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Why would fedex not leave you the note that the package is at their dist center? I've picked up many packages at the FedEx dist center when I was not home to sign for it. They leave a slip on the door that you take to the dist center to claim the package ....swing by after work they are open till 7pm. Odd that FedEx said they won't "hold it". What did FedEx actually tell you?Well, I'm not getting it back. Ruger sent it to my house, which I will not be at, because I am working, and Fedex won't hold it, and told me to pound sand via web robot. I called Ruger, and they also told me to pound sand. "that's between you and them" they told me. So F**k Ruger, fedex, the horses they rode in on, and even the farmer who grew the oats the horses ate.
I have been thinking about buying a Vaquero. Any issues with those?
Why would fedex not leave you the note that the package is at their dist center? I've picked up many packages at the FedEx dist center when I was not home to sign for it. They leave a slip on the door that you take to the dist center to claim the package ....swing by after work they are open till 7pm. Odd that FedEx said they won't "hold it". What did FedEx actually tell you?
Ruger, the only gun maker on the planet that proudly offers no warranty at all and will suddenly decide not to support (parts and factory service) guns made fairly recently, 20 years or so.
Ruger sucks. Period. No one wants to admit it, and some Ruger owners never have a problem, but every Ruger thread seems to talk about how great their customer service is because they always fix their brand new broken guns.
I would never trust a Ruger as a carry gun. Sure, as a range toy, have at it. But when I buy a firearm, I always think "if I had to grab it to defend my life, or put it in a loved one's hands during the zombie apocalypse, could I trust it?" Ruger and Taurus = garbage
Well, I'm not getting it back. Ruger sent it to my house, which I will not be at, because I am working, and Fedex won't hold it, and told me to pound sand via web robot. I called Ruger, and they also told me to pound sand. "that's between you and them" they told me. So F**k Ruger, fedex, the horses they rode in on, and even the farmer who grew the oats the horses ate.
There is not much in terms of large firearm manufacturers that gets me excited at this point. Things have been over produced from the previous 8 years that most large companies that knew how to produce a quality product have long forgotten.
Ruger doesn't make a product I want to own
S&W idea of a new product is the M&P 380
Remington is dead
Colt was dead 20 years ago
Sig had me interested with the 365, but I wonder if they have actually produced something ready to be used or just a marketing tool.
I keep my cash for a few select ideas instead of having safes full of poorly made garbage
I bought a new SP101 in .22 a couple of years ago. Fit and finish are excellent. DA trigger pull is impossible, but that's the nature of the beast. I enjoy shooting it SA. Fiber optic front sight really nice. I do wonder if I should have spent more and bought an S&W 617, but all-in-all I'm satisfied with it. On the other hand, an LCRx in .38 I bought about the same time was problematic, shaking its own parts loose, and I ended up selling it at a loss. My takeaway was to stick to the heavier steel wheel guns from Ruger and avoid the lightweight models. YMMV.
I have been thinking about buying a Vaquero. Any issues with those?
My SP101, manufactured in 2014, binds up in the same spot when firing. I can't replicate the problem while dry firing; it only happens with rounds in the cylinder. Going back to Ruger for repair.
I know this is a revolver thread but I've also had issues with the SR9C. It fed most ball ammo reasonably well but choked on popular brands of JHP.
That said, I also own a P89 and P90, and both pistols have been trouble free and rock solid reliable; will feed any ammo I throw at them.
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There are makers that make a quality product though, usually you have to pay a bit more for it.
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