SteveDoyle
Bearcat
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2015
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Hi, I am a new member from Indian Land South Carolina. I have a 1960 Ruger 44 Mag 10.5 Super Black Hawk Serial Number 23503. My son and I took it to the range and the spent round ejector arm fell off the weapon. I looked at it with a high powered magnifying glass and it seems like the pin sheared off. I called Ruger for a repair. They stated before any work commences they want to add a new safety and this will replace many of the original parts. I am very worried that this work will change the weapon from original to something else. Does anyone have an opinion on what is the right path to follow? My options as I see it:
1) Take it to Charlotte NC gun smith and have them do the work without the new safety (Anyone that has a good gun smith in North or South Carolina would be helpful as well)
2) Send it to Ruger and have the work done well but change the original parts.
I really don't understand the weapon looks like new. We haven't had an issue in ~55 years and now all of a sudden the weapon is not safe.
1) Take it to Charlotte NC gun smith and have them do the work without the new safety (Anyone that has a good gun smith in North or South Carolina would be helpful as well)
2) Send it to Ruger and have the work done well but change the original parts.
I really don't understand the weapon looks like new. We haven't had an issue in ~55 years and now all of a sudden the weapon is not safe.