Are There Many People That Collect Ruger Revolvers?
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.44Mag shoots like a dream. One of my favorites.
The Gun is a 4 digit s/n. Not sure of mfg date.The Holster is by Rusty Sherrick
This one is a .357. I don't collect but Ive had these for many years. Be sure the warning about 3 screw is valid, not setting the trigger down on a loaded chamber. I missed my big toe by about an inch. The hammer was not dropped but set down normally and I'm guessing it was a sensitive primer In case your fond of 3 screws as I am heed the warning.
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.44Mag shoots like a dream. One of my favorites.
The Gun is a 4 digit s/n. Not sure of mfg date.The Holster is by Rusty Sherrick
This one is a .357. I don't collect but Ive had these for many years. Be sure the warning about 3 screw is valid, not setting the trigger down on a loaded chamber. I missed my big toe by about an inch. The hammer was not dropped but set down normally and I'm guessing it was a sensitive primer In case your fond of 3 screws as I am heed the warning.
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I love three screw Rugers myself. Always a good idea to mention the safety issue. Can't assume that everybody who goes out and buys one realizes they have to be handled like an original SAA. No transfer bar means lower the hammer on an empty chamber. Never carry it any other way. Five shots of .44 Special should be enough anyway!
Gregg
Well its easy to think that if your careful all will be well.
I was target shooting with a fired cases box on the ground between my feet to dump my empties and had loaded the 6th chamber the muzzle was pointed down and into the box and I lowered the hammer as usual. It discharged with only the weight of the hammer. The hole in the corner of the box was an inch to the left of my big toe on my right foot. I had shot about a half dozen full cylinders prior to the accident I mean prior to the careless discharge.
No such thing as an accident when a round goes off unintentionally or lands where it shouldn't its always carelessness.
Heed the warning. I would never alter one but I will never again set down on a live round.
The good thing is I still have ten toes and a good reminder when I put the box down for my empties.
I was target shooting with a fired cases box on the ground between my feet to dump my empties and had loaded the 6th chamber the muzzle was pointed down and into the box and I lowered the hammer as usual. It discharged with only the weight of the hammer. The hole in the corner of the box was an inch to the left of my big toe on my right foot. I had shot about a half dozen full cylinders prior to the accident I mean prior to the careless discharge.
No such thing as an accident when a round goes off unintentionally or lands where it shouldn't its always carelessness.
Heed the warning. I would never alter one but I will never again set down on a live round.
The good thing is I still have ten toes and a good reminder when I put the box down for my empties.
As fine a handgun as Ruger makes they just don't have the history that Colt, Smith and Wesson, or even High Stander has. My guess is give them 10 - 20 more years and all of us will by crying about the ANIB model ----- we sold for a song. In 1974 I traded off or sold a Speed Six for a song, I really wish I had that one back.
A few more that...
This .44 Special was smithed by Dave Ewer as was the one above, trigger work and refinish, Ported by Magnaport. Quite the working gun.
These two are 2 more done by Dave If you notice the one on a New Model Frame. He does some fine custom work, These are also .44 Specials
I really have a liking to the shorter barrels when on horse back and chasing a stubborn steer out of the brush and they really point well when those pesty Rattlers are asking for some #8 shot and the horse is getting agitated.
No reason not to do a little modifying when you run across the right one, but its gotta be the right one.
This .44 Special was smithed by Dave Ewer as was the one above, trigger work and refinish, Ported by Magnaport. Quite the working gun.
These two are 2 more done by Dave If you notice the one on a New Model Frame. He does some fine custom work, These are also .44 Specials
I really have a liking to the shorter barrels when on horse back and chasing a stubborn steer out of the brush and they really point well when those pesty Rattlers are asking for some #8 shot and the horse is getting agitated.
No reason not to do a little modifying when you run across the right one, but its gotta be the right one.
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Now I see the angle you are trying to work with this statement, but I can't simply let it slide by without comment.
A quick google search reveals that the current OWNER of the High Standard trade name says that they began making pistols in 1932, so I can only assume that you mean Ruger can't match the history simply because Ruger didn't ship it's first firearm until 1949, so High Standard has 17 years of "history" that can be held over Ruger's head.
In the real world, Ruger's easily got mountains of history and many truckloads of firearms to dwarf any imprint High Standard might have ever left on this planet. Not to mention the simple fact that it's not a gun "name" that has changed hands a half-dozen times with a short catalog of precious few distinct items, the main one being an obvious near copy of an established product on the market.
With all due respect to the number of fine handguns that High Standard built in their day and the competitions that have been won with them, to suggest that High Standard has more "history" than does the Sturm, Ruger & Company is somewhere short of (or well beyond) ludicrous.
These are my opinions and some may not agree. But like the small and dedicated following that High Standard firearms has... those who would not agree would be dwarfed and microscopic in comparison to the footprint that Sturm, Ruger & Company and Bill Ruger has put on the world history of firearms and the stamp that the same firm has put on the history of manufacturing in the United States of America. (cue patriotic music here)
To suggest otherwise is comical. In my opinion of course. (and in reality, too.
)I'd love to own a High Standard one day. I really do. I imagine that I will. In the mean time, I'll enjoy my Ruger Mark II with it's heavy barrel, and my circa-1928 Colt Woodsman.
