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I have a problem with an automatic safety on a Gold Label. It is so automatic that it decides to go back on after the first shot causing me to lose a rooster that I hit but failed to kill cleanly on the first one. Is there something I can do short of sending it back to Ruger? Thanks to all for any suggestions short of discarding it for another gun!! I actually did switch to my Citori!!

Perry,
Send it back to Ruger. The will fix it free and return it. I just sent them a Red Label (very early model) and they returned it to me in less than 6 weeks fixed for free. Only cost me shipping to them.
Jim

Thanks Jim. I figured that would be the logical answer. I really like the gun, but I can't live with that safety slippage. I am kinda guessing that it has something to do with heavy pheasant loads and the weight of the gun. A dream to carry, even with this little setback!

2 Citori field-grade shotguns, 0 automatic safeties.

I find the auto safety a cumbersome annoyance, and perhaps a safety issue as well, especially since the gun I use most, the 525 ~5,000 rounds a year, has no auto safety. [/quote]

I had not thought of the auto safety as a safety issue, only as a pain in the arse. Mike's statement makes me wonder if using several guns that HAVE this idiot device might make one forget to reset the safety when using a gun made for adults(manual safety)? Wanna kick that around for a while?
Thanks,
JL

On the range no issue. Shoot em (or not if you forgot it's on safe), open gun, kick em out. Turn, step off station. Hunting and you actually remembered to push it off, if there's no shot, there's also no liklihood of opening the gun so it isn't going to reset itself. Pumps ain't got one nor autoloaders. m12 the only thing I can hit a bird with so it behooves me to remember to push it off (good place to have forefinger also), take shot (or in my case usually two) or not, raise muzzle in air, get finger out of triggerguard, push on with left thumb. I doubt I've seen every conjunction of circumstance and distraction but in every situation the direction of muzzle, awareness of position of safety, and the responsibility for disposition of chambered shells comes first.

jack

I musta been thinking about my Browning side x sides when thinking about the safeties. On them, you just flip a round rod around and it no longer is auto safety. The original part is still in the gun for storage as I recall.

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On topic, any automatic safety may be disconnected; some are more difficult/tedious than others. I decided to leave the one on my RBL alone as it takes no effort and is an OK feature for the field. I have guns both ways, but would cast my vote w/Jim if given a choice about 100% of the time. I can use either w/o any particular problem, but generally on double guns they are a hindrance because of safety locus or design and they don't always go off safe easily. But most importantly, I do not rely of the gun's safety for gun safety. That is MY responsibilty, period .. not the gun's!