Glock Holiday
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I just bought one Sunday...
I hope I don't have any problems with mine but Ruger will fix it.
Keep us posted Lord Samwise.
I hope I don't have any problems with mine but Ruger will fix it.
Keep us posted Lord Samwise.
LCR broke!
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MCgunner
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I don't know, I haven't had that many problems with either auto OR revolver, at least of decent built quality. I'm not going to include RG or Phoenix Arms in that. LOL!
I've had a firing pin snap on a Rossi Revolver and I've had a magazine catch return spring break in a Ruger P90. That's really all I can think of at the moment.
I've had a firing pin snap on a Rossi Revolver and I've had a magazine catch return spring break in a Ruger P90. That's really all I can think of at the moment.
chuckusaret
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My wife has the one with the Crimson laser, she hated the recoil at first, I switched her ammo to wadcutters and now seems to be getting use to it. We have above 250 rounds thru it with mo problems. I like the trigger and its light weight.
Lord Samwise
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Just for grins:
I kinda hope it does come back with some CT's on it, that would be excellent!
Standing by now, I'm thinking with this being a holiday week it might take some time for turn around. So we shall see.
On a side note, the Taurus is growing on me. Just a little bit.
I kinda hope it does come back with some CT's on it, that would be excellent!
Standing by now, I'm thinking with this being a holiday week it might take some time for turn around. So we shall see.
On a side note, the Taurus is growing on me. Just a little bit.
LightningJoe
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A. Honda = quality
B. Plastic revolvers represent innovation, not improvement
Durable? Have you seen the durability/reliabiltiy tests on Glocks that incldue:
--Dropped from a helicopter
--Runover by a truck
--Buried in muck under snow until spring
--etc, etc
IMO revolver require so much TLC that I would hardly describe them as durable. Admittedly though, I do enjoy the care and feeding of revolvers and I've never ownded a Glock.
Lord Samwise
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UPDATE-
Got home yesterday and there was a note from UPS on my door, so the gun is back. But since I have to sign for it and no one is home when they come by, I'm going to have to pick it up at UPS on Tuesday.
So that was pretty fast.
Got home yesterday and there was a note from UPS on my door, so the gun is back. But since I have to sign for it and no one is home when they come by, I'm going to have to pick it up at UPS on Tuesday.
So that was pretty fast.
fastbolt
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Well, while I'm of the philosophy that I prefer to wait until the first year's Beta-testers (owners) have debugged a new model firearm - 
- I'd have confidence in Ruger correcting the problem.
Sometimes new guns experience problems (like new cars, computers, appliances and any number of other manufactured goods).
I had to return a P90 to the factory for a new slide (the diagnosis by the company was an improperly heat treated slide) ... A Redhawk for a new hammer, trigger and cylinder ... a Super Blackhawk for the revised cylinder pin screw & spring ... and there have been other Ruger handguns I've owned which had minor issues and problems over the years. For the most part, though, Ruger makes a pretty durable and reliable product.
(Okay, I stopped buying Rugers after the P97 was introduced, and nothing I heard about the P345, SR9 and LCP reminded me of the company I'd appreciated when I was growing up learning to shoot handguns. Times change, though.)
Sometimes things can happen with new firearms. Anybody's new firearms.
That's why I generally prefer to inspect them when new, bench check them for normal fit & function and then clean and lubricate them before firing them for the first time ... and then carefully test-fire them at some length before designating them for carry use if they're going to be a dedicated defensive weapon.
Sometimes an unknowingly defective part can still surface, though.
That's why gun companies employ repair folks and stock spare parts for repair.
That's why the major gun companies who do a lot of business with LE/Gov users create and support armorer training programs, too, so simple problems can be identified and corrected in the field without the guns having to be returned to the factory.
If it helps, I had someone at Ruger once tell me that when they get gun back for repair that they like to check it over to make sure that it won't be coming back a second time for anything. Maybe so.
I find these LCR topics interesting because I favor carrying S&W 5-shot revolvers quite a bit, especially the Airweight models. I'm a long time revolver owner and user.
I might be inclined to pick up a LCR sometime, to supplement my SP101 DAO ... in the next year or so ...
All kidding aside, I'd be confident they make it right. Just annoying when it happens with a new gun ...
- I'd have confidence in Ruger correcting the problem.Sometimes new guns experience problems (like new cars, computers, appliances and any number of other manufactured goods).
I had to return a P90 to the factory for a new slide (the diagnosis by the company was an improperly heat treated slide) ... A Redhawk for a new hammer, trigger and cylinder ... a Super Blackhawk for the revised cylinder pin screw & spring ... and there have been other Ruger handguns I've owned which had minor issues and problems over the years. For the most part, though, Ruger makes a pretty durable and reliable product.
(Okay, I stopped buying Rugers after the P97 was introduced, and nothing I heard about the P345, SR9 and LCP reminded me of the company I'd appreciated when I was growing up learning to shoot handguns. Times change, though.)
Sometimes things can happen with new firearms. Anybody's new firearms.
That's why I generally prefer to inspect them when new, bench check them for normal fit & function and then clean and lubricate them before firing them for the first time ... and then carefully test-fire them at some length before designating them for carry use if they're going to be a dedicated defensive weapon.
Sometimes an unknowingly defective part can still surface, though.
That's why gun companies employ repair folks and stock spare parts for repair.
