Alisdad
Member
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2014
- Messages
- 26
- Reaction score
- 28
Soooo, how many of you are "Closet" Ruger guys....????
- Thread starter gizamo
- Start date
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2012
- Messages
- 4,636
- Reaction score
- 7,853
I have owned several over the years, but went a long time without. About a year ago I got a stainless .357/9mm Blackhawk convertible and am trying to get adjusted to single actions again.
I've owned a bunch of Ruger's in my time. Most were 22's, at one time I had a half
dozen 10/22's, and a couple of 77/22's, plus another half dozen Ruger 22 handguns.
I've also owned three or four blackhawks, a Super Blackhawk, a Vaquero in 45 Colt
(the old Vaquero), and a couple/three Speed/Security-Sixes.
I've only got four now. A Wally-World Special 10/22, and a Single-Six 50th anniversary 22,
and a P95DC, 9mm Semi.
And, my most recent is a LC9s, 9mm compact. Man that is a nice gun. GREAT trigger.
LGS had them on sale dirt cheap last week. They had the raspberry/pink frame, but I
didn't care about that. About 100 rounds without a hitch.
dozen 10/22's, and a couple of 77/22's, plus another half dozen Ruger 22 handguns.
I've also owned three or four blackhawks, a Super Blackhawk, a Vaquero in 45 Colt
(the old Vaquero), and a couple/three Speed/Security-Sixes.
I've only got four now. A Wally-World Special 10/22, and a Single-Six 50th anniversary 22,
and a P95DC, 9mm Semi.
And, my most recent is a LC9s, 9mm compact. Man that is a nice gun. GREAT trigger.
LGS had them on sale dirt cheap last week. They had the raspberry/pink frame, but I
didn't care about that. About 100 rounds without a hitch.
Last edited:
kbm6893
Member
The Six series revolvers were everything the S&W K frame .357 should have been. Designed from the ground up to shoot .357, unlike the k frame .357's that were souped up .38's and not true .357. You can shoot .357 exclusively in a Six revolver with no worries. While they aren't as pretty as a Smith, being able to completely disassemble a Ruger with a dime if that's all you have is a big plus. As much as I love my Smith's, the Service Six I have would be the last revolver I would sell. L frame toughness in a K framed sized gun.
Last edited:
silentflyer
Member
Rugers: I own/have owned a number of them over the years, my first 3 handguns were Rugers. Fine serviceable,strong,accurate guns. Not the fancy finish of a S&W or Colt, but they get the job done. Same goes for their long guns.
spad124
Member
When the GP100 was first introduced I liked it. I was new to shooting at that time and had just bought a 6" 686-1. I considered trading the 686 for a GP but just couldn't do it. My 686 had a much better trigger than the GPs. After 30 some odd years and adding several S&Ws to the herd I finally bought a 4" GP100 this year. In its own way the GP is a great gun. I still have the 686 and its trigger is still better but there is something about that blocky GP that I like. It's not as elegant as a Smith but has its own charm.
My wife has a SS .357 Blackhawk that her dad always had available on the farm. It's a great sidearm for that purpose.
My brother left me another blued .357 Blackhawk and a 77RSI in .30-06.
My wife has a SS .357 Blackhawk that her dad always had available on the farm. It's a great sidearm for that purpose.
My brother left me another blued .357 Blackhawk and a 77RSI in .30-06.
gksr
Member
Ruger's
Mark ll 5 1/2
SP-101 .357 2 1/4
GP-100 .357 4 inch
Blackhawk .357 6 1/2 inch
Blackhawk .41 mag 4 5/8
Super Blackhawk 44 mag 3 3/4 inch
Super Redhawk 44 mag 7 1/2 inch 2x B & L scope
10/22 with the only original receiver left 3x9 Nikon
77 30/06 laminate stock safety on tang B & L 4x40mm
Mark ll 5 1/2
SP-101 .357 2 1/4
GP-100 .357 4 inch
Blackhawk .357 6 1/2 inch
Blackhawk .41 mag 4 5/8
Super Blackhawk 44 mag 3 3/4 inch
Super Redhawk 44 mag 7 1/2 inch 2x B & L scope
10/22 with the only original receiver left 3x9 Nikon
77 30/06 laminate stock safety on tang B & L 4x40mm
Flattop5
Member
kenv1950
Member
I only got one 
Here are a couple of my favorite Rugers. On top, an old model Ruger Super Blackhawk, made near the end of production, and an old model Flattop with factory stag grips. Both in .44 magnum, of course.
