twarr1
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On my second outing with the new Ruger 57, I experienced a trigger malfunction. Pulled the trigger, “click”, then nothing. I waited the requisite 30 seconds, ejected the cartridge; no firing pin indention.
The failure occurred repeatedly, I could pull the trigger, click, and nothing. More strangely, I could pull the trigger again, even though the gun hadn’t cycled. I put it away and later field disassembled the pistol. This is what I found;
Normally, the trigger bar pushes a tang on the sear forward to release the hammer. But in my case it was sliding under the tang.
The safety works by lowering the trigger bar so it can't contact the sear. Perhaps the spring is weak or broken? Since it's barely a month old, I don't want to disassemble it further than the field strip. It's on Ruger.
I also discovered the entire trigger group flexes, the trigger bar flexes to the outside of the frame, and the sear appears to twist on its pin.
To say I’m disappointed is an understatement. I’m sure the gun will go back to Ruger, and they’ll make it work, but I’m concerned about this design and the seemingly poor execution of manufacturing.
Ruger already has 1 open recall on the 57 because of possible unseen breakage of the safety lever/shaft. I checked my gun before I purchased it to make sure it wasn’t subject to the recall. Little did I know there may soon be a 2nd recall.
Video:https://www.ammoreference.com/docs/trigger.mp4
The failure occurred repeatedly, I could pull the trigger, click, and nothing. More strangely, I could pull the trigger again, even though the gun hadn’t cycled. I put it away and later field disassembled the pistol. This is what I found;
Normally, the trigger bar pushes a tang on the sear forward to release the hammer. But in my case it was sliding under the tang.
The safety works by lowering the trigger bar so it can't contact the sear. Perhaps the spring is weak or broken? Since it's barely a month old, I don't want to disassemble it further than the field strip. It's on Ruger.
I also discovered the entire trigger group flexes, the trigger bar flexes to the outside of the frame, and the sear appears to twist on its pin.
To say I’m disappointed is an understatement. I’m sure the gun will go back to Ruger, and they’ll make it work, but I’m concerned about this design and the seemingly poor execution of manufacturing.
Ruger already has 1 open recall on the 57 because of possible unseen breakage of the safety lever/shaft. I checked my gun before I purchased it to make sure it wasn’t subject to the recall. Little did I know there may soon be a 2nd recall.
Video:https://www.ammoreference.com/docs/trigger.mp4
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