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CCoup d'etat reacted to T.A. WORKMAN's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with
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Many years ago I had Dan restore a RST-4 Type 1A #2806 that was very similar to your gun. About a 60% gun at best, no pitting but lots... -
CCoup d'etat reacted to arcticruger's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with Like.
The two piece bolt was used from Sept 1952 - Feb 1954.
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CCoup d'etat reacted to eveled's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with Like.
Is that a two piece bolt? I didn’t realize they were 2 piece back then.
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CCoup d'etat replied to the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model.Here ya go. You can see the amount of brown patina. The flat is on top.
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CCoup d'etat reacted to BarkeyVA's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with Like.
I have a standard RST-4 made in 1953 with tapered bolt ears and the flat on the bottom. I also have a Mark I, T-678 made in 1953 with...
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CCoup d'etat replied to the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model.Thanks I'll look more closely and take a pic.
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CCoup d'etat reacted to CHEVYINLINE6's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with Like.
Korean war era money saving method done by Ruger to save steel for the war effort. look at the rear of the bolt. You should be able to...
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CCoup d'etat replied to the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model.I never noticed. Is that uncommon?
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CCoup d'etat reacted to CHEVYINLINE6's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with Like.
Very nice piece of history there. I have a 1954 Standard model thay has maybe 5% of it's original finish left, but no rust. The grips...
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CCoup d'etat reacted to HAWKEYE#28's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with Like.
Contact Ruger Service and see what they offer. They see to do a wonderful job of refinish of the autos.......
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CCoup d'etat reacted to rugerguy's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with Like.
bottom line it is YOUR gun and nothing wrong with having something that is "nice", as noted above the "patina" is only the start of...
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CCoup d'etat reacted to Highstandardguy's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with Like.
If you are planning to keep the old girl, you might want to consider the re-blue as an effort to preserve her. That patina/rust on the...
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CCoup d'etat reacted to BULL'S-EYE's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with Like.
I'd leave it as is and enjoy it...Plenty of higher grade examples out there. Some of my favorite vintage firearms have that "used but...
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CCoup d'etat reacted to the_leper_colony's post in the thread Restore or not? 1953 Ruger Standard Model with Like.
I would leave it - but that's obviously a matter of personal preference, which might depend in part on whether you picture ever...
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