Ruger spending $1 million to retrofit American Pistol designs

By Christen Smith

Retrofit of American Pistol will cost Ruger $1 million. (Photo: Ruger/Facebook)
Sturm, Ruger and Company expects its recent recall on the American Pistol line will cost the gun maker $1 million and take years to complete.
Chief Executive Officer Chris Killoy told investors last week the potential for slide cracks — announced in October for certain pistol models chambered in 9mm — affects guns with excessive wear and tear, typically averaging round counts above 10,000.
“Which is for somebody — the average customer — that’s probably a couple of lifetimes,” he said, noting the company will repair any slide with visible abnormalities. “But realistically what we’re going to do is, we replace the barrel. The barrel seems to be the offending party in that relationship, but once we replace the barrel the problem pretty much solves itself and goes away.”
The bulletin identified the issue on both duty and compact-sized models in 9mm with serial number prefixes “860” and “862.” The company stressed other 9mm pistols, such as the SR9 and LC9S, are not affected. A sign that the gun may fall inside this range is a silver-colored, stainless steel barrel.
“So, it’s largely a barrel change for those firearms that exhibit any excess wear and

Source: Guns.com