SP101 CYLINDER LATCH OBOMINATION

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For the last couple of years I've noticed new machining on the cylinder latch of all SP101's. My old SP101 doesn't have these gross machine marks. Why did Ruger make this change?
 

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It costs less. The original cylinder retention system is a boss that I believe may have been machined separately and pressed in. That was followed by a integral boss that was nicely contoured around 2010, which was switched to what you have now in the 2016-17 time frame. Fewer cuts=less production time=more dollhairs.
 

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It costs less. The original cylinder retention system is a boss that I believe may have been machined separately and pressed in. That was followed by a integral boss that was nicely contoured around 2010, which was switched to what you have now in the 2016-17 time frame. Fewer cuts=less production time=more dollhairs.

Looks awful. If I was looking for another I'd be looking for an earlier production model.
 
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I bought a 9mm SP101 from an online store a couple years ago. It looks terrible, like a chimpanzee finished the investment castings with a belt sander. And it has the same ugly "el cheapo" cylinder latch set-up as the OP's. If I wanted a crudely finished handgun I'd buy a Hi Point. Ruger needs to up their effort to command the prices they charge. They can do better. They just choose not to. JMHO.
 

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I hadn't noticed the difference either. I wish I'd noticed the difference in the cut of the scallops on the cylinder before I bought my latest SP 101. That slight curve in towards the face of the cylinder looks odd as heck to me.
 
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