FYI Ruger Mark III Target extrator slot chip... Normal :-(

[PerfCenter]

Hi guys

My pistol has less than a 1000 rounds thru the barrel.

Once upon a time Ruger was replacing the barrels when this was occurring (you can Google it). Apparently nowadays it is consider normal as long as the pistols is cycling properly and/or the ejected cases are not abnormally scratched or deformed. According to Ruger it's even more common on the mark IV.

The pistol works fine. But now that I noticed this, I just can't keep my eyes off it... Which is another issue that I'm working on

(the empty case is in there, just to enhance visibility of the chip)

 

[Auggie Doggie]

I have a little of that on my MK II, not as pronounced as yours. Lost count of how many rounds I have through that gun since I bought it new in 1985. It doesn't seem to affect anything.

Auggie D.

 

[PerfCenter]

I have a little of that on my MK II, not as pronounced as yours. Lost count of how many rounds I have through that gun since I bought it new in 1985. It doesn't seem to affect anything.

Auggie D.

Hey Auggie, do you remember if it this is something that showed up over time or appeared when it was relatively new?

 

[fire@will]

That would drive me nuts, too. A little surprised that Ruger is okay with it. If you had a Dremel, or similar, with a small diamond bit - and a very steady hand, you could radius the worst of that out of there.

 

[marshall]

too much dry firing?

 

[fire@will]

too much dry firing?

Nope ! Firing pin doesn't get anywhere near that.

 

[PerfCenter]

Nope ! Firing pin doesn't get anywhere near that.

Exactly!
if dry something. It would be letting the bolt slamming home on a empty magazine and chamber. I don't do that.
I bought it uses supposedly BNIB and never fired. I can't remember if it was like that when I got it so I'll not blame the previous owner. Lesson learned though. I'll never buy a used gun without a clear picture of the chamber. Because the picture that sold me the gun didn't include a close up on the chamber.

I think this kind of damage is a combination of two things. A) Machining tolerance, too much material was removed in the slot. And B) ejector fitting, not enough material was removed from it. The result is the ejector hitting harder than in should on that paper thin piece of metal.

 

[PerfCenter]

That would drive me nuts, too. A little surprised that Ruger is okay with it. If you had a Dremel, or similar, with a small diamond bit - and a very steady hand, you could radius the worst of that out of there.

Me too, but I trust what I was told by our local Ruger service rep. I suspect the recent safety recall that lead to a large number of replacement has made Ruger more conservative on replacements.
The slot is about 1mm thick. I do have a Dremel but I'll not risk making it worse.

I found picture of a "old" Mark III I purchased new and sold later with regret... Ending up buying another MKIII. The picture of the old one is not as clear but it looks ok.

 

[fire@will]

Me too, but I trust what I was told by our local Ruger service rep. I suspect the recent safety recall that lead to a large number of replacement has made Ruger more conservative on replacements.
The slot is about 1mm thick. I do have a Dremel but I'll not risk making it worse.

I found picture of a "old" Mark III I purchased new and sold later with regret... Ending up buying another MKIII. The picture of the old one is not as clear but it looks ok.

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I admire your self-restraint. That would bug me until I fixed it. I wonder if a gunsmith would do it for you - I don't see it taking much more than 5 minutes - maybe 15, if you wanted to polish it afterwards.

 

[Auggie Doggie]

Hey Auggie, do you remember if it this is something that showed up over time or appeared when it was relatively new?

Sorry, I really can't remember, I've had this gun so long.

Auggie D.