I purchased one of the above about three months ago and have had various feeding problems from when I first started using it. Initially with American Eagle lead rounds I had problems with the rounds getting stuck inside the magazine itself, typically after firing the first three or four. The bullet itself would rub against the inside of the magazine well and needed to be dislodged by pushing upward on the thumb slide to force the round out. This problem occurred with both magazines that came with the gun. I would find out about this while firing because the gun would not chamber a new round because the one that should have been at the top was stuck somewhere else in the magazine. This problem occurred both while loading by hand or when using an Ultimate Cliploader, and persisted throughout the entire brick.
I later purchased a brick of the bulk Federal rounds that have copper plated bullets and had no problems of any sort.
Later I purchased a brick of the American Eagle copper plated bullets and found various shavings of copper underneath where I was shooting, which I initially assumed was because I had purchased a brick of mismanufactured rounds.
Today I tried to use CCI mini-mags and found frequently that the bullet was being forced into the feeding ramp instead of along it, causing the ramp to dig into the bullet and the bullet itself failed to leave the magazine. (I realized at this point that the "shavings" I had found were the harder AE rounds digging into the feed ramp and having a piece shaved off.) This feed problem occurred mostly when trying to shut the slide on the first round, but it did occur once on the fourth round of a magazine. Later inspection by my father revealed that the rounds were not being flipped upward in the magazine consistently once they reached the top, causing them to be misaligned relative to the angle of the feed ramp. I did not have the second magazine available to perform this test on it as well. I have preserved most of the bullets that were damaged in this way if pictures are required.
I have had no mechanical issues with the firearm itself, so I suspect both magazines are defective. I'd like feedback on whether I'm doing something stupid with regards to the operation or loading of the firearm, if there is some sort of simple disassembly and reassembly of the magazines I should perform, if I should contact Ruger about this and have them send me replacements, and whether anyone else is aware if this is a known issue.
I later purchased a brick of the bulk Federal rounds that have copper plated bullets and had no problems of any sort.
Later I purchased a brick of the American Eagle copper plated bullets and found various shavings of copper underneath where I was shooting, which I initially assumed was because I had purchased a brick of mismanufactured rounds.
Today I tried to use CCI mini-mags and found frequently that the bullet was being forced into the feeding ramp instead of along it, causing the ramp to dig into the bullet and the bullet itself failed to leave the magazine. (I realized at this point that the "shavings" I had found were the harder AE rounds digging into the feed ramp and having a piece shaved off.) This feed problem occurred mostly when trying to shut the slide on the first round, but it did occur once on the fourth round of a magazine. Later inspection by my father revealed that the rounds were not being flipped upward in the magazine consistently once they reached the top, causing them to be misaligned relative to the angle of the feed ramp. I did not have the second magazine available to perform this test on it as well. I have preserved most of the bullets that were damaged in this way if pictures are required.
I have had no mechanical issues with the firearm itself, so I suspect both magazines are defective. I'd like feedback on whether I'm doing something stupid with regards to the operation or loading of the firearm, if there is some sort of simple disassembly and reassembly of the magazines I should perform, if I should contact Ruger about this and have them send me replacements, and whether anyone else is aware if this is a known issue.
