Another "new" old member

RonC · Jan 13, 2026

Had been long time since I had posted and I couldn't activate my old Id. But I'm back again at the tender age of almost 73! Been a Ruger user since 1968, when I received my brand new Ruger 10/22 Sporter for my 15th birthday. I still have that rifle, and it is still a tack driver...I can only guess at the literally tens of thousands of rounds that have gone down its barrel since January, 1968. My favorite Ruger is my KMK-514 Mk. II pistol. My opinion is the 5 1/4" tapered target barrel makes for an incredibly well-balanced pistol. Also have a stainless Mk II Standard with a 4 3/4" barrel that was a retirement gift from a fellow Air Force Special Operations aviator friend, upon my retirement in May, 1993. I have a Mk I Standard with a 6" barrel that I picked up for $149 at the Cabela's in Buda, Texas about 4 years ago! In addition there is a Ruger Wrangler in my unsafe that sees quite a bit of use around our place here in South Central Texas.

It's good to be back!
Ron

arcticruger · Jan 13, 2026

Welcome back!

Howdy, nice rugers you have there, some of my favorites! You can’t go wrong with those. I actually have a ‘68 Sporter. The first Ruger pistols through the end of the Mark II series are my favorite.

LCP22LR · Jan 14, 2026

RonC said:
Had been long time since I had posted and I couldn't activate my old Id. But I'm back again at the tender age of almost 73! Been a Ruger user since 1968, when I received my brand new Ruger 10/22 Sporter for my 15th birthday. I still have that rifle, and it is still a tack driver...I can only guess at the literally tens of thousands of rounds that have gone down its barrel since January, 1968. My favorite Ruger is my KMK-514 Mk. II pistol. My opinion is the 5 1/4" tapered target barrel makes for an incredibly well-balanced pistol. Also have a stainless Mk II Standard with a 4 3/4" barrel that was a retirement gift from a fellow Air Force Special Operations aviator friend, upon my retirement in May, 1993. I have a Mk I Standard with a 6" barrel that I picked up for $149 at the Cabela's in Buda, Texas about 4 years ago! In addition there is a Ruger Wrangler in my unsafe that sees quite a bit of use around our place here in South Central Texas.

It's good to be back!
Ron

Hey Ron, welcome back to the forum. Thanks for (re)introducing yourself.