I recently bought a Ruger Redhawk in like new condition. Serial numbers put it at around 1989 but it's in good shape, seems tight.
I finally got a chance to take it to a range and found it failed to fire about 1 round a cylinder, sometimes 2. I changed ammo and shot both magnums and specials.
I took off the grips and as far as I can tell it doesn't appear to me modded in any way.
What do you guys think the problem is? I'm guessing it's the spring or firing pin. The spring looks OK and the firing pin looks like a ball (which I think it's supposed to).
Also, after a few cylinders, it became tough to eject the spent cartridges--they looked like they got stuck about 3/4 of the way out. Is this normal? I thought it might just be because of the heat and expansion of the metal.
I finally got a chance to take it to a range and found it failed to fire about 1 round a cylinder, sometimes 2. I changed ammo and shot both magnums and specials.
I took off the grips and as far as I can tell it doesn't appear to me modded in any way.
What do you guys think the problem is? I'm guessing it's the spring or firing pin. The spring looks OK and the firing pin looks like a ball (which I think it's supposed to).
Also, after a few cylinders, it became tough to eject the spent cartridges--they looked like they got stuck about 3/4 of the way out. Is this normal? I thought it might just be because of the heat and expansion of the metal.