Used Ruger Bisley

[bykerhd]

I got seduced by a used .357 Ruger Bisley today. 7 1/2" barrel blued model.
The Bisley grip didn't agree with me in .45 LC but it should be fine for .38 and maybe some occasional .357.
The gun is nothing special and showing a few nicks and dings, but not much evidence of real use.
BUT, it was nasty dirty and the start of some rust ? on a few of the internals. Like it got wet ? at some point and wasn't properly cleaned up.

This is less a review than a rant.
The last few revolvers I have bought have all shown no evidence of having seen anything other than the most minimal maintenance. If they were EVER even cleaned at all. Some of these were premium pieces. I don't understand that kind of neglect. Is this normal these days ?

The internals surfaces of this Ruger are very rough and show little evidence of any attempt to smooth things up. Even the surfaces of the frame which become visible when the cylinder is removed look rough and unfinished. I've never seen a Ruger revolver so poorly finished by the factory. A couple other Ruger single actions I looked at today I noticed had very poorly fitted grips.

In handling a couple new 10/22s I noticed the receiver finish looks like some kind of paint ? as opposed to the anodizing previously used.

Anybody else noticing a general decline in quality with Ruger ?

[TerryN]

Ruger is trying to cut costs, just like every other manufacturer of anything. Did you notice the plastic trigger housing and barrel band on that 10-22? The good news is, that everything you mentioned can be corrected - most of it with just a bit of effort at home.

[W.E.G.]

Ruger has some good ideas and some bad ideas.

Witness the sweet little compact 9mm vs. the polymer-framed revolver.

Ruger 10/22 does have a PAINTED receiver these days.
That's what $200 retail for a whole gun buys now.
If you want to get four-figures into a 10/22, there are plenty of sources to take your money.

Ruger needs to develop a NEW box-fed semi-auto that will appeal to law enforcement and the masses. Smith and Wesson is making money hand-over-fist selling regular-old AR-15's. Ruger needs to pull their head out their ass and jump on the bandwagon. Their foolhardy stubbornness in continuing to market that "upgraded" sows-ear Mini-14 is exponentially stupid.

In the meantime, Ruger could use its resources and capital to develop a true high-end semi-auto. Look at the way the arfcommers are creaming their jeans over unobtainium like the MagPul Masada and such (in my mind) gimmickery. Does Ruger even HAVE a marketing department these days? If they do, they must be asleep at their desks, with their faces in a puddle of drool atop the 1967 issue of Playboy.

[Survey Punk]

Ruger had a big display at the SHOT Show.
Ho hum...

JB

[Deltaten]

The profits involved with golf club heads and jobber/mfgr parts far out weighs the margin on guns.
Corporate has gone another direction from it's founder's original dream.
Ol' Bill was more a dreamer and engineer than gunner.
I seriously doubt that there's even a few Fudds left at Corporate, let alone on the production line.