A special Gift from a Dad to his son

[peyton]

I wanted to post the message I sent to Jason at Lipsey's. I think when a business listens to their customers and passes that information to the manufacture of the product it should be recognized.
Hello Jason,
I wanted to say "Thanks" for the fine products Sturm, Ruger INC is making and for keeping the 327 magnum alive.
My son Justin was recently commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army and I was proud to present to him a Single Seven that I purchased this last year as Congratulations for his efforts.


We went to the pistol range and had a 327 magnum shoot off. The competition was between an S&W model 16-4 in 327, USFA SAA in 327 and the Single Seven in 327.
I should mention the USFA cost almost $2,000 for the work to make it fire 327 magnum (originally had 32-20 cylinder) and I had a 327 cylinder made. The S&W 16-4 cost $1,000 and the Single Seven was $600.00.
The Single Seven won in a land slide, the sights and trigger were superior. We did have troubles however with loading, we had to work hard to find the "sweet spot" to load and extract the cartridges.
My son asked if you would consider providing a 32-20 cylinder with the Single Seven (this was done with the earlier Ruger Buckeye SAA).
We are looking forward to your newest offering, the SP101 in 327 Magnum hitting the streets.

Now why did I post the above in our S&W forum you might ask?? Well, S&W revolvers in 327 magnum are now selling for $1,000 and more. I much rather presented a new 632, or the wonderful 616 that our member "Green Frog" created.

 

[peyton]

While at the range my daughter in law and grand daughter were equally impressed with the accuracy of my 631. So at the end of shooting I told my DIL, "Kim, sorry for the late Christmas present to your daughter, I want you to have this keep her safe", and gave her the 631.


Lastly here is a comparision photo between the 631 and Single Seven.

 

[peyton]

I wanted to post pictures of the other candiates.





The S&W model 16-4 is the bottom of the triplets.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Very good stuff. One little lady is off to a good start of a life long love affair with S&W! Ivan

ETA; +1 on the 32-20 cylinder idea.

 

[Eaglestroker]

As another member of the 32 cult, I applaud your efforts and thank your son for his service for our country! A local friend and myself purchased a consecutive pair of the sevens and they are great shooters. He sent his back to Ruger and they fixed the loading issue as well as something else, I just stop the cylinder short and deal with it.

 

[WC145]

Peyton - Great story, great pics, congratulations to your son on his commission, and I'm glad to see that you are finally home. Welcome back.


Guns always make great gifts to commemorate special occasions. My son recently succeeded in earning his way into USAF special operations. I have a new Colt Commander being customized for him, it will be ready about the time he completes his transitional training and has signed in at his new unit.

 

[holo]

Congrats to your son on a great gun and congrats to you for having a brave young son.