NMCB3
Bearcat
I recently bought a LCR for my wife and myself, at the range we put about 250 rounds through each gun. They functioned flawlessly and were very accurate. Although I`ve been carrying a SP 101 for a decade I figured I would switch to the LCR as my daily carry gun, the lighter weight plus the similar accuracy and recoil of the SP 101 cinched it for me....until I got home and started cleaning it that is. There was what appeared to be some sort of powder residue caked on the side of the cylinder over each hole right at the front of the cylinder. Upon closer inspection this "powder" turned out to be molten aluminum caked on the cylinder where the hot gasses were blowing a hole through the aluminum frame right above the barrel at the barrel/cylinder gap. S&W uses a shield in this area to prevent this from happening, Ruger alas does not. The frame has a good sized hole in it about the diameter of a six penny nail. The blow back actually damaged at least the finish on the cylinder above some of the holes, and actually ate into the metal on others (sorry no pics) So, I`ll be sending it back to Ruger tomorrow for repair. My wifes gun has no such issues. Something must be out of spec on my gun, I`m kind of bummed because I really like the gun, hopefully its just a fluke with mine. Anyway back to the SP 101 for awhile....nothing wrong with that is there :wink: I`ll take the opportunity to send back my SP101 22LR while I`m at it, the chambers are really rough making extraction very difficult. It almost looks as if they were drilled out in someones garage with a 18v cordless drill. Anyway I know Ruger will make it right. Does anyone know what the turnaround time is these days? cheers. [/b]