Ruger 'clunk'

[rbernie]

Is it me, or does the Ruger DA have a very distinctive (and very distracting) 'clunk' when the cylinder bolt engages? I can't seem to recall noticing this with my S&W 629/686, but both my GP100 and my Redhawk have this trait.

In DA slowfire, it's not necessarily a bad thing (since I use it to guage how far I am from let-off). But in fast DA work, it seems as if the cylinder spinning and then suddenly stopping with a clunk just torques my sight picture all to hell and back again.

Then again - maybe I'm just a bad shot in general and this trait has nothing at all to do with that.

 

[RON in PA]

There is a definate "clunk" with both my GP100s, but I don't find it distracting. Probably a function of the size of the locking bolt and the spring pressure behind it.

 

[Edward429451]

My Redhawk has somewhat of a clunk to it. But like you, I use it to stage my trigger action for letoff in slowfire. No biggie.

 

[Erich]

Like the "clunk" of a safe door slamming shut!

 

[tc300mag1]

Yep there is a clunk

 

[rbernie]

Has anyone ever heard of a means by which this clunk can be reduced/eliminated?

 

[Preacherman]

But that doesn't mean the Ruger is a "clunker", does it?

 

[Josey]

Stoning, polishing and Wolff springs. The "clunk" then becomes a "click".