Rod, couldn't agree more. I've now on my second SRH 454.

The first one had the front sight on about a 7 degree angle to vertical. Either the barrel wasn't setup right or the sight block was put on incorrectly. Ruger replaced the gun but it took two to three years for the replacement to arrive.

The second one is crap. The bore is full of the worst machining marks I've ever seen. The cylinder gap is excessive and the cylinder throats run around 454 to 455. Nonexistent accuracy and spits badly.

The type of faults are such that it indicates that there isn't a quality control system in place.

I'll be getting rid of it and never buying another Ruger product of any kind.