The RUGER OLD ARMY Club - Page 13

ClemBert · April 13, 2011, 08:42 PM

No new members in over a month! Do we have everyone who is someone?

Chazz · April 13, 2011, 09:31 PM

Here's a shot of mine... maybe add a better pic later.

made in 1984

ClemBert · April 13, 2011, 10:03 PM

ROA Club Members:

1. ClemBert 2. Eights 3. kanook 4. kwhi43@kc.rr.com 5. mykeal 6. adaptandovercome 7. 461 8. junkman_01 9. lonewolf5347 10. rcflint 11. MCgunner 12.madcratebuilder 13. AbitNutz 14. eastbank 15. robert garner 16. philuk44 17. HUnter58 18. arcticap 19. BullRunBear 20. theotherwaldo 21. SC Slowhand 22. Prairie Dawg 23. wittzo 24. Tallbald 25. Smokin_Gun 26. OB One 27. jungle 28. plumbernater 29. daveinvegas 30. JanZ 31. George Mabry 32. Benmathes 33. Loosenock 34. higene 35. Rock Island 36. Erich 37. robhof 38. J-Bar 39. Nomad, 2nd 40. TAURUSBOB 41. martindl99 42. Vermonter 43. wasatch 44. fogg64 45. BConklin 46. Howdy Doody 47. bushrod2 48. rdstrain49 49. FirinFlatTop 50. rem1858 51. straight-shooter 52. edorfox 53. KevininPa 54. Ringo1234 55. pohill 56. The Don 57. jeepcoma 58. Dave Markowitz 59. Chazz

Welcome Chazz!

So do we now everyone who is someone?

Vermonter · April 14, 2011, 10:31 AM

Nice pic Chazz!!!

Tenebrio · April 17, 2011, 04:59 PM

Hi guys,

new member from France with 2 ROA, blued and SS, from 90's.
Pics ASAP !

A+ les mecs

94RUGER · May 11, 2011, 02:20 PM

Just purchased my first ROA off of Gunbroker. Wanted to start foolin with the black magic and have been told the ruger was the only way to go. I hope to post pics soon. I plan on a nice HAM hunt with it next spring. Thanks for all the useful info on the site.

robhof · May 11, 2011, 08:38 PM

Congrats on your ROA score, GB is where I got mine, however I found it in the generic B/P pistol section, a blurry pic and no mention of it being a ROA, only a stainless b/p revolver that belonged to owner's late father. It was in great, possibly unfired condition, I quickly remedied the unfired part. Post pic's so we can see it.

BConklin · May 16, 2011, 03:42 PM

Congrats!

I got my first ROA on GB...nice gun - stainless, 3 digit serial number.

I routinely search GB for deals but I missed one recently...someone had an original Ruger cylinder listed with a $40 Buy It Now. Someone tried to underbid that low price and exceeded the reserve so he negated the BIN option. Last I saw the cylinder was up to $110 with 10 bids on it and several hours left before the auction closed.

I've since added a brasser ROA to my collection.

Wonderful guns!

JanZ · May 19, 2011, 08:34 PM

while I'm guzzling my morning coffee and I do an Old Army search just for grins.

I landed on a gun the guy had just posted, a blued 140-130xxx series pre warning pics looked good and it was only $295. BAM! Buy now!

Just got it today and it's clean as a whistle, only found a couple of rust spots, did a complete tear down and clean up, the bore looks like it's been fired about a dozen times and well cleaned, the nipples were new and just finger tight, looks like I scored.

Guess even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then.

mykeal · May 20, 2011, 06:21 AM

Quote:

looks like I scored.

Yes, sir, you sure did. Congratulations.

BullRunBear · May 20, 2011, 08:19 PM

Congrats on the new toy in such great condition.

I'm surprised at how many ROAs are around that have seen little or no use. My first two ROAs showed absolutely no signs of having been fired and they were circa 30 years old. It's hard to imagine these fine guns not being shot a lot. And compared to other C&Bs the Ruger was rather expensive so they wouldn't be a casual purchase. Maybe they were gifts that just weren't appreciated.

