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GP100man · February 28, 2011, 12:23 PM

There are 2 basiccauses of a revolver going OOT

1. WEAR as parts wear they fail to move the oposing parts to the correct position, mainly the ejector & pawl , trigger& hammer DA/SA sears

2. ABUSE as we read & enjoy the forums every one likes & does "dryfire" there revolvers to some extent or very fast DA/SA shooting , it takes it`s toll on parts , to get em moving & to stop em !

Rugers are over engineered for sure & it`s a blessing as well as a curse it takes alot to move the big heavy cyls then to stop em !!

The trick is to over engineer the critical parts that do this So they don`t break or wear excessively !!

Ruger has done their part , The Rest is up to the shooter , how much we shoot & how !!!

In my opinion the average shooter or wknd. tournamet shooter will be served many yrs of service from the Ruger revolver platforms !!!

February 28, 2011, 12:23 PM	#4
GP100man Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2007 Location: Tabor City , NC. Posts: 1,969	Timing There are 2 basiccauses of a revolver going OOT 1. WEAR as parts wear they fail to move the oposing parts to the correct position, mainly the ejector & pawl , trigger& hammer DA/SA sears 2. ABUSE as we read & enjoy the forums every one likes & does "dryfire" there revolvers to some extent or very fast DA/SA shooting , it takes it`s toll on parts , to get em moving & to stop em ! Rugers are over engineered for sure & it`s a blessing as well as a curse it takes alot to move the big heavy cyls then to stop em !! The trick is to over engineer the critical parts that do this So they don`t break or wear excessively !! Ruger has done their part , The Rest is up to the shooter , how much we shoot & how !!! In my opinion the average shooter or wknd. tournamet shooter will be served many yrs of service from the Ruger revolver platforms !!!