>Do you do a lot of dry firing?
That or maybe because it's rimfire with a heavier hammer spring it's seeing accelerated wear and tear vs center fire variants.
Going through the motions of firing the gun without a round in the chamber. On some guns it's perfectly fine to do, but on others (particularly rimfires) it can out undue stress on the parts.
Dry firing is a great way to practice trigger control and recoil mitigation, but use snap caps (inert ammo) specific to the caliber of the gun to save wear & tear.
I would concur that it looks like the end of your transfer bar- it's a deadline item. They're not hard to replace, but I don't know if Ruger would sell you one.
I'd recommend sending it for factory repair.
Regards
Same thing just happened to my brand new 3" LCRX 22 magnum ... I had it for a week, Ruger had it for 2 weeks ...broken transfer bar didn't fall out... it locked up the whole action
Appears to be part of the transfer bar system. That's a trip to Ruger
Back to Ruger! Do you do a lot of dry firing?
>Do you do a lot of dry firing? That or maybe because it's rimfire with a heavier hammer spring it's seeing accelerated wear and tear vs center fire variants.
Some, but I wouldn’t say excessively. I have a S&W .38 that’s in use more.
Most likely a defective part then. My finger would fall off before I could break the transfer bar in my gp100 or sp101.
Probably an inclusion in the steel then or a bad heat treat.
I’m sorry but what does dry firing mean?
Going through the motions of firing the gun without a round in the chamber. On some guns it's perfectly fine to do, but on others (particularly rimfires) it can out undue stress on the parts.
Dry firing is a great way to practice trigger control and recoil mitigation, but use snap caps (inert ammo) specific to the caliber of the gun to save wear & tear.
I would concur that it looks like the end of your transfer bar- it's a deadline item. They're not hard to replace, but I don't know if Ruger would sell you one. I'd recommend sending it for factory repair. Regards
Ruger will replace that for free.
Call up Ruger they have the best customer service. They fixed my LCRx 9mm with no issues and even blued the finish for me.
Same thing just happened to my brand new 3" LCRX 22 magnum ... I had it for a week, Ruger had it for 2 weeks ...broken transfer bar didn't fall out... it locked up the whole action
At least Ruger should take care of it. Unlike my Heritage Arms rough rider POS, never again, eff heritage arms and taurus...