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Do you pull the release lever rearward or push it forward?

Forward towards mag

Today's pig is tomorrow's classic. Can you guys believe that the clean, simple lines of these beauties were once thought of as "garish"?!

Me too! I thought $100 was kinda low. What I paid for mine.

not 100% sure which magazine type you're talking about. but on the mini howa I had one of them several years ago now in a 223 and the one thing I hated about it you could easily bump the magazine release if it was long over your back and lose that proprietary magazine and they weren't real cheap one of the biggest reasons mine went down the road. and the fact that did not like the little bitty freaking bolt handle

call my American AR and AI type magazines you have to push a little lever right in front of the trigger guard just forward and I've never had any issues of accidentally releasing the magazine

That's good news.

The ar mag setup ruins it for me.

Pretty sure those are still garish.

Does "garish" mean they look like dog schidt? If so, you are damn straight. Garish to the max...

Looks like it shoots pretty damn well. Thanks for sharing.

A few years ago I bought a new Ruger RAR in 6mm Creedmoor. Wanted it for a antelope rifle. Had to send it back to Ruger for being short chambered. Just 1 dummy round run thru it would have shown them it was defective before it left the factory. No quality control what so ever. Got it back in a month rebarreled. At least 1 other fire member wasn't as lucky and had to wait multiple months for his to be fixed and sent back. What if I had actually needed that rifle to use for a hunt ? Ruger can go f u ck themselves. They don't have anything I need ever again...mb

Why would Ruger have a QC department when they have customers that do the QC work for them?

good lord, what is wrong with you

Unfortunately, that sort of thing happens all the time these days, and not just with Rugers. I watch a bunch of reviews, every day, and it’s amazing how often guns sent out by the manufactures simply fail right out of the box. Sometimes they need a break-in, but others simply don’t work, and a couple recently still didn’t work after a ride home for repair. As troublesome as it is for consumers to ship firearms back these days, it’s really irksome how little care is often taken to get things right. It is a good argument for buying from a dealer rather than web-shopping for the absolute lowest price, provided one picks a good dealer of course. It’s also a good case for buying good quality guns of yore, when such problems were much rarer, almost unheard of IME.

You are right in that it's not just Ruger. Ruger is certainly well represented though. Reading around online, it's almost like Smith and Wesson and Colt unlearned how to make a good revolver. Tikka certainly seems to have it figured out.

I ordered a thread protector for my Gen 2 from Down Range Products. I dont like brakes except for bench shooting.
Need to see how it shoots with the Silcerco Harvester also

The two S&W autos I bought last year run perfectly. Got one more on the way, tied up in a bankruptcy, but hopefully will arrive soon.

I think I have my PITA LCP2 .22 fixed, though it lost the empty-mag lock-back feature in the process. It came very close to becoming the Property of the Shenandoah River.

Good to see the Gen II’s at least shoot well.

Hard to blame folks for skirting products the have bad luck with (and I have several Rugers in the safe).

Everyone around here kinda worships at the altar of Redding. I’m two for four with their junk (junk that’s “within spec” mind you) so I get it…..

Can't complain on that accuracy....I would just lke to see a one piece stock.

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