Stopped at a LGS this afternoon to do a little browsing. Imagine my surprise when I saw this in a showcase, and at a very reasonable price especially with the CrimsonTrace grips. Brought it home even though I already have one, or so I thought. What you see is what I got.
So here is what I have, serial number 217-41XX, stamped in small digits, one piece bolt and mainspring assembly housing, silver/black logo magazine with the small button and the questionable (to me) grips. When I looked it up on Ruger.com it said shipped 1992 and model number 00158. My other KMK514, which I have the shipper and everything says model 00181? I can't find a reference to 00158 in RENE anywhere, but I've been known to miss things before. I did find a web site post by someone else that had a similar serial number KMK514 and they indicated that Ruger said theirs was a 00158 as well.
So the question, what grips? I'm somewhat confident that it wasn't born with the CrimsonTrace grips. I was planning to put on a set of laminated target grips until I saw the picture of the other 00158 mentioned above. It had black checkered plastic grips with the silver/black logo. Which are the correct grips for my pistol? Any insight would be appreciated.
So here is what I have, serial number 217-41XX, stamped in small digits, one piece bolt and mainspring assembly housing, silver/black logo magazine with the small button and the questionable (to me) grips. When I looked it up on Ruger.com it said shipped 1992 and model number 00158. My other KMK514, which I have the shipper and everything says model 00181? I can't find a reference to 00158 in RENE anywhere, but I've been known to miss things before. I did find a web site post by someone else that had a similar serial number KMK514 and they indicated that Ruger said theirs was a 00158 as well.
So the question, what grips? I'm somewhat confident that it wasn't born with the CrimsonTrace grips. I was planning to put on a set of laminated target grips until I saw the picture of the other 00158 mentioned above. It had black checkered plastic grips with the silver/black logo. Which are the correct grips for my pistol? Any insight would be appreciated.