History vs. Innovation vs ???
"As fine a handgun as Ruger makes they just don't have the history that Colt, Smith and Wesson, or even High Stander has."
Really I think history is no more than a reference to time or a length of time.
When I think about the impact a weapon has made in the industry the innovative impression that has been made really has more significance than length of manufacture. Whether it be Colt, S/W, Browning, Hi-Standard or Ruger, Winchester Remington I would hard tasked to pick one that made a bigger mark on the industry than another. What about Barrett definitely not a "flash in the pan". The list can go on and on. Cooper, or Kimber Springfield etc. and Glock definitely with the striker firing system.
I once read Freedom Arms used Ruger frames initially, don't know if that is still the case.
Who or which has the "greater history" doesn't really ask or answer any question about much of anything, the Kentucky long rifle has quite a history.
Thinking back some of those bamboo cannons the Chinese made about the time gunpowder was invented has quite a lengthy history.
"As fine a handgun as Ruger makes they just don't have the history that Colt, Smith and Wesson, or even High Stander has."
Really I think history is no more than a reference to time or a length of time.
When I think about the impact a weapon has made in the industry the innovative impression that has been made really has more significance than length of manufacture. Whether it be Colt, S/W, Browning, Hi-Standard or Ruger, Winchester Remington I would hard tasked to pick one that made a bigger mark on the industry than another. What about Barrett definitely not a "flash in the pan". The list can go on and on. Cooper, or Kimber Springfield etc. and Glock definitely with the striker firing system.
I once read Freedom Arms used Ruger frames initially, don't know if that is still the case.
Who or which has the "greater history" doesn't really ask or answer any question about much of anything, the Kentucky long rifle has quite a history.
Thinking back some of those bamboo cannons the Chinese made about the time gunpowder was invented has quite a lengthy history.
Certainly, using the term "history" gives a poster artistic license to use his own definition of the term.
It's my assertion that when you look at the sheer number of different products, the wide range of those products in most all areas of firearms, the blatant and colossal success of those products in the market, the ingenuity and innovative manufacturing technique of the company and that company's reputation for quality and service...
It's not a close comparison.
Opening a debate and taking a stand on Colt vs. Ruger or Smith & Wesson vs. Ruger is much more compelling and thought provoking. To suggest that High Standard holds some (any?) manner of "history" that might put them in a place above & beyond Ruger is folly. It would be like suggesting that the Tucker Automotive company has more "history" than does Honda Motor Company because Tucker's venture in to automobiles preceded Soichiro Honda's by a couple of decades.
(FWIW, Tucker also designed and built a military vehicle with a gun turret mounted on it that got the interest of the U.S., so he's likely got more "gun history" than Mr. Honda does.
But if the debate is automotive, I think we could agree that Honda Motor has a wee bit more "history.")
It's my assertion that when you look at the sheer number of different products, the wide range of those products in most all areas of firearms, the blatant and colossal success of those products in the market, the ingenuity and innovative manufacturing technique of the company and that company's reputation for quality and service...
It's not a close comparison.
Opening a debate and taking a stand on Colt vs. Ruger or Smith & Wesson vs. Ruger is much more compelling and thought provoking. To suggest that High Standard holds some (any?) manner of "history" that might put them in a place above & beyond Ruger is folly. It would be like suggesting that the Tucker Automotive company has more "history" than does Honda Motor Company because Tucker's venture in to automobiles preceded Soichiro Honda's by a couple of decades.
(FWIW, Tucker also designed and built a military vehicle with a gun turret mounted on it that got the interest of the U.S., so he's likely got more "gun history" than Mr. Honda does.
But if the debate is automotive, I think we could agree that Honda Motor has a wee bit more "history.")I'm not a Ruger collector but I have three and one on the way. I have a super Redhawk in 454 Casull, Two Super Blackhawks in 44 Mag one blue, the other SS.
I will soon acquire a Blackhawk in 30 Carbine in a trade.
I am looking for a Blackhawk Convertible in 38/357/9mm and another in 45LC/45ACP. Then I want a 22/22mag.
I just like the way they shoot and feel in my hand and when compared to other makes they feel more real.
I will soon acquire a Blackhawk in 30 Carbine in a trade.
I am looking for a Blackhawk Convertible in 38/357/9mm and another in 45LC/45ACP. Then I want a 22/22mag.
I just like the way they shoot and feel in my hand and when compared to other makes they feel more real.
Warrior1256
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I don't actually collect them but I have a nice Security Six 1976 Cenntenial model 357.
customaquatics
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ima start collecting GP-100's. i just got a blued 6".
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22-rimfire
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Few collect Ruger revolvers. There are some fairly rare or hard to find models, but still few collect them purely to collect.
I personally have no interest in collecting anything that Ruger makes. Maybe in 20 years or so, there will be a lot of Ruger collectors. I'll concern myself about it then. I am not going to hold onto a Ruger revolver intentionally as a collector piece in hopes that I might make 30% in 10 years.
I personally have no interest in collecting anything that Ruger makes. Maybe in 20 years or so, there will be a lot of Ruger collectors. I'll concern myself about it then. I am not going to hold onto a Ruger revolver intentionally as a collector piece in hopes that I might make 30% in 10 years.