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Alright. This morning I stripped the mags, used some Hoppes #9 to clean them then sprayed Ballistol lubricant (that I got at the hardware store this morning on the suggestion of one of their helpers). I reassembled the mags, loaded them, then put them in the freezer for ~15 min. They function...

Yes, it's about the Ruger. I just brought up my friend's Browning to show that his gun functioned under the same conditions using my amo.

BTW, I gave 10 rounds to my shooting partner to use in his Browning with no issue

I'll give it a try tomorrow and reply.

I used both Armscor and Aquila with the same results. It isn't the action since I can work the mag outside the gun and it is still sluggish. As for what Ruger had to say, I was speechless.

Ruger said that it must be the metal mag contracting in the cold and there is nothing they can do about it. I don't know if a dry lube will help but I'll give it a try tomorrow. (sorry for not mentioning the temp but it was cold rather then freezing)

I'll give a dry lube a try tomorrow. Temp was only about 45 or so and I didn't lube the mags after I cleaned them.

It isn't that cold, only in the upper 40s. When I cleaned the mags, I didn't lube the inside or the follower to try to prevent just that issue.

I've got a Mark 3 Hunter that I bought used. Worked perfectly in the indoor range that I used to sight it in the other day but when I took it out squirrel hunting in the cold, the magazines (any of the 3) stopped functioning. The spring slowed down so much that the gun would not cycle. I took...