Warranty Claim on an SR9c defective from factory (10 days old)?

[EandGWZ]

Purchased from Elite Firearms in Hermitage. Plan on showing it to Chris who I purchased from. Likely cosmetic upon inspection but still want someone to take a look at it as I don't want to be having to address this 1 or 2 years into ownership. Most definitively came from Ruger this way, difficult to see but obvious when oiling. Any suggestions how to proceed? I already emailed Ruger for guidance.

[EandGWZ]

Poor resolution

[harold63]

If it is a crack, then it needs to go back to someone. It is hard to see in either picture.

[EandGWZ]

If it is a crack, then it needs to go back to someone. It is hard to see in either picture.

Let me get you a high resolution shot.

[EandGWZ]

Again, this is kind of like a hammer with a scratch on it. If the manufacturer can tell me that this will have zero impact (present/future) on the safety/functionality of the firearm, I'm good to go

[harold63]

Again, this is kind of like a hammer with a scratch on it. If the manufacturer can tell me that this will have zero impact (present/future) on the safety/functionality of the firearm, I'm good to go

Ah yes, it is clearer, now. It actually looks like a casting or molding mark, because it seems to go part of the way over to the other side of the back of the frame. If in fact, it is a molding mark, then it shouldn't be an issue. I had a few of them on some 24/7 Pro's I own, but I filed them away and touched them up with Krylon. I would have it looked at, though, just to be sure. Pictures can hide things, even if they are pretty clear.

[EandGWZ]

Ah yes, it is clearer, now. It actually looks like a casting or molding mark, because it seems to go part of the way over to the other side of the back of the frame. If in fact, it is a molding mark, then it shouldn't be an issue. I had a few of them on some 24/7 Pro's I own, but I filed them away and touched them up with Krylon. I would have it looked at, though, just to be sure. Pictures can hide things, even if they are pretty clear.

Thanks, I'll let you know what he says

[harold63]

Look at another one or two if there are some there and see if they have anything like what is on yours.

[Jason In Erie]

Would not hurt at all to have a smith or the factory have a look at it. If it was metal you could have it Mag-particle inspected. I would look into x-ray inspection. I have done material testing in my work career and those are two of the most-popular and effective non-destructive inspection processes.

[Neko456]

You can't really tell by the photo. But Ruger has a unwritten near life time warranty of there product. if you didn't purposely harm the gun ther will fix it for you. I have a SRC9 it will fire with the magazine out of it, thats a flaw but one that I can live with knowing that & reacting to it.

Send it to Ruger!