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Just picked mine up, got back went online saw your post and my heart skiped a beat. ( felt let down ). Mine had the little marks on the stock at the mag well but figure that is some kind of mold release mark, ok with that. Looked at rear sight off just a hair ( but to me being a cabinet maker I can see everything thats not 100 percent) Asked my wife if she noticed anything about the sight she says No looks good. ( hum ) but everything else is good. Ok you guys at Ruger I know that some of you monitor this site so I say to you "What say You". I was going to run out and buy a SR22 but I will now wait to see what happens. Come on guy's we spend good money for these rifles lets demand a high quality from them in return.

Mike

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MRBB

I am sorry that for the $$ you paid, the QC should have been better. This leads to my next question, did you inspect the rifle before you took delivery? A couple of the things you mentioned should been noticable prior to laying down your hard earned cash.

Well out here at Big 5 we need to pay in full before we can even order the rifle. Secondly the only problem with mine is the rear site is off a hair other than that my is good to go. Im sorry that some are having trouble with there rifles. This is my first rifle so I came to this forum and youtube to get a fair assetment of Ruger and their quality and thought that they produced a great product, I'm just frustrated that it is simply not the case as with many things now a days.
MIke

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This brings up an interesting point. Some high volume gun dealers (Cabelas springs to mind) show and let you handle a floor demo unit. When you have decided to buy they head back to the stock room and get you a new unit usually sealed in the factory box. You won't be handling this firearm unless you specifically request a separate inspection. By the way, you should do exactly that. My new TD has no significant issues in function or finish and shoots great.

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Deadeye Tom

+1 to that. Actually +3 or +4 or whatever . I bought my 10/22 TD from a local dealer because I had the chance to inspect the actual gun I was purchasing before I wrote the check. He does all his transactions that way unless the *buyer* doesn't want to and there aren't many who don't.

Take your time and get the one you want.

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maybe when ruger wants to sell a cheap rifle they should include a box of hankees

in the first pic I dont see a ding in the muzzle

I didnt like the front sight

Wow sounds like Ruger is getting as bad as Remlin...I think I'll wait awhile before I bite on a 10/22 TD or maybe look else where for a different brand.Sad to see Ruger go down hill...

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Chuckfish

You can easily see how rough mine is around the front sight area by this blowup photo. But actual size it doesn't really bother me too much.

I don't know if the indentations on the breach end of the barrel, made by the bolt smacking it,
is a problem or not.

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Not sure what's going on at Ruger and I hate to see them take this route, but there are some problems. I've passed on several (new) Rugers lately and sent my first one back this year. Regardless of the price or purpose, the OP deserved a better gun than he received.

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Send it back, they wil take care of you. Ruger went above and beyond when I sent back my 44special Blackhawk a couple years back.

Wow!
I have never looked at any of my guns that closely... Unless it is affecting the operation, accuracy or a real big issue, I don't worry about it. But that's me.
Now that sight being off needs to be fixed....

But I have purchased a number of Ruger products in the last couple of years and I am very happy with them. I plan on buying more. So I would say; you just got the one in a thousand that can go bad, sorry.

I am sure Ruger will do you right.

Lateck,

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Wow, some folks need to get out more. The only real issue I see there is the rear sight and you should've seen that before you took the rifle home. If you want perfection, plan on spending A LOT more money. Especially for a takedown.

Wingman's rifle, on the other hand, is another story entirely.

I appreciate the discussion and photos here.

The one I had in hand for inspection was quite 'perfect' without any of the dings demonstrated here.

I am waiting for my LGS to receive his order, which I will inspect with this very thread in mind.

The only Ruger I ever had an issue with was one of the first Redhawk 44 mags about ,what, 30 years ago?

It wasn't Ruger's fault what happened to mine, they stood behind it anyway, and I've been a staunch advocate of their products & service ever since....although I've never needed any factory remedy to any problems, their tech guys have answered a number of questions for me.

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As I posted a while ago, my 10/22TD had a defect where it shipped with the barrel clamp (Part Key 9) loose. This left the barrel wiggling around. When the clamp screws were tightened with a torque wrench the barrel would not assemble. Seems the clamp was not finished to the proper dimension. After dressing the top surface of the clamp down the barrel would assemble normally. Next problem was that the firing pin would not impact case rims with sufficient force, or low enough for consistent ignition. After cleaning and reassembly the condition continued, so the firing pin was replaced with an aftermarket model. Ignition improved but was still iffy. Because the trigger was a disaster, extreme creep and weight of pull, I replaced it with another aftermarket trigger of known quality.

A follow up visit to the range showed some improvement, but the misfiring and stovepipe jams were still a nuisance. This may be an ammunition problem, it may also be a problem that will correct itself with continued use. However, I was not impressed with the quality of the 10/22TD which seems to have suffered from not so much quality control deficiencies, although the out of spec and loose barrel clamp is one, but also engineering that has as its goal cost reduction rather than dependability. This 10/22 is a far cry from my original models that functioned flawlessly, but Bill Ruger Sr. & Jr. were in charge then. Just my opinion.

My chamber face shows similar scorching. Am I wrong in thinking that this is just a cosmetic issue (which doesn't concern me)? Or is this something that is going to degrade the metal over time.