Jumping Frog":3vzbtl6k said:Yes, it is a QC problem, but not in the way people usually think of QC.jhearne":3vzbtl6k said:The "Ear" peening is NOT a QC problem!
It starts as a design problem. A high quality development process will do extensive QC testing as part of the design cycle, including lifecycle testing and failure analysis.
If guns are having issues in the field after 500-1000 rounds, then that is a design issue that QC lifecycle testing failed to identify. FAIL.
Building a reputation for needing factory recalls on newly designed models shortly after product introduction points to the same issue of a flawed design not being identified in pre-release QC testing. In other words, I have now concluded that Ruger has an organizational weakness in their development methodology and organization. I reach this conclusion after 35 years of product development and engineering management experience.
I agree with you 100%. A design flaw is a QC issue. Unfortunately, it seems as though this is the way with big corporations today; pushers of mediocrity.