Olympic Arms

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I just repaired a new in the box Ruger AR556 that managed to get out of the factory without the two roll pins that hold the front sight base on installed. The happy new owner who bought it at Gander Mountain in Augusta, Georgia fired it one time and the front sight base moved forward just enough to cover the gas port and effectively turn it into a single shot rifle. The gas tube was properluy pinned in. It was an easy fix once I discovered the missing pins with two 1/8" x 5/8" roll pins. How on earth did it ever get past quality control at a reputable factory like Ruger? Friday night, Monday morning? who knows!

Not the first time this has happened with a Ruger. Two months ago a man brought in a Ruger AR556 to my local gun store. He had just purchased it on sale at Cabelas. When he fired it, the front sight moved forward. Yep, you guessed it, no front sight roll pins. When he called Cabelas he was told to contact Ruger for warranty repair. Needless to say, he was a little hot under the collar when he came in. But 5 minutes later he was out the door, a happy camper.
Someone needs to tell Ruger to get their act together. Unfortunately, most repairs are being done in house so there is no feed back to Ruger.

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