Jeff

JanZ · May 21, 2011, 01:28 PM

Mine get used, and since I got the Kurst cylinder for 45 ACP for the first one it gets used a lot more, I hand load 185 and 200 plated in it with 4.5 to 5.5 of Bullseye shoots easy and real accurate

jeepcoma · May 22, 2011, 03:15 PM

I got a chance to fire mine last weekend. I think I ended up doing 30 rounds, I was reloading between my wife shooting the rifle so I wasn't really keeping track. No problems whatsoever with jamming or cleaning, though it was definitely getting a bit rough to turn the cylinder towards the end.

I've been using the pre-measured blackpowder "pellets", with mixed results. Sometimes it seems to have no power behind it, just a poof with a lot of smoke and the ball just seems to roll out the end of the barrel. I'm not sure if it's just an inconsistency with the way I'm loading it (seating the ball too much? too little?), or lubing, or just bad product. I'd been covering the tops of the seated balls with bore butter, but once I stopped doing that it fired much more consistently, though I don't know how that could affect anything. CCI #11 "magnum" caps. Still had a blast though, can't want to go back!

Also you can't tell in the pic, but I am wearing ear plugs and shooting at a target backed by dirt (no rocks!) about 50 feet away. Safety first!

mykeal · May 22, 2011, 09:35 PM

I believe pellets are inconsistent all by themselves. A bit of oil from the hand, cracks in the structure, even inconsistent construction (compression during formation). They seem to be quite susceptible to a number of problems resulting in variation in results. IMO.

I don't see the Bore Butter being a cause.

andrewstorm · May 23, 2011, 09:55 AM

They are better left stored in the original jar tightly closed.They are consistent if not contaminated as mykeal says,when you buy a jar make sure they haven't been previously opened..........They are light loads for the r o a . oh yeah me and maw want into the R. O.A. club.........

ClemBert · May 23, 2011, 01:15 PM

ROA Club Members:

1. ClemBert 2. Eights 3. kanook 4. kwhi43@kc.rr.com 5. mykeal 6. adaptandovercome 7. 461 8. junkman_01 9. lonewolf5347 10. rcflint 11. MCgunner 12.madcratebuilder 13. AbitNutz 14. eastbank 15. robert garner 16. philuk44 17. HUnter58 18. arcticap 19. BullRunBear 20. theotherwaldo 21. SC Slowhand 22. Prairie Dawg 23. wittzo 24. Tallbald 25. Smokin_Gun 26. OB One 27. jungle 28. plumbernater 29. daveinvegas 30. JanZ 31. George Mabry 32. Benmathes 33. Loosenock 34. higene 35. Rock Island 36. Erich 37. robhof 38. J-Bar 39. Nomad, 2nd 40. TAURUSBOB 41. martindl99 42. Vermonter 43. wasatch 44. fogg64 45. BConklin 46. Howdy Doody 47. bushrod2 48. rdstrain49 49. FirinFlatTop 50. rem1858 51. straight-shooter 52. edorfox 53. KevininPa 54. Ringo1234 55. pohill 56. The Don 57. jeepcoma 58. Dave Markowitz 59. Chazz 60. jeepcoma

Welcome jeepcoma!

And....Welcome to the forum!

p.s. You owe us a better picture of your ROA. I can't even really tell that's a ROA. Nice picture of your back though!

jeepcoma · May 23, 2011, 01:53 PM

Thanks ClemBert, but I'm already member #57! I put some nicer pics up on a previous post.

I'll try to get some better ones next time I go out, I want to get a super-high speed shot with a nice fireball.