John
Not exactly a 'closet' fan as I've published pictures of this gun several times: a Ruger Security Six with 6 " barrel. Owned it for years and shot it a lot. the wear marks from being carried in that Tom Threpersons El Paso Saddlery holster are clearly visible. I've never owned another Ruger although I've shot several Mk I target pistols belonging to Uncle Sam, and a #3 rifle in 45-70 that was almost the hardest kicking gun I've ever fired.
Attachments
rbrbrb6
Member
I collected custom Ruger single action revolvers before I bought my first Smith & Wesson. There are probably 4 or 5 Rugers for each Smith in the safe. Started a journey about 10 years ago to commission a custom Ruger revolver from each of the top revolver artists of this day and age and we are down to just one more to get finished, a Damascus octagon sleeved barrel 500 Linebaugh by Dustin Linebaugh. The only custom Smith is a model 58 that Hamilton Bowen converted to a 5" 45 Colt with combat sights.
Here is my Alan Harton Ruger. A five shot long cylinder 414 Supermag built on a Ruger Maximum frame with the top strap rewelded and machined to duplicate a Freedoms Arms so I could use a Freedom Arms Lovell scope mount.
Here is my Alan Harton Ruger. A five shot long cylinder 414 Supermag built on a Ruger Maximum frame with the top strap rewelded and machined to duplicate a Freedoms Arms so I could use a Freedom Arms Lovell scope mount.
Frank46
US Veteran
Have a #1 in 45/70, MKIII in 22rf and a Redhawk in 44 magnum. They get along perfectly well with the guys and gals in the safe. Frank
Yup. After my MKII target, they just kept popping up in the safe somehow.
Semi. Revolver. Rifle. All found good company with the other marques in the safe.
Even the Mauser said "Willkommen!".
Fat Frank
US Veteran
I have owned exactly 4 Rugers. Three Ruger No.1 in: .300Win Mag (with a muzzle brake); .22-250 and .218 Bee.
Also had a 10/22 once many years ago.
Back in the mid 80's, I had a chance to buy a nice early M77RSI (mannlicher-style stock) .308 that would have been the best whitetail rifle ever made. I left the shop thinking about the $300 price tag, and went back about an hour later to get it. It was gone. I still feel bad about that.
Also had a 10/22 once many years ago.
Back in the mid 80's, I had a chance to buy a nice early M77RSI (mannlicher-style stock) .308 that would have been the best whitetail rifle ever made. I left the shop thinking about the $300 price tag, and went back about an hour later to get it. It was gone. I still feel bad about that.
Forced into owning the Ruger
Yes Ruger has and does make a quality revolver but S&W is my chosen Brand. Its only because S&W discontinued producing the .327 Magnum that I chose to purchase an SP101 chambered for this round. The single action has never been something I was comfortable with although the look and lore have always caused me to want examples so the SP101 was the only alternative. I could not pay the asking prices for the remaining S&W revolvers with out the Internal Lock either.
Yes Ruger has and does make a quality revolver but S&W is my chosen Brand. Its only because S&W discontinued producing the .327 Magnum that I chose to purchase an SP101 chambered for this round. The single action has never been something I was comfortable with although the look and lore have always caused me to want examples so the SP101 was the only alternative. I could not pay the asking prices for the remaining S&W revolvers with out the Internal Lock either.
THE PILGRIM
Member
Have owned a bunch!
The first handgun I ever bought was a 22 convertible.
Have owned a purple loading Gate 357 Blackhawk with a Deming sight.
When I was heavy gun trading, once owned more RedHawks (13) than any other handguns I ever owned.
All gone! Don't own any now.
If I bought one - it would be a 5 1/2 inch bull barrel probably Mark ll.
The first handgun I ever bought was a 22 convertible.
