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So last week I went to take a shot with my rifle and all I got was "click" and not the good silenced kind. The kind where nothing happened.
My bolt was a bit dirty, shooting suppressed a lot will do that. So I tried cleaning it and still nothing. Pulled the bolt apart to check it and test it. It appears the firing pin has worn so much it no longer makes good contact. No problem, I have had this gun about 7 years and no clue how many thousands of rounds though it. I will just hop online and order another and here is where the problem begins.
Apparently this is a "factory only" part. No big deal, I will ship the bolt. Apparently this is not the case either. From reading online they want the whole rifle. In my case this is just not cool, but many people have lots of trigger work done on their guns and Ruger puts all the guns back to "factory" before they send them back out. I will call them in the morning but was wondering if anyone else has dealt with this? Many years ago I had to send a Ruger revolver back with a split barrel. I was shooting hand loads and fully expected to pay for service. Not only did the not charge me, they did not mess with the trigger job that had been done. When I got the gun back there was something else that was different and I could not put my finger on it for a while. All the holster wear was gone, they had re-blued the frame.
Unless they plan on paying for shipping both ways this is the LAST Ruger I will buy or recommend. For someone that shoots a lot to have to send the whole gun back every 5-10 years is NOT acceptable. I hate to be that way after the great service on the pistol but.........
My bolt was a bit dirty, shooting suppressed a lot will do that. So I tried cleaning it and still nothing. Pulled the bolt apart to check it and test it. It appears the firing pin has worn so much it no longer makes good contact. No problem, I have had this gun about 7 years and no clue how many thousands of rounds though it. I will just hop online and order another and here is where the problem begins.
Apparently this is a "factory only" part. No big deal, I will ship the bolt. Apparently this is not the case either. From reading online they want the whole rifle. In my case this is just not cool, but many people have lots of trigger work done on their guns and Ruger puts all the guns back to "factory" before they send them back out. I will call them in the morning but was wondering if anyone else has dealt with this? Many years ago I had to send a Ruger revolver back with a split barrel. I was shooting hand loads and fully expected to pay for service. Not only did the not charge me, they did not mess with the trigger job that had been done. When I got the gun back there was something else that was different and I could not put my finger on it for a while. All the holster wear was gone, they had re-blued the frame.
Unless they plan on paying for shipping both ways this is the LAST Ruger I will buy or recommend. For someone that shoots a lot to have to send the whole gun back every 5-10 years is NOT acceptable. I hate to be that way after the great service on the pistol but.........