Greetings!
I took delivery of my new Ranch Rifle in February and immediately took it to a respected gunsmith for a trigger job, bedding in a new, longer stock, and an adjustable gas port.
The shop called me the other day and said they fired a few rounds through it before starting their work and had many failures to eject. They did some more investigation and disassembly and found out that the chamber is undersized and either their "go" or "no-go" gauge did not fit. Not only was the chamber tight, but it wasn't cut deep enough. They also found that someone at the factory opened the gas port from .052" (the spec measurement) to .070". They speculated as to why someone at the factory might have done this.
This shop has a good relationship with Ruger and will send the rifle back there to get this problem fixed. While this is frustrating, I'm glad a shop found it with their ammo and can provide a "professional" explanation to the factory.
I will be patient and hopefully the rifle will return in a few weeks with a new barrel so the rest of the work can be completed.
Chris
I took delivery of my new Ranch Rifle in February and immediately took it to a respected gunsmith for a trigger job, bedding in a new, longer stock, and an adjustable gas port.
The shop called me the other day and said they fired a few rounds through it before starting their work and had many failures to eject. They did some more investigation and disassembly and found out that the chamber is undersized and either their "go" or "no-go" gauge did not fit. Not only was the chamber tight, but it wasn't cut deep enough. They also found that someone at the factory opened the gas port from .052" (the spec measurement) to .070". They speculated as to why someone at the factory might have done this.
This shop has a good relationship with Ruger and will send the rifle back there to get this problem fixed. While this is frustrating, I'm glad a shop found it with their ammo and can provide a "professional" explanation to the factory.
I will be patient and hopefully the rifle will return in a few weeks with a new barrel so the rest of the work can be completed.
Chris