ClemBert · May 23, 2011, 02:07 PM

ROA Club Members:

1. ClemBert 2. Eights 3. kanook 4. kwhi43@kc.rr.com 5. mykeal 6. adaptandovercome 7. 461 8. junkman_01 9. lonewolf5347 10. rcflint 11. MCgunner 12.madcratebuilder 13. AbitNutz 14. eastbank 15. robert garner 16. philuk44 17. HUnter58 18. arcticap 19. BullRunBear 20. theotherwaldo 21. SC Slowhand 22. Prairie Dawg 23. wittzo 24. Tallbald 25. Smokin_Gun 26. OB One 27. jungle 28. plumbernater 29. daveinvegas 30. JanZ 31. George Mabry 32. Benmathes 33. Loosenock 34. higene 35. Rock Island 36. Erich 37. robhof 38. J-Bar 39. Nomad, 2nd 40. TAURUSBOB 41. martindl99 42. Vermonter 43. wasatch 44. fogg64 45. BConklin 46. Howdy Doody 47. bushrod2 48. rdstrain49 49. FirinFlatTop 50. rem1858 51. straight-shooter 52. edorfox 53. KevininPa 54. Ringo1234 55. pohill 56. The Don 57. jeepcoma 58. Dave Markowitz 59. Chazz 60. ?????

Haha....jeepcoma exposed me as asleep at the keyboard.

I luv fireball pics!

andrewstorm · May 25, 2011, 02:07 PM

I finally took pictures............worth a thousand words............Bigun.....lilgun........

ClemBert · May 25, 2011, 03:38 PM

ROA Club Members:

1. ClemBert 2. Eights 3. kanook 4. kwhi43@kc.rr.com 5. mykeal 6. adaptandovercome 7. 461 8. junkman_01 9. lonewolf5347 10. rcflint 11. MCgunner 12.madcratebuilder 13. AbitNutz 14. eastbank 15. robert garner 16. philuk44 17. HUnter58 18. arcticap 19. BullRunBear 20. theotherwaldo 21. SC Slowhand 22. Prairie Dawg 23. wittzo 24. Tallbald 25. Smokin_Gun 26. OB One 27. jungle 28. plumbernater 29. daveinvegas 30. JanZ 31. George Mabry 32. Benmathes 33. Loosenock 34. higene 35. Rock Island 36. Erich 37. robhof 38. J-Bar 39. Nomad, 2nd 40. TAURUSBOB 41. martindl99 42. Vermonter 43. wasatch 44. fogg64 45. BConklin 46. Howdy Doody 47. bushrod2 48. rdstrain49 49. FirinFlatTop 50. rem1858 51. straight-shooter 52. edorfox 53. KevininPa 54. Ringo1234 55. pohill 56. The Don 57. jeepcoma 58. Dave Markowitz 59. Chazz 60. andrewstorm

Welcome to the ROA Club andrewstorm!

What took you soooo long?

andrewstorm · May 25, 2011, 05:43 PM

Computer illiteracy,but I'm learning,slowly but surely,photography aint my game,as you can see..........and besides 60 is a good even number..

NineMilePete · May 26, 2011, 09:18 AM

Was bitten severly by the ROA bug. Finally picked up a stainless beauty the other day for a song. Can't wait to shoot it. Kindly count me in as a member of the club.
ps: no chance to take picture as yet.

junkman_01 · May 26, 2011, 09:48 AM

No picture=no membership.

Steel Wheels · May 26, 2011, 12:54 PM

My recently acquired '76 vintage ROA purchased from the orig. owner. Only fired a few times back in the day and stored since. I took it to the range with some home rolled paper cartridges and had a blast!

robhof · May 26, 2011, 01:38 PM

Wow, a blued 76 and no discernable turn lines, what a score; next best to brand new, congrats.

April 13, 2011, 09:31 PM	#302
Chazz Member Join Date: February 16, 2008 Posts: 48	Here's a shot of mine... maybe add a better pic later. made in 1984 Last edited by Chazz; April 13, 2011 at 10:00 PM.

