SP101 question

[Doug S]

Your barrel is on straight, a rarity these days. It shoots fine. Keep it, carry it and shoot it. No ruger double action ever won a beauty contest (including all five of mine). Fuggetaboutit and carry on...

+1

Put it in a holster, shoot it, carry it, and before you know it that tiny cosmetic blemish will be forgotten. Besides, even if they replaced it, you'd most likely just find some other cosmetic blemish on the new gun. I have two SP revolvers, both purchased within the last couple of years. I also had a third that I got rid of a few years before that. Of those three, two were less than perfect cosmetically. The third, well give me enough time, and I'm sure I can find something. They all three functioned flawlessly, and honestly, none were likely to win a beauty contest, blemishes or not.

 

[benzy2]

I wouldn't send it back personally, even if there is a chance for a partial refund. Its a lot of time to sit without a firearm while Ruger may or may not give you a few bucks back or a free hat. To me, it doesn't seem worth the time and effort to be without the handgun for however long it takes Ruger to approve it in hopes of a partial refund or some future credit.

There is also the fear that it will come back worse than it left. While most stories end well, some do not when it comes to factory returns. If they swap the gun, which sounds doubtful, who knows how the next will be. This one is already labeled a "keeper". They could also mare the gun. Plenty of stories of returns coming back in worse cosmetic shape than they were sent in. Is it perfect? Nope, but it also doesn't change a thing about how I would use that gun.

Just my opinion but this firearm to me is a tool. A nick or a ding or a little mark here doesn't change the functionality of use tool. If it were a work of art or a piece you paid a premium for its cosmetic value, it would go back. This revolver doesn't fit that role in my eyes and as such wouldn't be a reason I would send it in. Just how I view such a firearm and what causes me to send things back. If you have no issues being without the gun for up to a few months (if things go poorly) and find the value in the potential refund worth the time, then go for it.

 

[BLU]

Cump-> Thanks for the pics. By eyeballing alone, (I'm not going to bother putting a caliper to it!), my barrel looks just a little bit like one of those pics. I'll hit the range this weekend and report if I have any accuracy issues from that. Otherwise, mine appears flawless.

 

[tomrkba]

Besides, the gun will get dinged up if you do any training with it. Hit the other side with a file so it is "custom" and shoot it frequently.

 

[SunnySlopes]

If this gun is a shooter and something you intend to use, a lot, I wouldn't worry about it. You could send it back and all they'll do is declare it to be "within specs." I've had that happen before.

Not to mention what can happen at the factory. I sent a gun back to the factory (not Ruger, not Smith and Wesson, not Taurus) and they put a couple of scratches on it and sent it back.

Now, if you had your heart set on a safe queen, I'd probably send it back. It is an obvious flaw. No way would I try to fix it myself by modifying the other side. Dremel tools can get a mind of their own sometimes.