[Winchester_73]

Well I agree that Ruger should have done something, at least tested the cylinder in reference to your complaints and made sure it worked.

Now with that said, I have many 22 handguns. For me, I use federal almost exclusively. CCIs are great too, but federal, out of the cheaper ammo, is the most consistant IMO. I don't like Winchesters, and thunderbolts, and most other Remington 22s are also crappy. Eleys are good, but they're not for plinking either.

I would at least try another brand of 22 ammo before damning Ruger and the gun, but I can understand your stance on their CS. Sometimes when you talk to a CS guy with a gun company, you get the feeling that he talked to 10 brand new gun people in a row, and so he assumes you know nothing. I find that annoying but I also know that they don't know me, so it doesn't matter really.