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Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect #7145490 12/04/12
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2 S SwedeShot OP New Member
OP SwedeShot New Member S Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2	Has anybody here purchased one of the Lipsey's K!A 6.5x55 rifles? I got one and it had a defective chamber. Brass came out rough, almost polygonal shaped. Am I the only one?

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Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect SwedeShot #7145921 12/05/12
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,006 North Texas S Seven_Heaven Campfire Tracker
Seven_Heaven Campfire Tracker S Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,006 North Texas	I've got a blued 1A in 6.5x55 without said defect. "An open message for all Democrats; "Look you are nothing and your work is worthless. Anyone who chooses you is detestable." Isaiah 41:24 (HCSB)

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect Seven_Heaven #7146560 12/05/12
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,943 Grand Bay, Alabama W War_Eagle Campfire Tracker
War_Eagle Campfire Tracker W Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,943 Grand Bay, Alabama	I too have the blued version--no issues. I missed the boat on the stainless run. I know...not much help.

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect War_Eagle #7146974 12/05/12
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,009 Alberta/Saskatchewan Canada F Flyer01 Campfire Regular
Flyer01 Campfire Regular F Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,009 Alberta/Saskatchewan Canada	My K1A is okay, I'll look up the serial number tonight and send you a p.m. Flyer

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect Flyer01 #7147943 12/05/12
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,932 Between somewhere and nowhere M MissouriEd Campfire Tracker
MissouriEd Campfire Tracker M Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,932 Between somewhere and nowhere	Mine is ok with no problems. Beware of thieves, scammers and dishonest members on the "Fire" classifieds. Ya there is a thief here too. Whatever!! They're all around the CampFire and everywhere.

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Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect MissouriEd #7148506 12/05/12
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,738 R rj308 Campfire Regular
rj308 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,738	Mine is OK, no problems. RJ

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect rj308 #7148696 12/05/12
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico mudhen Campfire Outfitter
mudhen Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico	Call Ruger customer service and tell them about it. I am sure that they will want to look at it. If it's really bad (and it sounds like it), they'll fix it right. Ben Some days it takes most of the day for me to do practically nothing...

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect mudhen #7149099 12/05/12
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana 65BR Campfire Ranger
65BR Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana	My former was ok, Ruger has great C.S. - surprised at your issues, but they will take c/o it. Nice rifles....mine put 3 130ABs into 1.1" at 200 yds.....

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect 65BR #8094349 09/22/13
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2 S SwedeShot OP New Member
OP SwedeShot New Member S Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 2	Well, it's been a long time since I posted this, but I finally got a solution from Ruger customer service. Lost my K1A because Ruger could not (or would not) replace the defective barrel. They ended up replacing my rifle with a 454 casull Alaskan revolver and sent me back the stock off of my K1a, but it doesn't quite make up for the loss of the beautiful rifle. If anyone has one for sell I'd love to buy it assuming the changer is good. Thanks

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect SwedeShot #8094663 09/23/13
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,867 Oklahoma O OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger
OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger O Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,867 Oklahoma	Wow, that's a pretty severe solution on the part of Ruger. There are 2 rules to success: 1. Never tell everything that you know.

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Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect OSU_Sig #8094877 09/23/13
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 4,641 Reston, VA, USA 1B Campfire Tracker
1B Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2001 Posts: 4,641 Reston, VA, USA	It will be more common as we go down the road. Ruger does not keep much inventory around anymore so getting a replacement or even a major part is already a crap shoot with any discontinued model. And with #1s seeing extremely limited production each year, the switch to another type firearm as a replacement for a poor out of the box #1 is even more likely to be something totally different. 1B

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect 1B #8096772 09/23/13
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,738 R rj308 Campfire Regular
rj308 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,738	No defects here, but I'd never sell this one.

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect SwedeShot #8097969 09/24/13
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,059 Tates Hell, The Big Bend AJD Campfire Regular
AJD Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,059 Tates Hell, The Big Bend	Originally Posted by SwedeShot Well, it's been a long time since I posted this, but I finally got a solution from Ruger customer service. Lost my K1A because Ruger could not (or would not) replace the defective barrel. They ended up replacing my rifle with a 454 casull Alaskan revolver and sent me back the stock off of my K1a, but it doesn't quite make up for the loss of the beautiful rifle. If anyone has one for sell I'd love to buy it assuming the changer is good. Thanks Did they send the action and other parts as well? Perhaps you could have an aftermarket barrel installed?? There is no accounting for taste. Experience is a great thing as long as one survives it. Generally, there ain't a lot that separates the two however, Barely making it is a whole lot more satisfying than barely not making it.

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect AJD #8100138 09/24/13
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,943 Grand Bay, Alabama W War_Eagle Campfire Tracker
War_Eagle Campfire Tracker W Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,943 Grand Bay, Alabama	I would have asked for said rifle back so I could have it rebarreled.

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect SwedeShot #8100442 09/24/13
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,614 Columbia, S.C. SCGunNut Campfire Tracker
SCGunNut Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,614 Columbia, S.C.	Had a similar incident in the rarly '90s. A buddy and I bought a pair of the Tropicals in .404 Jeffery. The chamber/dimesions problem with these is well known and documented. Needless to say, they would not go "bang." We sent them back and they kept them for close to 6 months before they finally decided the .404 project was a failure and pulled the plug. They tried to exchange them for another caliber but we protested. Problem was we had spent a small fortune on .404 ammo, brass, bullets and dies and there was of course no other obtainable .404 rifle on the market. We went round and round with them until they finally gave in and refunded our money and bought all the .404 supplies from us. I guess the fact that we were big Ruger dealers and threatened to stop selling Rugers might have helped... Many years later, I bought a CZ .404 and now wish I had kept all that .404 stuff because it was a lot cheaper then than it is now!

Re: Ruger K1A 6.5x55 Chamber defect SCGunNut #8188539 10/24/13
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 322 Florida Panhandle 7X64 Campfire Member
7X64 Campfire Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 322 Florida Panhandle	Report it stolen.

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