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Great Steve,

Make the photo the same way as those you have done for me in the past

regards, John

Hello Guys,

I need a photo of BKH4 and BKH36, type 2 transition guns, i.e. XR3RED and integral sight ribs, MICRO rear sight and aluminum ejector rod housing. Typically found in the 45500-46900 serial number range.

Thanks, John

Terry, I have learned over the years, the hard way, never declare Ruger did or didn't do something. My opinion is that your drill was probably shipped with a short crank. I bet if you use channel locks on the end cap of the breast drill, it will unscrew, squirt some penetrating oil on it first. This...

Terry,

The 3/8" stick drill is unusual in that it is fitted with a standard crank, the ones that I have seen all have an adjustable two position crank, thus more leverage when drilling with a larger size bit. These are wonderful drills, thank you for posting the pictures.

John

Hi Guys, Here are a couple tid-bits of Ruger lore for your amusement. in the mid 1970s I purchased RSS #26 & 27 from a Florida dealer at the Houston Gun Show. A few years later #26 along with a dozen more Ruger SA were stolen from me. Well, fast forward to 2008 or so I discovered that 7 of the g...

On page 115 of Ruger Pistols & Revolvers, this very subject is addressed

Perhaps it was made and presented to Mr. Ruger by an admirer.

Hello Guys,

This looks a lot like a Colt Scout frame??? Troy, compare it dimensionally with a known Ruger casting and get back to us.

John

Hello Guys, I authored an article that appeared in an RCA JOURNAL a few years back. Below is the narrative from that article. I can't locate the actual JOURNAL, probably 2021-2022. The posts before this one have plenty of good photos, so I did not add them to this. Yankee Mechanics manufactured thre...

Hello Guys, The bolt and barrel groove issue are addressed on page 50 and 60 respectively in Ruger Pistols & Revolvers. The bolt was redesigned due to firing pin failure per WBR handwritten notes. There was no intent to order or deliver 5 groove barrels, they just got mixed together by the vendo...