Have owned a purple loading Gate 357 Blackhawk with a Deming sight.
When I was heavy gun trading, once owned more RedHawks (13) than any other handguns I ever owned.
All gone! Don't own any now.
If I bought one - it would be a 5 1/2 inch bull barrel probably Mark ll.
NJM15
Member
I come forward and admit ---
I own a Ruger GP 100 Match Champion Its really a nice gun , good quality , accurate I also have a Smith 27 and I rate them equally
I own a Ruger GP 100 Match Champion Its really a nice gun , good quality , accurate I also have a Smith 27 and I rate them equally
dabney
Member
I worked many part-time jobs to buy my first double-action .357 in 73, a 150-series Security-Six that I carried on duty. I added Herrett Shooting Star Target Grips to my SS and that gun went to town in my duty holster. I shot many .357's through that 33-ounce firearm and it withstood the battering like a German Tiger Tank in WW2. Simple to break down and clean and I still (proudly) have that Ruger. Mr. Bill knew how to build "strong" six-guns! Great posts here!
David
David
I always seem to sell my Rugers. Do have a Super Redhawk that I've managed to hold on to since 1990. Want to buy it?
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2005
- Messages
- 8,020
- Reaction score
- 7,102
I love certain models from Ruger. There is no need to be a "closet" Ruger fan. Several of us here have published articles in the Ruger Collectors Association Journal, including Doc44. I am pretty sure I remember an article in the RCA Journal by Roy also, but will defer to others on this.
Ruger makes a spectacular example of the SAA at any price, and the price is very favorable. Jeff Cooper liked his Super Blackhawk so much he had the cylinder made as rust resistant as possible for that era by having it finished in Armaloy, which gave it a unique two-tone appearance. He was quite a fan of the little Bearcat also. His was also two-tone. Skeeter Skelton was a fan of Ruger, and Elmer Keith had some also.
In the last 10 years, or maybe a little more, a great number of S&W managers and engineers have gone to work for Ruger, which accounts for their successful entry, after S&W, into the various markets including combat pistols, AR rifles, 1911s, etc.
With the price and features, it is hard not to appreciate Ruger.
That said, I still think the S&W has the better action. I think S&Ws are more handsome (that is just a personal preference issue, obviously), and I think that S&W guns are equally as strong, despite not being as thick. Others will disagree, and they are entitled to their opinions. On the other hand, I do not use the kind of loads that some handloaders seem to like so much.
I have said this before. We are lucky to have so many great guns from which to choose. Personally, I wish the American companies all success.
So, could we all get along with a Model 10 and a 1911? Yes, but the variety makes it more fun!
To the product planners at Ruger: How about a true "half-lug" (I despise that term, preferring "standard ejector shroud" versus "full length ejector shroud") GP-100 with a round barrel like the old Security Six? Yes, I know about the Match Champion, but feel the same way about its appearance as I do most of what comes from the Performance Center at S&W.
Enjoy your Rugers. They make good stuff! And for all of you who still hold a grudge against Bill Ruger for saying he thought a 15 round magazine was all consumers needed, you can do what you want, but the Ruger family has been out of the business now for several years, and their aggressive pursuit of the items Bill Ruger did not wish to pursue shows they are committed to gun owners, including those who like ARs, semi-autos, high cap magazines, and suppressors.
Ruger makes a spectacular example of the SAA at any price, and the price is very favorable. Jeff Cooper liked his Super Blackhawk so much he had the cylinder made as rust resistant as possible for that era by having it finished in Armaloy, which gave it a unique two-tone appearance. He was quite a fan of the little Bearcat also. His was also two-tone. Skeeter Skelton was a fan of Ruger, and Elmer Keith had some also.
In the last 10 years, or maybe a little more, a great number of S&W managers and engineers have gone to work for Ruger, which accounts for their successful entry, after S&W, into the various markets including combat pistols, AR rifles, 1911s, etc.
With the price and features, it is hard not to appreciate Ruger.
That said, I still think the S&W has the better action. I think S&Ws are more handsome (that is just a personal preference issue, obviously), and I think that S&W guns are equally as strong, despite not being as thick. Others will disagree, and they are entitled to their opinions. On the other hand, I do not use the kind of loads that some handloaders seem to like so much.
