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[ZombieLivesMatter]

Hi guys, I picked up my first revolver from the marketplace here, a Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan in .44 that the seller said was bought new last year, when I met the seller at the store the gun looked okay except was dirty with carbon but I didn't think anything of it, I read Rugers are tough tanks when it comes to revolvers. I cleaned the carbon off the muzzle and noticed it worn and chipped, I never noticed anything like that on my 9mm Glock/CZ/Sig and some of those have been shot tens of thousands of rounds. Is this normal for a revolver?

Here's a pic, hopefully it's clear, Thanks for any input and insight.

[ZombieLivesMatter]

Call Ruger and they'll almost certainly take care of it.

So I'm guessing that's not normal then?

[ZombieLivesMatter]

No, from your picture it doesn't look normal to me.

Surface discoloration is one thing, but chipping/pitting is something else.

What would/could cause such chipping and pitting? Manufacturing?

[AJAX22]

Hot loads and lots of em

[MosinVirus]

Almost looks like a steel cleaning rod shoulder or one of those hooks that hold the gun via a rod down the barrel from the muzzle may have lost the coating or soft tip and every time the gun was placed on it the edges would get hit.

[b.thomas]

Almost looks like a steel cleaning rod shoulder or one of those hooks that hold the gun via a rod down the barrel from the muzzle may have lost the coating or soft tip and every time the gun was placed on it the edges would get hit.

Exactly what I first thought! Some idiot going wild with a steel cleaning rod.............seen it a couple of times before!
That is the main reason I only use a brass cleaning for all my guns.

[sealocan]

It's probably not that bad.

Now let me just take a closer look at the pictures...




HOLY BAJEEZUS !!!!



That not look good.







it's a Ruger, contact them and they should take care of you.

[colt11]

Ask Ruger to issue you a return label and ship it to them, you'll get it back in a month or less as good as new!

[Jimmy's]

Any smith can recrown that and you won't be waiting forever. I have recrowned some barrels myself.

[Barbarosa]

You sure it's not lead fouling - looks like it to me. Before you send it in try some bronze wool and a bit of your favorite solvent.

[Sauermonkey]

I looks like the rifling was cut using the EDM process which most manufacturers are using nowadays. On stainless steels it results in a very uneven crown. I have had two Smith and Wesson that looked the same way one was 629 .44 mag. I had the crown recut and it still looked uneven.

[DArBad]

Definitely not normal OP. Send it back to Ruger for repair. Hope they change/replace the whole barrel.

[FeuerFrei]

Anybody try to shoot it first? At least find out if the thing shoots well and is accurate, then you'd know weather it's cosmetically or mechanically fooked.
My WAG is that it shoots fine and is better than "broad side of the barn" accurate.
Test it first and then decide if it needs repair.

Sent using a long string and 2 Dixie cups

[mjmagee67]

Looks like lead buildup....how does it shoot...?

[ZombieLivesMatter]

Thanks for all the replies guys, when I first got my Glock and CZs few years ago I learned a lot about them here, then I got in to the AR15s and learned a lot here, and now revolvers. Your replies have been very helpful, I just recently picked it up from jail and I was going to shoot it and I'm sure it'll probably shoot fine, but I found one of my friends has the same gun but in 454, he said he's shot over 1000+ rounds the past four years and his looks fine, here's pics he sent me:




He was telling me the same thing many of you said, that Ruger has one of the best customer services and to contact them regardless if it effects cosmetics or mechanical and they'll take care of it.