Should I? Ruger MkII barrel recrowning...

[ku4hx]

ku4hx, he IS a great gunsmith, . . . he WOULD do a great job, . . . and I would like it. Maybe I should learn to just do what I want and worry less about what others say.

There you go. He does good work and you trust him .... mod it!

As to doing you're own thing and not worrying about what others say, I'll allow this. If you'd just done it and then posted pictures of the fine job he did, most (if not all) of the responses would have been, "Great job", "Looks great" and etc. We all seen that time and time again.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I generally agree with this statement, but...

Try telling that to your wife when she gets a new hair style or hair color. It's that sort of thing...

She thinks it's broke. So is he. <grin>

Fixed it for you.

 

[Orion8472]

This isn't a gun I put in a holster and am very careful with it, so it wouldn't be much of an issue with this one. As for how it would look, it wouldn't just be flat. I would be having a target crown done on it.

Does the bevel bug me? Enough. I don't hate it, but prefer the look of a target crown.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Ain't no way I would recrown or put an applied finish on a Government Model.

 

[JRH6856]

??? What Government is a Ruger Mk II a model of???

 

[rcmodel]

It refers to the grip angle being the same as a 1911.

Instead of being raked back like a German Luger on a Standard model.

And gooberment owned Ruger's were used by the goberment in the Army AMU match unit I was in in 1968-70. Along with High-Standard Trophy's and Model 41 S&W's.

rc

 

[Orion8472]

The grip angle isn't 1911-ish. That's the 22/45, isn't it?

As for the finish, it hasn't had the original blued finish on it in years.

 

[rcmodel]

You are right.

However, it was the Ruger used by the military pistol teams back then.
When they used Ruger's at all.

The HS Victor & Trophy, and the Model 41 S&W was the one in the winners circle, almost always.

That is probably where the name came from.

rc

 

[Orion8472]

I see. I am unaware of the history.

As for my Ruger, . . . it isn't like I would ever sell it, so whatever has already been done to it wouldn't take away from the sale potential. Again, it isn't going anywhere.

Also, the original finish was WELL worn and a new finish was added years ago. It is far from original. If it were all original, with original deep blue finish, I would not do anything to it, . . . but how it was, when I got it, . . . was not in a great condition.

 

[JRH6856]

If it were all original, with original deep blue finish, I would not do anything to it, . . . but how it was, when I got it, . . . was not in a great condition.

Perhaps there is nothing to lose then. As for the target crown, I'm holding in my hands a Ruger Standard with a Jim Clark target barrel that doesn't look bad. If it was good enough for Jim Clark...

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I would send it back to Ruger for a reblue. Their price is very reasonable. $85 if I recall correctly.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

She thinks it's broke. So is he. <grin>

Fixed it for you.

Good one.

 

[Orion8472]

ColtPythonElite, it has a Duracoat finish on it already. Also, not sure if they would do anything to the Volq. trigger mods.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Bead blasting the Duracoat should be no problem. I doubt if they would take out your VQ parts and replace them. If you were worried about it, you could send it with the lower stripped.

 

[tuj]

The real question is 'how is it shooting?' If its shooting ok, I wouldn't touch the crown. I re-crowned a Savage MKII in hopes of getting better accuracy out of it, but that was only after the rifle wouldn't shoot well with any ammos or other things I tried. If you do recrown, I would suggest a 11-degree target crown.