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Post by jeffquinn on Jul 19, 2011 21:31:26 GMT -5
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Post by jimmarch on Jul 20, 2011 0:46:44 GMT -5
DAMN that's a sweet piece. Have somebody upgrade it to 327 and whoa.
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Post by J Miller on Jul 20, 2011 8:14:30 GMT -5
Hmmmm, I just cannot picture the Duke actually using that mouse phart caliber in a gun with that smallish grip. He did have very large hands.
Wait ...... I know, it would have made a great paper weight in his office.
Ruger .......... strikes out again.
Joe
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Post by jimmarch on Jul 20, 2011 8:32:29 GMT -5
Well yeah, screw the markings. Hell, I'd be tempted to polish 'em off. But the core gun? Very cool and potentially a real "street creature" in 327.
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Post by awp101 on Jul 20, 2011 8:39:06 GMT -5
I like the caliber, I like the base (and the markings can be removed as already stated) but I'm not a fan of the bird's head grip. The two I've had over the years did not agree with my hands...
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Post by jimmarch on Jul 20, 2011 8:57:24 GMT -5
Well...look at it this way. Ruger appears to be more willing to abandon the keylock, at least in some cases. That in turn will give them more flexibility in grip frame types. This grip frame should be an option on the NewVaqs.
And actually, the BH of this sort fits my hands very well, and I suspect should work great with any other "pinkie under" shooter like me.
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Post by Boge Quinn on Jul 20, 2011 9:34:22 GMT -5
I think it's a beautiful sixgun. In fact, I had Jeff get this one ordered for me (he picked out the serial number), and he wasn't planning to do an article until he saw the gun.
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Post by robl on Jul 20, 2011 9:47:23 GMT -5
I am glad to see Ruger offering a wide array of products to suit many differnt customer's needs & desires. Nope, I don't gush over each and every new model, but I'd rather see them making a wide selection of guns available rather than narrowing down their line up I know a lot of savvy outdoorsmen that carry .32s for kit guns and who doesn't like the Duke?
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Post by awp101 on Jul 20, 2011 9:52:50 GMT -5
and who doesn't like the Duke? My 19 y/o Probable Future Daughter-in-Law. For some reason JW was brought up in conversation recently and all I got from her was a blank stare.  I suppose this means I really AM getting old...  |
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Post by bigbores on Jul 20, 2011 10:34:28 GMT -5
Hmmmm, I just cannot picture the Duke actually using that mouse phart caliber in a gun with that smallish grip. He did have very large hands. Wait ...... I know, it would have made a great paper weight in his office. Ruger .......... strikes out again. Joe I for one am glad to see Ruger chambering there single six in centerfire again, I really like the small framed guns like the single six, and model 97. Ruger's new management seems to be trying to make new single actions something most everyone else has stopped doing. |
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Post by J Miller on Jul 20, 2011 11:20:42 GMT -5
awp101, Future DIL needs to be educated about John Wayne BEFORE she becomes the DIL. NO excuse for a lack of bringing up on her parents part. I've well over 100 JW movies. I'd tie her to a chair, tape her eyes open and play 'em all till she liked 'em. ;D  bigbores, I'm thrilled Ruger is making all these single actions for us. I've owned Ruger SAs since the early 1970s and quit paying attention to what they were offering until last year or the year before when they introduced the flat top in .44 Spcl. Now I'm paying attention again. It's just that putting John Wayne all over a gun of this format is kinda silly in my view. Nothing against the gun itself. Joe |
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Post by gregg on Jul 20, 2011 11:35:23 GMT -5
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Post by kmcmichael on Jul 20, 2011 15:32:49 GMT -5
Well...look at it this way. Ruger appears to be more willing to abandon the keylock, at least in some cases. That in turn will give them more flexibility in grip frame types. This grip frame should be an option on the NewVaqs. And actually, the BH of this sort fits my hands very well, and I suspect should work great with any other "pinkie under" shooter like me. I would liket to see the birdshead available in the new Vaq...with a bisley hammer and 3.5:" barrel! I like the birdshead(unless using heavy loads) and have large hands. It does conceal much better. |
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Post by jimmarch on Jul 20, 2011 15:38:58 GMT -5
What we really need is a REAL Ruger "custom shop". Order your gun, grip frame, hammer, sight options, caliber(s) from a menu.
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Post by Boge Quinn on Jul 20, 2011 15:47:26 GMT -5
and who doesn't like the Duke? My 19 y/o Probable Future Daughter-in-Law. For some reason JW was brought up in conversation recently and all I got from her was a blank stare. I suppose this means I really AM getting old... Your boy needs to wake up to what a huge red flag this might be, and tread carefully. |
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