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mini 30 falling apart
varian
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my 189 series mini 30 is coming apart almost every time i fire it. the trigger group unlatches and falls out. this is a stainless ranch rifle with a very low round count. ive examined the trigger group and latch and every thing looks normal, fits smoothly in the gun and locks securely. works as normal when cycled by hand. anyone have an idea about this.
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Call Ruger the best customer service in the business.
+1,
Years ago in callie. A coworker, who didn't know any better. Shot Chinese, steel case, corrosive ammo in his Mini 30. Without cleaning it. With the expected results.
It was frozen solid, but he soaked it in liquid wrench. So that the
bolt would move. The barrel was rusted, internally though. He contacted Ruger. They advised him to send it in. They would fix it, but was going to be on his dime. Not theirs.
varian, trigger guard drop is a fairly common problem on the Mini. On re-assembly, if you don't have to pop it hard to lock with your palm, the trigger guard needs a little tweak to tighten it up. Seems to be more common in the syn stocks. Some have shimmed the action to tighten it up too.
Always have the safety on when you drop the TG. Not doing that is the main cause of the TG getting bent to where it won't lock tight enough to hold on recoil.
I never had this issue with mine in a Hogue stock but I do bend the trigger guard out a bit before putting her back together.
I also have them give a light tug on the trigger guard to make sure all is good and secure. So far, 65+ guns issued with zero probs.