New Single Nine - Is this Normal

[mrbumps]

A Local Dealer had a "Ruger Days" last weekend and I picked up a new Single Nine.
Got it home and gave it a good cleaning and noticed threading in the top strap above the forcing cone. Looks like they threaded the frame for the barrel, and went a little too far? I don't have a Single Six, or Single Ten to see if that's how they are done? If you look in the pic below, there are three thread marks above the forcing cone. Since it is only a 22 Mag, I'm sure it's safe to shoot, but it just seems odd to me. Anyone else have a Single Nine that could check to see if theirs is the same way?

 

[chet15]

Yes, Ruger's threading machine has a tendency to put some marks in the topstrap but that is a little outrageous! Looks to me like they need to back off on their machine a little. Can you imagine that happening on the .357 Maximum when it came out...."What flame cutting????".
Your gun is perfectly safe to shoot. But if they are doing that on any of their Blackhawks, being safe would be suspect!!!
Chet15

 

[GHP]

Safe to shoot, but....
Ruger should be ashamed that they let that one past Quality Control.

GHP

 

[mohavesam]

Sadly, I'm betting my lunch money that this gun may be WITHIN Ruger's current tolerances.

The machine operators are the Inspectors, and they 100% every operation they perform. It may be a setup piece, it may be a "last-article", but it HAS been inspected to their tolerances.

I agree, any centerfire SA on which I observed this "overcut", I would politely hand back to the retailer. No Sale.

 

[what would you say]

I visited my Local gun shop Friday and they had two of the single nine's just in. If they are still there on my next visit, I will give it a closer inspection to see if they have the threads showing as well. I thought about snagging one, but guns in current production I can usually get a better deal than at that particular shop. I will look though.

 

[LogicBean]

I joined the forum just today to ask this very question.
Purchased this Single Ten recently and didn't see the threads cut into the topstrap until after I had shot it the first time.
This is not the quality control I am used to seeing from Ruger.
I few tool marks here and there, but is this as bad as it looks?

Should have looked better before I picked it up from the gun shop.
I plan to contact Ruger to hear what they have to say.

 

[mrbumps]

I have not shot mine. I'm on vacation right now, but as soon as I get back I am going to e-mail the pic to Ruger and see what they say.

 

[CraigC]

Very common and not a big deal.

 

[louiethelump]

Why is that bad? The frame is overbuilt and the tap cut the threads and cleared the way in the top of the frame. You DO know the threads go all the way THROUGH the frame, right? I cannot see why it is a quality control issue at all. If they lightened up the frame so the tap did not touch the top strap, someone would complain that the top strap is too thin!!! "is it safe to shoot with a thin top strap like that?"

Flame cutting is at the end of the barrel where the barrel cylinder gap is, not in front of the gap and cut in nice neat rows just like a tap cut it!

Every single six I have has that to some degree.

You guys worry too much. Go shoot the gun.