If during the process we see any evidence of a problem, we address it before the gun leaves the factory, otherwise we know it costs us substantially more to have the gun later returned to us – we’re not that stupid. Could we do it with 20 or 100 or more rounds to assure greater certainty? Yes, we could, but you likely wouldn’t want to pay for that and most (reasonable) people don’t expect us to do that. We test fire every gun that leaves this factory with at least five rounds of a wide variety of commercially available ammunition.
We’d be foolish indeed to send out a gun which we have any reason to suspect may be returned to us for repair/warranty issues – particularly when we warranty virtually everything that happens to any gun that we have ever manufactured/branded, even guns that have been abused by a previous owner. It should go without saying that this factory (or most others) recognize quite well the economic benefits of doing the job right the first time, particularly in our case where the factory bears the brunt/entirety of the expense of fixing problems. That said, one assurance I can give you is that we will overcome these obstacles and that we will make “right” any and every mini-revolver we have ever manufactured.
That a company of the size and with the resources of Remington would face similar struggles (R51 pistol) doesn’t provide us any comfort. Re-engineering the Ranger II has been a much bigger challenge. Sometimes, we are slow to implement new process or adapt to other changes in what has otherwise been a fairly simple world for us, where most model changes have been purely cosmetic. I am every bit as confounded as many of you over some of these missteps. The other models in our line no longer require tweaks.Ĭuriously, we’ve suffered some challenges with relatively simple tasks like the reaming of cylinders, a process which we have done generally successfully on millions of parts over the past 40+ years. Poor purchasing decisions, in conjunction with or prompted by a seemingly never-ending list of ongoing tweaks intended to further enhance performance or production (many of which make existing inventory obsolete) compound some output issues. Just one example of our struggles has been with regards to the flow of component parts. We’ve also found that we’ve made some mistakes we don’t usually make. Despite our best efforts to anticipate and address all the contingencies that surround a new product introduction, sometimes you simply “don’t know what you don’t know”. There have been several reasons for this. Unfortunately, I’m very surprised that in a number of instances it’s been as unsuccessful as it has been.
I’ll admit to being disappointed, but not entirely surprised, that our introduction of the Ranger II has been something less than flawless. ~ Sandy Chisholm 5 Comments February Soapbox – Off but not Quite Running I fear this presidency is not likely to end well. Really? That’s as ignorant as it is moronic, and just another reason to be afraid. “Take the guns first, go through due process second”. On another note, sometimes I agree with Rex Tillerson, who reportedly called Trump a moron. That there are politicians who are willing to discuss this possibility, let alone vote in favor of it, should make you VERY afraid. If 18-21 year olds cannot purchase a firearm of ANY type, they have been arbitrarily stripped of their constitutional rights. The age limit to purchase a handgun is 21. Raising the age limit to purchase a firearm to 21. Left on its own merits, it’s a no-brainer. The only reason that the legislation hasn’t passed unanimously is because it’s been attached (in the House) to companion legislation supporting national reciprocity of concealed carry licenses. for the betterment of a critical service (background checks). The program was begun years ago by the industry in support of efforts by DoJ, FBI, ATF, etc. I could talk at length about a range of issues, but to the extent that anybody cares to hear anything I believe, I offer just a couple of my thoughts.įixNics legislation, which is named after the National Shooting Sports Program of the same name. I think I have an informed perspective, but it’s simply my personal opinion. I hesitate to enter the debate about gun violence control measures, such as which ones should be adopted, etc.