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R.Smith · 01-12-2012, 09:01 AM

Hi guys. I’ve posted the same thing on another forum but would like some more thoughts. I'm new to this gun thing which is probably why I'm having questions now. That and I unfortunately didn't have my glasses with me when I bought a new GP100 last weekend (hasn't been fired by me). I'm only wondering if Ruger GP100's typically have machining errors here and there. I’m not looking for perfection but I also don’t want one of the worst examples. Hopefully I will be posting three photos of the two areas in question, two of which is one of the locking notches. All the notches have what appears to be a small amount of metal missing on an edge as well as what looks to be a small section of raised metal with a corresponding crack? Another photo shows what I'd say is bad machining but I don't know what the part is called... Hopefully the photo will clear this up. I sent the three photos to the dealer but he tells me he can’t tell what I’m talking about from looking at them. I would certainly apprecate any ideas/opinions.

See three photos at photobucket:

http://s1195.photobucket.com/albums/...ulate35/GP100/

Ron Smith

01-12-2012, 09:01 AM	#1
R.Smith Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 5	Is it common to have bad machining on GP100? Hi guys. I’ve posted the same thing on another forum but would like some more thoughts. I'm new to this gun thing which is probably why I'm having questions now. That and I unfortunately didn't have my glasses with me when I bought a new GP100 last weekend (hasn't been fired by me). I'm only wondering if Ruger GP100's typically have machining errors here and there. I’m not looking for perfection but I also don’t want one of the worst examples. Hopefully I will be posting three photos of the two areas in question, two of which is one of the locking notches. All the notches have what appears to be a small amount of metal missing on an edge as well as what looks to be a small section of raised metal with a corresponding crack? Another photo shows what I'd say is bad machining but I don't know what the part is called... Hopefully the photo will clear this up. I sent the three photos to the dealer but he tells me he can’t tell what I’m talking about from looking at them. I would certainly apprecate any ideas/opinions. See three photos at photobucket: http://s1195.photobucket.com/albums/...ulate35/GP100/ Ron Smith --> Last edited by R.Smith; 01-12-2012 at 11:25 AM..