RugerSociety.com

Yes, thanks, Troy. My crude measurements with a caliper showed the width being very close to the same. The difference is in the length of the opening at the bottom of the frame, which is only about 2mm more in the later frame due to a steeper "ramp" cast into the front of the slot. Looks l...

Here's another one: 181971
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1109353887

I'd thought this would have generated more comments. So, I changed the title to more accurately reflect the topic and I'm posting a photograph of the trigger slots on the two frame styles. The unfinished frame is the later, small ALCOA G, variation. Note that the bottom view shows that the later, th...

Thanks Rod. The REF dies not mention a date for the change to a wider trigger, Jay, but in the next paragraph it mentions minor changes, which include "...the change to a thicker trigger by at least SN 97044" which was shipped in 1958. I've wondered why Ruger would bother to re-do the mold...

So, I was looking over my recent 3-digit Single Six acquisition to determine whether I should reverse the safety modification. Since the safety upgrade trigger is the wider version, it looks like the Ruger shop had to open up the slot by hand on the early frame so it would accommodate the bigger tri...

So it is...thank you Mr. Dougan.
Can't be very many of these - certainly a niche. The star mark is interesting - wonder what that means?
Still no takers at $999.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1105999273

Anyone ever seen anything like this?

Hey, thanks a lot for that info, Terry. I wonder how rare those boxes are? I'm very envious of your NR4F - any of those, except the 50th Anniversary model, are very rare in the market place today. I let one slip by four years ago and haven't even seen one since. And I look a lot. I do have a couple ...

One reason I went after the No. 98 Lightweight is that I had already acquired NR5F, SN 268-00598 (numbering started at 501), making it the 98th gun produced. It is high gloss, without New Model in the marking, has big numbers and interesting wood grips. It came in an unlabeled grey plastic box stipp...

https://reatapassauctions.proxibid.com/ ... 1689453125
This is SN 600-03101, a 10.5 inch barrel.