Ruger Standard Auto .22

[Jocko-44]

Was bored last week and went gun shopping, found this beauty on the shelf. I know it's not nothing special or rare, but I just had to have it. Really good shape for its age, appears to have been a safe queen most of its life. 1980 born on date from my research. I could do without the Ruger billboard lettering, but it's not too terrible. Good day to put some lead through her!

 

[max]

They are very reliable and hard to beat for the money.

 

[Bald1]

I like everything about them. From the “billboard” to the grip emblems.

 

[canoeguy]

I love a Ruger Standard .22! Got my first one at age 17, a 6" version. Cost $67.50 in 1977 as I remember, a Smith & Wesson .22 revolver was around $150, getting the Ruger was a "No Brainer" considering I was only making $2.50 an hour. Own two Standards today, both 4", a Fiftieth Anniversary blued model, and a 1980 vintage Standard Stainless:

 

[alwslate]

I have a 4& 3/4 " blue MKII that I bought some time back in the 80s. Very accurate and reliable.

 

[Jocko-44]

I like everything about them. From the “billboard” to the grip emblems.

Excellent build quality! Billboard isn’t a deal breaker for me, just would prefer it not on there.

 

[Jocko-44]

I love a Ruger Standard .22! Got my first one at age 17, a 6" version. Cost $67.50 in 1977 as I remember, a Smith & Wesson .22 revolver was around $150, getting the Ruger was a "No Brainer" considering I was only making $2.50 an hour. Own two Standards today, both 4", a Fiftieth Anniversary blued model, and a 1980 vintage Standard Stainless:

Nice guns!

 

[dmn57]

Recently acquired a blue Mark IV Target model with the 5.5" barrel. It's a hoot to shoot! The mags empty a whole lot faster than they load.

 

[duke2002]

I got one in a trade. Never had one. Its a fun gun to shoot. Ended up picking up two more for my girls to shoot.

 

[desi2358]

First good modern hand gun I ever bought was a Standard Model. I started out as a teenager shooting muzzle loaders, mainly cap & ball but also a number of single shots. I had an old H&R 22 I had bought as a companion to my Nylon 76 rifle but it had a rather heavy trigger and I didn't shoot it all that well. Saw a Standard model in the used case at a local shop and the price was right so I bought it. Shot great from the very first! Foolishly I let it go some years later in a trade.

Earlier this year I walked into my favorite shop and the owner said "I've got something you'll like". Brought out a clean older Standard he had just taken in. Threw me a price and I snatched it up. Even better, it came with an aftermarket storage case and inside were half a brick of old Western 22 ammo, the owners manual and the receipt from 1955 when it sold new. No original box but I was happy to get what it did still have. Shoots great and reminds me of the fun I had with my first one many years ago!

 

['79 Magnum GT]

Recently acquired a blue Mark IV Target model with the 5.5" barrel. It's a hoot to shoot! The mags empty a whole lot faster than they load.

Holy Hell, do they!!!!!

 

[Yendor357]

Put a Volquartzen trigger kit in that Ruger. I also did the extended mag release on my Mk II. Piece of cake.

Tap the rear sight whichever direction you need the bullets to land. Easy.

Lower the front or rear sight with sandpaper taped to a flat surface for elevation adjustment. No sweat.

You’ll have a dead on the money tack drive with a 2 pound pull that never fails. Fabulous guns.

The old Pachmayrs complete the vintage look on mine.

 

[huntsman22]

I prefer a bit more vintage-er......

 

[Empe]

It's tough to beat a good reliable .22 handgun for an enjoyable time at the range ...no matter who made it.
Pretty quiet , no recoil and inexpensive to shoot.
I have a couple of Ruger MK II target models . A classic design that works equally well on paper bullseye targets , steel plates or soda cans.
Enjoy your Ruger Standard !

 

[Yendor357]

There is a Huntsman at the local gun shop. What’s a decent price for one of those things? I forget what they had on it.

Anybody can hit those big critters. The last time I drew blood with mine, was a grey squirrel. Now that takes real marksmanship! lol. Just kidding. Nice shooting Hunt. Looks like head shots. Hey, wait a minute, they weren’t in a trap, were they?

My MkII

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I've owned a short barrel MKII for eons.........Long ago I put Millet adjustable sights on it.........It was a favorite squirrel gun till my eyes went south..........

 

[DWalt]

I have an early 50s Standard Model I picked up cheap about 5 years ago in almost new condition. I found out why. Nothing mechanical, but the fixed sights were so far off I couldn’t hit the paper at 25 yards. Let me tell you, moving the rear sight to correct windage is not an easy job. It was REALLY tight and took lots of pounding to move it. Front sight was too high, so I filed it down, much easier than moving the rear sight in its dovetail. It also had one original magazine with a very weak spring, probably because it had been kept fully loaded for many years. I bought a pair of new Italian Mec-Gar magazines, and that solved the problem. I could not find a new replacement magazine spring for the old magazine. Does anyone have one?

 

[wlw-19958]

Hi There,

I've owned a Ruger Standard Auto since the late 1970's.
Around 2000, I bought a MK II target with 5.5" Bull barrel.

I get amused when my Wife and I would go target shooting
and her S&W 41 is very finicky about its ammo (she uses
CCI Standard Velocity) and my Ruger just swallows everything.

Cheers!
Webb

 

[huntsman22]

There is a Huntsman at the local gun shop. What’s a decent price for one of those things? I forget what they had on it.

Anybody can hit those big critters. The last time I drew blood with mine, was a grey squirrel. Now that takes real marksmanship! lol. Just kidding. Nice shooting Hunt. Looks like head shots. Hey, wait a minute, they weren’t in a trap, were they?

The Huntsman is the economy model of the third series Woodsman, still would rather have one than a ruger std.... Around $400 here, depending.

Yeah, the coons were in traps. But..... I do manage to get smaller critters further out than in a trap....

 

[mtrmn]

Both the ones I have had been damaged by dry firing when I got them. There was a chunk missing from the rear of the barrel where the firing ping had been hitting it. Bought barrels from Numrich back in the day and they're GTG now, 30+ yrs later.