The RUGER OLD ARMY Club
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SUMIKITO
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Legionnaires pistols
How about a range report on your 5.5" with Kirst converter on what loads you tried at the range.Have the same exact pistol with same converter here. I guess your Kirst is a .45 Colt. Have both .45 Colt & .45 ACP in mine and it performs great with all sorts of factory ammo.Extremely accurate with both calibers and never an extraction or pressure problem ever as long as they are factory loads. Get those cloverleaves in the bullseye Legionnaire!! Nice pistols by the way.
How about a range report on your 5.5" with Kirst converter on what loads you tried at the range.Have the same exact pistol with same converter here. I guess your Kirst is a .45 Colt. Have both .45 Colt & .45 ACP in mine and it performs great with all sorts of factory ammo.Extremely accurate with both calibers and never an extraction or pressure problem ever as long as they are factory loads. Get those cloverleaves in the bullseye Legionnaire!! Nice pistols by the way.
NineMilePete
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Ruger Holsters
In reference to my last post, I've attached a couple photos.
Although I'm not really soliciting any work, I did ship a Rig to Germany last March. Shipping was a bit steep at around $40 to $45 priority mail.
Anyway, I love this ROA club.
I'm awaiting a Kirst cylinder for my ROA.
Regards.
In reference to my last post, I've attached a couple photos.
Although I'm not really soliciting any work, I did ship a Rig to Germany last March. Shipping was a bit steep at around $40 to $45 priority mail.
Anyway, I love this ROA club.
I'm awaiting a Kirst cylinder for my ROA.
Regards.
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SUMIKITO
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NineMilePete's holsters
Beautiful holster there NineMilePete. I can see it is a very well made holster and that design is really nice. Also looks like it is a bit of a canted butt-forward design if worn on the right side, great for when you are on horseback I bet,and as a crossdraw too! Makes for a quick and fast instictive draw. Hard to believe there are a lot of members here who are in their own right great leather craftsmen, a vanishing breed nowadays. Wow, great work indeed, this club is very much blessed to have guys like you. Keep on stitchin' guys, oh, and don't forget to shoot too! Regards..
Beautiful holster there NineMilePete. I can see it is a very well made holster and that design is really nice. Also looks like it is a bit of a canted butt-forward design if worn on the right side, great for when you are on horseback I bet,and as a crossdraw too! Makes for a quick and fast instictive draw. Hard to believe there are a lot of members here who are in their own right great leather craftsmen, a vanishing breed nowadays. Wow, great work indeed, this club is very much blessed to have guys like you. Keep on stitchin' guys, oh, and don't forget to shoot too! Regards..
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NineMilePete
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Thanks for the kind words SUMIKITO. I to like the smell of black-powder smoke in the morning.
SUMIKITO
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Very much deserved NineMilePete, very much so. I'll bet everyone here feels the same. Now if we can get them holsters out to France to our new found pardner' there, so we can show 'em that good ole' American craftsmanship is still alive and doin' well. To qoute our other fine maker rdstrain49 a few threads back, you just gotta know where to look!
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tdperry
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A little more than just the pistol - but
This is what I use mine for. The rifle put it on the ground but the pistol finished him off.
This is what I use mine for. The rifle put it on the ground but the pistol finished him off.
SUMIKITO
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Nice kill of a hog you got there tdperry. Looks like it's about 160lbs or so and a young one at that. Should make a lot of tender eating pork-chops! Good shooting! .... P.S. Is it open season all year long and sun-down too on hogs in your side of the country? Did you bag that grunter at sundown by the way while feeding? Again, best regards..
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lonewolf5347
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I have a ? were the ruger old army still being made in 2005 in SS 7 1/2 barrel
I wonder what is the Resale price would be on a mint condition one I have a older blue ROA early year production was thinking in buying the SS ,model
I wonder what is the Resale price would be on a mint condition one I have a older blue ROA early year production was thinking in buying the SS ,model
7 1/2 inch barrel stainless steel Old Armies were made up through 2008.
