justinvance892
Bearcat
I just had a pretty bad experience with two separate brand new Ruger GP100s that I felt worth sharing. I ordered a 6" blued GP100 new from a gun store about 2 weeks ago. When it came in, I opened the box and was appalled by how rusty the "brand new" gun was. The pictures of this revolver are below (IMG_0240, IMG_0241, and IMG_0242). Thankfully the gun store ordered me a new one instantly with the intent to send the rusty one back. The new one came about a week later with its own issues. While this one wasn't rusty, it did have a scratch on the sights, a few machining marks on the top strap, and a slightly rotated barrel that makes my sight angled. The pictures of this revolver are also below (IMG_0296, IMG_0302, IMG_0307). I've already contacted Ruger CS and I'm assuming they will fix/replace it based on how good I've heard they are. Unfortunately, I will not be able to hunt with this revolver as it will likely spend most of the season with Ruger.
Normally this would not be a major issue, but I purchased a Ruger over a Taurus with the expectation of the Ruger being a much better gun. However a few people ordered Taurus revolvers when I ordered mine and they came back flawless. So now I'm out more money and I can't hunt with it yet.
Just wanted to post this information changes someone's opinion on what revolver to buy.
11-23-24 update: to anyone who doesn't wanna read the whole forum, Ruger repaired and returned the second gp100 within 2 weeks. They fixed every issue I had on it and got it back to my in time to use for deer season. Quality control wasn't great, but their customer service sure was.
Normally this would not be a major issue, but I purchased a Ruger over a Taurus with the expectation of the Ruger being a much better gun. However a few people ordered Taurus revolvers when I ordered mine and they came back flawless. So now I'm out more money and I can't hunt with it yet.
Just wanted to post this information changes someone's opinion on what revolver to buy.
11-23-24 update: to anyone who doesn't wanna read the whole forum, Ruger repaired and returned the second gp100 within 2 weeks. They fixed every issue I had on it and got it back to my in time to use for deer season. Quality control wasn't great, but their customer service sure was.
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