New Ruger Collectables

[jds holler]

Well, I bet it will be quite a shooter. Looks like the grip frame, and the main frame are luminum and the barrel, cylinder and ejector housing are steel? I think it looks just fine. Ya oughta go shoot a rabbit wth it.
jd

 

[nmkid]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

 

[TommyD11730]

Oh, oh can I get one with one of Bill's famous quotes?

"No honest man needs more than 10 rounds in any gun" - Bill Ruger

 

[LAH]

A little craving on wood goes a long way.

 

[5spd]

Local Boomgards has one, in person its just ugly imo, priced at 459$

 

[Ccrider]

I noticed the rifle is not engraved on the left side, for whatever that’s worth.

That’s where they lost me. Why just one side?

 

[jds holler]

This is the old school version of the Ruger Single Six. I got this one when I was 16, (1972) and it was well used by then. When the Pachmeyer grips started getting common, I put these on it. They're pretty ugly in their own right. I've got ham hands, so they work pretty good for me.



This old friend set me back 60 bucks, and came with the 22 mag cylinder. I never knew that it wasn't accurate with magnums until I read it in a magazine . I've killed a lot of jacks with it out at a hunnert yards, that must not have read that magazine. I got over a thousand 22 Mags, one time for a killer deal, and shot nothing but them for a couple years.

That gun lived on the floor board, dash board, or the pouch of the indian blanket seat cover that we all used to have when trucks ALL had bench seats. It's been involved in a lot of my life, and a lot of good times, and a few bad. -- and it only carries five rounds at a time. jd

 

[Kracken McGraw]

That’s where they lost me. Why just one side?

I guess you wouldn’t want any on the cheek piece but it looks like they could have balanced it out on that side.
Economic’s I would imagine.

 

[JoeInTucson]

Don't get me wrong, I generally like Ruger. But, they do have a way of throwing collectors into a tizzy. I won't be surprised if there's ten of them stocks made that have the chicken facing the other direction just so Ruger collectors will have something to beat each other up over on GunBroker in ten years.

It’s a Phoenix

 

[WesG260]

That’s where they lost me. Why just one side?

Cuz the wall plaque to display it on only holds it one way.

Plain old Ruger ... M-77 flat bolt .308, NIB ... I have the receipt from 12-84 ...

 

[ISS]

fugly!!

 

[Adam in WI]

It’s a Phoenix

Is that another word for chicken? Could be... It ends in "ix", is that why wait staff always abbreviate chicken "chix" when I order a sandwich?

 

[urbanrifleman]

The old Ruger was such a great company. They made the Big Bertha. And the first titanium driver the Great Big Bertha.

 

[Leo_B]

Why one side? Because you can only see one side when it's hanging on the wall.

 

[450BM]

Yes, it’s a little much. I am a fan of the acorn leaves and basket stamping, but the spelling out of 10/22 and 2025 kind of takes that away.https://ruger.com/products/1022Sporter/specSheets/31237.html

Looks like some sleeve tattoos and all I can think is “why?”

 

[450BM]

I noticed the rifle is not engraved on the left side, for whatever that’s worth.

I like the left side better and I would buy a rifle like that if it looked like that on both sides. Wow, right side is way too gaudy for me.

 

[Knotwild]

Collectibles are a gimmik designed to attract suckers. Ruger pioneered new efficient manufacturing processes to build reliable functional guns. As the lazer engraving shows, they do not consider trained craftsmen to be a viable asset.

I’ve also been a sucker: In 1973 I bought 2 S&W model 19 Texas Rangers with wooden boxes and sheath knives. I lost my behind on both when I sold them. I would have been better off to shoot them.

When you see the word “Collectible” and have the desire to buy one - give your wallet to your wife and confess your desires.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Collectibles are a gimmik designed to attract suckers. Ruger pioneered new efficient manufacturing processes to build reliable functional guns. As the lazer engraving shows, they do not consider trained craftsmen to be a viable asset.

I’ve also been a sucker: In 1973 I bought 2 S&W model 19 Texas Rangers with wooden boxes and sheath knives. I lost my behind on both when I sold them. I would have been better off to shoot them.

When you see the word “Collectible” and have the desire to buy one - give your wallet to your wife and confess your desires.

I don’t mean to keep this thread going, but I’m a Western type of guy and liked the basket and floral stamping on that little.22 revolver. I will enjoy shooting it, as I don’t currently own a single shot like that.

 

[Knotwild]

I don’t mean to keep this thread going, but I’m a Western type of guy and liked the basket and floral stamping on that little.22 revolver. I will enjoy shooting it, as I don’t currently own a single shot like that.

I guess I meant, don't buy one if you think it's going to be rare and worth a fortune in the future. You know that because you put it to use.

 

[shamrock12]

Ugh … sometime less is more