I’ve had Ruger trouble but I still like them once they get sorted out. I’ve had to send back a couple of Mini 14’s, a Vaquero, and a Wrangler twice (technically it was two different guns). The Wrangler was most recent. The first one the hammer beat the base pin out of the gun and would lock the gun up. Ruger replaced it with a new gun in less than a week. The second has so much endshake it sounded like a castanet. They scrapped that gun and sent me a third. I haven’t bothered to take the third one out yet to see what’s wrong with it.
To give credit, Ruger CS was always prompt and courteous. Other than the Wrangler, they fixed them on the first try. If this seems damming with faint praise, I’ve had Smith and Wesson and Kimber both fail to fix problems with multiple return trips to the factory.
