375 Ruger Guide Gun Issues

[Mark Biggerstaff]

@LSTEIN458
Have an update on one I had sent in, African 375. Barrel being replaced. Barrel out of specs. Estimated 2 weeks.

Be interested in what you find out on yours.

 

[LSTIEN458]

@LSTEIN458
Have an update on one I had sent in, African 375. Barrel being replaced. Barrel out of specs. Estimated 2 weeks.

Be interested in what you find out on yours.

How long did it take to hear back from Ruger?

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

How long did it take to hear back from Ruger?

About 2 weeks after they had received it

 

[Altitude sickness]

I mounted two scopes recently and the one using Warne rings would not pass the straight and concentric test. Before lapping them. I tried Leupold Warne style and they passed.

The Sako Optiloc passed easily on the Sako Black bear

 

[LSTIEN458]

Finally time to update. I sent the rifle off the day before Thanksgiving and received it back from Ruger on December 20th. Ruger in their own words: Reworked Scope Cuts, Refinished, Mount Scope Rings, Polished Chamber, Torqued Stock to Specs. So after getting through the holidays and year end I was finally able to find some time to go out and zero the rifle. The first shoot was 3" left and around 4" high, so with a few small adjustments this rifle was hitting right on target with the original scope and the factory ring that Ruger sent back with the rifle. So I proceed to go into the house and take off that scope and switch to a vx5 2-10 Leupold and Warne QD rings and go back out to the range. Same results with this setup. Rifle was hitting extremely close to point of aim and I was able to shoot a 1" group at a 100 yards no problem.

I am extremely happy with Ruger's wiliness to take the rifle back in and work on it and for the quick turn around. I also am very appreciative that they took the time to polish the chamber the rifle functions flawlessly now.

 

[Laniarius]

So basically the zeroing problem was because the scope cuts in the receiver weren't alignned properly, but Ruger fixed them?

 

[LSTIEN458]

So basically the zeroing problem was because the scope cuts in the receiver weren't alignned properly, but Ruger fixed them?

That is what I get from reading the sheet they sent back with the rifle. They did also send different rings back with the rifle that they had mounted so I used those when testing the original scope.