I have said this before. We are lucky to have so many great guns from which to choose. Personally, I wish the American companies all success.
So, could we all get along with a Model 10 and a 1911? Yes, but the variety makes it more fun!
To the product planners at Ruger: How about a true "half-lug" (I despise that term, preferring "standard ejector shroud" versus "full length ejector shroud") GP-100 with a round barrel like the old Security Six? Yes, I know about the Match Champion, but feel the same way about its appearance as I do most of what comes from the Performance Center at S&W.
Enjoy your Rugers. They make good stuff! And for all of you who still hold a grudge against Bill Ruger for saying he thought a 15 round magazine was all consumers needed, you can do what you want, but the Ruger family has been out of the business now for several years, and their aggressive pursuit of the items Bill Ruger did not wish to pursue shows they are committed to gun owners, including those who like ARs, semi-autos, high cap magazines, and suppressors.
Ranger514
Member
My dad was a big M77 fan. I blame him. Currently I own a Single Six .22 LR, New Vaquero Montado .357 mag., All-American .22LR, and a .30-06 Lipsey's Edition RSI.
mg357
Absent Comrade
I own a Ruger SP101 Chambered in .357 magnum and it has a 2 inch barrel.
I am currently saving up for 3 inch barreled version.
I am currently saving up for 3 inch barreled version.
hangnoose
Member
I WAS NEVER IN THE CLOSET ABOUT IT.
Back in the 70's - 80's almost all I owned were Rugers. I currently own 4 and really can't think of a single one I would not want back:
10-22 22 lr takedown
Single six 22 lr with 22 wmr spare cylinder
MKl 6" target
MKll Gov't x 2
Sp 101 x2
Redhawk 357
Old army B/P
M77V all weather 25-06
Red label 28 gauge with English stock & nice wood.
I've never owned/fired one of their "new fangled" semi auto centerfires. A #1, 480, Vaquero are still wish guns.
Back in the 70's - 80's almost all I owned were Rugers. I currently own 4 and really can't think of a single one I would not want back:
10-22 22 lr takedown
Single six 22 lr with 22 wmr spare cylinder
MKl 6" target
MKll Gov't x 2
Sp 101 x2
Redhawk 357
Old army B/P
M77V all weather 25-06
Red label 28 gauge with English stock & nice wood.
I've never owned/fired one of their "new fangled" semi auto centerfires. A #1, 480, Vaquero are still wish guns.
There are some nice looking powder burners in this thread. I see all but 3 are range and safe guns. I need to get the wife to post the pictures of my Ruger Mark 1 I bought nearly 50 years ago. I feel it will shame all on here. It is FAR from a safe queen. In fact I can say with some confidence that it has spent more time underwater than most guns have spent out of the safe. I am not much of a Ruger fan but I do have a few.
Jim1392
US Veteran
Only one for me a LCP 380. I like to carry it in a Remora holster in my pocket when I walk my dog in my neighborhood.
Last edited:
Wow, I posted to this way back in 09!
Still have my Rugers plus I can add two to the list!
I forgot back then that I have a 10/22 rifle and since then I picked up a really nice Security Six 4" in stainless!. Now I'm looking for the blued version.
Sell my Ruger's.....Not a chance!
Still have my Rugers plus I can add two to the list!
I forgot back then that I have a 10/22 rifle and since then I picked up a really nice Security Six 4" in stainless!. Now I'm looking for the blued version.
Sell my Ruger's.....Not a chance!
Come on out of the closet !!!
Verrrry early Super Bearcat
giz
Never been in a closet...........ALL MY SINGLE ACTIONS ARE RUGERS........ALL MY DOUBLE ACTIONS ARE SMITHS......See? That's not complicated.
Nothing "closet" about it. I'm a big SA revolver nut. The crown jewel of my Ruger collection is a 1957 vintage unconverted Single Six. It wears it's age elegantly and functions flawlessly. I'm also a big Mini 14 fan. This takes nothing away from Smith & Wesson. Apples and Oranges.
Similar threads
- Locked
- Locked
