Followed me home

Labguy47 · Mar 22, 2019

These poor lost Rugers followed me home today. They heard that I take really good care of the unwanted used and abused ugly ducklings. Welcome to the fold Ruger American 9mm and Mk II, may your stay be long and enjoyable.

Mauser lover · Mar 22, 2019

I'm glad that kind, loving souls are out there to take care of neglected Rugers. There is hope for this world!

Labguy47 · Mar 22, 2019

Sad but true fact is this store doesn’t even carry Ruger products for sale. It’s all Sig Sauer, Glock, and Kimber. With a few $999 S&W here and there. I love it when people upgrade and leave these poor souls to me.

gunlaw · Mar 23, 2019

Great find. Can’t understand why someone would turn loose of a MkII like that. Glad it went to a good home.

RedlegRick · Mar 23, 2019

I've been wanting another Ruger .22, and that SS with the standard barrel contour looks mighty handsome to me. Just never took a shine to bull barrels.

Riomouse911 · Mar 23, 2019

My two best LGS buys, a practically unfired CZ 550 in 6.5x55 with a 3x9x40 Leupold for $400 and a very nice Redhawk .41 7.5” for $325, were consignments at a Police-oriented gun store that sat unwanted for months. All the newbies were in the store buying the latest “operator approved platform” Glock-SW-HK-SIG-Kimber and repeatedly bypassed these gems. Since they were collecting dust with no one interested I offered half the asking for price on their tags and walked out with them.

Great finds, glad they’ve found a home that’ll treat them right :thumbup:

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Stay safe!

Labguy47 · Mar 23, 2019

RedlegRick said:
I've been wanting another Ruger .22, and that SS with the standard barrel contour looks mighty handsome to me. Just never took a shine to bull barrels.

They had another non bull barrel but it had fiber optic plastic sights

sparkyv · Mar 23, 2019

Hardly ugly ducklings. Two excellent finds. Congrats, Labguy!

Good Ol' Boy · Mar 23, 2019

Nice!

I dont prefer the slant barrel MK's but I do like stainless.

My next planned purchase is a MK4 hunter stainless.

Congrats.

Labguy47 · Mar 24, 2019

I’m really liking this 8” barrel, cannot wait to get a hogue grip

RedlegRick · Mar 24, 2019

That's an 8"? I thought they only made them in 4 and 6? Intriguing.

Labguy47 · Mar 24, 2019

RedlegRick said:
That's an 8"? I thought they only made them in 4 and 6? Intriguing.

It’s actually 7.5” but they call it 8”. And yes some of the older models had longer barrels (it’s a Mk II) on the target models.

bannockburn · Mar 24, 2019

Labguy47

Hardly ugly ducklings. Two excellent finds.

While I agree that they're both great buys I also share sparkyv's sentiment that neither gun is an "ugly duckling". I never was a fan of Ruger's P series of semi-autos but I have always been quite fond of the styling and performance of the Mk.II, in particular the bull barrel model. I'm also very pleased by the design and ergonomics of the SR9c with the feeling it shares a certain kinship to your new Ruger American pistol.

Labguy47 · Mar 24, 2019

bannockburn said:
While I agree that they're both great buys I also share sparkyv's sentiment that neither gun is an "ugly duckling

I was referring to them being unwanted by their previous owners. They are much beloved additions to my growing Ruger family.

bannockburn · Mar 24, 2019

Labguy47

They are much beloved additions to my growing Ruger family.

That being the case then we are in complete agreement with your growing Ruger family!

Carry on!

tallpaul · Mar 24, 2019

Labguy47 said:
It’s actually 7.5” but they call it 8”. And yes some of the older models had longer barrels (it’s a Mk II) on the target models.

that does not look like an 8 inch barrel or a 7.5 and no one but a liberal Democrat calls a 7.5 inch barrel an 8"

ya sure its not a 6 7/8?

Labguy47 · Mar 24, 2019

I’m no carpenter but it’s past the 7” mark :what:

RodII · Mar 24, 2019

That looks like a 6 7/8" barrel to me, but with Ruger you never know. Not trying to be a smart a__, but where are you measuring from?

Labguy47 · Mar 24, 2019

RodII said:
That looks like a 6 7/8" barrel to me, but with Ruger you never know. Not trying to be a smart a__, but where are you measuring from?

Breach to tip, I thought where the chamber is was included.

Mauser lover · Mar 24, 2019

Bolt face to muzzle. Take your cleaning rod, put it in the barrel all the way down to the bolt face, mark it and measure that.

Labguy47 · Mar 24, 2019

Mauser lover said:
Bolt face to muzzle. Take your cleaning rod, put it in the barrel all the way down to the bolt face, mark it and measure that.

Totally different measurement

Mauser lover · Mar 25, 2019

What's that come out?

Labguy47 · Mar 25, 2019

I’m gonna call it 6&7/8” because what I got doesn’t make sense.

I got 7&3/16

RedlegRick · Mar 25, 2019

Well, a .22LR is roughly an inch, so it makes sense then.

Mauser lover · Mar 25, 2019

Bolt closed, right?

That doesn't make any sense at all. Perhaps modified?

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