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These rings look a little narrower than factory rings, which would suit the installation of a tube that's about 1/16" too short. Anyone know if that is true?

Thanks for the kind words, gents. I think a real smith would probably have checked the chamber at the start, though. I like to tinker and make things work better so I had to take this on - probably lucky I didn't screw it up. I, too, like the .22 mag.

Got around to the refinish - man, that factory stain was laid-on heavy and it was hard to remove. Birch doesn't take stain like walnut so it has a light application of Minwax Gunstock 231 with a hand-rubbed linseed oil finish. Nothing like the look and feel (and smell) of oiled wood imho. The grain ...

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?