It is not something Ruger brags about, but they do "fix" castings that have air holes or flaws, using welding as necessary. Of course they choose which parts they repair so there are no safety concerns, and the customer never knows the difference.
As to casting giving a better chance at quality control, the forged and machined parts used on the older guns "dropped into bins" as well, and were only spot checked before being hardened and sent to the assembly area. In factory production, it has been almost two centuries since machinists in greasy bib overalls made parts by machining steel stock a thousandth of an inch at a time and measuring the result with calipers.
Jim
Last edited by James K; April 24, 2012 at 05:18 PM.
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