Can this be repaired?

[Mcrafty1]

Where the piece broke off you can see the raw metal...it looks like compressed metal filings so that tells me it's pot metal.
Now I'm not saying everything from China is made from the same metal...I'm only speaking for mine.

 

[Mcrafty1]

 

[Mcrafty1]

If it were a bigger piece that broke away I might consider trying to get it reattached by some of the usual methods, but with it being so small and in an area there is no room for reinforcement I think it would be a waist of time trying to repair it.

 

[Deleted 45061]

FYI the Ruger Impact and Max are made by Umarex, rebranded by Ruger.

 

[Mcrafty1]

I suppose after thinking it through, with the price of a new Ruger Impact Max Elite still at 149.95 it isn't even realistic to expect to sell it or even give it away to anyone that it would need to be shipped to...shipping cost are so crazy high now.

 

[Mcrafty1]

FYI the Ruger Impact and Max are made by Umarex, rebranded by Ruger.

Oh yes I know that, it's made in China for or by Umarex. Actually I believe Ruger just sold them the license to put the Ruger brand on it.

 

[dv8eod]

You could always part it out for a frankengun. Use the barrel for a fun build or trade the parts for other parts to fix something else that ain't broke yet. Even though it's not working now, it might still be worth something to somebody if they can use something off of it. You'd be surprised at how many people on here have parts laying around just waiting for the day to shine again.

 

[Mcrafty1]

You could always part it out for a frankengun. Use the barrel for a fun build or trade the parts for other parts to fix something else that ain't broke yet. Even though it's not working now, it might still be worth something to somebody if they can use something off of it. You'd be surprised at how many people on here have parts laying around just waiting for the day to shine again.

Good idea, it'll give me a chance to practice on something I can't really hurt..lol

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

Thanks guys for all the good answers, My problem is the gun is pretty much as new other than the broken part. I just find it hard to toss it.
As far as buying a better rifle...that'll happen but the Hatsan's I have will hold me for a while. I'm still working summers and don't have a lot of free time to enjoy the sport at this point. When I'm done working I'll be upgrading to the high end equipment.
As far as Ruger allowing something out on the open market with the quality issues this gun has isn't doing anyone any favors IMHO.

Still under warranty?

 

[Treefrog]

You could always part it out for a frankengun. Use the barrel for a fun build or trade the parts for other parts to fix something else that ain't broke yet. Even though it's not working now, it might still be worth something to somebody if they can use something off of it. You'd be surprised at how many people on here have parts laying around just waiting for the day to shine again.

^ That.

When the spring in the Quest 1000x breaks (as they all seem to do), it's coming apart. The barrel will be adapted to the .22 QB78 and the stock will be used for it as well.

J~

 

[Mcrafty1]

Still under warranty?

No, I've had the rifle for three years...I just haven't used it much, Just starting to get some free time and it broke...Ain't that the way...lol
No biggie, though I have another rifle it's just that it's been used so little I hate to let it go but, I'll do like was said above and strip it down and maybe someone will need a part from it some day.

 

[dv8eod]

maybe someone will need a part from it some day.

Fingers crossed, it ain't the part that broke...
(That would be My luck....)

 

[Septicdeath]

I can't see what that part is but if it's steel (cast steel?) it could probably be sweated with silver solder and be quite strong again. Has to be a fresh break with absolutely no corosion or oil contamination. The solder process actually exchanges some molecules with the steel and makes a bond stronger than the solder itself. Silver solder, not silver bearing solder.
Having it properly silver soldered would probably cost as much as or more than a new gun.
Can Mike Mellick supply the part?

I would ask Mike also.

 

[Mcrafty1]

Fingers crossed, it ain't the part that broke...
(That would be My luck....)

I would ask Mike also.

How would I contact Mike?

 

[Treefrog]

Here - http://flyingdragonairrifles.org/

J~

 

[Mcrafty1]

Here - http://flyingdragonairrifles.org/

J~

Thank you.

 

[kingfisher61]

Yes

 

[Mcrafty1]

Yes

I'm all ears.

 

[survivor45]

The way I think is. It’s already broke. So what do you have to lose by trying to fix it?
I’ve been silver soldering gun parts for years. Am I an expert? Absolutely not. Sometimes it works some time it does not.
One way or another you will be learning something.
I broke the sear on my Benjamin P-rod. It is an easy to find part and cheap to replace. Less than $20.00. I ordered the new part but it was going to be a week. I could not wait that long to shoot my relatively new air gun. So , I tried to silver solder it back together. 4 years later. Oh yeah I got the new sear. But the one I fixed is still in the gun and working just fine.

 

[Mcrafty1]

Although I agree it won't hurt to try, and I may at some point do that. I can see the metal is.. and I'm quite sure, made from metal sinterings, which is powdered metal forged together with a blend of metals, there's a whole industry designed around the process. I've actually delivered scrap material to a business in CT. called Engineered Sinterings. Think gears in your kitchen blender or gears in your barbecue rotisserie drive motor. It is a weak metal to begin with and the piece being so small and the location it's in would make it a tough spot to finish to the tolerance need for the barrel to close. I will take some time to ponder on it before I decide how I want to deal with it, it isn't hurting anything standing in the corner for now.