Minimum price for a NIB SS 7 1/2 adjustable sight ROA would be $500-$550; market price is closer to $600-$650. Add $100-$125 for matching boxes and papers.
Minimum price for a NIB SS 7 1/2 adjustable sight ROA would be $500-$550; market price is closer to $600-$650. Add $100-$125 for matching boxes and papers.
Legionnaire
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lonewolf5347, I recently acquired a polished stainless 7-1/2 inch adjustable-sight ROA from a private seller, LNIB, unfired and cylinder unturned; included original box and shipper, all the paperwork, lock, and nipple wrench. $600 delivered, and I was pleased with the price. And I don't plan on keeping it unfired.
SUMIKITO, I'll definitely give you a range report on the 5-1/2 inch when I get it to the range. Had family in town for the Easter weekend, and what time I wasn't doing my taxes I spent with them ... never got to the range. Work schedule is pretty hectic at the moment (working the next couple of Saturdays), so not sure when the next range trip will be, but you will definitely get a report. I've loaded up some BP cartridges in advance and am ready to go!
SUMIKITO, I'll definitely give you a range report on the 5-1/2 inch when I get it to the range. Had family in town for the Easter weekend, and what time I wasn't doing my taxes I spent with them ... never got to the range. Work schedule is pretty hectic at the moment (working the next couple of Saturdays), so not sure when the next range trip will be, but you will definitely get a report. I've loaded up some BP cartridges in advance and am ready to go!
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My ROA Bicentennial
New member here and this is my first post. Here's a ROA that I purchased new in 1976. The barrel is marked " Made In The 200th Year Of American Liberty". I shot it a bit when I first got it but it has sat in my safe unused for over 30 years. I don't have the original grips anymore and I'm not real fond of the Pachmayr's but they do serve the purpose.
I have owned and sold several Colt 2nd. Generation revolvers over the years but I never really considered selling the ROA. After reading the posts in this thread, I am tempted to get back into shooting blackpowder. I also own a Thompson Center "Hawken" and a Parker Hale 1858 Enfield.
New member here and this is my first post. Here's a ROA that I purchased new in 1976. The barrel is marked " Made In The 200th Year Of American Liberty". I shot it a bit when I first got it but it has sat in my safe unused for over 30 years. I don't have the original grips anymore and I'm not real fond of the Pachmayr's but they do serve the purpose.
I have owned and sold several Colt 2nd. Generation revolvers over the years but I never really considered selling the ROA. After reading the posts in this thread, I am tempted to get back into shooting blackpowder. I also own a Thompson Center "Hawken" and a Parker Hale 1858 Enfield.
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96. Rettech
Welcome RugerShawn, tdperry, and Rettech to THR's ROA Club!
01. ClemBert 02. Eights 03. kanook 04. [email protected] 05. mykeal
06. adaptandovercome 07. 461 08. junkman_01 09. 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
61. Steel Wheels 62. Legionnaire 63. NineMilePete 64. 94RUGER 65. Acorn Mush
66. R.Ganister 67. Boom-stick 68. Buddy 69. Ghost Dog 70. BML
71. Cult of 1858 72. Jaymo 73. bigbore442001 74. Engineer Bill 75. azyogi
76. Dr. Leaky 77. Clermont 78. Indy4570 79. ozarkguy 80. Plastikosmd
81. mrdo1 82. bax504 83. Constrictor 84. BC Mosaic 85. clepidus
86. did 87. gunboat57 88. Malachi Leviticus Blue 89. Blue Hill 90. Power Keg
91. SUMIKITO 92. ChasMack 93. Larry Flett 94. RugerShawn 95. tdperry
96. Rettech
Welcome RugerShawn, tdperry, and Rettech to THR's ROA Club!