May 11, 2011, 02:20 PM	#306
94RUGER Member Join Date: May 11, 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 13	New to me ROA Just purchased my first ROA off of Gunbroker. Wanted to start foolin with the black magic and have been told the ruger was the only way to go. I hope to post pics soon. I plan on a nice HAM hunt with it next spring. Thanks for all the useful info on the site.

May 19, 2011, 08:34 PM	#309
JanZ Member Join Date: September 27, 2010 Location: Humboldt County California Posts: 22	So a few days ago I log on to GunBroker while I'm guzzling my morning coffee and I do an Old Army search just for grins. I landed on a gun the guy had just posted, a blued 140-130xxx series pre warning pics looked good and it was only $295. BAM! Buy now! Just got it today and it's clean as a whistle, only found a couple of rust spots, did a complete tear down and clean up, the bore looks like it's been fired about a dozen times and well cleaned, the nipples were new and just finger tight, looks like I scored. Guess even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then. Last edited by JanZ; May 20, 2011 at 12:19 PM.

May 20, 2011, 08:19 PM	#311
BullRunBear Member Join Date: February 24, 2007 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 636	Congrats on the new toy in such great condition. I'm surprised at how many ROAs are around that have seen little or no use. My first two ROAs showed absolutely no signs of having been fired and they were circa 30 years old. It's hard to imagine these fine guns not being shot a lot. And compared to other C&Bs the Ruger was rather expensive so they wouldn't be a casual purchase. Maybe they were gifts that just weren't appreciated. Jeff __________________ "An armed society is a polite society." Robert Heinlein

May 22, 2011, 03:15 PM	#313
jeepcoma Member Join Date: February 27, 2011 Posts: 6	I got a chance to fire mine last weekend. I think I ended up doing 30 rounds, I was reloading between my wife shooting the rifle so I wasn't really keeping track. No problems whatsoever with jamming or cleaning, though it was definitely getting a bit rough to turn the cylinder towards the end. I've been using the pre-measured blackpowder "pellets", with mixed results. Sometimes it seems to have no power behind it, just a poof with a lot of smoke and the ball just seems to roll out the end of the barrel. I'm not sure if it's just an inconsistency with the way I'm loading it (seating the ball too much? too little?), or lubing, or just bad product. I'd been covering the tops of the seated balls with bore butter, but once I stopped doing that it fired much more consistently, though I don't know how that could affect anything. CCI #11 "magnum" caps. Still had a blast though, can't want to go back! Also you can't tell in the pic, but I am wearing ear plugs and shooting at a target backed by dirt (no rocks!) about 50 feet away. Safety first! Last edited by jeepcoma; May 22, 2011 at 03:25 PM. Reason: update notes

April 13, 2011, 08:42 PM	#301
ClemBert Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,104	No new members in over a month! Do we have everyone who is someone?

April 13, 2011, 10:03 PM	#303
ClemBert Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,104	ROA Club Members: 1. ClemBert 2. Eights 3. kanook 4. kwhi43@kc.rr.com 5. mykeal 6. adaptandovercome 7. 461 8. junkman_01 9. lonewolf5347 10. rcflint 11. MCgunner 12.madcratebuilder 13. AbitNutz 14. eastbank 15. robert garner 16. philuk44 17. HUnter58 18. arcticap 19. BullRunBear 20. theotherwaldo 21. SC Slowhand 22. Prairie Dawg 23. wittzo 24. Tallbald 25. Smokin_Gun 26. OB One 27. jungle 28. plumbernater 29. daveinvegas 30. JanZ 31. George Mabry 32. Benmathes 33. Loosenock 34. higene 35. Rock Island 36. Erich 37. robhof 38. J-Bar 39. Nomad, 2nd 40. TAURUSBOB 41. martindl99 42. Vermonter 43. wasatch 44. fogg64 45. BConklin 46. Howdy Doody 47. bushrod2 48. rdstrain49 49. FirinFlatTop 50. rem1858 51. straight-shooter 52. edorfox 53. KevininPa 54. Ringo1234 55. pohill 56. The Don 57. jeepcoma 58. Dave Markowitz 59. Chazz Welcome Chazz! So do we now everyone who is someone?

