July 22, 2013, 05:57 AM | #26 | |
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Bill, that Remington looks much better than any Ruger could ever hope for. (Sorry, got to get my Ruger digs in) |
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July 22, 2013, 08:34 AM | #27 | |
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July 22, 2013, 09:05 AM | #28 |
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Mine cost me new in 1971 125.00
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July 22, 2013, 10:04 AM | #29 |
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Yes as hawg said I meant brass grip frame,the grips are longer and fit my hand better.Also I really like the flat top front sight models but they are really tought to find,they made less than 800 of them in the first year of production.A 5.5" adjustable sight like phil's photo is one I like to find in S.S.
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July 22, 2013, 10:44 AM | #30 |
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The ROA was in bad shape lots of pitting but still fires well. Not the prettiest thing in the stable. But the price was right.
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July 22, 2013, 10:57 AM | #31 |
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You won't find one like mine. It has a 45-70 barrel on it.
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July 22, 2013, 11:17 AM | #32 | |
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July 22, 2013, 11:25 AM | #33 |
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Phil what a meant is a 5.5" high polish S.S.faux ivory grips with adjustable sights.By the way I finally got a chance to shoot your 36 cal.Only fired one cylinder full but so far looking real good.Hoping to get some time free real soon to put some serious powder thru it.
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July 22, 2013, 11:50 AM | #34 |
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Mine is not SS. The blueing has worn off after all these years.
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July 22, 2013, 11:55 AM | #35 |
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SS will rust !!
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Certainly not to be picking on you but want to thank you for posting these pictures on how Ruger SS can and will rust. This also happened to a friend of mine, on his Ruger S-6. As he said, it just snuck up on me. ..... Oil and; Be Safe !!!
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July 22, 2013, 12:26 PM | #37 |
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I do believe it was 1972 when I bought it. I forget. I do remember they had
Just came out. I was shooting lots of competition at the time and I was not Happy with the 2-3 inch groups at 25 yds. I wanted them in one hole. I put a 45-70 barrel with a 1 in 22 twist and reamed the chambers to .465. Used a .465 ball from a Lee mold. Finally got a load that would put them in one hole At 25 yds. It was 40 grs of Hodgdon FFF black powder. This was made by Curtis & Harvey from Scotland . Still have several pounds. I was young back Then and could handle it. Still hold the record at our local club of a 99 shot at 35 yds. We were the only club in the country with a 35 yd range. I can't Shoot the old gun anymore, can't hold it out. Getting too old. |
July 22, 2013, 08:04 PM | #38 |
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ROA SS Rusting
The Ruger was like that when I bought it. I don't know why it was pitted as bad as it was. I sometimes think it may have been part of Katrina damage since I picked it up in Slidel Louisiana. I cam with a leather Holster calvary type with Ruger stamped on it. Maybe some on shoot it and just stuck it back in the holster an several years went by. But it was a mess I cleaned it and oiled it down well. All the insides looked fine after they were cleaned. I will say this the Gun has a lot of history i wish i knew.
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Ruger says, you can dry fire the Old Army without damaging it...but I suggest not dry firing it --- a least not the stainless steel ones. If you do...make sure you wear eye protection. I've cracked and broken off the near top thumb cocking tips of two Old Army stainless steel hammer's, while dry firing. They come flying off rearward at quite a speed, that it could take someone's eye out.
If you take a look at the inside cracked part of the hammer...you can tell that Ruger used some kind of inferior soft steel for the hammer. Ruger discounted my claim of inferior soft steel. About a year later from my complaint...Ruger discontinued manufacture of the pistol. My ROA likes 17 grains of Triple 7, triple F powder {water cleanup}, .457 round ball, Cream of Wheat filler, and a mixture of: 1/3 beeswax/2/3 Butter Crisco for the chamber sealer.
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It's my most accurate load, at around the 25/50 yard range. I also use spent 38 Special shell casings, in order to pour the powder and Cream of Wheat into the cylinder's; along with the use of a lobster fork that makes it easier to pry out stuck caps.
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I've got a possible chance to get a ROA in highly polished stainless, FIXED SIGHTED VERSION, for about $500.00
I thought that was a good deal. What do you fellas think? Also there is no writing on the sides of the barrel. It is all on the top. I recall that someone in some thread here knew that indicated a certain year/years production run. Can anyone remember what time period the SS ones with the writing on the top of the barrel were made? .
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Bill, I'd say for that model
500.00 is not a bad price.
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[email protected] - time to reblue that Ruger.
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The legaleze writing appeared on all ROA barrels in late '77 through '78 and on.
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August 8, 2013, 10:17 PM | #46 |
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But this one only has the warnings on TOP of the barrel rather than on the sides of the barrel. What era were the ones that had it on top of the barrel made?
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All the ones I've seen have writing on top of the barrel whether before the warning or after, including the bicentennial guns.
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Did some of the ROA's have writing on the sides of the barrel? Or am I mistaken in thinking they did?
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AMAZIN what folks would trade at 4am in the 70's
I'm 56. Pardon me I am laughing HYSTERICALLY. I am a child of the 60,,,if you are offended by this, welllllll,,,,we all was young once.
I had no idea what the heck I had just been offfered. But man was it one HUGE Pistol in a beautiful Hunter holster. It came with a bag of cool stuff. The price was dirt cheap. I was 20y/o It was 4am and Saturday Nite live had long since been over. I traded 1/4gram of ENTERTAINMENT POWDER or $20 for mine. Oh about 45 minutes later a .50 LYMAN Plains rifle & similar possibilities bag was mine for the same price. I would not take $5k for either. Point is my youthful indescretions have provided a lifetime of having a BLAST! Thanks fer having me. Yes I have grown up ,,,,A LITTLE |
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