what holsters do you guys use for your mk3?

tommy · 06-25-2009, 09:19 AM

i just go me a mk3 and was gonna get me a holster today along with some hogue grips i was just wondering what holsters or grips pas any of ya'll put on your's? i still ain'y shot it yet maybe today. i have the whole collection til they come out with the new mk4?? the funny thing is the box for my mk1 say's it's a mk1 but the mags for the mk2 fit in it?? or they inerchangable?? my mk1 has a date of 1963 i think the mk2 is a NRA aniversary addition and the mk3 is brand new i just got it a few days ago.

remchuck · 06-25-2009, 02:49 PM

nice collection of rugers.i use a hunter holster on my standard model mk 2.it's marked 1100 24.

tommy · 06-25-2009, 10:07 PM

thanks!! i went and got a uncle mikes holster today . i have to bring in the top ruger to see what it is being the mags from the mk2 fit in it but the box says it's a mk1 so the guy at the gun store wants to see it.i'll see about getting some holsters for them too . i have a leather holster for one of them but i can't stand putting a gun in a leather holster.

SwedeSteve · 06-26-2009, 01:00 PM

Go to Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.
Click on "Product Service", then "Serial Number History".
That will let you ID which model you have.

tommy · 06-26-2009, 01:06 PM

thanks i'm gonna check it out and see what i got then.

tommy · 06-26-2009, 09:14 PM

my first ruger that i got seems to be out of a 1950's batch

neophyte · 06-27-2009, 07:54 AM

tommy: Sir; back to your serial#'s; Call Ruger; a very nice lady can tell you your dates. Ask for a ''Letter'', in the past they have mailed them out straight away for free.

If their are any unusal marks or markings; She can ''share'' special run or not.

Generally I have the firearm in my hand when making the call.

follow up when you can. Thanks

tommy · 06-27-2009, 09:56 AM

ok i sure will the main thing i need to know is if my oldest one the 1950's one is a mk1 or a mk2 the box says mk1 but the mags from a mk2 fit in it now the gun store guy told me that some mags from a mk2 will fit because they did make some with the spring button on a certain side so i don't know.

SwedeSteve · 06-27-2009, 05:56 PM

The older MK II magazines were reversible.

tommy · 06-27-2009, 11:31 PM

i got a uncle mikes #6 long pistol holster . it works out just right too the holster is about 2" longer than the barrel of the gun and it's closed at the end so what i did is dropped 35 rounds down into the bottom of the holster just for safe keeping. at 10 rounds a mag thats almost 4 mags worth stored in the holster.

Dan22 · 07-10-2009, 10:13 PM

Ruger Mk-1, II or III shouldn't make any difference to a holster.

I bought a Soft Armor Lynx #5 for my short barrel Ruger mkII, which should also fit your Rugers.

If you have a longer barrel go for a #6.

These holsters have both left and right belt loops.

SwedeSteve · 08-09-2009, 06:03 PM

Does anyone have a holster solution for a MK II with a holosight ??

06-25-2009, 09:19 AM	#1
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,841	what holsters do you guys use for your mk3? i just go me a mk3 and was gonna get me a holster today along with some hogue grips i was just wondering what holsters or grips pas any of ya'll put on your's? i still ain'y shot it yet maybe today. i have the whole collection til they come out with the new mk4?? the funny thing is the box for my mk1 say's it's a mk1 but the mags for the mk2 fit in it?? or they inerchangable?? my mk1 has a date of 1963 i think the mk2 is a NRA aniversary addition and the mk3 is brand new i just got it a few days ago. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Last edited by tommy; 06-25-2009 at 09:30 AM.

06-25-2009, 10:07 PM	#3
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,841	thanks!! i went and got a uncle mikes holster today . i have to bring in the top ruger to see what it is being the mags from the mk2 fit in it but the box says it's a mk1 so the guy at the gun store wants to see it.i'll see about getting some holsters for them too . i have a leather holster for one of them but i can't stand putting a gun in a leather holster. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

06-26-2009, 01:00 PM	#4
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,158	Go to Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. Click on "Product Service", then "Serial Number History". That will let you ID which model you have. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

06-27-2009, 07:54 AM	#7
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 8,703 Blog Entries: 2	Call Ruger tommy: Sir; back to your serial#'s; Call Ruger; a very nice lady can tell you your dates. Ask for a ''Letter'', in the past they have mailed them out straight away for free. If their are any unusal marks or markings; She can ''share'' special run or not. Generally I have the firearm in my hand when making the call. follow up when you can. Thanks __________________ Craig May the Lord's face radiate with joy because of you. Numbers 6:24

06-27-2009, 09:56 AM	#8
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,841	ok i sure will the main thing i need to know is if my oldest one the 1950's one is a mk1 or a mk2 the box says mk1 but the mags from a mk2 fit in it now the gun store guy told me that some mags from a mk2 will fit because they did make some with the spring button on a certain side so i don't know. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

06-25-2009, 02:49 PM	#2
remchuck Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: nashville Posts: 348 Blog Entries: 1	nice collection of rugers.i use a hunter holster on my standard model mk 2.it's marked 1100 24.

06-26-2009, 01:06 PM	#5
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,841	thanks i'm gonna check it out and see what i got then. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

06-26-2009, 09:14 PM	#6
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,841	my first ruger that i got seems to be out of a 1950's batch __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

06-27-2009, 05:56 PM	#9
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,158	The older MK II magazines were reversible. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

06-27-2009, 11:31 PM	#10
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,841	i got a uncle mikes #6 long pistol holster . it works out just right too the holster is about 2" longer than the barrel of the gun and it's closed at the end so what i did is dropped 35 rounds down into the bottom of the holster just for safe keeping. at 10 rounds a mag thats almost 4 mags worth stored in the holster. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

07-10-2009, 10:13 PM	#11
Dan22 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 666	Ruger Mk-1, II or III shouldn't make any difference to a holster. I bought a Soft Armor Lynx #5 for my short barrel Ruger mkII, which should also fit your Rugers. If you have a longer barrel go for a #6. These holsters have both left and right belt loops. Attached Thumbnails __________________ USAF '58-'62

08-09-2009, 06:03 PM	#12
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,158	Does anyone have a holster solution for a MK II with a holosight ?? __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers