BIT by ram rod

[liquidorange]

picked me up a .32 cal. blue ridge from cabelas last week. today i had a chance to run a patch down the barrel and i got bit by fiberglass slivers from the ram rod. seems both of the brass ends were pressed on poorly and i ended up with 2 slivers in my thumb . cabelas said i could return the gun but its almost a 1-1/2- 2 hour drive. wood to metal finish is about average with some gappage. kinda suprised on the rust that came out of the barrel. im getting the bore light out now. i know these guns have a good rating and are made by pedersoli. i hate having a first bad dealing with a new gun. its not a nice way to start a relationship.

[cayugad]

those pressed ramrods are not a favorite of mine. I like to see a pinned rod. Also nothing worse then a fiberglass sliver. Ouch!! I can sure understand why your upset. That "rust" in the bore, rub that with your finger and see if it is not slippery. Some of them have a grease in them and that might be the color.

Personally I would be upset also if I got a rifle like that. Maybe it is worth the drive and then you could take a bore light with you and check the rifles in the store and pick the one you want.

[Semisane]

The ramrod thing would tick me off, especially at the price those Blue Ridge rifles go for. If I were otherwise happy with the gun I would just fix it myself and save the long drive. But I suspect you're generally unhappy with the gun (buyer's remorse?). If that's the case, it's worth the drive to return it and get something you feel good about.

[lemoyne]

I would never use a fiberglass ramrod again, many years back I tried that and they are worse than a file for cutting a barrel. I shortened and re-buttoned the barrel and started using a barrel protecting bushing and it cut my bushing.