Ruger Gunsite Scout - failure to eject
- Thread starter pazzo
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Mine was fixed in a week and it works great .
Turkinator
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Might want to buy a couple snap caps if want to cycle the action indoors.
Turkinator
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I wasnt being a #### about it, just friendly advice. Last thing you want is a AD or ND in the house.
Your issue is having FTE on live rounds instead of FTE on spent brass so that does sound like youre in your house doesnt it?
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Turkinator
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Nope. Again, there was no mention of being in the house. Why couldn't I have cycled live rounds while out shooting?
I hope you were out shooting honestly, and just weirdly obsessed with how your rifle ejects live rounds. Not sitting in your den feeding it live rounds cycling the action violently.
I am having the same issue with my new GSR. I have not actually tried live rounds yet though, as I have not had time to go to the range. I have just been using snap caps. But it is doing it with all my magazines - the metal AI magazine that came with the rifle, the 2 ten rounder Ruger polymer mags and the 3-round Ruger polymer magazine.
Pazzo did you send it in to the warranty centre or just to a local gunsmith, and was the problem fixed
Pazzo did you send it in to the warranty centre or just to a local gunsmith, and was the problem fixed
circlingvulture,
That "AI" mag that came with the GSR is not a real AI mag.. it's a POS knock off. And my rifle is in the shop now taking way too long by a SA that is giving me the willies. I should have back back "last week."
That "AI" mag that came with the GSR is not a real AI mag.. it's a POS knock off. And my rifle is in the shop now taking way too long by a SA that is giving me the willies. I should have back back "last week."
Pazzo:
Sorry to hear that. I was considering just skipping the warranty centre and coughing up some money to get it fixed locally in hope of getting the rifle back before the end of summer. Assuming it was a cheap fix. But after your experience maybe I will just send it away.
This is my fourth Ruger firearm, and the second one broken right out of the box. I am thinking now I should have kept my Savage Scout
Sorry to hear that. I was considering just skipping the warranty centre and coughing up some money to get it fixed locally in hope of getting the rifle back before the end of summer. Assuming it was a cheap fix. But after your experience maybe I will just send it away.
This is my fourth Ruger firearm, and the second one broken right out of the box. I am thinking now I should have kept my Savage Scout
Well I wouldn’t give up on it yet - take it to a local shop or fix it yourself. I believe all he did was de-burr some metal. The GSR is finished but I have three firearms at his shop and I’m not driving all the way out there just to pick up one of them. Wait a little while until I get mine back and I’ll let you know what he fixed..I should have it back last week or the week before, so it shouldn’t be long now.
I’m selling it btw. Bought a new .308 with 16" barrel that I’m importing from US
I’m selling it btw. Bought a new .308 with 16" barrel that I’m importing from US
Check for sharp edges at the rear of the action where the base of the rounds can hit as ejecting. Many new rifles need to have these edges slightly rounded as the sharp edge can "grab" a round and impede it enough to stop it from releasing.
Check the brass for marks as the marks may show you the issue.
Check the brass for marks as the marks may show you the issue.
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If the FTE only occurs with loaded rounds, and ejects fired rounds normally, consider it an advantage. Its easier to pluck the round out of the action than it is to find it in the snow.
NinjaSayWhat?!
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Any update? Back from the shop yet?
I'm interested in this rifle and am curious about the outcome with yours.
I'm interested in this rifle and am curious about the outcome with yours.
I'll sell you mine! got it back yesterday - bolt fully polished. Tried cycling a round and BAM, extractor broke. LOL. Sent it back for warranty this AM with a guarantee that it will be "100% fixed" when I get it back. Either way I've already purchsed a rare/custom .308 from US and I'll be selling this one as soon as it comes back
Sorry to hear that Pazzo. With mine I have noticed that technique is a factor. This isn't my first bolt action. I have six others (Weatherby, Remington, Savage, Tikka), and have never had a problem with any of them. But with the Ruger, if I operate the bolt with my thumb and fingers, I get extraction problems. But if I cup the bolt handle with the palm of my hand and really slam it, it will usually work.
