ScottJ
Member
Figured I'd ask this here since I've found this to be the most helpful and friendly of the gun boards I frequent.
I've had this SP101 since 1992. Noticed when I got it the barrel wasn't quite straight (see pic) but didn't worry about it. It shot well enough for what I considered a contact range gun.
I probably put a couple hundred full-house .357 though it the first couple years I owned it and then it eventually became carried much shot little. I might put a couple cylinders through it each Fall when I would transition from the .380 I normally carry in the Summer to it for the Winter.
Starting back in early 2008 I've become determined to shoot more. There was a time when I'd put 50 rounds a week out of something and I hope to get back to that (not quite there yet).
It was then I became aware of it shooting about an inch off to the left at 7 yards with slow, determined single-action fire. I don't know if I never noticed it before because I mostly shot it double-action rapid since that's its intended application or just don't recall the misalignment of the group or if my grip has changed over the years causing it.
That being said, I do find it interesting that to move the group to the right I'd need to move the front sight to the left which is exactly what would happen were the barrel straightened up.
I see from their website Ruger offers no warranty like S&W does. Anyone here have any experience contacting them with this sort of thing? One concern I have with contacting Ruger is that I've made one modification to the gun: I removed the hammer spur but kept the ability to cock into single action. I worry they might blow me off because I've modified from stock.
I'm temped to chuck it up in a padded vise and see if I could manage to screw it a little tighter but figure that might be the road to disaster. Any thoughts from the more experienced on this?
I've had this SP101 since 1992. Noticed when I got it the barrel wasn't quite straight (see pic) but didn't worry about it. It shot well enough for what I considered a contact range gun.
I probably put a couple hundred full-house .357 though it the first couple years I owned it and then it eventually became carried much shot little. I might put a couple cylinders through it each Fall when I would transition from the .380 I normally carry in the Summer to it for the Winter.
Starting back in early 2008 I've become determined to shoot more. There was a time when I'd put 50 rounds a week out of something and I hope to get back to that (not quite there yet).
It was then I became aware of it shooting about an inch off to the left at 7 yards with slow, determined single-action fire. I don't know if I never noticed it before because I mostly shot it double-action rapid since that's its intended application or just don't recall the misalignment of the group or if my grip has changed over the years causing it.
That being said, I do find it interesting that to move the group to the right I'd need to move the front sight to the left which is exactly what would happen were the barrel straightened up.
I see from their website Ruger offers no warranty like S&W does. Anyone here have any experience contacting them with this sort of thing? One concern I have with contacting Ruger is that I've made one modification to the gun: I removed the hammer spur but kept the ability to cock into single action. I worry they might blow me off because I've modified from stock.
I'm temped to chuck it up in a padded vise and see if I could manage to screw it a little tighter but figure that might be the road to disaster. Any thoughts from the more experienced on this?
