New Ruger Bisley Hunter .44 Mag issue...

[g_gunter]

I posted this on TFL and thought I'd run it by you, as well?

Just got a new Bisley Hunter and am very pleased with its accuracy. It seems to really like the 300 gr. Hornady XTP's. It'll shoot a .75 inch group at 25 yds. from my hands off of a sandbag. However, I've noticed that almost immediately upon shooting it I am seeing discoloration of the stainless cylinder at the very front and going back about 1/8th of an inch along the side of the cylinder. I checked the barrel/cylinder gap and is a tight .006 inch (I like them a little tighter than than that). I've had a regular Hunter a couple of years ago and do not remember this happening. Any suggestions on what is causing this and if it might be something that I might want to address with Ruger?

I'll try to send pictures later but am at work and won't be able to take any until Sunday.

Thanks,

g_gunter

 

[critter]

I have an identical gun and it does the same thing. My cylinder gap, too, looks fine. It also gets VERY cruddy in the cylinder pin hole.

I had to send mine back as it was not timed correctly. They fixed it at no charge and it works perfectly. Had to have the chambers polished as they were ROUGH and made extraction hard. I also put in a Belt Mountain base pin which took a LOT of cylinder play out and almost ended the crud in the cylinder pin hole. Mine, too, shoots great.

Can't help you on the blackening down the sides on the cylinder cause, as I said, so does mine.

I REALLY like mine though! Good luck with yours.

 

[g_gunter]

Feeling better now...

Hi critter,

Thanks for the response. I got another response on TFL and am feeling better about the whole thing. Its just that I had not experienced this with my previous Hunter.

As far as the fit and such, its pretty tight. I have very minimal play in the cylinder during lockup but could probably benefit with installing a Belt Mountain base pin as I, too, get a bit of crud in there after shooting. Additionally, I think I'm going to send it over to a gunsmith to have the action polished up and tuned a bit. I'm really liking this shooter a lot. That Bisley grip frame is excellent for the heavy loads.

g_gunter

 

[critter]

I love those Bisley grips too. I have another Ruger Bisley in .45 Colt. It was a tighter gun but both are great shooters.

Also, both seem to LOVE heavy bullets and lots of powder! The 300 gr bullets and moderately heavy loads of H110 'get 'er done' as they say.

Enjoy!