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Broke my Ruger today

paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
edited August 2003 in General Discussion
I was shooting my Super Blackhawk today, I shot six rounds reloaded and it wouldn't cock. I figured out it you held the barrel up in the air, it would cock just fine and fire. Hold it horizontally and it would not cock. Something came loose in there and Im not sure what, I tore it down as far as I dared and couldn't see the problem.
I took it down to the gun shop and there going to send it in for repair. Damm I just got a bunch of shells all loaded up, for plinking too![:(!][:(!][:(!]

pacamo

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  • shooter4shooter4 Member Posts: 4,457
    edited November -1
    Musta been those reloads [:0]
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  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    Nope, actually I was shooting up some factory ammo, so Id have some more cases to load up! Damm hobby is addicting. I loaded up a box of 25/06 today, It is relaxing for me.
    I like it!!![^]

    pacamo

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    This was the Ancient law of Youth
    Old times are past, old times are done:
    But the Law runs true, O little son!
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  • shooter4shooter4 Member Posts: 4,457
    edited November -1
    Reloading is relaxing. On bad weather days I sit and reload for hours.

    Just picked up 150 lbs of shot and 2K of wads the other day.

    Anybody need an empty 12lb can of 700X to make a lamp outta or sometin?
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  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    Used to reload a few shot shells when I was a kid with one of those Lee handloaders. Never tried reloading them with a full fledged machine.

    pacamo

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    Old times are past, old times are done:
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  • bigdaddyjuniorbigdaddyjunior Member Posts: 11,233
    edited November -1
    Plinking with a 44mag. Pa you're my kind of guy![:)]

    Big Daddy my heros have always been cowboys,they still are it seems
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  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    Ah yes I enjoy shooting this gun, much more than all the others. It is a joy to shoot!. Yes I do plink with it alot, usually with 44 Specials. Ill be having withdrawls till it comes back, thats for sure!

    pacamo

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    This was the Ancient law of Youth
    Old times are past, old times are done:
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  • Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 40,234 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    Break a Ruger? You must be mistaken.

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  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The Thing-a-ma-jinger must have broke.
    Or it came loose from the wutch-a-ma-call-it.
    I could exlpain it better, but I have already gotten to technical for the novice. [:D] [:D] [8D]

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  • FrancFFrancF Member Posts: 35,279 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    PA: Do you have the "Hog leg" model, 11" bbl?

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  • gskyhawkgskyhawk Member Posts: 4,773
    edited November -1
    Pa did you check your base pin to make sure it had not worked forward? if it works forward maybe 1/4" or so it will let the rear of the cyl. drop when you hold it level and really bind things up
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  • paboogerpabooger Member Posts: 13,953
    edited November -1
    Yes I checked that, it wasn't that. Something definatly came apart inside.

    pacamo

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    Old times are past, old times are done:
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  • ndbillyndbilly Member Posts: 1,573 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Understand all them Ruger engineers is Penn State grads. Used to workin' on tractors and such. Is that true?
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  • BOBBYWINSBOBBYWINS Member Posts: 7,810
    edited November -1
    Pa,ya wanna borrow mine until your's
    gets back[?][?][?]

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  • HangfireHangfire Member Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    PA- That never happens with a Smith&Wesson-Bob

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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'll bet it is your firing pin that has broken it two. They stay foreward without retracting under spring tension after firing. The upward hold allows it to fall back into position and fire the next round.

    why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
    Got Balistics?
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  • 4wheeler4wheeler Member Posts: 3,441
    edited November -1
    I shoot a Ruger Super Redhawk with 9.5 inch barrel,it is a joy to shoot.

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  • Nomad00Nomad00 Member Posts: 306 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a scoped SRH in 6.5in. and it's my best shooter. I "plink" with CorBon 305gr. 'til my wrist gets tired[^]. She was my first[:I].

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  • thunderboltthunderbolt Member Posts: 6,041 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sounds like the hand spring was broke or jammed.
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  • gskyhawkgskyhawk Member Posts: 4,773
    edited November -1
    Hey Pa when you get it fixed lets use all know what the problem was [:D]
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  • TrinityScrimshawTrinityScrimshaw Member Posts: 9,350 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have had this problem on several revolvers, Colt, S&W, and Ruger at various times when they are shot a lot. If it is what I think it is it is a very easy fix. I learned my lesson when I took a S&W 686 in to a Gun Smith, and he fixed it right in front of me. Then he charged me $15 for his time. That was the last time that ever happened.[;)]

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  • outdoortexasoutdoortexas Member Posts: 4,780
    edited November -1
    Now I'm wonderin', did maybe nitrous bribe you to say this after his "slam" post on Rugers? [;)]

    Surely not from our own booger buddy! [:D]
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