So I decided to post it here in the lounge! Local gentleman is selling one of these. It is the 5.5 Inch, Bull Barrel Target model, silver medallions. It is NIB, with original paperwork, original box. Very few rounds outside of factory firing. He's asking $475.00 Any input on this is appreciated. I know this isn't the Ruger forum, but I trust you all! c good
This is a Ruger MK I, Target Bull Barrel question.
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Alpo
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If it has had ANY rounds, outside of factory firing, it ain't NIB. New is new, and shot is used.
But be that as it may, while 475 would not get mine (a Liberty Gun, thank you very much), that just seems awful high for a Ruger 22.
But be that as it may, while 475 would not get mine (a Liberty Gun, thank you very much), that just seems awful high for a Ruger 22.
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I paid $250 for one with some wear and love it. That was about a year ago and it's been one of my favorite guns. Depends on how much you want it but sometimes the time to buy something you want is when you have the opportunity. $475 seems a bit high but I'm not a dealer and haven't looked it up. Just some anecdotal testimony about how much I like mine and what I paid.
“Very few rounds outside of factory firing” is not NIB. Otherwise, mine in excellent condition cost $170 O.T.D. but it been a while. However, mention of mine at a match did perk up the eyes and ears of a few shooters firing MK IIIs. I think that had something to do with the belief that old stuff is better than new stuff.
Lenny_D
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The Mark 1 was my first handgun. I still have it and will probably never let it go. It is also the 5.5 bull barrel and it shoots better than I can. In my opinion $475 is way high. I'd think you can find one in shooter condition for $300 or less.
It's not a collector gun, the slide does not lock open at last shot and the mag release is awkward to use. It's on the bottom back side of grip.
In my opinion if you want a shooter Ruger buy a new 22/45. I think you'll pay less than what the guy wants for the Mark 1.
Len
It's not a collector gun, the slide does not lock open at last shot and the mag release is awkward to use. It's on the bottom back side of grip.
In my opinion if you want a shooter Ruger buy a new 22/45. I think you'll pay less than what the guy wants for the Mark 1.
Len
Mickey D
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II have the same gun only a MkII. The differences are the scallops on the receiver for the bolt, 10 round mag Vs 9, bolt holds open on last round.
Offer him $300.
Offer him $300.
A MkI Target w/Bull bbl,,w/the box and papers in excellent condition gets tagged w/ crazy prices from what I see.
I've seen $600 and $700 on them,,but they don't sell for that either.
I'd guess in that condition $475 isn't too far outside what it would get in the right market,,but it's probably top money.
Just my opinion of course.
The skinny bbl'd target MkI sells for a lot less. It's the Bull Bbls model that gets the attn.
I like the MkI. Never minded the bottom mag release at all.
I've seen $600 and $700 on them,,but they don't sell for that either.
I'd guess in that condition $475 isn't too far outside what it would get in the right market,,but it's probably top money.
Just my opinion of course.
The skinny bbl'd target MkI sells for a lot less. It's the Bull Bbls model that gets the attn.
I like the MkI. Never minded the bottom mag release at all.
A new mark III bull barrel would run about $400.
Bruce51
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A quick check on GB reveals that the price is inline with current offerings with no bids.
A new MK III can be bought for under $400.
Purchased mine in 1982. Despite the magazine heel clip and the no slide lock when empty it's a great gun.
No problems in thousands of rounds and no needless do dads on the gun.
This is an all steel built to last Ruger
It does have the excessive safety warning writing on the barrel.
In today's market $400 offered may not be out of line.
You can always go up . I say offer $350. Then see if he will come down some.They made a lot of these guns.
If you want it bad enough it will be worth buying.
Bruce
A new MK III can be bought for under $400.
Purchased mine in 1982. Despite the magazine heel clip and the no slide lock when empty it's a great gun.
No problems in thousands of rounds and no needless do dads on the gun.
This is an all steel built to last Ruger
It does have the excessive safety warning writing on the barrel.
In today's market $400 offered may not be out of line.
You can always go up . I say offer $350. Then see if he will come down some.They made a lot of these guns.
If you want it bad enough it will be worth buying.
Bruce
I bought a Ruger Standard from 1960, a few weeks ago, with the box and owners manual for less than $200.00 out the door at the LGS. Now it's a 6" tapered barrel, fixed sight gun, much more common than the bull barrel target sighted ones, but I doubt it's that much difference in the price.
It was in pretty good shape too.
The only reason I bought it was because it was cheap. My wife has a MK II, and I've owned a couple of MK III's myself but traded them off for this or that. I can't tell a dimes worth of difference. Unless I could get one like this cheaper, I'd just as soon buy a brand new one.
It was in pretty good shape too.
The only reason I bought it was because it was cheap. My wife has a MK II, and I've owned a couple of MK III's myself but traded them off for this or that. I can't tell a dimes worth of difference. Unless I could get one like this cheaper, I'd just as soon buy a brand new one.
