Ruger MK II Target gray problem

[JStacy]

I have a MK II TG in 308 that used to shoot great ! Now it produces fliers. I checked all of the stock screws with a torque wrench and tightened per Rugers directions on their tech tips, no improvement. I bought a new scope. I changed reloads , some improvement. Good sign. I cleaned the rifle Monday night with shooters choice, in preparations for some load testing on Tuesday. When I was putting the bolt back in I noticed some dark smudges on the wood, a little blow buy I guess. I put some WD40 on a paper towel and wiped the stock off . Well there was a 2" split in the stock, laminated wood, and a raised chip beside the split ! Darn !! I called Ruger and they are sending me an RMA number and a mailing box.
They will evaluate the gun and see if it should be covered under their manufacturers problem, or something I did and they will charge me for another stock and fitting or just send it back to me if I want. I hope they replace the stock but I guess we will see? The gun was made in 1995 and I bought it "new" in 2000 ? The laminates look like they had a flaw behind the action where all of the glue lines were not filled correctly. I guess it took a long time to split ? The gun has never been dropped and shot little because it previously shot extremely well with the one load I shot in it and only used it for hunting. However at the beginning of the summer it started throwing fliers so now we are here and will see what service will do?

 

[700xcr]

Ruger will replace the stock free of charge. They did on my 375 Ruger. When you get it back, relieve the laminate wood around tang of action and glass bed stock and you will be good to go. With laminate wood you need to have a gap between tang of action and stock. Also glass bedding will keep it from cracking.

 

[JStacy]

Thanks for the info. I have several Ruger rifles and another one is Target gray in 243 so I will look into the rear bedding you recommended.

 

[JStacy]

Well 35.00 to fed ex and off to Ruger .I'll see what they say or do.

Got word back from Ruger . They said the stock split because the front action screw was not properly torqued to 95"#'s. They said they would replace the first stock but any more split stocks on this gun will be replaced on my nickel. Interesting because the only time the gun has been out of the stock was when it was sent back to Ruger for some trigger work. Oh well at least it is fixed ! I will have the gun back in a week but not with the brown laminate stock ,they no longer have those for the MK II Target grays so they are putting a laminated black stock on it just like the brown laminate. It should be fine and look nice.
Good job Ruger.