April 14, 2011, 10:31 AM	#304
Vermonter Member Join Date: April 2, 2004 Posts: 408	Nice pic Chazz!!!

April 17, 2011, 04:59 PM	#305
Tenebrio Member Join Date: November 20, 2009 Location: West brittany, FRANCE Posts: 4	Hi guys, new member from France with 2 ROA, blued and SS, from 90's. Pics ASAP ! A+ les mecs

May 11, 2011, 08:38 PM	#307
robhof Member Join Date: October 18, 2009 Location: Bowling Green Ky. Posts: 746	Congrats on your ROA score, GB is where I got mine, however I found it in the generic B/P pistol section, a blurry pic and no mention of it being a ROA, only a stainless b/p revolver that belonged to owner's late father. It was in great, possibly unfired condition, I quickly remedied the unfired part. Post pic's so we can see it.

May 16, 2011, 03:42 PM	#308
BConklin Member Join Date: December 19, 2010 Posts: 78	Congrats! I got my first ROA on GB...nice gun - stainless, 3 digit serial number. I routinely search GB for deals but I missed one recently...someone had an original Ruger cylinder listed with a $40 Buy It Now. Someone tried to underbid that low price and exceeded the reserve so he negated the BIN option. Last I saw the cylinder was up to $110 with 10 bids on it and several hours left before the auction closed. I've since added a brasser ROA to my collection. Wonderful guns!

May 21, 2011, 01:28 PM	#312
JanZ Member Join Date: September 27, 2010 Location: Humboldt County California Posts: 22	Mine get used, and since I got the Kurst cylinder for 45 ACP for the first one it gets used a lot more, I hand load 185 and 200 plated in it with 4.5 to 5.5 of Bullseye shoots easy and real accurate

May 22, 2011, 09:35 PM	#314
mykeal Member Join Date: September 9, 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,898	I believe pellets are inconsistent all by themselves. A bit of oil from the hand, cracks in the structure, even inconsistent construction (compression during formation). They seem to be quite susceptible to a number of problems resulting in variation in results. IMO. I don't see the Bore Butter being a cause.

May 23, 2011, 01:15 PM	#316
ClemBert Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,104	ROA Club Members: 1. ClemBert 2. Eights 3. kanook 4. kwhi43@kc.rr.com 5. mykeal 6. adaptandovercome 7. 461 8. junkman_01 9. lonewolf5347 10. rcflint 11. MCgunner 12.madcratebuilder 13. AbitNutz 14. eastbank 15. robert garner 16. philuk44 17. HUnter58 18. arcticap 19. BullRunBear 20. theotherwaldo 21. SC Slowhand 22. Prairie Dawg 23. wittzo 24. Tallbald 25. Smokin_Gun 26. OB One 27. jungle 28. plumbernater 29. daveinvegas 30. JanZ 31. George Mabry 32. Benmathes 33. Loosenock 34. higene 35. Rock Island 36. Erich 37. robhof 38. J-Bar 39. Nomad, 2nd 40. TAURUSBOB 41. martindl99 42. Vermonter 43. wasatch 44. fogg64 45. BConklin 46. Howdy Doody 47. bushrod2 48. rdstrain49 49. FirinFlatTop 50. rem1858 51. straight-shooter 52. edorfox 53. KevininPa 54. Ringo1234 55. pohill 56. The Don 57. jeepcoma 58. Dave Markowitz 59. Chazz 60. jeepcoma Welcome jeepcoma! And....Welcome to the forum! p.s. You owe us a better picture of your ROA. I can't even really tell that's a ROA. Nice picture of your back though!

May 23, 2011, 01:53 PM	#317
jeepcoma Member Join Date: February 27, 2011 Posts: 6	Thanks ClemBert, but I'm already member #57! I put some nicer pics up on a previous post. I'll try to get some better ones next time I go out, I want to get a super-high speed shot with a nice fireball.