That's why the major gun companies who do a lot of business with LE/Gov users create and support armorer training programs, too, so simple problems can be identified and corrected in the field without the guns having to be returned to the factory.
If it helps, I had someone at Ruger once tell me that when they get gun back for repair that they like to check it over to make sure that it won't be coming back a second time for anything. Maybe so.
I find these LCR topics interesting because I favor carrying S&W 5-shot revolvers quite a bit, especially the Airweight models. I'm a long time revolver owner and user.
I might be inclined to pick up a LCR sometime, to supplement my SP101 DAO ... in the next year or so ...
All kidding aside, I'd be confident they make it right. Just annoying when it happens with a new gun ...
Ruger has good customer service I'm not surprised they got it back so quickly.
Guns do have problems occasionally. As has been mentioned in this thread you get incidents of guns failing even when the model is known for being highly reliable.
I don't know how many LCRs have been sold but I have not heard wide spread reports of problems. To be honest this is the first problem I have read of. I have not had any issues from my LCR, not have any of the people I know who own them.
Please let us know how the gun functions when you get it.
Guns do have problems occasionally. As has been mentioned in this thread you get incidents of guns failing even when the model is known for being highly reliable.
I don't know how many LCRs have been sold but I have not heard wide spread reports of problems. To be honest this is the first problem I have read of. I have not had any issues from my LCR, not have any of the people I know who own them.
Please let us know how the gun functions when you get it.
sidheshooter
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Many years ago, I saw my best friend's GP100 lock up solid at our club's monthly tactical shoot.
Ruger had a new gun out to him (via the dealer) in a matter of weeks.
It happens.
Hard to get the confidence back in the same piece though, IMO.
Ruger had a new gun out to him (via the dealer) in a matter of weeks.
It happens.
Hard to get the confidence back in the same piece though, IMO.
Lord Samwise
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Got it back in my hands today:
Function seems to be perfect- in fact the trigger feels better now than it ever did. Of course, it could just be me, as I've been handling that Taurus POS for the last month and it's trigger is massively heavy, but it seems slicker than it was.
Will attempt to shoot this weekend, and then we'll see for sure.
Function seems to be perfect- in fact the trigger feels better now than it ever did. Of course, it could just be me, as I've been handling that Taurus POS for the last month and it's trigger is massively heavy, but it seems slicker than it was.
Will attempt to shoot this weekend, and then we'll see for sure.
oneounceload
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Wow, insecure in your manliness?
What difference does the grip color on a CCW really matter?
Maybe you should leave your wife's gun alone and get yourself a real, reliable gun like a S&W.....
The LCR may over time turn out to be a proven and reliable revolver. There were bound to be teething pains when the set out to leap ahead of something as well accepted as the Smith J-frame.
But equating it to a BMW?...and an M series???????
A Mini Cooper maybe, if it proves itself a few years.
But equating it to a BMW?...and an M series???????
A Mini Cooper maybe, if it proves itself a few years.
MCgunner
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Locks on firing? Oh yeah, whadda improvement.
I have had more failures with autoloaders than revolvers (I have a lot more autoloaders), but have had more totally and completely disabling failures with DA revolvers, including a broken hammer stud on an S&W and a broken hammer on a Colt. That kind of thing is not corrected by tap and rack.
Jim
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Wait, the LCR is a gun for a hobbit (to carry)?
Oh, and Hondas have a habit of wearing out break pads. My uncle has been a Honda mechanic for over 15 years. It's the one major problem with their cars. I can't remember how many brake jobs my Hondas have had over the years. A lot depends on driving style (I've learned not to have a lead foot on the gas/brake), and you can always get a bad set of pads. Otherwise they run like clockwork.
Oh, and Hondas have a habit of wearing out break pads. My uncle has been a Honda mechanic for over 15 years. It's the one major problem with their cars. I can't remember how many brake jobs my Hondas have had over the years. A lot depends on driving style (I've learned not to have a lead foot on the gas/brake), and you can always get a bad set of pads. Otherwise they run like clockwork.
aHFo3
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I thought you were supposed to match grips with sock colors.
V1ROT8
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Or underwear.
orrwdd
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A couple of friends have Ruger LCP's. One of them had a problem in that every time he shot, the magazine released and fell to the ground (Yes he checked to make sure that is finger was not on the release button). He described in as a single shot Automatic.
When he got around to sending it back to Ruger, they said on return that they had fixed four defects in the gun including the defective magazine release sear.
As for LCP and LCR, I think I will wait until they get the bugs out and the product demonstrates it will last.
Bill
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UPDATE:
About 50 rounds through it since I got it back, plus a couple hundred dry fires, so far so good.
Ruger did a great job for me on this, it was a total turn around time of 2 weeks, from when I shipped it out to when I got it back. They even cut me a check for $65 to cover my shipping expenses. I'm happy with the service, and I'm still digging the gun. I'm liking it more than ever.
About 50 rounds through it since I got it back, plus a couple hundred dry fires, so far so good.
Ruger did a great job for me on this, it was a total turn around time of 2 weeks, from when I shipped it out to when I got it back. They even cut me a check for $65 to cover my shipping expenses. I'm happy with the service, and I'm still digging the gun. I'm liking it more than ever.
w_houle
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Glad to hear it worked so well for you.
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Damn, I should have done some home gunsmithing on my LCR and sent it to Ruger with a "strongly worded letter", I just laid out 2 bills plus for a set of laser grips :banghead:
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