OLDSTER
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Bought this "new-old-stock" Ruger Standard. SN dates to 1971. Local estate sale from a collectors widow. Pretty good find.
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canoeguy
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I love Ruger Standard pistols, going back to 1978 when I talked my Mother into allowing me to buy a 6" Standard to hunt rabbits with. I had been hunting them with a 20 gauge shotgun, but she didn't like spitting out pellets when eating the rabbit. I pointed out that if I shot close sitting rabbits with a .22 pistol, there would be no pellets. She agreed, and did the paperwork for me to purchase the Ruger pistol and I took to the woods at age 17 with it, rabbits look out! I did shoot one in the neck on my first outing with it, and Mom loved eating the result.
Don't have that exact pistol today, but a couple of Standards accompany me on walks in the woods today:
Don't have that exact pistol today, but a couple of Standards accompany me on walks in the woods today:
Rpg
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Those little Ruger Standards are the best pistol to mount a lower power scope on if you’re going to hunt with it. Squirrels and rabbits are its natural prey. The short 4” barrel is perfect.
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I love mine, have both barrel lengths.
I love em too
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DWalt
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I have a 4" Standard Model from the early 50s. Cosmetically first class aside from a small rust pimple and one shaggy original magazine which may not be original. Sights were unbelievably far off, over 8" low and right. My theory was that it remained in near-new condition because no earlier owner(s) could hit anything with it and so, seldom fired it. It took me quite a while to achieve POA = POI. Rear sight was exceedingly difficult to move,like welded ino place, and I nearly gave up on it. Also I had to file the front sight blade down to get the correct elevation. I bought two Mec-Gar magazines for it, they work fine.
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I have a std 4 inch. Years ago I put Millet adjustable sights on it......It has taken many squirrels from the tree to the pot.......And ya know. I've never had a problem with assembly or disassembly.
DWalt
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Me neither. So many complain about how difficult it is to disassemble and reassemble, yet after practicing doing it a few times, it becomes very simple. Main requirement is to keep the hammer down. It cannot be reassembled with the hammer in the cocked position.
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I own a couple of the Mark II models ...but whether the MK I or MK II they are excellent classic .22 pistols that can still be bought at pretty good prices. Reliable , accurate and very durable.
Yours is a very nice find .
Yours is a very nice find .
Ruger Standard MK I
I bought mine in the early 70’s. I installed a Jim Clark trigger in mine.
The Clark trigger was an upgrade over the factory trigger. It improved the little pistol considerably.
This pistol has accompanied me on outings afield for decades. I have a nylon shoulder rig that I carry it in.
The little pistol has accounted for dozens of squirrels, rabbits, varmints and delivered the coup de gras on larger game animals.
It is one of the most accurate & dependable 22’s I own.
I bought mine in the early 70’s. I installed a Jim Clark trigger in mine.
The Clark trigger was an upgrade over the factory trigger. It improved the little pistol considerably.
This pistol has accompanied me on outings afield for decades. I have a nylon shoulder rig that I carry it in.
The little pistol has accounted for dozens of squirrels, rabbits, varmints and delivered the coup de gras on larger game animals.
It is one of the most accurate & dependable 22’s I own.
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In 1974 Mrs. swsig wanted a new gun. She'd had a High Standard that her ex kept after the divorce and she wanted another. We went to our LGS to get her a High Standard. Before he sold it to us the LGS owner offered to test it first. He shot it into the test can, and it jammed every time. He said he couldn't sell us that defective gun, but he had a similar model available. He brought out a Ruger Standard, and it worked perfectly. We've had it ever since. The only problem we've ever had with it was a loose ejector. Even though the Standard was 40 years old at the time, Ruger took it back, and repaired the ejector at no charge. Turnaround was about a week. That's superb customer service! I've shot many guns since, but it still has the best trigger I've ever pulled. Next year is its 50th anniversary with us. I plan to take it to the range and fire off a bunch of CCI Stingers to celebrate.
