Well, there goes another SP101 back to Ruger.

[freakshow10mm]

For crying out loud maybe it just isn't mean to be.

I got a 4 inch 32 H&H SP101 from ten thumbs in a trade. Just picked it up from my dealer today. I haven't fired it yet. That was supposed to be done at tomorrow's range trip.

I did the proper thing and was slugging the bore and throats to prep myself for shooting lead. Had it secured in a vise built in to my bench. I slugged the bore. Everything went well.

Slugged four of the throats, everything went well. Phone rings. The office phone is dead (cordless) so I run to the LR to get the other phone. A few minutes on the phone and I hear metal to metal contact coming from my office. I haul ass in there and find horror awaiting.

My son took the hammer from the benchtop and started going to town on the Ruger in the vise!!!:yikes:

I had the gun secured in the vise and my little midget hammered it out and went Nancy Kerrigan on it. After I deterred my son to another activity, I checked it out. The damage is done. The crane was bent. Bad. I wiggled it a bit to see how tough it would be to at least straighten it out most of the way. SNAP. The extension that the cylinder sits on must be pot metal cause that son of a bitch snapped like a twig. So naturally there was a moment of streaming profanity.

My son, who will be 18 months old on the 12th, has never seen me go off like that. He sure was sorry. Had that look on his face that said "Dad, I'm so sorry I broke your ****" as he ran towards me with open arms. I picked him up, gave him a hug, and told him he can't bash things that aren't his. He cuddled in my arms, resting his head on my shoulder. He knew he messed up and he was apologizing the only way he knows.

I was still steaming mad but I looked at the plaque he "got" me that sits over my bench. I read it.

"My Daddy's Hand

Daddy, take my hand in yours and you will plainly see
How very much I need you now to love and care for me.
As my little hand grows, I will need you even more,
Everything I do in life, I have never done before.
Teach me to be kind and loving, sharing and forgiving,
Show me through your acts of love the pure joy of living.
The years will pass by quickly and one day I will be grown,
I will pass what you have taught me onto children of my own.
Hold me always in your thoughts and remember when we are apart,
The special love between a child and a daddy's heart.

Love, Mason"

After reading that, I calmed down, told him I love him. Then got it packed up to send back to Ruger for repair (goddamn factory controlled part!). Be about 4-6 weeks for that to come back. I tell ya, I got the worst luck with Rugers. The GP100 is holding up. Knock on wood.

[ept000]

You're a good man Freak. The world needs more guys like you. Mason is very lucky.:thumbsup:

[MONTEGOD7SS]

You are gonna have to get a Frankford Arsenal gun at some point just so you can break it too.

[chewy]

Handled very well Freak. You gonna make a fine Daddy. Remind him when he's 21 and he'll get ya' a in the furure vintage SP 101.

[BigSlick]

Damn Rugers !

Dat shaft is light, because Rugers don't lock up like a Smith. All it's for is ta clear an empty cylinder.

I feel for ya bro, really I do.

Take ya youngster shootin wit ya when he old enough an let him shoot da SP101. Tell him da story an yall have a laugh about it.

He a treasaure dat gun like nothin else when ya hand it down to him.

For real.

[CZ93X62]

You are one great man, Freek. Good on ya.

Damn--Mason is already 18 months old?

[Crazy4nitro]

Damn Rugers !

Dat shaft is light, because Rugers don't lock up like a Smith. All it's for is ta clear an empty cylinder.

I feel for ya bro, really I do.

Take ya youngster shootin wit ya when he old enough an let him shoot da SP101. Tell him da story an yall have a laugh about it.

He a treasaure dat gun like nothin else when ya hand it down to him.

For real.

I'm With 'Slick:iagree:

So thats 2 Adam:ready: - 1 Eric:takethat:
Adam....This isnt supposed to be a race,I refuse...

'Nitro

[freakshow10mm]

Now the police won't register it. It's a "safety inspection" and it doesn't pass a "cursory inspection". I went to the sheriff's office, like I did for the last 5 guns, and the sheriff told me I have to have it done at Laurium because the village has a police department. OK fair enough. Problem is there was no officer on duty yesterday, so I had to wait until today to get it registered. So, I have to send it to Ruger, have them replace the crane, send it back to me, and then go register it. The headaches!

[Tailgunner]

They CALL it a safety inspection, but the only thing their checking is weather or not the SN matches what's on the paper (along with make/model/cal/# of cylinders).

[ten thumbs]

You're a good man Freak. The world needs more guys like you. Mason is very lucky.:thumbsup:


:iagree: OOOH NOOO, Man I packed it post office proof. did'nt account for Mighty Mason. He sounds like he's all boy with his own "Pucker Factor":yikes:

Love the "daddys hand" saying, its heartwarming and true.

