Post by CraigC on Aug 11, 2015 20:19:52 GMT -5
I thought their coverage of the new .454 and .480 was excellent and was particularly happy to see the results of their accuracy testing. I posted links to their articles on several forums after seeing it here. However, the article had one glaring error in that they stated that the frame and barrel were also constructed of Carpenter Custom 465 stainless. I posted a very polite comment on their Facebook page, prefaced with kind praises about their coverage. They promptly posted that I was wrong and blocked me. I sent an email and after a very condescending exchange, they called Ruger and verified that what I told them was correct. Rather than just edit their article, they posted this on their Facebook page for all their 1.5 million fans to see.
"Mr. Craig Copeland II was banned from the page, not for raising a question about our coverage of the Bisley Super Blackhawk five shot, but rather for being a jackass that went well beyond questioning a simple fact. It is actually quite possible to ask a question without being a jerk and that is at the heart of my issue taken with Copeland.
This currently appears in the www.realguns.com/articles/742.htm - article.
"The paragraph that follows has been edited: The original passage stated frame, cylinder and barrel were made of Carpenter 465 which is incorrect and is actually as follows.
The big bore Bisley Super Blackhawk's primary strength is hiding in plain sight. While the frame is made of investment cast 415 stainless, cylinder is made of heat treated Carpenter Custom 465® stainless, a premium quality, high strength, age-hardening stainless alloy and the barrel is made of 15-5 PH stainless steel. The 465 stainless material has improved tensile strength, fracture toughness, and excellent resistance to stress corrosion cracking. Subsequently, the 454 Casull and 480 Ruger versions in five shot form have the same external cylinder dimensions as other other Super Blackhawk models; a nominal 1.730" in diameter and 1.780" in length."
We reported what we believed to be correct. We investigated immediately when the issue was raised within technical resources at Ruger and with the customer service group which Copeland cited as his source. Ruger customer service agreed with our original statement, however, technical resources advised they were incorrect. We apologize for posting what was factually incorrect and we have added procedures designed to diminish the chance of this happening in the future. The balance of the article stands in total."
"Mr. Craig Copeland II was banned from the page, not for raising a question about our coverage of the Bisley Super Blackhawk five shot, but rather for being a jackass that went well beyond questioning a simple fact. It is actually quite possible to ask a question without being a jerk and that is at the heart of my issue taken with Copeland.
This currently appears in the www.realguns.com/articles/742.htm - article.
"The paragraph that follows has been edited: The original passage stated frame, cylinder and barrel were made of Carpenter 465 which is incorrect and is actually as follows.
The big bore Bisley Super Blackhawk's primary strength is hiding in plain sight. While the frame is made of investment cast 415 stainless, cylinder is made of heat treated Carpenter Custom 465® stainless, a premium quality, high strength, age-hardening stainless alloy and the barrel is made of 15-5 PH stainless steel. The 465 stainless material has improved tensile strength, fracture toughness, and excellent resistance to stress corrosion cracking. Subsequently, the 454 Casull and 480 Ruger versions in five shot form have the same external cylinder dimensions as other other Super Blackhawk models; a nominal 1.730" in diameter and 1.780" in length."
We reported what we believed to be correct. We investigated immediately when the issue was raised within technical resources at Ruger and with the customer service group which Copeland cited as his source. Ruger customer service agreed with our original statement, however, technical resources advised they were incorrect. We apologize for posting what was factually incorrect and we have added procedures designed to diminish the chance of this happening in the future. The balance of the article stands in total."
