Unlike the Winnies, the Rugers have had a pretty good reputation on their new rifles. Too bad the one experience you had has soured you on the Ruger product line. I guess that a lemon or two will go the pipeline. In your case, I guess you were getting back to back lemons. I own four new RSM's and a couple of old MkI's and I'm immensely satisfied with them. They seem to work with no problems for me.