tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post5045828034073499339..comments2024-03-28T06:11:55.879-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: Another Ruger Recall!Michael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-9042170263503373012011-06-15T08:59:55.259-06:002011-06-15T08:59:55.259-06:00It's amazingg…!!!
Hotels in AntwerpIt's amazingg…!!!<br /><a href="http://www.stayinantwerp.com" rel="nofollow"> Hotels in Antwerp </a>sagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812975263086532929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-39367273340195756642008-12-04T09:10:00.000-07:002008-12-04T09:10:00.000-07:00Can someone tell me specifically what is being don...Can someone tell me specifically what is being done to the LCP's. The recall said it was addressing the accidental firing issue and some other operational issues. WHat are they? and what do they address.<BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-13696753693614251492008-11-01T09:12:00.000-06:002008-11-01T09:12:00.000-06:00After I learned more about the SR9 recall, I think...After I learned more about the SR9 recall, I think it was less about being "drop-safe" than about replacing the mag safety mechanism (which works on guns that can be decocked...not so much for striker-fired ones). I'll bet this LCP recall will be for something similar in design....and end up being an improvement to the design. <BR/><BR/>Like buying a car, it seems best to wait for a model of gun Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-9057069559654892892008-10-31T17:51:00.000-06:002008-10-31T17:51:00.000-06:00Here's my slant on things: The next time we hear s...Here's my slant on things: The next time we hear someone complain about foreign competetion, or jobs going off-shore, or companies going out of business, we should look at these examples and ask ourselves: "What went right?" and "What went wrong?". Another big name company recently came out with "their" rendition of the venerable "1911" and screwed it up too! It had only been on the market for 90Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-86575047238593258902008-10-31T16:27:00.000-06:002008-10-31T16:27:00.000-06:00I feel bad for the crap Ruger will get over this. ...I feel bad for the crap Ruger will get over this. But they are a good company and will handle this well. The LCP and SR9 launches were 2 of the best product launches in the industry. Their only blemish is the recall - which is obviously a big deal. Up until that point though, they demonstrated an uncanny ability to introduce a product the right way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-66824451620173490632008-10-30T11:54:00.000-06:002008-10-30T11:54:00.000-06:00I have an LCP. I have confidence in it. Ruger cust...I have an LCP. I have confidence in it. Ruger customer service is exemplary. When I asked for the updated hold-back, they sent it to me at no charge. The LCP was the first gun I ever worked on, but I was able to make the change without much difficulty even though it is taken apart considerably to make the exchange.<BR/><BR/>The fact that they initiated a recall when it is not clear that they HowardCohodashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814852078518136792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-4729028430705220102008-10-30T10:19:00.000-06:002008-10-30T10:19:00.000-06:00Mine is a 370-xxx, so I signed up and will wait fo...Mine is a 370-xxx, so I signed up and will wait for my box and label. I'm not worried, and I'll carry it with a round chambered today.<BR/><BR/>Does anybody remember the Glock "trigger problem" that no one could duplicate in testing? The one that spawned the "New York Trigger" parts. If you're a NYPD officer, and a negligent discharge would go on your record as a small black mark, you might Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-34431450952907965272008-10-30T08:56:00.000-06:002008-10-30T08:56:00.000-06:00"...arch-rival S&W, whose M&P pistol ..."...arch-rival S&W, whose M&P pistol design is a massive hit..."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, the same M&P pistols where the magazines fall out while shooting. I HAD three of those M&P pistols and all of them were defective. But unlike Ruger that has the balls to issue a recall when they discover a problem, S&W let me and many other M&P owners find out on my own that they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-31210906861325142822008-10-30T08:49:00.000-06:002008-10-30T08:49:00.000-06:00I signed up to send my LCP back for the mods, but ...I signed up to send my LCP back for the mods, but would like to know what the problem is and how many dropped pistols have gone off.Aaron Geislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768367329934432377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-45504460495257852752008-10-30T07:47:00.000-06:002008-10-30T07:47:00.000-06:00I'm a bit confused by all the criticism.The SR-9 r...I'm a bit confused by all the criticism.<BR/><BR/>The SR-9 recall occurred when Ruger discovered a drop-fire case that many were not even able to reproduce deliberately with the models in question. In fact, the unmodified Ruger SR-9s are in fact more drop safe than many handguns out there. But they chose to update the design, recall the old models...all in the name of the highest commitment to Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835798235779289846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-36392070586280346682008-10-30T04:29:00.000-06:002008-10-30T04:29:00.000-06:00As Jim Shepard notes today in the Outdoor Wire:Whi...As Jim Shepard notes today in the Outdoor Wire:<BR/><BR/><I>While the action is definitive, the firestorm of controversy continues. As bloggers have noted, Cooper's resignation hasn't been announced. As one of the co-founders of the company, there's also a probability that Cooper still owns a stake in the company. One blogger summed up many of the posts regarding Cooper: "I'm sorry, but this is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-17661696036249877252008-10-29T22:30:00.000-06:002008-10-29T22:30:00.000-06:00I think Ruger needs to close the Prescott factory ...<I>I think Ruger needs to close the Prescott factory and get out of the polymer, centerfire, semi-auto business.</I><BR/><BR/>You might be right. Trouble is, that pretty much cedes that critical market (as far as U.S. makers are concerned) to their arch-rival S&W, whose M&P pistol design is a massive hit: just an overwhelmingly more serious and superior pistol than the SR9 or anything Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-70457912091064761282008-10-29T19:19:00.000-06:002008-10-29T19:19:00.000-06:00AFAIK, Kel Tec hasn't had a recall on the P3 AT. R...AFAIK, Kel Tec hasn't had a recall on the P3 AT. Ruger copies the gun and screws it up? <BR/><BR/>This is two failed product launches in a row for Ruger. <BR/><BR/>In the future I would advise everyone to avoid new model launches from Ruger like the plague.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-45004108562858180432008-10-29T18:57:00.000-06:002008-10-29T18:57:00.000-06:00I think Ruger needs to close the Prescott factory ...I think Ruger needs to close the Prescott factory and get out of the polymer, centerfire, semi-auto business.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448573800625757326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-69411776401620524162008-10-29T18:55:00.000-06:002008-10-29T18:55:00.000-06:00Crikey. :(I bought an SR9, based on web reports (...Crikey. :(<BR/><BR/>I bought an SR9, based on web reports (yours as well as a lot of positive feedback on the Enos Forum), shot it and liked it. Turned out it was one of the recalled models... Took a bit longer than I would have thought waiting for the "box", but once the box arrived the retrofit was done quickly and professionally. <BR/><BR/>Now with the new recall, I've really got to wondercatfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124423063293021127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-10730712661126161222008-10-29T17:30:00.000-06:002008-10-29T17:30:00.000-06:00Whoops, sorry, posted the above in the wrong threa...Whoops, sorry, posted the above in the wrong thread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-69721022495688534842008-10-29T17:29:00.000-06:002008-10-29T17:29:00.000-06:00Dan Pickett of Cooper Firearms just replied to my ...Dan Pickett of Cooper Firearms just replied to my email earlier this afternoon. The Board has asked Dan Cooper to resign as President. I don't think we could ask for more at this point; an apology from Dan himself appears unlikely in any event. But this is good enough for me and I will buy Coopers in the future. <BR/><BR/>Email from Dan here: http://www.softgreenglow.com/wp/?p=6633<BR/><BR/>My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com