RUGER QC is suspect

[Fox Mike]

Finally received my ROCS Bearcat and got it home only to found that it would NOT cock. I tried 'bumping' and seeing if the transfer bar was the culprit. After much said 'bumping' I was able to get it to half cock. Once there I could see the problem. The transfer bar is striking the underside of the firing pin and not being pushed back properly by the base pin. Removed the base pin and cleaned it a bit and reinstalled it. Seems to be better now, but not what I would have expected straight out of the box. Seems that should have been noticed prior to shipment.

 

[Big Old Boy]

Wow Frank that to bad mine is flawless, if it's not what you want they will fix it though you know that,yes indeed it should not have shipped as is.

 

[RSIno1]

You should not suspect Ruger's QC department - they were eliminated by the bean counters to save a little money.

 

[GP100]

I have been lucky to have never gotten a bad Ruger. Ever.. That said though, I know it happens at times. The great thing is though, that Ruger will make it right if you send it to them. I've always heard how they take care of people. So, in the end, I would still rather spend my money on an American made Ruger, than a foreign made firearm. I'm sure there are some great foreign weapons out there, don't get me wrong.. But I just love supporting my country with the "Proudly Made In USA" label on the product.. At least I know I'm supporting an American that can feed his/her family.

 

[Fox Mike]

Actually I finally got it to function as designed; however the point I was attempting to make was that the factory had to cock and fire it at least 6 times. They should have found the same problem I did . . .and fixed it.

 

[Montelores]

Could it have been test fired, cylinder and base pin removed, cleaned, then re-assembled with the base pin not correctly seated?

Monty

 

[turd]

I have been lucky to have never gotten a bad Ruger. Ever.. That said though, I know it happens at times. The great thing is though, that Ruger will make it right if you send it to them. I've always heard how they take care of people.

On the other hand, I've only gotten one Ruger that I didn't have to send back. A single six, an M77, and an LCP all had to go back. Sure they fixed them, but I still had to go through the hassle. Only one I haven't had to send back is a New Model Blackhawk. That one works the way it is supposed to.

 

[GP100]

I have been lucky to have never gotten a bad Ruger. Ever.. That said though, I know it happens at times. The great thing is though, that Ruger will make it right if you send it to them. I've always heard how they take care of people.

On the other hand, I've only gotten one Ruger that I didn't have to send back. A single six, an M77, and an LCP all had to go back. Sure they fixed them, but I still had to go through the hassle. Only one I haven't had to send back is a New Model Blackhawk. That one works the way it is supposed to.

Oh I hear you. I know this happens a lot. I guess I have just been lucky over the years. Simply the luck of the draw I suppose. But then again, I don't own as many guns as some of the guy's on this board. So, the more you buy, the greater your chances of getting a defect are. It's the numbers game.

Some of you guy's could start a war with a small country if you wanted to, given the amount of guns and ammo you have.. :lol:

Me? I could defend my front porch if needed.

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

Is "suspect" the word they teach in charm school today for folks to use in polite company instead of "oxymoron?"

Rick C

 

[Mus408]

I only had to send one Ruger back and it was my most expensive one ...the .454 Alaskan.
How did yours get thru firing you say? Well I'd like to know how the SP-101 I inspected at the LGS
got thru when the ejector would hardly move....stuck.

Yes simple things like that need to be caught IF they are actually test firing every gun!

 

[pruger45]

Welcome to the twenty-first century! Most new Ruger and most other brands aren't what they used to be!

 

[ProfessorWes]

I've got five Rugers, and none of them had to go back. All of them worked flawlessly out of the box. *shrug*

 

[mohavesam]

Rest assured every firearm made gets test-fired, even the trap guns and engraved guns.
"QC" is an obsolete term for decades now and is not employed in practice. - Ruger is 90%+ "A&T" or "assemble and test" in its factories now. Supply chain builds and pre-finishes most all parts, delivered ready-to-use in bench-ready packaging. This is the model the stockholders/owners want and endorse every year. :? Understand it is simply 'cheaper' and more efficient overall to fix and/or replace the returned products, than to increase the tolerances in products and processes. (The old "if you don't return it, you are 100% satisfied" concept). Ruger is not alone in this practice, and it works well. I digress...

It is the lack of adequate receiving inspections and skilled assembly employees that perpetuates errors in manufacturing and finish.
Same goes for "promoting from within" for any manufacturing company anywhere. It produces its own set of problems. Ah, hindsight!

"It is impossible to produce more errors than management allows." Deming was correct.
Ruger continues to attempt to "inspect quality into the product"; a practice most every other manufacturer saw as impossible since we rebuilt Japan... :roll: