I have had this gun sitting at my house for many years; I bought it new, and I used it twice for target shooting but never cleaned it. Will it be dangerous to use it now without cleaning?
As long as the barrel isn’t obstructed, you shouldn’t have an issue. If the oil has gotten sticky and if it’s really dirty, it may have a hard time cycling. If you’ve only shot it a couple times, that shouldn’t be dirty enough to really affect it unless the oil is sticky. These guns are very reliable and mine functions great with little to no cleaning. I would just run a bore snake or cloth through the barrel and call it good. At minimum just take the barrel out and look down it and if it looks like there’s no obstructions go ahead and shoot that thing to your hearts content. My LCP that I carry daily in my pocket, I haven’t cleaned for over a year and it cycles perfectly fine.
always loved this ruger i wish i would of grabbed one back in the day when they were still new.
I wish a had two more!
Good info, those are really good guns!!
I hope I can find another one
Wow. Never seen that before. Thanks for the heads up!
I hadn’t either, but I was glad it was a simple fix.
One of their early safety devices, those are built like tanks. 👍
I wish I had two more. If you can find them, they are usually quite affordable.
I have had this gun sitting at my house for many years; I bought it new, and I used it twice for target shooting but never cleaned it. Will it be dangerous to use it now without cleaning?
As long as the barrel isn’t obstructed, you shouldn’t have an issue. If the oil has gotten sticky and if it’s really dirty, it may have a hard time cycling. If you’ve only shot it a couple times, that shouldn’t be dirty enough to really affect it unless the oil is sticky. These guns are very reliable and mine functions great with little to no cleaning. I would just run a bore snake or cloth through the barrel and call it good. At minimum just take the barrel out and look down it and if it looks like there’s no obstructions go ahead and shoot that thing to your hearts content. My LCP that I carry daily in my pocket, I haven’t cleaned for over a year and it cycles perfectly fine.
Now I want food again
🤣just seeing your response reminded me and made me hungry!
Ruger finger not as bad as garand thumb 😳
Ruger Finger🤣 I love it!