Get one from Bravo Company Manufacturing if Ruger simply won't do. https://bravocompanymfg.com/weapon_systems/index.php
Anything else would be uncivilized. - Gillette commercial
Anything else would be uncivilized. - Gillette commercial
You read very well and that's exactly why a test like this wouldn't past muster today. Back then is was about all there was.Which is why the MPI is ran after the HPT.
In essence, 70K PSI is used to test the bolt and barrel, then MPI is used to determine if there are any cracks that were produced.
I was bashing it based on it's highly elevated price. My fault for not making that clear. It is in no way an $800 gun.Look, the Ruger is a budget gun, like a Civic, or a Corolla is a budget car. Works well. Fits a need. There are more expensive options that perform better.
But bashing the budget option because it doesn’t perform like a Porsche just doesn’t make sense.
C’mon man … trade that AR14 on a shotgun …Ruger AR's are junk! I work with quite a few real operators and when they train with other LEO's etc there is almost always a failure with a Ruger AR.
C’mon man … trade that AR14 on a shotgun …
The best is when SpecOps guys who aren't gun guys. There was a bonafide SEAL on another forum I frequent who didn't know the name of some guns they used simply because he didn't care to know or take the time to learn the names/configuration because he wasn't a gun guy. He knew how to load, fire, and take it apart to clean and that was it. It was a real Tropic Thunder moment. LolAh, I see...the "real operator" argument...please. Every Ruger I've ever owned has been a quality gun.
There are a lot of AR-15 snobs out there, claiming this kind, or that brand, are beneath them. Only a very expensive gun is fit for a "real operator", right?
I'll ask my neighbor what he thinks about Ruger ARs. He spent 34 years as a SEAL and is entitled to wear the Navy Cross. Not enough to be a "real operator", I imagine, but he does have some experience...
He's pretty straightforward about guns, and he would never call himself a "real operator".
Ever.
No, I am not aware of any of that. It's all over my head. I don't test anything, nor do I know what goes into testing. Member Jason stated that Ruger's barrel isn't HP/MP tested. Ruger states that their BCG is HPT/MPI tested with each barrel. Would they stamp their bolts with this if it were not true?Just curious, are you aware of how that testing works, what it is designed to determine and how virtually worthless it is considering modern metallurgy and testing practices in use today? ( granted it did have one and given USG contracting, a necessary one)
It might not carry the weight it does today if people did.
A legitimate argument can be made that the testing itself has the potential to create more problems than it prevents.