Ruger Standard .22

Picked up a couple of Nice Ruger Standard .22 Auto's off Gun Auction last week. One I got for $233 bucks and the other one, the 1970 one, for $318. I got into a little bidding war but I think it was still a good price. One is an almost brand new 1978-79, It retains at least 95% of its original blue finish and the grips are really nice, black grips, warning label one and the other, the front sight is a blued blade that is pinned fore to aft into the barrel band with a white slotted insert, which will help with sight acquisition and retains about 83% of its metal finish. It's an older 1970 Silver Eagle No Warning Label one. It has a little bluing wear on the back strap. I stuck a LPA TPU Adjustable Rear Sight on this one. Haven't shot it yet. the other one has had about 500 rounds through it and hasn't missed a beat yet! It shoots a tad low. Neat old guns.....Anyone ever see a front sight like this before?

I have one exactly like that one in the last pic except it has the medallion on the left like the one in the first pic. My dad bought it about 1967.

Nice basic little plinkers. They should have left them alone instead of all the "improvements". Just got done neutering a "Mk. III"...

Dad gave me a new one for Christmas in 1956. Traded it towards a new Single Six in 1959. Still have the SS, but wish I had the Standard too.