My new LCR .22

Jack D · Post by **Jack D** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:24 pm

ruger22 wrote:Sorry it didn't pan out as well as you hoped, and really sorry it took almost a month. Ruger is normally much faster than that. Ruger just got my LCR-22 this morning. Whenever I get it back, I hope in way less than a month, and finally get to shoot one, I'll post how it does.

They did send a bunch of accessories with it. A nice LCR soft case, more keys, manual, etc. The case was probably worth the wait.

I did consider having the rear of he frame dovetailed for an adjustable sight, but discarded that idea. The cost with a 2" barrel doesn't seem like a good $$$ spent. I have a die grinder that will make quick work of the front sight and some day glow epoxy to color it and I should be right in there.

What did you send yours in for?

Jack D · Post by **Jack D** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:06 pm

Tested again. Similar situation. POI is low and left of the POA. I installed a CT laser grip and sighted it in at 21'. With the laser, my best group was 8 shots from 21 feet and 1.5" group centered around the POA. I shot up that target, so can't prove it. To get the sights to shoot near the bull, I have to leave about 1/2 of the front sight above the top of the rear sight. That equals about 1/16". Grinding 1/16" off the front sight would do it.......but should I? This will be my casual carry piece and in a hurry, I probably would not worry about a perfect sight picture anyway. Decisions, decisions.

I do think they did some work on it. Stingers used to stick in the cylinder and required a good thump with my palm. Today they came right out....no sticking at all.

Post by **Bullseye** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:46 pm

I would call them and inquire what was done to the firearm because you're not seeing any improvement on the point-of-aim issue you sent it in to them to repair.

R,
Bullseye

Jack D · Post by **Jack D** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:04 pm

Jack D wrote:I do think they did some work on it. Stingers used to stick in the cylinder and required a good thump with my palm. Today they came right out....no sticking at all.

This morning, I noticed that the chambers were definately smoother then they were prior to CS. Noticed the before and after pics. Obviously the reason that Stingers are no longer sticking. I hadn't mentioned the sticking cartridges to CS, so this is something they noticed on their own.

Jack D · Post by **Jack D** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:23 pm

I just fired another couple hundred rounds. Accuracy is there. This target is 4x4 Post-It Note, 21 feet, using laser grip, and my bi-pod clamp resting on my stacked tool box. Twelve rounds total....no misses or flyers.

Post by **Bullseye** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:46 pm

But the big question is did the rounds hit where the sights were aimed?

It does appear that they did some final reaming on those cylinders to smooth them out.

R,
Bullseye

Jack D · Post by **Jack D** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:48 pm

Bullseye wrote:But the big question is did the rounds hit where the sights were aimed?

It does appear that they did some final reaming on those cylinders to smooth them out.

R,
Bullseye

I was using the laser....not the hard sights. Still working on that solution and I think I have one. Testing will tell for sure.

Post by **Bullseye** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:49 pm

Well the fix should be simple in that case, match the sight height to the laser dot downrange.

R,
Bullseye

Jack D · Post by **Jack D** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:37 pm

I think it's going back to Ruger. The finish is coming off the cylinder. Strange. All it's ever been cleaned with is Hoppe's #9 solvent. And there's a spot on the crane that looks like the aluminum is disintegrating.

Post by **Bullseye** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:33 pm

That is not good at all. I'd be unhappy with that too.

Sure seems to be a large rash of quality control issues over the last year.

R,
Bullseye

greener · Post by **greener** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 4:00 pm

double yuk. Think I'd ask them to replace the gun, nut just the cylinder.

ruger22 · Post by **ruger22** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:03 pm

That's sad to see, especially after one return already.

My replacement is supposed to arrive at my FFL this week. I'm wondering if it will really be right. After a 3 1/2 week wait, I'm hoping for perfection. I did imply to Ruger that I wanted it gone over like they were giving it to Mike Fifer (Ruger's CEO).

I sure hope you get satisfaction and quickly. One trip back should have gotten you a great example in return.

blue68f100 · Post by **blue68f100** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:30 pm

That does not look good at all.

Looks like Ruger is having a log of QC problems lately.

ruger22 · Post by **ruger22** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:10 am

I happened to think of a detail. The crane on all three LCR models is supposedly the only investment cast part on them, and stainless steel. The erosion on your crane looks especially bad for a stainless part.

Jack D · Post by **Jack D** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:11 pm

ruger22 wrote:I happened to think of a detail. The crane on all three LCR models is supposedly the only investment cast part on them, and stainless steel. The erosion on your crane looks especially bad for a stainless part.

It is this erosion of the crane that made me decide to send it back (again). If it were just the cylinder finish, I'd probably just polish it to bare stainless and call it good. I really like the way it carries and shoots (after I learned to adjust my sight picture to compensate for the low POI). I just carried it IWB over my appendix for three full days in a Remora holster and hardly knew it was there. Far more comfortable than the SP101 or SR22 as a carrygun.