OK, now ya gotta work on revenge. It's gonna take time, lotsa time like up to 20-30 maybe 40 years.Some embarrising photos will help.

Put this pan on the back burner and let it simmer,mention it to him once in a while just to keep the story alive.

Now those photos, first girlfriend tell him yer gonna show her some bare butt,goofy looks, braces etc. you'll know what works by then :wink5:
Now the pan is beginning to boil. Don't really show them , the threat is worth car washes,lawn mowing etc.

Still with me? Now the best revenge, HIS OWN CHILDREN.:yesnod:

Make little hints "thats a big hammer for a small gun", stuff like that in front of his kids.[your Grandsons]. Don't missunderestmate this tool, grandkids are a powerful force to control someone who, by now is bigger, stronger and faster than your now old ass. I told you it would take time.

Now the pan is at a full rolling boil. As before don't really tell the story. The power is in the threat. No father wants his son to know what he did wrong as a kid. How can you discipline them for what you did too?


This can be worth whatever field Mason is trained in. In my case, my son, [did I mention his nickname is Freak also] a carpenter built a nice garage and shed for me.

When Mason's sons reach about 20 or so, FORGIVENESS can begin. As you set around a campfire at deer camp you can start to tell the stories.

I've got about 10 more years before the forgiveness phase can begin.I hope I can still remember by then. I'm thinking maybe a hunting cabin would be nice before then.

Oh yea, Coleman fuel in the weedwacker, being cited for diving off a local bridge, rolling his first car,coming home drunk[large quanties of cold water I told him would stop a hangover did'nt work] insert puke smiley, God that was funny. :animlol:

patience my friend patience. :cornut:

[funkstafunkie]

Man, that's rough. I'll tell you what, though: you send it down here to me (I'll pay shipping), and it'll sit in the safe with all the other guns I haven't gotten around to playing with yet. :supergrin:

[sparky241]

Adam I think he just wanted to be like his daddy:lol:. Maybe you should ask ruger if you two can torture test a few of their new guns.:supergrin: Nice father son activity

[Jayhawker]

Rough day for you, but it sounds like you handled it fine. Guns can be fixed more easily, than rebuilding relationships with our children.

[MONTEGOD7SS]

Sounds like he is almost through with his 1911 gunsmithing classes. Gonna get him a bigger hammer now and let him at the GP100?

[xtimberman]

Adam,

I believe that you handled that just fine - certainly better than most!

This incident was one of those reminders that our little ones are always watching and listening - and that we need to always keep that in mind - a great wake-up reminder about children and firearms.

The little fellow thought he was helping - doing the same thing his daddy was. All he saw was the hammer and the gun. The purpose escaped him!

When I was a little bitty fellow, I was watching the men in the family handling some firearms in the back yard - they had just returned from hunting and were wiping them down and preparing to put them away until next time. After they finished and came inside to drink coffee, I fetched a 1897 Win. shotgun that I had previously spotted in the tool shed - it was stored out there loaded-and-ready-to-use.

It was half-again longer than I was, and the womenfolk shrieked as I entered the kitchen with it. I got roughed up a bit as a couple of the men got the barrel aimed in a benign direction and extracted it from my grubby little hands. Of course, I started bawling - why were they being so mean when I was doing the same thing they were just a few minutes earlier?

That was my first firearms safety lesson and I still vaguely remember it.

xtm

[tahqua]

That is a very good story, Freak. I was very happy to read that.
One of my daughters banged the door on my brand new truck on the way home from the dealer. Once I settled down I told her that dent would forever remind me of how much she means to me. Your tale reminds me of that.

Thanks, that was great

[Brass Nazi]

That sucks but at least you have the right attitude about it.

BTW I thought Rugers would take any abuse?

[VN350X10]

Adam, I can relate....
I used to build static display contest models. Son Mike was about 3...
You get the idea.
Well handled my friend.

uncle albert

[Yoosta B. Blue]

...One of my daughters banged the door on my brand new truck on the way home from the dealer...

Yep, you'll have a hard time not seeing that dent. I had only had my 2007 Dodge Ram for two days when I parked in a Home Depot parking lot. When I came out, there was a dent right in the middle of the driver side door. It was evident that the corner of a sheet of sheetrock had smacked it, as there was even a deposit of white dust in the center of the dent. :banghead: Oh, well. Things happen, and not all of them are pleasant.

YBB

[Steve Koski]

I have a gun that needs to be broken. I'll ship it right over.

[freakshow10mm]

I got my new FFL now so you can ship directly to me.