Ruger Firearms

Ala Dan · 02-20-2004, 05:39 PM

I once had a Ruger rep tell me that all
Ruger handguns were proof tested with a
mixture of loads that run 30% above normal
before they leave the factory!

colt45 · 02-20-2004, 05:55 PM

thats what the factory is telling us at the gun shop and if you look in some loading manuales they have a seperate section for ruger cause they can handle the heavy stuff.

jerry · 02-20-2004, 06:02 PM

It would be smart business to recommend only a certain pressure range, ie. standard pressures for most factory loaded ammo. Then, build in a burst or safety factor. It's done in the fitting & hose industry alot. It's a safety factor for the occasional ooops. Typically you wouldn't want the burst factor to be used as part of the pressure specifications.

The load data for Rugers ie. in .45 Colt in my speer manual would be good to go. But I wouldn't push past the recommended load data.

Ala Dan · 02-20-2004, 06:37 PM

One thing for sure is the fact that Ruger's
are darn good weapons!

jerry · 02-20-2004, 07:01 PM

Iv'e been real happy with mine:
10/22
.22 pistol
Blackhawk convertable
P90

Some people here have not had good luck, or had a bad experience. that's too bad. Bad rap for an American gun maker.

colt45 · 02-20-2004, 07:27 PM

jerry, as a ruger dealer I thank you.

NRAJOE · 02-20-2004, 07:29 PM

Got a 9MM Stainless 95DC and a stainless 10/22...I've had alot of Rugers through the years...sadly, I sold them when someone would offer me more than I paid for them...gotta stop that!

jerry · 02-20-2004, 07:41 PM

I like the security six, a classier gun than the GP100 IMOHO.

jerry · 02-20-2004, 07:48 PM

SP's are nice, I like the little 9mm.

An autoloader scattergun would be cool. In due time I'm sure. Thier marketing does a good job of pacing themselves. Or, the market just may not be there. A lot of 'em are players in the market.

colt45 · 02-20-2004, 07:55 PM

we have sold several old security sixes in the last six months all satinless most in 4" two in 6" one i have. all of them went for $225 - $250. not too bad on price.
the sp is a heack of a gun and with the new shoulder holsters now offered by ruger it sure looks like a sweet lil carry gun.

colt45 · 02-20-2004, 08:00 PM

joe thats what i do all the time, if offered more than i paid for one i sell it thats what we do at teh gun shop, you just have to replace the inventory, he he he he he he.
i drive the pistol permit clerk nuts ( NY has to register each and every handgun seperatly on our permits and have them taken off when sold and prove they went to a dealer or another permit holder.) she hates seeing me come in i think i have like six or seven adendums to my permit allreday and i'm like one line away from my next one. and we just got in a sweet super redhawk 44 ss in, might have to come back home with me it looks lonely at the shop.

colt45 · 02-20-2004, 08:02 PM

if we get anymore i'll pm you and get your local dealers info.

colt45 · 02-20-2004, 08:06 PM

if i knew what she was going to do with it, i'd send you up the ss 4' that is sitting on the back shelf a lady bought it for her husband for a x-mas present back in october and still hasn't come to get it yet. its paid for so i can't put it back in the case yet till i find out what she is gona do with it, hubby must have been a bad boy or she just forgot about it.

Ala Dan · 02-20-2004, 08:11 PM

I owned two security- sixes at one time, one blue
and one stainless both with 4" tubes. At the time,
S&W 19's were hard to get for some reason; but
the Ruger SS proved too be a rewarding experience.
$225-250 isn't a bad price for these fine weapons.

alan c. · 02-21-2004, 11:55 AM

+P+ through my P-89--not a problem.:nod:

oneastrix · 02-22-2004, 12:34 PM

I own three different Rugers....I love them all.

Ala Dan · 02-22-2004, 03:34 PM

Also, I owned a Ruger 77-R in .338 Winchester
Magnum; with the inscription "made in the 200th
year of American Liberty" on the barrel. But, it
was way too much gun for anything here
in central Dixieland; so I traded it for a then NIB
factory nickel 5" barrel Smith & Wesson
model 27. Oh! I ought have my BUTT kicked for
getting rid of that S&W!:nod:

oneastrix · 02-24-2004, 02:33 PM

Ala Dan.....both my Mini14 and MarkII22 have the same inscription on the side of the receiver.

Ala Dan · 02-24-2004, 08:28 PM

Reck'on that makes 'em worth a little more?

oneastrix · 02-24-2004, 10:39 PM

Yes...actualy my "Book Of Modern Gun Values" say that it makes them "considerably more valuable." But it does not give a $$number.

