Ruger Bolt question

FOsteology · October 04, 2010, 01:09:18 PM

Have you given Ruger a jingle??

FinsnFur · October 04, 2010, 01:19:36 PM

No I havent Fos. I did look around their site for some contact info and they wont let me email them the images and info.
So I figured I'd see what I could figure out on my own here before either replacing the bolt or the gun altogether.

I can't see Ruger doing much about it since the guns around 9 years old, and there's no proof that is or isnt factory related.

FOsteology · October 04, 2010, 01:42:11 PM

Well, in that case if I were in your shoes I would just take it to a competent gunsmith and have them take a look at it. Just my two pennies!

Hawks Feather · October 04, 2010, 02:38:57 PM

JIm,

I have a Ruger, but it is in Ohio and I am with the grandkids in Michigan. I can't help much right now.

Jerry

alscalls · October 04, 2010, 03:12:15 PM

I had one small problem with one of my Rugers once and the gun was around 12 yrs. old. I sent it to them, fully expecting to pay for the repair and they fixed it for FREE no questions asked.
Phone calls work better for these folks than E-mails .......... Another reason I like em.

FinsnFur · October 04, 2010, 04:29:17 PM

What was the problem Al? Dirty scope lens?

Carolina Coyote · October 04, 2010, 04:53:08 PM

Ruger is a very good company and like Al said if you send the gun to them they will probably fix it and send back at no cost, I have a 44 Magnum Black Hawk that I needed some parts for, I called and told them what I needed and a few days later they came in the mail. No Cost. cc

alscalls · October 04, 2010, 09:33:11 PM

The trigger was not working right.......... I had it apart several times tinkering with it and was gonna get an aftermarket trigger but they did a heck of a job fixing it.

Carolina Coyote · October 07, 2010, 03:37:21 PM

Jim, Have you got anything resolved on the Bolt.? : confused: cc

FinsnFur · October 07, 2010, 04:57:09 PM

Kinda...sorta Carl

I'm not 100% sure if this is what Fos was talking about or not but I attempted what I assumed he meant.
Basically I pryed the lower end of the extractor (A) away from the bolt, in hopes to bend to either bend it or move it, which would apply more pressure towards the bolt on the other end of the extractor.(B)

I then cycled 15 shells through it, and it dropped 1.
Is it fixed? I doubt it, but I had to get my attention on other things here.

I need to get it out and run some lead through it and see how it acts now. I got way behind in everything else while I pondered this cause it was really irritating me.

Roundman · October 10, 2010, 07:51:06 AM

You still need a pic of another bolt?

FinsnFur · October 10, 2010, 12:07:33 PM

Yeah, if you got one that'd be great. I'm curious as to whether or not my bolt face is distorted in some way.

JohnP · October 10, 2010, 12:20:36 PM

THE solution: Sell the damn Ruger and buy a Winchester or Remington.

FinsnFur · October 10, 2010, 10:07:53 PM

GASP!
John!

slagmaker · October 10, 2010, 10:31:31 PM

Quote from: JohnP on October 10, 2010, 12:20:36 PM
THE solution: Sell the damn Ruger and buy a Winchester or Remington.

Heck even a Savage or a Howa

pitw · October 10, 2010, 10:43:19 PM

Stick with the Ruger Jim. They'll shoot more coyotes this winter than the others

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Roundman · October 17, 2010, 08:56:21 PM

Not the best light. I had to improvise

FinsnFur · October 17, 2010, 10:09:21 PM

I can't really see your gap from that distance in the photos . But did you take one of the actual bolt face?

HuntnCarve · October 18, 2010, 09:09:35 AM

Jim, there's a chance that a very little bit of metal needs filed out of the extractor groove. That would allow the extractor to possibly sit a little deeper in the groove, and give a better overlap on the rim of the case? I think Ruger casts all its parts, then machine dresses them up. Might be you got one that wasn't machined far enough? My advice is listen to JohnP!

JohnP · October 18, 2010, 01:01:21 PM

Dave it appears that only you, I and Slagmaker know anything about rifles

but to be honest about it I own two Model 1's, a 25.06 and a 270Wheaterby Mag, two Red Labels, 20 and 12ga and of course everyones favorite a 10/22. I had a couple of their 77's and couldn't get either one of them to shoot worth a damn.