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Ever have this happen?

gunluv280gunluv280 Member Posts: 178 ✭✭
edited October 2005 in Ask the Experts
I bought a Ruger 10/22 for my son last Christmas. After he opened it, I looked at the rifle and noticed that the rear site was tilted to one side. The grove for the sight had actually been cut in the wrong place. This wasn't just a slight error, it was pretty obvious when you looked at it. I was rather disappointed to see that something this bad could get through to a customer. I always thought Ruger made quality stuff, but that made me think twice.

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  • rldowns3rldowns3 Member Posts: 6,096
    edited November -1
    Send it to ruger, they'll replace it.

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  • gunluv280gunluv280 Member Posts: 178 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The dealer replaced it for me without question. Just a bit of a hassle given that I had to drive about 60 miles to get there.
  • rldowns3rldowns3 Member Posts: 6,096
    edited November -1
    Yeah, an inspector should have caught it before it was even installed on the reciever.

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  • mallardmallard Member Posts: 73 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    good morning gunluv,

    i can not imagine giving a gun to anyone, much less my children without going all over it.

    sure it was their fault but i feel you should have checked also.

    have a good weekend,

    mallard
  • mallardmallard Member Posts: 73 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    good morning gunluv,

    i can not imagine giving a gun to anyone, much less my children without going all over it.

    sure it was their fault but i feel you should have checked also.

    have a good weekend,

    mallard
  • ATFATF Member Posts: 11,683 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I had the same thing happen with a Winchester.I had to ship it to them twice before they replaced it? [:(] [:(!]

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  • sharpshooter039sharpshooter039 Member Posts: 5,897 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I bought a new remington 870 20ga last year before squirrel season,could not hit a thing with it,backed off 25yrds and shot a big piece of cardboard to pattern it,found out it was shooting 1.5' to the left at 25yrds,barrel was bent brand new out of the box,,xxit happens with all brands.
  • rongrong Member Posts: 8,459
    edited November -1
    Yup, years ago I bought a Ruger Bisley
    44 with the front sight canted to one side.
    Sent it back and they trued it up -no charge.
    Just a pain in the neck to have to do that
    when QC could have caught it before it went out
    the door.
  • danski26danski26 Member Posts: 284 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a smith 629 that would not group under 8 inches at 25 yards, sent it back to Smith and they returned it saying it was "in spec". I bought a freedom arms and will never buy a Smith product again!

    0311 semper fi
  • gunluv280gunluv280 Member Posts: 178 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    mallard,

    I agree if you're talking about a used gun, but I don't expect a brand new gun to have such a glaring mistake right from the factory. You shouldn't need to inspect it.
  • gruntledgruntled Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I had exactly the same thing happen with a
    Stevens Favorite model 30 from Savage Arms.
    I took the rifle back to the dealer & they
    sent it to the local repair facility. They
    sent it back wanting to why it had been sent
    in. The dealer then sent it to Savage & quite
    a while later I recieved a totally new rifle.
    How it could have gotten through an inspector
    is bad enough but for the repair facility
    not to see what was wrong was rediculous.
    It was not just a little off it was way out.
  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,868 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    its the new generation in the workforce folks. they dont know math!
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    Former NSSA All American
    Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
    MO, CT, VA.
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