Soooo, how many of you are "Closet" Ruger guys....????

Of the three Rugers I own, my favorite is this 6 inch .357 Security Six in stainless. It was the first gun I bought back in 1977. It came with the standard stocks but I have Ruger targets showing in the picture.

 
The first new centerfire revolver I purchased was a 6 inch GP-100. Since then I've owned nearly two dozen Ruger Revolvers and six rifles. I'm down to two 10/22's, a stainless Police Service-Six, two Mark II's and the following single action revolvers:
Super Single-Six Convertible 9.5 inch
Super Single-Six Convertible, stainless 6.5 inch
NM Blackhawk Convertible, .45 ACP/Colt 4.58 inch
NM Super Blackhawk.44 Mag 4.58 inch
NM Blackhawk.357 Mag 4.58 inch
NM Flattop Blackhawk .44 Spl. 5.5 inch, 2005 Lipseys version.
My wife has a Mark III which I converted to Mark II, which she just loves.
The Rugers I parted with were almost all double actions, hey I have Smith and Wessons! Kept the Police Service-Six because it is very accurate and has a great trigger, oh my wife loves it too.
 
SR22, Sr40c, MKII and MKIV, LC9s. I will put any of these guns against any other brands of similar guns knowing these are quality guns. I have owned other brands similar to these guns but they are gone and the Rugers stayed.
 
SR22, Sr40c, MKII and MKIV, LC9s. I will put any of these guns against any other brands of similar guns knowing these are quality guns. I have owned other brands similar to these guns but they are gone and the Rugers stayed.

Ruger seems to be the only manufacturer who can always build a semi-auto .22LR pistol which functions properly with just about any standard or high velocity ammunition. I have a long list of .22 pistols from Walther, S&W, Sig Mosquito, GSG, and even Browning which would only run reliably with one or two types of ammo, usually CCI Mini Mag. I no longer own any of them.
 
Ruger SR1911 in 9mm
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Ruger 22-45 Lite
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Ruger Mark lV Target
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Ruger LCP ll
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Ruger Texas Editions LCP's
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I refuse to be without my Security Six, Mini-14, and 10/22. I'm a die hard .45 Colt fan and Ruger has a number of products to satisfy that obsession. I do have Smith & Wesson to thank for getting me started though. In 1986 I read an article in Guns & Ammo about the Smith & Wesson Model 25-5. I ran right out and bought a brand new one for $360. Once I shot it I knew I was hooked. Regrettably, the only .45 Colt revolver that Smith still makes is way North of $1000 and Ruger prices aren't much better. I'm glad I did my buying in the '80s and '90s.
 
I've had a few; couple of GP100's, Sp101's, LC9, PC4, Mark II's and III's, 4" Redhawk .44 Mag., and such. I only have a couple at the moment; the 10-22 and the 22-45. I prefer L-Frames to the GP100's, J-Frames to the SP101's and 629's to the Redhawk. The Ruger's are good guns, but I prefer my Smiths. Whoops, almost forgot my retirement gun, the New Vaquero
 

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I am down to a Ruger MKII these days. I sold my two Six-Series snubs and a Mini-30 about a year or so ago and my .357 Blackhawk about 20 years ago. Can't say that I miss them. Good, stout, well made guns. Just did not appeal to me any more.
 
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No DA Rugers but...
3 10/22s
2 Super Blackhawks - Both .44 Mag
2 Blackhawks - .357 & .30 Carbine
1 Single Six Convertible
1 Standard Automatic
1 MkII Target
1 P85
 
I have a MkII target, and a stainless 10/22 carbine. Both first rate firearms in my opinion. The mark II is the least picky semi auto pistol I own. I swear if you made a round out of dirt it would chamber it at least

I would like a single shot rifle, but thus far the rifle and the cash have not been in the same place at the same time. Maybe someday.
 
My only Ruger; a Security Six with 6"barrel. It's been fired several thousand rounds, and been carried in that El Paso Saddlery Tom Threepersons holster for many miles. Most of the bluing on both sides of the barrel has been worn off. Hogue grips.
 

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I have had a couple security sixes, a 357 Blackhawk and a 44 Blackhawk all long gone.

I still have a 22 Bearcat, a MKII 22, a Old Army

In rifles a Mini 14, a 77 in 223, a 77 rebarreled to 6mm Remington, a 77 in 25-06, a 77 in 300WM and a 77 in 338 WM

I was once tempted by a Redhawk in 480, but chose the 4" 28-2 with TT, TH and Target grips that was in the case beside it for lessmoney.
 
M77 in .270 Winchester, two 10/22's and a Mark II Target... Fully 60% of my 22lr's are from Ruger.

None are "in the closet": but they are in the gunsafe!

Cheers!
 
I cannot lie (often) but I do have a few...

10/22 VLEH
SR22 pistol (original short barrel)
Mk IV Target
Single-Six 4.6" barrel.
 

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