So I went to play with it a bit today... picked it up and the trigger was frozen. I managed to pull on it hard enough to cycle the action a few times. Then I oiled the sucker. I tried to take it apart per the directions in the manual, but the trigger group spring wouldn't budge. I got the mainspring and hammer out and tried to get a good look inside, everything looked alright. Basically one chamber is really tight with all the others being moderately tighter to turn. I oiled everything that moves. It did get easier but its not right. the pistol is only a month old and has at least 600 rounds through it, not more than 800. I bought it brand new. Is this a common problem? Is it a warranty issue? Is it something my gunsmith can fix? I couldn't get the gun apart and I don't know what it would take, if my gunsmith tries unsuccessfully will Ruger refuse to repair it? I hate this.... I just want it to work... right now its a $350 hammer.

Have you tried taking a cleaning brush to the cylinder face? Sometimes soot builds up there and prevents the cylinder from turing freely. By face I am refering to the front of the cylinder where it aligns with the barrel. Another thing to check is if there is any dirt under the ejector (The star shaped thing that kicks the shells out). If dirt gets under there it will lock a revolver up tighter than Fort Knox. And it doesnt take much.
Thats what I'd actually check first.

Good Luck

Bill

Thats a good idea... I'll go check...thanks.

Its much better now...I try to keep it pretty clean but I never brush the barrel cylinder gap area.

Try what the folks above said. If it still does not work call Ruger. They are very very very good at fixing anything that does not work on the guns they sell. They will tell you how to ship it to them. The turn around on repairs usually takes four to six weeks.

Ruger double action revolvers can be a bugger to take apart and the trigger group is not near as simple as colt or smiths, though it is a really tough and good design.

One word of caution if you put a lot of foot pounds on the trigger to get the cylinder to spin double action you can bend the hand.

It's the piece of metal that pushes the cylinder around. If you bend that your gun stands a good chance of getting out of time.

That means when you cycle single or double action it the cylinder will not come around enough to lock into position so that a chamber lines up with the bore.

If that happens and the gun does fire the bullet hits the forcing cone to one side and shaves lead and sprays it out the side of the cylinder endangering anyone to the side of the gun.

Good luck with your Ruger. I own two Redhawks and they are really fine weapons.

It seems to be alright... i'm pretty sure its all in time still... Thanks for the suggestion... I'm glad you guys are here...

Could your ejector rod have come partially unscrewed? Looking from either side of the cylinder, does your ejector appear to be protruding away from it and towards the recoil shield unnaturally? Sean

Taking a stainless steel brush to the face of the cylinder and the forcing cone cleared away whatever blocked the cylinder, I also sprayed Rem Oil all over it to clear away any other debris. It seems to function just fine now. I have a feeling that this might have been caused by using H110 powder in my handloads, which leaves some very small particles left over. I could see some of the particles left over from shooting last week still 'stuck' to the gun, a few may have been brushed into the path. I will watch carefully next time.