02-20-2004, 05:39 PM	#1
Ala Dan Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bessemer, AL Posts: 28	Ruger Firearms I once had a Ruger rep tell me that all Ruger handguns were proof tested with a mixture of loads that run 30% above normal before they leave the factory! __________________ Best Wishes, Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

02-20-2004, 05:55 PM	#2
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	thats what the factory is telling us at the gun shop and if you look in some loading manuales they have a seperate section for ruger cause they can handle the heavy stuff. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

02-20-2004, 06:02 PM	#3
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	It would be smart business to recommend only a certain pressure range, ie. standard pressures for most factory loaded ammo. Then, build in a burst or safety factor. It's done in the fitting & hose industry alot. It's a safety factor for the occasional ooops. Typically you wouldn't want the burst factor to be used as part of the pressure specifications. The load data for Rugers ie. in .45 Colt in my speer manual would be good to go. But I wouldn't push past the recommended load data. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

02-20-2004, 06:37 PM	#4
Ala Dan Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bessemer, AL Posts: 28	One thing for sure is the fact that Ruger's are darn good weapons! __________________ Best Wishes, Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

02-20-2004, 07:01 PM	#5
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Iv'e been real happy with mine: 10/22 .22 pistol Blackhawk convertable P90 Some people here have not had good luck, or had a bad experience. that's too bad. Bad rap for an American gun maker. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

02-20-2004, 07:27 PM	#6
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	jerry, as a ruger dealer I thank you. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

02-20-2004, 07:29 PM	#7
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,043 Images: 3	Got a 9MM Stainless 95DC and a stainless 10/22...I've had alot of Rugers through the years...sadly, I sold them when someone would offer me more than I paid for them...gotta stop that! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

02-20-2004, 07:41 PM	#8
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	I like the security six, a classier gun than the GP100 IMOHO. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

02-20-2004, 07:48 PM	#9
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	SP's are nice, I like the little 9mm. An autoloader scattergun would be cool. In due time I'm sure. Thier marketing does a good job of pacing themselves. Or, the market just may not be there. A lot of 'em are players in the market. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

02-20-2004, 07:55 PM	#10
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	we have sold several old security sixes in the last six months all satinless most in 4" two in 6" one i have. all of them went for $225 - $250. not too bad on price. the sp is a heack of a gun and with the new shoulder holsters now offered by ruger it sure looks like a sweet lil carry gun. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

02-20-2004, 08:00 PM	#11
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	joe thats what i do all the time, if offered more than i paid for one i sell it thats what we do at teh gun shop, you just have to replace the inventory, he he he he he he. i drive the pistol permit clerk nuts ( NY has to register each and every handgun seperatly on our permits and have them taken off when sold and prove they went to a dealer or another permit holder.) she hates seeing me come in i think i have like six or seven adendums to my permit allreday and i'm like one line away from my next one. and we just got in a sweet super redhawk 44 ss in, might have to come back home with me it looks lonely at the shop. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

02-20-2004, 08:02 PM	#12
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	if we get anymore i'll pm you and get your local dealers info. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

02-20-2004, 08:06 PM	#13
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	if i knew what she was going to do with it, i'd send you up the ss 4' that is sitting on the back shelf a lady bought it for her husband for a x-mas present back in october and still hasn't come to get it yet. its paid for so i can't put it back in the case yet till i find out what she is gona do with it, hubby must have been a bad boy or she just forgot about it. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

02-20-2004, 08:11 PM	#14
Ala Dan Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bessemer, AL Posts: 28	I owned two security- sixes at one time, one blue and one stainless both with 4" tubes. At the time, S&W 19's were hard to get for some reason; but the Ruger SS proved too be a rewarding experience. $225-250 isn't a bad price for these fine weapons. __________________ Best Wishes, Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

02-21-2004, 11:55 AM	#15
alan c. Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pasadena,Tejas - also known as Texas Posts: 3,767 Images: 15	+P+ through my P-89--not a problem.:nod:

02-22-2004, 12:34 PM	#16
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	I own three different Rugers....I love them all. __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

02-22-2004, 03:34 PM	#17
Ala Dan Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bessemer, AL Posts: 28	Also, I owned a Ruger 77-R in .338 Winchester Magnum; with the inscription "made in the 200th year of American Liberty" on the barrel. But, it was way too much gun for anything here in central Dixieland; so I traded it for a then NIB factory nickel 5" barrel Smith & Wesson model 27. Oh! I ought have my BUTT kicked for getting rid of that S&W!:nod: __________________ Best Wishes, Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

02-24-2004, 02:33 PM	#18
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	Ala Dan.....both my Mini14 and MarkII22 have the same inscription on the side of the receiver. __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

02-24-2004, 08:28 PM	#19
Ala Dan Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bessemer, AL Posts: 28	Reck'on that makes 'em worth a little more? __________________ Best Wishes, Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

02-24-2004, 10:39 PM	#20
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	Yes...actualy my "Book Of Modern Gun Values" say that it makes them "considerably more valuable." But it does not give a $$number. __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.