Who would have thought it possible?Ĭlick to expand.Surely appears to be a case of bad metal casting to me! The barrel material looks just like broken "pot metal" that was used in toy cap guns in the '60s. The proof is staring straight at us in a broken barrel. To say the metallurgy is not at fault is like telling the trooper you did not run in the ditch due to inattentive driving.
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The blue arrow is the point where the root of the thread and the crack meet and join. That is either the weak point or the last point of failure. The red arrow at the top is a 'step fracture' that is the cross-over point of the weakness following the thread.
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The arrows at six o'clock and three o'clock in the picture point to a crack propagating in the root of the barrel shank thread. The red arrows left to right-Ĭopper jacket material forced into a crack under high pressure. Here's what I see in as detailed view as I have available. I'll know when it gets here and will take pictures. I think Ruger must be casting barrel blanks and machining the bore, shank and ejector rod housing. Most of the barrel shank is still in the frame. Just one thread was holding the barrel on and it had to let go. I'll be able to see the flow pattern easily on that one. See the copper deposit on what was probably a burr cast up by the shot before the failure.
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I see enough carbon on the broken ends to say it was probably cracked to start with. He was watching his wife fire her first shots ever when the barrel 'just fell off' and scared both of them! In 2009 he cofounded the defense and security blog Japan Security Watch.The shooter reported no odd sounds or feelings at all. Kyle Mizokami is a writer based in San Francisco who has appeared in The Diplomat, Foreign Policy, War is Boring and The Daily Beast. After thirty years the SP101 has an established niche in the gun world. The SP101’s feature set makes it a good home defense handgun, camping gun, or backup hunting gun. Still, there are plenty of situations that could call for a compact revolver, not too big and not too small, with plenty of power. Nor is it a concealed carry gun, particularly with the introduction of the Ruger’s LCR. It is not a service weapon, lacking the beefiness and extra round necessary for law enforcement work, but the service world is now dominated by semi-automatic handguns. The SP101 occupies a curious place in Ruger’s lineup. It has an overall length of eight inches and has an empty weight of twenty-seven ounces. With the exception of the grips, it is entirely made of stainless steel with a satin exterior finish. It ships with a three-inch barrel, a compromise between a standard 4-inch barrel and a compact carry 2-inch barrel, fixed sights, and rubber grips. 357 Magnum revolver with a five round cylinder. The most typical SP101, model number 5719, is a. Barrel lengths include 2.25 inches, 3 inches and 4.2 inches. 357 Magnum version once the fundamentals are mastered. 327 Federal Magnum, and 9 Millimeter Parabellum. 38 Special/.357 Magnum model the SP101 is also available in. Unique to the SP101 it can handle a wide variety of handgun calibers, including rimfire and magnum rounds. Over the years the Ruger SP101 has flourished into supporting a half dozen calibers.
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The Ruger LCR, introduced in the 2000s as a dedicated, purpose-built concealed carry revolver largely took over the concealed carry role from the SP101, although a hammerless. Like all revolvers, it was naturally slim-with the exception of its cylinder, and a five round cylinder had a smaller diameter than a six-round diameter. A double action handgun, the SP101 shipped with or without a hammer-the latter option being easier to draw from behind clothing without catching on something. The Ruger SP101 was designed with concealed carry in mind.