Blue Hill
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Rettech,
I'm not seeing a whole lot wrong with your Pachymar grips. You have a real nice looking gun. Wecome to the club.
Blue
Re: Welcome
Thanks for your replies. After seeing so many fancy ROA's the rubber grips seem a little plain, but they fit my hand better than the thin wooden grips did.
When I bought it, I was living in a state where it was virtually impossible to get a handgun license and I wanted to try shooting handguns. I later moved to a state that had saner laws and I got into rimfire and centerfire handguns.
I know the Ruger is not really a replica of any original blackpowder revolver but I think it is the best ever made, and more than a few others have come to that same conclusion.
Thanks for your replies. After seeing so many fancy ROA's the rubber grips seem a little plain, but they fit my hand better than the thin wooden grips did.
When I bought it, I was living in a state where it was virtually impossible to get a handgun license and I wanted to try shooting handguns. I later moved to a state that had saner laws and I got into rimfire and centerfire handguns.
I know the Ruger is not really a replica of any original blackpowder revolver but I think it is the best ever made, and more than a few others have come to that same conclusion.
SUMIKITO
Member
TO LEGIONNAIRE: Take your time. Just wanted to know how it performs with cartridges. Nice too that you load your own and do it with black. Not a lot of folks do that with black nowadays anymore, well the cowboy shooters do but thats entirely another world all its own. Let us know when you do. TO RETTECH: Welcome to the club. Rubber grips, wooden grips, plastic grips, ivory, as long as it is THE Ruger Old Army, without question the worlds finest blackpowder C&B revolver ever made. We are all lucky to own this standard bearer of the word QUALITY. There will never ever be anythng like it.
RugerShawn
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You can get factory or after market grips for your Old Army if you don't like the Pachmyer. The grips from a New Model Blackhawk will fit. If you go that route, there are so many choices and designs you can pick from
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junkman_01
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It looks just fine, but all you did was hide the oxidation. You still have to remove it.
andrewstorm
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hammer oxidation
My blue R O A was stiff with hammer oxidation (GRIME) a thin coat of vasoline fixed it,sold it now and im lookin for another ss 200th year of liberty R O A....Ive found a pair of ruger old navys for sale on an auction site who knew they made a ruger old navy?guns america has a set of ruger old navy pistols for sale search(RUGER COLLECTORS assoc.OLD NAVY PISTOLS) LInks arent working
My blue R O A was stiff with hammer oxidation (GRIME) a thin coat of vasoline fixed it,sold it now and im lookin for another ss 200th year of liberty R O A....Ive found a pair of ruger old navys for sale on an auction site who knew they made a ruger old navy?guns america has a set of ruger old navy pistols for sale search(RUGER COLLECTORS assoc.OLD NAVY PISTOLS) LInks arent working
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lonewolf5347
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I found that listing on "GunsAmerica* over the weekend and contacted the widow that was looking to sell them. I let her know about the erzatz wording, and she was quite thankful for the information. She was unaware of how to change the title page so that it was accurate.
I then passed it onto the fellow that sold me my Kirst Konverters, maybe he bought them up.
I then passed it onto the fellow that sold me my Kirst Konverters, maybe he bought them up.
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I just looked up the *GunsAmerica* listing and it's still there.
The widow has it set up as a 60 day auction listing with a $3500.00 Buy-it-Now price and an as yet unknwn reserve.
They are probably too pretty and maybe historicly valuable to shoot.
Unfortunately, never-to-be-shot guns haven't ever been part of my wants&needs gun buying strategy.
The widow has it set up as a 60 day auction listing with a $3500.00 Buy-it-Now price and an as yet unknwn reserve.
They are probably too pretty and maybe historicly valuable to shoot.
Unfortunately, never-to-be-shot guns haven't ever been part of my wants&needs gun buying strategy.
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andrewstorm
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old navy on gunsamerica
auction no.978940560,,,,,,, but are they real?
auction no.978940560,,,,,,, but are they real?
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