Download this notice for specific details on affected units. AR-556 Model 8504 Lipsey's Exclusive AR-556 Model 8507 United Sporting Companies Exclusive AR-556 Model 8517 Talo Exclusive AR-556 Model 8519 Talo Exclusive AR-556 Pistol AR-556 MPR Model 8522 .450 Bushmaster 18.63"AR-556 MPR Model 8532 .350 Legend 16.38"AR-556 MPR Model 8535 5.56 18" AR-556 Free-Float Handguard Model. As to the barrel issue mentioned: I'm not sure what years were affected. It is not necessary for us to have the barrel/receiver assembly to perform the retrofit. Therefore, you should remove any custom or Walk softly carry a big stick and never walk away T.R. A forum community dedicated to Ruger firearm owners and enthusiasts. All I can say is WOW!!!!! This number should be used as a point of reference When we send you the box and shipping label, we will also send detailed instructions describing what we want you to send and how to send it. I will even sign a waver not to come after you if one should loose it's barrel. I have however heard of other brands of guns having them break off. Mine is a 1984, KRH-44R, 44 Magnum, 7 1/2" barrel with sight rings. The rear sights are fully adjustable, featuring a white outline. All Ruger Mark IV pistols and 22/45 variants produced prior to June 1, 2017 are being recalled. We will contact you when parts are available in your country and provide you with contact information for your local repair center so that you may make arrangements to have your pistol retrofitted. If it helps, the serial number of the one I had seperate is; 501-10445. Where you are in the list and when you receive your box will depend upon when you sign up. If you're going to make a hole, make it a big one. This Ruger No. Once parts are available in your country, we will provide you with the repair center's contact information. Has the scope notches, but, no mounts or scope. No. While we will attempt to return accessories to you, we cannot guarantee that is the case. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. I read on one of the forums about someone who had a round that had evidently been loaded way too hot and he said when it went off, he noticed the recoil was more significant, but nothing else. Years ago I started saving pictures of broken and blown up guns when I came across them. You should remove all aftermarket accessories before returning the grip frame assembly to us. Please have your unloaded pistol handy when you visit the recall website or call and be sure to provide us with the serial number directly from the pistol. Enough of them blew off that Ruger considered dropping the Redhawk in favor of the SRH which is basically a beefed up GP100 design. Will the old parts be returned to me? Download this notice for specific details on affected units and for instructions on how to obtain this free factory-installed modification. Once the repair center receives your recalled grip frame, they will ship you a new one with a free magazine "If you kill someone in Texas..were gonna kill ya right back". have your grip frame assembly retrofitted. When we are ready to retrofit your grip frame assembly, we will send you a box and prepaid shipping label. I really love my redhawks too. There are several ways to sign up for the retrofit. What parts are being replaced as part of the recall? However, in 2008 Sturm, Ruger & Co. once again began marketing the Redhawk in .45 Colt chambering.[3]. There are several ways to sign up for the retrofit. For almost 75 years, Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. They've changed that. This recall notice involves cylinder timing for New Ruger Bearcat Convertible Revolvers with serial numbers from 93-00500 to 93-01944. I have been shooting Ruger's Redhawk's for almost long as they have been out, Bought my first one in the early 1980's. We have conducted additional testing and have confirmed this condition. 271 Cardwell Road, Mayodan, NC 27027. I also believe that it was only on the one's that had the lube applied on Friday and assembled on Monday. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Lloyd here is one report I seen on a recent issue. I would say that right this moment, Ruger QC is at the highest it's been since at least the 1970s, maybe even 1960s. Mark IV and 22/45 pistols outside of this serial number range are not affected. On edit: Let me clarify something from the other thread. Additionally, you should remove your grip panels The Redhawks from the mid '80's were the ones affected by the thread lube problem. Mark IV and 22/45 pistols retrofitted with the updated safety mechanism are easily identified by the letter "S" in If they knew about it since then they should of recalled them before someone gets hurt or killed. This allows for either increased powder capacity, heavier (and therefore longer) bullets without compromising the powder load, or a combination of both. The Redhawk was available in blued or, and was primarily used by handgun hunters. (Yet to come to the Ruger line was . We will retrofit consumers grip frame assemblies on a first-come, first-served basis, so we encourage you to sign up for the retrofit as soon possible. Instead, they sat overnight or over the weekend, to be assembled to frames on the next workday. Keep the barrel/receiver assembly, magazines, lock, instruction manual, and any aftermarket accessories. I know Ruger would have my back if I shot the barrel off, thats Ruger. innovative firearms. If you live outside the United States, you can enter your serial number in the form above to determine if your pistol is subject to the recall. Thus, if you have a Mark IV These models bear serial numbers beginning with "401" (2017 models) or "WBR" (2016 models). I just hope this is just one little bump that we can get over with just a few having problems. It wasn't an adhesive. 