It's here! (single six) --- ruger expert wanted...

Let us know what they say. So far, from what I've read over the years, the other folks who have made the calls to Ruger have been told they didn't make standard models in this configuration of mixed blue and polished parts.

When it comes to Ruger collectors, they have a saying: Never say never. They're still waiting to see the first one in this configuration that came from the factory that way. Documented that is.

More trivia: Six years after Sturm died of hepatitis related to alcoholism, his wife died of a sleeping pill OD. Their daughter was raised by Teddy Rooseveldt's oldest daughter, Alice Roosevelt Longworth. That's a whole 'nother soap opera story.

John
 
OK, folks, here's the deal.

I've cleaned this thread up, removing the pointless bickering, thread jacking and general bad manners.

This is the ONLY warning...

If it kicks off again, memberships WILL be revoked.
 
last night - took the grips off to take a look at the grip frame.

The frame has the normal Alcoa XR3 stamping inside.

There's also some numbers (small) that look like matching serial numbers.

The inside of the frame is black in color - suggesting to me that the grip frame had been polished/stripped.

The red eagle logo is screwed into the grip - although it looks well done (does not look like a tree shade job).

I measured the barrel again - but from the cylinder - and measured 5 1/2".

Only remaining mystery --- why is the bluing on the frame a different color than the blue on the cylinder and barrel?

My conclusion - a crafty person made some artistic changes to the gun, and sold it to my dad. Nothing cynical about it --- but not like a one-in-a-million collector's piece, either. It doesn't really matter to me, since the gun isn't for sale.

Thanks to those individuals who made helpful comments. Will try it out at the range this weekend.
 
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why is the bluing on the frame a different color than the blue on the cylinder and barrel?

Ruger frames are cast and turn a plum color with age.
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Do you mean the grip frame or the cylinder framer? While this is true with Ruger's cast steel components, it is not the case with aluminum. This gun has an aluminum grip frame and steel cylinder and barrel. The cast loading gate on the Blackhawk and Single Sixes and cast grip frame on some early Supers certainly do turn a pretty plum color. Silicon was added to the melt to increase fluidity in order to aid in filling all the cavities in the mold. If there was too high a percentage of silicon in the mix the bluing would eventually turn copper or plum color. The cylinder and barrel are not cast and do not turn color. Here's a pic (not my gun) showing how the steel turns plum but the aluminum does not. Also a link to a more detailed explanation.

http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=127768&highlight=plum

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I agree it is aluminum.
I saw one at an OGC show and nearly bought it. The guy there said they came painted and it didn't stay on so most of them ended up in the white. I won't vouch for that story though.
 
Do you mean the grip frame or the cylinder framer?
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I thought I was pretty clear on what I meant. His grip frame has no anodizing left and is in the white so he clearly wasn't asking about that.
 
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