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by chet15
Wed Jul 16, 2025 5:56 am
Forum: Memorabilia
Topic: Nice stash of docs found at auction
Replies: 3
Views: 232

Re: Nice stash of docs found at auction

Nice finds!! A few years ago I went into a half price book store and found similar books on the gun section shelf. Got to looking at them and I noticed a couple of old model Single-Six consecutive pairs noted in the margins. Hah!!! I know who's books they were!!! Fred Nielson, one of the early colle...
by chet15
Wed Jul 16, 2025 5:52 am
Forum: Single Actions, 1953-1973
Topic: XR3 grip frame & trigger variations
Replies: 9
Views: 612

Re: XR3 grip frame & trigger variations

It is curious why Ruger wouldn't use a conversion trigger that would fit all of them.
That trigger slot though is milled after the grip frame is cast, so perhaps they were slightly out of spec (narrower) on a few.
Chet15
by chet15
Mon Jun 02, 2025 11:54 am
Forum: Single-Shot Rifles
Topic: Ruger 21 Lithographs
Replies: 3
Views: 465

Re: Ruger 21 Lithographs

I'm sure that someone will chime in if I'm wrong, but I believe there were two sets of 21. There was a book shop in Wyoming that had both sets that had both sets on ebay and were asking $1000 for them. I communicated back and forth but ultimately did not purchase them. They were just the prints and...
by chet15
Mon Jun 02, 2025 11:53 am
Forum: Single-Shot Rifles
Topic: Question on a 1AB in .223
Replies: 7
Views: 875

Re: Question on a 1AB in .223

The 1AB in .223 was a scarce model. None of the prefix AB's were around that long, but the .223 may rank as the scarcest.
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by chet15
Mon Jun 02, 2025 11:48 am
Forum: Single-Shot Rifles
Topic: Early No.1 factory cutaway prints #2
Replies: 7
Views: 491

Re: Early No.1 factory cutaway prints #2

chet15 wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 11:47 am Never seen those before, so probably pretty rare.
Curious who these were sent to?
Chet15
by chet15
Mon Jun 02, 2025 11:47 am
Forum: Single-Shot Rifles
Topic: Early No.1 factory cutaway prints #2
Replies: 7
Views: 491

Re: Early No.1 factory cutaway prints #2

Curious what the postmark date is on the USPS label.
Never seen those before, so probably rare.
Chet15
by chet15
Mon Jun 02, 2025 9:24 am
Forum: Auto Pistols
Topic: 1951 Standard pistol
Replies: 24
Views: 8490

Re: 1951 Standard pistol

If it falls within the s/n range of 17,273 to 21,808 it is a type 9. SRV There is an exception to that. #6543 was an old receiver at Ruger that didn't get assembled until Ruger was in the midst of using up their blue triggers, so has all the features of a Type 3 Red Eagle except blue bolt and blue ...
by chet15
Wed May 21, 2025 11:43 am
Forum: Auto, Bolt & Lever Rifles
Topic: M77 as a barreled action from factory?
Replies: 2
Views: 218

Re: M77 as a barreled action from factory?

Yes, at one time Ruger offered barreled actions for their M77 series of rifles as well as the Number 1. Though never cataloged, they are also known to have shipped 2 or 3 #3 Carbine barreled actions in .44 mag.
Chet15
by chet15
Thu May 01, 2025 12:26 pm
Forum: Double Actions
Topic: FBI Academy 50th Anniversary Security-Six
Replies: 21
Views: 2504

Re: FBI Academy 50th Anniversary Security-Six

There are engraved examples as well, I believe in at least two different coverages. Not sure if Ruger had anything to do with the hand engraving or not.
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by chet15
Thu May 01, 2025 12:22 pm
Forum: Single Actions, 1953-1973
Topic: OM SS I got from my grandfather #244279
Replies: 14
Views: 1317

Re: OM SS I got from my grandfather #244279

Take good care of that one! There were only 299 Single-Sixes produced in the 244020 to 244318 serial number range. These are composed of approximately 160 as the convertible model RSS5X and 130 that were shipped as the LR only model RSS5W. The auxiliary (extra) cylinder for your gun would be the mag...