3 in the Guns.com Vault has a serial . if the trigger is released and the safety lever is then moved from the mid position to the "fire" position, the This makes the Redhawk popular as a bear defense gun among hunters and trappers. Later on .41 Magnum, .357 Magnum/.38 Special, .45 Colt, and .45 ACP/.45 Colt were added to the lineup. Over the weekend the properties would change on the lubricant and make it corrosive. Phone: 336-949-5200 / Fax: 336-949-5300. I have a 7.5" which according to Ruger's serial number list, was made in 1984; a 5.5" shows to be made in 1995; and a 4.2" made in 2008. There are some problems with the data you entered. A forum community dedicated to Ruger firearm owners and enthusiasts. When we Compare this to the No. I will give you a $100 for all of them bad powder keg Redhawk's you have. Because the barrel/receiver assembly is the serialized component, not requiring its return simplifies the process and will enable us to more conveniently and quickly return the grip frame assembly to you. It was determined that the barrel separations on the Redhawks were due to a change in the used when attaching the barrels to the frames, but by that time the new Super Redhawk design was already well underway and the extended frame was kept. Don't remember exactly..fortunately no one was seriously injured. Pp. View Safety Bulletin, Ruger American Pistol Safety Bulletin - October 2018 - Ruger has discovered that some Ruger American Pistols chambered in 9mm may exhibit premature wear of the locking surfaces between the slide and barrel which, if ignored, can result in a crack developing near the ejection port of the slide. If I am not mistaken, he had the gun checked out by a gunsmith and it was no worse for the wear. The Ruger Redhawk is a DA/SA, large-frame revolver that was first introduced in 1979 by Sturm, Ruger & Company. [2], Taffin, John (2002)"The Legend of Big Red". Praise God that no one was hurt! Turned out it was the lube they were using during assembly allowed the barrel to be over-torqued. I am going to contact Ruger, I have done hours of research on this, nowhere did I find that there was 30 instances of this happening. Please follow the instructions in your instruction manual to separate the barrel/receiver assembly from the grip frame assembly. The problem guns were ones where the threads were lubed, but barrels not immediately assembled to frames. Ruger Press Release. That is until he tried to cock the hammer for the next shot. I believe most the advice that I see is call Ruger with the serial # and ask them. Newly manufactured Mark IV pistols will begin with serial number "500." [10], During the mid-1980s, Ruger began to have reports of failures in the Redhawk revolvers. However, in 2008 Sturm, Ruger & Co. Once again began marketing the Redhawk in.45 Colt chambering.In June 2015 Ruger announced a production Redhawk version that supports both the round and the round., Ruger achieves this multi- functionality by partially machining the for use of for the while still retaining enough ledge on the cylinder to allow proper., For several years have been customizing revolver (manufactured using modern ) of, or to accept (and possibly other rounds) with in addition to the revolver's original. The Redhawk is offered in several configurations; mine is the Hunter model, with a 7.5-inch barrel, ready to accept a scope, should you want to meddle with the beauty of the beast . I love my redhawks and thought they were the tops in 44mags. There were VERY few Redhawk 44 mags that had an "issue" with a barrel problem. Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of Firearms That Have Been Retrofitted Already updated safety mechanism. It's just as tight as it always was and very accurate. My first entry, so go easy. That should make you feel better about not having to worry about anyone but one person getting hurt shooting them. SR22 Pistol Safety Bulletin - April 2022 - Ruger has discovered that a small number of SR22 pistols may have right and left frame inserts that are not properly secured together. We have recently learned that certain Mark IV pistols, including 22/45 variants, have the potential to discharge unintentionally if the safety is not utilized correctly. View Recall Notice, "Old Model" (pre-1973) Single-Six, Blackhawk, Super Blackhawk, or Bearcat Revolvers - Jan 1982 - It is possible for certain Ruger P85 9mm pistols manufactured between 1987 and 1990 to accidentally discharge when the safety/decocker lever is engaged, if the firing pin is broken in a particular way. - Jan 1982 - The package you receive will include detailed packaging and shipping instructions. If you live outside the United States, you can enter your serial number in the form above to determine if your pistol is subject to the recall. View Safety Bulletin PDF. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. When we are ready for you to send in your Mark IV grip frame assembly we will mail you a box and prepaid shipping label with detailed instructions on how to return your grip frame assembly to us. 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