Tenncvol
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Last year I purchased a Ruger Wrangler 22LR pistol just to have fun with it at the range. I realized it would not be a high precision pistol at the low price point. It was inconsistent, and often would shoot as expected given the simple sights and my skills. However, there were some real bad flyers that I could not blame on my shooting. Closer inspection revealed the holes in the paper were oblong, not round. I think the term is "keyholing". The Ruger customer service lady was not surprised and arranged for it to be returned for repair. I received notice that it could not be repaired and was offered a replacement which I accepted.
The replacement Wrangler made a bad first impression as cartridges had to be firmly pushed into three of the cylinder chambers. After shooting, empties would not come out of the chambers except by removing the cylinder and using a punch and mallet to force them out. I rigged up a way to polish the inside of the chambers and solved that problem. Once I was able to shoot it again - guess what. It keyholed worse than its predecessor. I put it back in its new box and traded for it boxes of Mini-mags. Consider yourself lucky if you got a good Wangler.
The replacement Wrangler made a bad first impression as cartridges had to be firmly pushed into three of the cylinder chambers. After shooting, empties would not come out of the chambers except by removing the cylinder and using a punch and mallet to force them out. I rigged up a way to polish the inside of the chambers and solved that problem. Once I was able to shoot it again - guess what. It keyholed worse than its predecessor. I put it back in its new box and traded for it boxes of Mini-mags. Consider yourself lucky if you got a good Wangler.