Ruger Wrangler damaged cylinder

[Jont22]

I have a Ruger Wrangler that wasn’t liking much ammo last time we took it to the range. I just noticed today that the cylinder has some very slight indentions which is what is preventing most ammo from being able to be loaded.

Is this something I should contact Ruger about or would it be ok to just take a small file to the cylinder and even the bore back out?

 

[indyartisan]

I have never needed it but I have heard Ruger has good warranty service.
I would probably clean it up with a file though.

 

[Route 45]

I'd send it back to Ruger, they'll make it right.

I gotta be honest. When I saw the thread title, I missed "Ruger' and just saw "Wrangler damaged cylinder."
My first thought was, "Well, it's a Chrysler product, you should have known better."

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'd send it back to Ruger, they'll make it right.

I gotta be honest. When I saw the thread title, I missed "Ruger' and just saw "Wrangler damaged cylinder."
My first thought was, "Well, it's a Chrysler product, you should have known better."

At least it wasn't a Wrangler jeans zipper incident.

 

[Route 45]

At least it wasn't a Wrangler jeans zipper incident.

Yeah, I'd much rather have a Jeep or a Ruger with a damaged cylinder than a damaged cylinder because of a Wrangler zipper.

 

[2A-Hoosier23]

Not directly answering OP and I may be totally off on this, but is it possible the damage was caused by dry firing? Pretty sure i've seen a rimfire revolver with similar damage and the cause was dry firing without snap caps

 

[Bigtanker]

I'd send it back to Ruger, they'll make it right.

I gotta be honest. When I saw the thread title, I missed "Ruger' and just saw "Wrangler damaged cylinder."
My first thought was, "Well, it's a Chrysler product, you should have known better."

Ditto. I had to look back up at the title because I could have swore it said Jeep.

At to the issue at hand, yes, contact Ruger. It almost looks like dry fire marks. Maybe recessed specifically for that reason and the cylinder didn't get de-burred correctly.

 

[Jon Smith]

My first instinct is to "fix" it myself. The smartest move though would be to send it back to Ruger.

If anything, and I mean anything would happen to go wrong in the future, some one could say that you caused the problem by filing it. I know, I know, but look at the things that are taking place now a days.

And Oh Yeah, I agree with Route 45 on the damaged cylinder!

 

[Route 45]

Not directly answering OP and I may be totally off on this, but is it possible the damage was caused by dry firing? Pretty sure i've seen a rimfire revolver with similar damage and the cause was dry firing without snap caps

Now that you mention it, that looks exactly like dry firing damage.

The Ruger manual says that it's ok to dry fire.

Still...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Not directly answering OP and I may be totally off on this, but is it possible the damage was caused by dry firing? Pretty sure i've seen a rimfire revolver with similar damage and the cause was dry firing without snap caps

That's what it looked like to me too.

 

[bwframe]

My first instinct is to "fix" it myself. The smartest move though would be to send it back to Ruger.

If anything, and I mean anything would happen to go wrong in the future, some one could say that you caused the problem by filing it. I know, I know, but look at the things that are taking place now a days.

And Oh Yeah, I agree with Route 45 on the damaged cylinder!

I would send Ruger pictures and get their advice on how to proceed.

FYI - manual reads that dry firing is fine for the Wrangler...



...but...

 

[blues bondsman]

I have a Ruger Wrangler that wasn’t liking much ammo last time we took it to the range. I just noticed today that the cylinder has some very slight indentions which is what is preventing most ammo from being able to be loaded.

Is this something I should contact Ruger about or would it be ok to just take a small file to the cylinder and even the bore back out?

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Dry fired or an out of aligned firing pin would be the cause.

 

[Jont22]

Thanks guys. I’ll reach out to Ruger tomorrow.

Appreciate the insight and videos.

Also, guaranteed dry firing going on. My kids have probably put 1000 rounds through it.

 

[Trapper Jim]

Wait. What…. Inexpensive gun has a problem…. Go figure

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Wait. What…. Inexpensive gun has a problem…. Go figure

Inexpensive =/= poor quality.

 

[Jont22]

Wait. What…. Inexpensive gun has a problem…. Go figure

Thank you for adding value to my post.

 

[Squirt239]

Easy fix....

Great gun!!!

 

[Trapper Jim]

Thank you for adding value to my post.

Sorry. I do apologize for my snide comment. It’s just that in my profession almost every other day I see these kind of failures on low cost or sometime higher priced guns that turn out to be substandard in shootability or reliability. And yet, more and more are sold everyday. The fact is, Ruger will fix it and stand behind it but on many gun fails the owner just puts up with it forever. Some never fix the problem or just don’t shoot very much or care to have a working gun that they can shoot, train, and improve their skill set. In other words, they don’t fix what IS broke. I commend you for reaching out for help.

 

[Doug]

DO NOT FILE THE CHAMBER!!
Use a chamber iron or contact Ruger.

Menck Chamber Ironing Tool 22 Rimfire

Swages out burrs in .22 chambers caused by excessive dry firing. Simply insert and turn, or tap against burr until chamber is smooth and round again....

www.midwayusa.com

 

[Bigtanker]

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