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Yes it's old. Made in 1972. I bought it for 78.00 wholesale new in the box from
Hodgdon. I was working in a Tool & Die shop and the boys always were working
on guns and could do anything. Well we put a 45-70 rifle barrel on it because of
the twist which is one in 22. That combo had the pistol record at the time and
still does, set in 1962. So I thought it should shoot. The groove dia. Is 465 so
we bored out the chambers to .465. I use a .465-466 round ball. At the time I
was young and strong and could take anything . Well the accuracy load was
40 grs. of Hodgdon FFF. The powder was actually made in Scotland by Curtis &
Harvey. It would shoot them all in the same hole at 25 yds. I feel bad about it
now, but it caused many a pistol shooter to give up pistol shooting. They did not
want to shoot against that gun. This was in the years from 1972-1976. Well in
1976 things changed D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Lost all the guns including this one. I just
gave up on shooting. Well in 1991 a old friend came to me and told me he knew
where the Ruger was and said he could get it if I wanted it. It was several states
away. I said how much, and was told 125.00 would get it . I said OK. A month
later I had it once again. I talked it over with my new bride and we decided then
and there to start shooting again. Won the pistol championship at the Nationals
at Friendship the following year with it. I'm too old now to shoot it well but,
there was a time . It's got heavy thru the years. One of my favorites.
Hodgdon. I was working in a Tool & Die shop and the boys always were working
on guns and could do anything. Well we put a 45-70 rifle barrel on it because of
the twist which is one in 22. That combo had the pistol record at the time and
still does, set in 1962. So I thought it should shoot. The groove dia. Is 465 so
we bored out the chambers to .465. I use a .465-466 round ball. At the time I
was young and strong and could take anything . Well the accuracy load was
40 grs. of Hodgdon FFF. The powder was actually made in Scotland by Curtis &
Harvey. It would shoot them all in the same hole at 25 yds. I feel bad about it
now, but it caused many a pistol shooter to give up pistol shooting. They did not
want to shoot against that gun. This was in the years from 1972-1976. Well in
1976 things changed D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Lost all the guns including this one. I just
gave up on shooting. Well in 1991 a old friend came to me and told me he knew
where the Ruger was and said he could get it if I wanted it. It was several states
away. I said how much, and was told 125.00 would get it . I said OK. A month
later I had it once again. I talked it over with my new bride and we decided then
and there to start shooting again. Won the pistol championship at the Nationals
at Friendship the following year with it. I'm too old now to shoot it well but,
there was a time . It's got heavy thru the years. One of my favorites.