Cdog
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$475.00 sounds very fair for a MKI bull barrel in 95%+ condition.
How early do you want to buy? Now when one is available or in 2 weeks when its sold and you feel you missed out? Next year that could be a bargain price. One thing is for sure, you won't wear it out!
diamonback68
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I just bought one that the OP describes in same condition with box and all. I paid $375 and figured the price was fair.
"Purchased mine in 1982. Despite the magazine heel clip and the no slide lock when empty it's a great gun."
True the original magazine does not lock back, but if you buy a later replacement mag that has flat bulleyes load button, it will lock back.
"Purchased mine in 1982. Despite the magazine heel clip and the no slide lock when empty it's a great gun."
True the original magazine does not lock back, but if you buy a later replacement mag that has flat bulleyes load button, it will lock back.
Marshwheeling
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Not too long ago, Fleet Farm had new Mk III bull barrels for $264, cheaper than the standard, which still came in under $300 (I paid 314 for my Mark III standard a couple of years ago). I thought they had mismarked the prices, but I saw them priced the same way at a couple of different stores.
Of course, I wish I had bought one at that price, but $475 seems high. I know that most people prefer the Mark II, but the lack of a mag safety and chamber indicator are not really worth much to me. Those two "undesireable" features have never given me a problem, and they are easy enough to disable in any event. Sure, I would like to have a Mark II bull barrel, but I would not pay more for a used one than I would have to pay for a new Mark III.
Of course, I wish I had bought one at that price, but $475 seems high. I know that most people prefer the Mark II, but the lack of a mag safety and chamber indicator are not really worth much to me. Those two "undesireable" features have never given me a problem, and they are easy enough to disable in any event. Sure, I would like to have a Mark II bull barrel, but I would not pay more for a used one than I would have to pay for a new Mark III.
4barrel
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A 1 with a bull barrel & adjustable sights is worth more than a 11 or 111. $475 & no tax or shipping is ok if it really turns you on. It sold for about $135 new. Todays dollar will buy about 1/5 of back then. It aint gona get no better.
A 1 with a bull barrel & adjustable sights is worth more than a 11 or 111. $475 & no tax or shipping is ok if it really turns you on. It sold for about $135 new. Todays dollar will buy about 1/5 of back then. It aint gona get no better.
CAJUNLAWYER
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I paid $425 for a MkIII stainless bull barrel about a year back. Other than historical signifigence, I think $475 for a blued steel MkI bull is a bit stiff-but that's just me. If I was going to buy a blued steel MkI with box etc., I would rather have a tapered barrel fixed sight one.
No use comparing the MkI w/a MkIII (or II) here. Collectability is creeping into the Ruger 22 auto pistol market and the MkI in some of it's configurations like this Bull Bbl model w/all the goodies are bringing some decent prices.
It's the fact that it's the early pistol, the configuration it's in, the condition and accessorys that makes it worth what it is.
Take the condition and the box away and it's still a popular pistol,,but the value drops tremendously. The comparison between it's value and what a new MkIII can be bought for then begin to take center stage.
A brandy new one will shoot and feel just like it and have more buttons and switches, but just like some popular older numbers like the SAA, 1911A1, or an M&P that haven't changes much over many years,,the earlier gun w/condition gets the money.
It's not the same,, just buying a new MkIII.
Nostalgia costs
It's the fact that it's the early pistol, the configuration it's in, the condition and accessorys that makes it worth what it is.
Take the condition and the box away and it's still a popular pistol,,but the value drops tremendously. The comparison between it's value and what a new MkIII can be bought for then begin to take center stage.
A brandy new one will shoot and feel just like it and have more buttons and switches, but just like some popular older numbers like the SAA, 1911A1, or an M&P that haven't changes much over many years,,the earlier gun w/condition gets the money.
It's not the same,, just buying a new MkIII.
Nostalgia costs
The Highlander
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My first pistol. Great guns. I no longer really put too much into what a gun is worth. If I want it, and it is a reasonable price, and I have the free cash, I buy it. Can't remember who said it, but "you can't pay too much, you just buy too early" is about right it seems like. I overpaid for my last purchase, an older 586 with barrel weight and some action work, because I haven't seen one for sale in a while, let alone one like this.
LouisianaJoe
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It was the first semi auto that I bought in 1979. I still have it and still shoot it.
mkk41
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It's only money! And they just don't make 'em like that no more!
Had this one since I was 15. Went back to Ruger for an ejector about 15yrs ago, and they reblued the whole thing no charge. Got the walnut panels from Numrich for $10 or so.
And with the right ammo , it's more than a match for my 1968 S&W Model 41.
Had this one since I was 15. Went back to Ruger for an ejector about 15yrs ago, and they reblued the whole thing no charge. Got the walnut panels from Numrich for $10 or so.
And with the right ammo , it's more than a match for my 1968 S&W Model 41.
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