset the trigger and firing pin. It would reset if you manually worked the slide. My son had it fixed and traded it off.
I did have one of my Ruger single actions break. I don't remember if it was one of my Blackhawks or my Single Six. Anyway the cylinder pin retainer departed the gun and couldn't be found. I called Ruger and they sent me a new one at no charge.
I also had the frame break into two pieces on my Iver Johnson TP22.
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