Anyone ever send a gun to Ruger to get it reconditioned?

[jwinter]

Anyone ever send a gun to Ruger to get it reconditioned? Was it worth it? Were there any hidden costs? I know you have to buy parts but was there anything over the $30 dollars that they charge.

I have an older P89 that I thought about having sent to them for reconditioning. The gun works great but it was built in 1997 and may need some new springs and the like. Just curious. Thanks.

[Steelharp]

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/41878-ruger-service/

[TrickyNicky]

If everything's working fine I'd forgoe sending it in to Ruger. If all your looking for is new springs you can most likely replace them yourself or just have a local gunsmith take care of it.

I'd have no qualms sending anything in that needed it, Steelharps story is a sad one but not at all the norm. Although I doubt I will have them refinish anything for me which is in part due to Steelharps saga and also just because I'm sure I could find an independent gunsmith who could do it better for less.

[Jonnin]

I would not bother if the gun works. When it stops working, that is the time to send it in. If it needs a new recoil spring, buy one online -- the other springs will let you know when they are bad.

[jwinter]

First, thanks for the link that, helped. I tried to search the topic before posting but I guess I didn't use the right terms.

Second, I wasn't sure what the service was. I thought if several people said "it was great, well worth it". I would seriously consider it. But I figured you could just buy the springs that you would need from one of the suppliers out there as mentioned above.

As for the gunsmith, I don't know any and I've heard some horror stories from friends about some pretty bad "hack jobs" and that just had me wondering about the different services available. I figured the manufacturer would do it right the first time and not guess at it. But after reading form the link above, I guess that is not necessarily the case. Anyway, thanks for the help.