OK...so I take my reasonbly new Ruger Magnum 375 to my local gunsmith and friend to do a glass bedding for me...I've done 'em...but time is my limiting factor these days. So while we take it apart to look at what all can be done....damn it!...the VERY THIN piece of wood aft of the magazine and forward of the trigger is split.
Needless to say, we decided to route it a bit, then put a pillar in then glass bed around the whole business there....should then be fine.

Now this is a 375....so any of you gents out there with 375's, or more importantly, 416's and 458's better go to your nearest gunsmith BEFORE you shoot too many rounds and get 'er done.
And no, I'm not sending it to Ruger for fixing because my 'smith does a better job and the piece of wood the gun came with is very nice. Plus, I'd bed it anyway.
I'm not bitching....just forewarning.

Gary
DRSS
NRA Lifer
SCI

thanx for the info Garby. Ive not long had my RSM in 458lott although I still havent fired it (will blood it 2morrow). I had the action bedded straight away because I had read of a few people with stock issues. I think there was also mention that the action screws had to be super tight but I'm not sure on that?

I agree that those stocks are very nice looking.

Lowndsie.....yes action screws should be quite tight. That being said, the screw in the front of the trigger goes into the "thin wood" area....all the more reason to put the pillar in.

Take care.

Gary
DRSS
NRA Lifer
SCI

Hello Garby,
I have one of each caliber RSM's and have put more than 300 rounds of 458Lott through it, a bit more of the 375's and only 100+ in the 416Rigby and do not know if they are cracked or not. All shoot like they are supposed to do and will say that prior to purchasing rifles, spoke numerous times with factory serv./eng. folks and their response to cracked stocks is that they do not have a problem there??? Now, I understand that the factory folks are going to put their best foot forward, but until something really changes with how the rifles shoot, will leave mine alone. I have always been a Ruger fan and have a lot of faith in their products due to solid engineering applied to the construction, but perhaps my faith will be weakened down the road. Hope not and sorry you had the problem.

d.....mine shot like a champ too. I had no clue that there was anything amiss until I decided to get it bedded and a 'smith friend of mine and I took it apart and found the crack....you had to look very hard to see it. But that thin wood area was cracked all the way thru...top to bottom.

Since it's going on a DG trip next year, I thought best to full bed it, including the pillar suggested by my friend.

I too like this rifle but just wanted to forewarn anyone with one to look at it...a broken stock is bad news in the bush.

Gary
DRSS
NRA Lifer
SCI