Loose Transfer Bar??

HK45 · 11-22-2008, 01:32 AM

So I have put around 150 rds through my brand new GP100 and noticed something today when I was cleaning it. It rattled. So I went hunting for this rattle and found it to be the Transfer Bar. My Redhawk in .44 mag has never had this problem. Has this happened to anyone else with their Ruger. If so, were you able to fix it yourself, or did you send it back to Ruger?

billy · 11-22-2008, 08:43 AM

all sp-101's rattle
so it stands to reason the gp-100's do too.

GlockMeister · 11-22-2008, 09:12 AM

In this case, a rattle is a good thing. If it isn't rattling, it isn't able to move freely therefore not able to do what it was designed to do.

Ruger100 · 11-22-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HK45

So I have put around 150 rds through my brand new GP100 and noticed something today when I was cleaning it. It rattled. So I went hunting for this rattle and found it to be the Transfer Bar. My Redhawk in .44 mag has never had this problem. Has this happened to anyone else with their Ruger. If so, were you able to fix it yourself, or did you send it back to Ruger?

My GP100 does the same thing. There was a thread here a few weeks ago discussing the same thing. I haven't done anything about it.

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Originally Posted by GlockMeister

In this case, a rattle is a good thing. If it isn't rattling, it isn't able to move freely therefore not able to do what it was designed to do.

Good point, I never thought of that. But it does seem weird that no other revolvers that I know of rattle like these Rugers.

NRAJOE · 11-22-2008, 04:50 PM

Yup...my Taurus Mdl 689 .357 transfer bar rattles also.

HK45 · 11-22-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ruger100

But it does seem weird that no other revolvers that I know of rattle like these Rugers.

Especially since my Redhawk doesn't rattle. But it sounds as though all is well so I will stop worrying about it. Thanx guys.

Pope130 · 11-22-2008, 11:25 PM

Trivia Note: In the last episode of season three of CSI Miami Calleigh Duquesne identifies a gun by this sound. The subject had cocked, but not fired, a GP-100 behind her.

Oh and, by the way; HK, don't worry, it's normal with an SP-101 or GP-100.

CraZ4GunZ · 12-18-2008, 01:15 AM

Thanks All - I just shot my KGP141 for the first time yesterday and was wondering about that rattle. It would be nice if they told us noobs about this in the manual. Cancel that trip back to Ruger! :-)

11-22-2008, 01:32 AM	#1
HK45 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 318	Loose Transfer Bar?? So I have put around 150 rds through my brand new GP100 and noticed something today when I was cleaning it. It rattled. So I went hunting for this rattle and found it to be the Transfer Bar. My Redhawk in .44 mag has never had this problem. Has this happened to anyone else with their Ruger. If so, were you able to fix it yourself, or did you send it back to Ruger?

11-22-2008, 08:43 AM	#2
billy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 19,728 Images: 10 Blog Entries: 161	all sp-101's rattle so it stands to reason the gp-100's do too. __________________

11-22-2008, 09:12 AM	#3
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 9,676	In this case, a rattle is a good thing. If it isn't rattling, it isn't able to move freely therefore not able to do what it was designed to do. __________________ "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." "Edmond Burke"

11-22-2008, 04:50 PM	#5
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,737 Images: 3	Yup...my Taurus Mdl 689 .357 transfer bar rattles also. __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

11-22-2008, 11:25 PM	#7
Pope130 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 314	Trivia Note: In the last episode of season three of CSI Miami Calleigh Duquesne identifies a gun by this sound. The subject had cocked, but not fired, a GP-100 behind her. Oh and, by the way; HK, don't worry, it's normal with an SP-101 or GP-100.

12-18-2008, 01:15 AM	#8
CraZ4GunZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1	Thanks All - I just shot my KGP141 for the first time yesterday and was wondering about that rattle. It would be nice if they told us noobs about this in the manual. Cancel that trip back to Ruger! :-)