Recent content by Lee Martin

Thanks. And yes, you can shoot .41 Magnum in it.

Here's a Ruger conversion I just finished, complete with a Ronnie Wells grip frame. But first, a little history on the cartridge. Back in 1994, Starline released .414 SuperMag brass. I bought some and trimmed a case back to 1.40". We were going to build cylinders until I got cold feet over...

Here's the link to a thread that's running on my forum. I thought some of you would be interested if you haven't already seen the grip frames: http://singleactions.proboards.com/thread/26528/brass-grip-frames-ronnie-wells

Dick - I haven’t shot groups with them yet, but have clanked a lot of steel with the 41. Prior to sending it to Zane for grips, I fired 1,000 rounds bone stock. Once the grips came back, I made the aforementioned changes. The past two Saturdays I’ve shot it offhand at a 10” rock (50 yards...

Can't say. I don't have a lot of experience with rams horn grips. I can say however, the pair Zane did for me feel great in hand.

Saturday I tried 20.0 and 21.0 grs of H110 with the 194 gr Bradshaw-Martin. To assess consistency, or lack thereof, I fired fifty of each load. Average of five shots: • 20.0 grs H110 – 1,636 fps • 21.0 grs H110 – 1,707 fps H110 velocities are surprisingly fast. 22.0 grs gave nearly 1,800...

Here are two Rugers I just finished. Both are factory guns with minor tweaks. Each received the following: • Lone Star Custom Grips by Zane Thompson (https://www.lonestarcustomgrips.com) • Triggers were polished using 800 grit on the return spring flat and sear • Hammer sears were also...

Saturday I revisited AA1680 with our 194 gr Bradshaw-Martin bullet. Previously I used 22.0 grs which was a bit light. This time I loaded 100 rounds split evenly between 23.0 and 24.0 grs. Average velocity over five shots: 23.0 = 1,521 fps 24.0 = 1,587 fps David and I both need to work...

Colt Police Positive Target .22 LR, a favorite revolver of William B. Ruger, Jr. Spent the better part of a day cleaning guns with Bill Ruger, Jr. This Colt Police Positive Target was one of his favorites. Removing checkered walnut scales reveals V-leaf mainspring, a hallmark of Colt double...

Christmas morning 2018, bullets follow a breakfast of home grown bacon, sausage & eggs. Bright sun, temp mercifully above ZERO. White birch, permanently bent from ice, blocks line of sight to steel swingers. Ruger 03 .45 Colt has the job to cut it down. Six shots of cast 280 grain Volcano, deep...

Molly Ruger Vogel squeezes Bradshaw trigger job on Ruger 03. Light touch on a one pound trigger. David watches as Molly dry fires Ruger 03 As a glorious celebration of Bill Ruger, Jr., draws down, Kurt Vogel cranks siren on his uncle’s 1924 American LaFrance firetruck. Kurt...

Newport caretaker Arnold Moulton, and Fred Atherton, prized architect to Bill Ruger, Jr. Bill’s house, restoration and new construction under the architectural touch of Fred Atherton. Troy Simino talks shop with Ben Kilham. Troy Simino came to Bill Ruger, Jr., as a logger, became a...

William Batterman Ruger, Jr. 4 June 1939 to 15 September 2018 Family and friends of Bill Ruger, Jr., gathered Saturday 22 Sep 2018 for a memorial service to celebrate the man and his unique spirit. Around two hundred gathered on a sun-bathed field in Blue Mountain Forest, in Croydon, New...

Posting this at the request of David Bradshaw. ____________________________________________________ William Batterman Ruger, Jr., died Friday 14 Sep 2018 at 08:55.. Bill, Jr., took the reins of Strum, Ruger upon his father’s retirement in 2000. Bill Ruger died in 2002. Bill, Jr., served as...