Got a new rifle, sending it back to the factory

Quite frustrating really.
I got the Ruger American Predator in 6.5 Creedmore, AICS patern mag, mounted up and bore sighted the scope. Right off the bat, fail to feed. Every single round. Ok, no problem. I put 30 rounds through it at 25 and finally got something resembling a group. Moved to 100, and shotguned the target. 21 rounds later I gave up. I put 3 rounds of the same ammo through my axis and got a 1 inch group.

On later examination I find that as a round is stripped from the magazine it is nosing into the barrel steel right under the chamber. Every single round. I tried a new magpul mag and it did the same thing. So not a mag issue. So now it gets to go back to Ruger. I have never had to do that before.

I decided that I am going to give the 130 SGK hollow points a try as my reloaded round for both rifles.

Fun times.

Careful, I know your intent is to inform, but this thread verges on a rule 7 violation -- might want to review the site rules again. Several people have been banned lately over rule violations

sorry to hear of your issues with the rifle. unfortunately it happens. hope they take care of the issues in a forthright and timely manner.

TGVan said:

Quite frustrating really.
I got the Ruger American Predator in 6.5 Creedmore, AICS patern mag, mounted up and bore sighted the scope. Right off the bat, fail to feed. Every single round. Ok, no problem. I put 30 rounds through it at 25 and finally got something resembling a group. Moved to 100, and shotguned the target. 21 rounds later I gave up. I put 3 rounds of the same ammo through my axis and got a 1 inch group.

On later examination I find that as a round is stripped from the magazine it is nosing into the barrel steel right under the chamber. Every single round. I tried a new magpul mag and it did the same thing. So not a mag issue. So now it gets to go back to Ruger. I have never had to do that before.

I decided that I am going to give the 130 SGK hollow points a try as my reloaded round for both rifles.

Fun times.

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when you say shotgun pattern, how big groups were you seeing at 100?

There is a reason for their price tag. I have heard good accuracy from folks. Hope they get yours fixed

Have you taken it apart and put it back together? Checked torque and all? Sometimes the budget guns get slapped together so fast that things get bound up.

It's worth a shot if you still have it, just take the barreled action out of the stock, make sure the bottom metal is in the stock straight and nothing is in the way, then put it back together and torque to factory specs. That is listed at 60-80inch pounds.

Single feed it, if you can, and see how your accuracy is. That will let you know if the mag feed is the problem.

cohunt said:

Careful, I know your intent is to inform, but this thread verges on a rule 7 violation -- might want to review the site rules again. Several people have been banned lately over rule violations

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Does it though? He isn't trashing the manufacturer and there is no sponsor or gunsmith involved...just relaying an issue.

Sorry to hear about your issues....I'd be frustrated too. I will say though, those rifles are capable of really small groups when dialed in! My daughter shoots the same rifle and even when it was 100% stock, it was well under MOA with most cheap factory ammo. After doing a trigger job and throwing it in a Boyd's stock, it's a half MOA rifle with handloads from 120-143 pills.
Send it back and have them make it right. Then enjoy what it's capable of.

I hate to hear that, but it can happen! Good Luck with the fix. memtb

PredatorSlayer said:

Does it though? He isn't trashing the manufacturer and there is no sponsor or gunsmith involved...just relaying an issue.

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I agree, but several members have done that recently, and threads were deleted or they were banned. I am confused on rule 7. I know its intent, not to air dirty laundry or turn it into a he said / she said, but if something is crap people should know.

There are a lot of data points on the forum for the ruger americans. The vast majority are positive. My little bros ruger american predator in 6.5G shoots moa to a little under sub moa consistently. But it is still important that the OPs complaint be posted so forum members get good information on both sides of the table to make an informed decision.

OP, my experience with ruger is that its either awesome, or its a turd. If its a turd, good luck with their customer service. I had a Ruger SR556 that would group minute of barn door. Sent it back to ruger, they replaced the entire upper, and it group minute of door. lol

Sent it back a third time, they sent it back saying there was nothing wrong with it. I sold it to my gun shop after they said they didnt care about its accuracy problems and were more than happy to buy it. But with that said that was one bad expereince. Their RA rifles, 10/22s, and revolvers have all served me well. I hope your issue is resolved and you get to enjoy your rifle.

PredatorSlayer said:

Does it though? He isn't trashing the manufacturer and there is no sponsor or gunsmith involved...just relaying an issue.

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I'm not the police here, just trying to give a heads up-- but he definitely started the thread to complain about having to send it back--- and he did not ask for help on how to fix a problem--just trying to keep anyone else from hitting the short term or long term ban list--- we have recently lost several members

here is rule#7, : There will be no threads started for the purpose of airing your problems with companies or individuals you have done business with. (Complaint Threads) Handle those issues privately. This rule applies whether the complaint is against a LRH Sponsor or not.

cohunt said:

here is rule#7, : There will be no threads started for the purpose of airing your problems with companies or individuals you have done business with. (Complaint Threads) Handle those issues privately. This rule applies whether the complaint is against a LRH Sponsor or not.

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Going down a rabbit hole here...what if something sucks? We are all chasing extreme accuracy and this forum is supposed to share information. Is it supposed to be all sunshine and rainbows and nothing is ever bad? I know youre not the one to direct this at, and your helping the OP, but I dont understand it!! Maybe I am just dumb. lol

300whisper said:

Going down a rabbit hole here...what if something sucks? We are all chasing extreme accuracy and this forum is supposed to share information. Is it supposed to be all sunshine and rainbows and nothing is ever bad? I know youre not the one to direct this at, and your helping the OP, but I dont understand it!! Maybe I am just dumb. lol

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this has been addressed in the past, according to the site mods there are ways to "air your problems" properly-- an "informative" thread asking for help is usually better than just airing problems