$90 To Disable Auto Safety On RRL Safety. Yipes!

[oyeme]

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I bought my new RRL this year and with all the comments on this and other forums about how totally unreliable they are; I was going to use it until something acted up. Then when I sent it back for the inevitable repair, I would have the auto-safety made into a manual safety. However, this darn RRL of mine has not cooperated because it just keeps on working as designed!

So, I took my RRL apart, to look at the auto safety with the thought to disconnect it and make it into a manual safety. I have done this surgery on many other of my past guns that were also afflicted with the auto safety disease. It is usually a very simple job and from what others had told me and what I had read, I thought at most it would be a very nominal cost; some even said it would be done for free. News Flash! Regardless of what others may have experienced, the price to have that done is now $60 plus shipping for a total of $90. That is not a nominal cost to me!

Upon examining the receiver I noted that there was very limited space to work in, plus I would have to remove the spring and rod completely that activate the top lever; I saw that the RRL safety is a little more difficult than all the others I have deactivated. However, for $90 I will do it myself and just have to make a small tool from a screw driver to compress the spring, remove the activation rod so I can shorten it slightly.

So I guess the good news is my RRL has still not acted up! The bad news is that $90 to deactivate the safety by Ruger is IMO too much and is not going to happen!

 

[oyeme]

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I finally got around to addressing this safety and with a little help from a friend of mine who had a grinding wheel, was able to shorten the rod that is typically found on the so called "automatic safety" type of guns. It was a little more effort than others I have done due to having to dissemble one of the hammers so as to have the room necessary to withdraw and reinsert the shortened rod but its done now. The gun's safety now works perfectly with the safety staying off as IMO it should on all guns! ($90 saved)

As I originally noted, this new model RRL is still operating flawlessly (now after 2,000+ rounds) and I see no reason why it won't continue to do so. BTW, I noticed that the internals of all metals are well finished and the receiver casting is a particularly beautiful and precise piece of work. I guess that is to be expected from the people who first started the extensive use of investment castings in firearms!

I am very well pleased with the purchase of this new model RRL!


I bought my new RRL this year and with all the comments on this and other forums about how totally unreliable they are; I was going to use it until something acted up. Then when I sent it back for the inevitable repair, I would have the auto-safety made into a manual safety. However, this darn RRL of mine has not cooperated because it just keeps on working as designed!

So, I took my RRL apart, to look at the auto safety with the thought to disconnect it and make it into a manual safety. I have done this surgery on many other of my past guns that were also afflicted with the auto safety disease. It is usually a very simple job and from what others had told me and what I had read, I thought at most it would be a very nominal cost; some even said it would be done for free. News Flash! Regardless of what others may have experienced, the price to have that done is now $60 plus shipping for a total of $90. That is not a nominal cost to me!

Upon examining the receiver I noted that there was very limited space to work in, plus I would have to remove the spring and rod completely that activate the top lever; I saw that the RRL safety is a little more difficult than all the others I have deactivated. However, for $90 I will do it myself and just have to make a small tool from a screw driver to compress the spring, remove the activation rod so I can shorten it slightly.

So I guess the good news is my RRL has still not acted up! The bad news is that $90 to deactivate the safety by Ruger is IMO too much and is not going to happen!