May 23, 2011, 02:07 PM	#318
ClemBert Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,104	ROA Club Members: 1. ClemBert 2. Eights 3. kanook 4. kwhi43@kc.rr.com 5. mykeal 6. adaptandovercome 7. 461 8. junkman_01 9. lonewolf5347 10. rcflint 11. MCgunner 12.madcratebuilder 13. AbitNutz 14. eastbank 15. robert garner 16. philuk44 17. HUnter58 18. arcticap 19. BullRunBear 20. theotherwaldo 21. SC Slowhand 22. Prairie Dawg 23. wittzo 24. Tallbald 25. Smokin_Gun 26. OB One 27. jungle 28. plumbernater 29. daveinvegas 30. JanZ 31. George Mabry 32. Benmathes 33. Loosenock 34. higene 35. Rock Island 36. Erich 37. robhof 38. J-Bar 39. Nomad, 2nd 40. TAURUSBOB 41. martindl99 42. Vermonter 43. wasatch 44. fogg64 45. BConklin 46. Howdy Doody 47. bushrod2 48. rdstrain49 49. FirinFlatTop 50. rem1858 51. straight-shooter 52. edorfox 53. KevininPa 54. Ringo1234 55. pohill 56. The Don 57. jeepcoma 58. Dave Markowitz 59. Chazz 60. ????? Haha....jeepcoma exposed me as asleep at the keyboard. I luv fireball pics!

May 25, 2011, 03:38 PM	#320
ClemBert Member Join Date: April 12, 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,104	ROA Club Members: 1. ClemBert 2. Eights 3. kanook 4. kwhi43@kc.rr.com 5. mykeal 6. adaptandovercome 7. 461 8. junkman_01 9. lonewolf5347 10. rcflint 11. MCgunner 12.madcratebuilder 13. AbitNutz 14. eastbank 15. robert garner 16. philuk44 17. HUnter58 18. arcticap 19. BullRunBear 20. theotherwaldo 21. SC Slowhand 22. Prairie Dawg 23. wittzo 24. Tallbald 25. Smokin_Gun 26. OB One 27. jungle 28. plumbernater 29. daveinvegas 30. JanZ 31. George Mabry 32. Benmathes 33. Loosenock 34. higene 35. Rock Island 36. Erich 37. robhof 38. J-Bar 39. Nomad, 2nd 40. TAURUSBOB 41. martindl99 42. Vermonter 43. wasatch 44. fogg64 45. BConklin 46. Howdy Doody 47. bushrod2 48. rdstrain49 49. FirinFlatTop 50. rem1858 51. straight-shooter 52. edorfox 53. KevininPa 54. Ringo1234 55. pohill 56. The Don 57. jeepcoma 58. Dave Markowitz 59. Chazz 60. andrewstorm Welcome to the ROA Club andrewstorm! What took you soooo long?

May 25, 2011, 05:43 PM	#321
andrewstorm member Join Date: October 5, 2009 Location: land of the free,because of the brave Posts: 634	? took me so long Computer illiteracy,but I'm learning,slowly but surely,photography aint my game,as you can see..........and besides 60 is a good even number..

May 26, 2011, 09:18 AM	#322
NineMilePete Member Join Date: May 9, 2011 Location: Utah Posts: 57	Was bitten severly by the ROA bug. Finally picked up a stainless beauty the other day for a song. Can't wait to shoot it. Kindly count me in as a member of the club. ps: no chance to take picture as yet.

May 26, 2011, 09:48 AM	#323
junkman_01 member Join Date: August 7, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,728	No picture=no membership.

May 26, 2011, 01:38 PM	#325
robhof Member Join Date: October 18, 2009 Location: Bowling Green Ky. Posts: 746	Wow, a blued 76 and no discernable turn lines, what a score; next best to brand new, congrats.