Ruger LCR troubles

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5000 Black Hills +P JHPs finished up today on this one.
Still chugging right along. The Ruger logo at the top rear of the rubber grip is mostly worn away, but everything still seems to be intact.
Beginning to revise my initial opinion of the LCR, I think it just might work. :)
Denis
 
No info on that forth coming recall?


Grossly insulting personal comment removed -- Sam

Pistols

P345-Firing pin redesign because of the magazine disconnect would cause a “click no boom”- New Design

SR9- Under certain conditions, fire if dropped with their manual safeties in the "off" or "fire" position- New Design

LCP- Can discharge when dropped onto a hard surface with a round in the chamber- New Design

Revolvers

SP101-(327 Federal) Extraction problems-Old Design, but New Ammunition

LCR-Firing pin/cylinder lock up- New Design

Shotgun

New Design since 2002- None

Rifle

SR-556-Less than one year of full production


New Model’s that use an older Design with no reported problems

Super Red Hawk Alaskan- Old Design with shorter barrel

SR-22- Uses standard 10/22 action- Old Design

22 Charger- Uses standard 10/22 action- Old Design


I did not include mechanical updates to older models, example such as the Mini-14’s updated barrel.
 
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Aaaaallllrighty then. Lets have NO MORE personal insults of any kind or there will be some "time-outs" given. I've had to speak to several members over this thread and that's just dumb.

Facts should speak for themselves. If you have to insult someone in order to make them agree with you ... :rolleyes:.
 
Dpris,

Can you measure/see signs of wear, end shake, etc.? Thanks for sharing the fruits of your labor.

BTW don't mean to seem nosy but who paid for all that Black Hills +P?
 
There is an extraction problem of sorts on the sp101 .327 but my problem cleared up after a few boxes of rounds. Initially, some of the rounds, after being fired, were snug in the cylinder, but i never for a moment thought about returning the pistol. And never did I have a huge problem getting the casings out of the cylinder.

Most Ruger issues, other than the one being discussed in this thread, had nothing to do with the functioning of the weapon. Returning a firearm to make it safer is a whole different ballgame than returning one because it just simply does not work.

PLUS - Ruger's support is generally stellar. I'd rather have a company acknowledge a problem and deal with it than to just pretend a problem does not exist and let it's customers suffer with wasted money and useless merchandise.
 
PLUS - Ruger's support is generally stellar. I'd rather have a company acknowledge a problem and deal with it than to just pretend a problem does not exist and let it's customers suffer with wasted money and useless merchandise.
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Agreed.
 
R,
I have yet to fire the final accuracy testing with other rounds to repeat the initial accuracy testing to see if there's been any significant degradation.
Once that's done (probably Monday, if the weather holds), then we'll get the measurements to compare with the beginning measurements.
Altogether, by the time the project's finished, it should be about 5300 rounds through the gun.

Black Hills supplied the ammunition.

Denis
 
1. Forthcoming--coming forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.

Mentioning past recalls on different models does not speak to the issue of a forthcoming recall for the LCR and is not evidence of such.

LCR-Firing pin/cylinder lock up- New Design
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Again what evidence (evidence being defined as that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof) can you offer to show that this is anything more than a very isolated problem.
 
Those are both very old incidents (June, July and Nov 2009). Have you heard of anything more recent? I am on the verge of 'pulling the trigger' on buying one. I think the polymer feels funny - but different isn't necessarily bad. I also think the trigger feels different - the one I shot has a definite hitch indicating where the hammer is on the verge of tripping over.
 
Final accuracy testing done today, using the same five loads tested for 15-yard groups before the 5000-round endurance run.
With all five, accuracy has improved, gun is still running fine.
Will try for measurements tomorrow.
Denis
 
I haven't kept track of the number of rounds fired through my LCR, many thousands by now. The gun is as tight as the day it was purchased. Even if there is a recall down the road I'm not terribly worried, Ruger always makes things right.
 
Dpris,

It seems that you are doing some fine work here. Valuable to ME at least in arriving at informed opinion. Would you mind sharing where your finished work can be read?
 
R,
It'll be for one of the Harris Publication mags, dunno which one, rarely do until I get an advance layout to proof.
Combat Handguns or Guns & Weapons For Law Enforcement would be the best bets.

Been very interesting. :)
Also helped me make up my own mind.

Denis
 
My LCR was one of the first 7,000 made, and while I have only put about 1/10th the rounds through it that DPris has through his, I can report the following:

- The finish at the top of the crane has discolored somewhat

- The alloy frame has taken on purplish hue, when observed under bright light

Other than that, I love the grips, the grip angle, the sights and the trigger. :D
 
DPris,

Cautious about thread hijack here, but what did you think of the Black Hills +P load? I recently acquired some of their .45 acp JHP for HD and as yet have shot very little of it.

P.S. Thanks DMZ, good to know.
 
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R,
Black Hills is consistently good stuff, which is why I used it here, and I have no problem whatever recommending it.
The .38 +P got the smallest five-shot group of anything fired today.
Denis
 
To finish up: Trigger pull reduced by a pound, barrel/cylinder gap increased slightly but still well within acceptable tolerances, detectable minor frame stretching, forcing cone still gauges OK.
It is not a high-mileage IPSC gun, but if you understand what it is & match your expectations accordingly, it's do-able.

War, they ain't all bad. :)

Denis
 
###UPDATE###

A quick update for anyone that cares...

Well, I am FINALLY getting this thing back from Ruger. I must say, it's taken longer than I expected. They sent a UPS truck out to my house on March 9th for a pickup. I am home sick today, so I've been at the house. Heard the doorbell and it was the UPS guy. I figured they would have contacted me through email or something when they shipped it back so I would know. Otherwise, I'd be playing tag with the UPS guy all week, as they never deliver the when I'm home due my schedule.

Anyway, here's a list of items on the repair sheet:

TRIGGER - REPLACED
TRANSFER BAR - REPLACED
FIRING PIN - REPLACED
INTERNAL COMPONENTS - REPLACED
 
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