Here it is, in its completely original stock form. I've never felt the need to modify it.
Here it is, in its completely original stock form. I've never felt the need to modify it.
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The Ruger Standard will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the first gun i ever shot. My brother-in-law and sister took me and my twin brother camping with them, and we went into a dry creek, and he showed us how to shoot.
We were about 7 maybe 8 years old but i will never forget how much fun that was.
The Ruger Standard will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the first gun i ever shot. My brother-in-law and sister took me and my twin brother camping with them, and we went into a dry creek, and he showed us how to shoot.
We were about 7 maybe 8 years old but i will never forget how much fun that was.
Both mine are MKII's but they are some of my favorite rimfires.
Inherited this one from my father. Manufactured in 1954. I can't even begin to estimate how many rounds my brothers and I fired through it growing up. Tens of thousands certainly. It's been shot and carried regularly for probably more than 60 years with no breakage, but it was also cleaned assiduously. It's the only firearm that made it through Katrina unscathed as it was kept in an ammo box.
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Rubone
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I picked up an early Standard a couple years ago to go with my MKII Target and MKIII Slabside competition.
I had my first standard at 14 years old. My older brother hocked it to pay pool hall debt without my knowledge and I never got it back! This one is a reminder..
I had my first standard at 14 years old. My older brother hocked it to pay pool hall debt without my knowledge and I never got it back! This one is a reminder..
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My son in law just purchased a 4" Standard 1976 model with "Made in the 200th Year of American Liberty" stamped on the top of the receiver and none of the read manual before using or any other warning nonsense on the barrel or anywhere else. It is in excellent condition and he got it from the estate of firearms collector for $300 with three extra factory magazines. I think he did alright. I've had several over the years, along with the target sighted models, and they have proven to be trouble free, strong, and dependable firearms.
I have a stainless MKII I have had for many years. I have developed an interest in an original and have bid on several, but haven't won one yet.
In 1971, I was looking for a .22 and bought a HS Duramatic. A good friend died as a result of an accident with a Ruger and I was hesitant to buy one.
In 1971, I was looking for a .22 and bought a HS Duramatic. A good friend died as a result of an accident with a Ruger and I was hesitant to buy one.
robvious
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I am the proud caretaker of my late father's "Red Eagle" Ruger Standard... it has a 4 digit serial number... it was my father's first pistol. He ordered it back in the day and my grandmother had to sign for it (local ordnance)... so technically it was my grandmother's first gun too... lol
It went missing and decades later he received a phone call from a shooting buddy that ran the property room at the local PD... "Hey did you ever own a Ruger? "... the local PD took it from a kid after his grandma saw him stash it in the backyard. It wasn't functional anymore, so he contacted Ruger to see if anything could be done. Ruger stated they didn't really do that kind of thing, but send it in and they will look it over... well they sent a bill for something like 42 bucks.. shipped the gun back.. it was fully restored, with one exception.. they could not replace the missing Red Eagle medallion. we shot it for a while but then parked it...
It went missing and decades later he received a phone call from a shooting buddy that ran the property room at the local PD... "Hey did you ever own a Ruger? "... the local PD took it from a kid after his grandma saw him stash it in the backyard. It wasn't functional anymore, so he contacted Ruger to see if anything could be done. Ruger stated they didn't really do that kind of thing, but send it in and they will look it over... well they sent a bill for something like 42 bucks.. shipped the gun back.. it was fully restored, with one exception.. they could not replace the missing Red Eagle medallion. we shot it for a while but then parked it...
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CAJUNLAWYER
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I've got my father's old RUger standard which dates back to 2nd or 3rd year of production. Shows its age but shoots like a dream. My hope is to pass it along to my grandson one day.
robvious
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Take your grandson out and teach him how to shoot with it.. it will become a touchstone to family heritage and not just a thing people he didn't know had at one time...
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