After checking it out I did notice some things that are odd. The right side of the trigger guard/grip frame is not flush with frame. The stocks are undersized to the grip frame. I would like to get some after market walnut stocks, so I'm hoping this won't be an issue. In usual Ruger fashion, you can't remove the cylinder base pin w/o removing the ejector rod housing. Belt Mountain is out of business so I can't get the Colt style pins for Rugers anymore. I also assumed the ejector rod housing would be aluminum, and in anticipation of this I purchased a steel piece. But the housing installed on my gun is steel (did the magnet test). Otherwise, I'm pleased with gun. I'll run some rounds through it shortly. I just put some dummies in the belt loops to make the pic look good. Don't know why it so large though.
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Yep, those look like the current XR3-RED series black plastic grip panels. They may run slightly smaller than the grip frame, depending on the particular gun and panels. You might see the same situation on current Ruger wood panels as well. They "fit" but may show a little of the grip frame around the perimeter.
Nice-looking gun!
Thanks for sharing.
Nice-looking gun!
Thanks for sharing.
Had mine for a few weeks now....those plastic grips had to go immediately. Replaced with Ruger Rosewood, looks and feels much better.
Haven't got it out yet. I only intend to shoot cast so the cylinder is boxed up ready to send out.
Base Pin Maker
Single-Sixer
Retsgt, I still have stainless Colt Style pins available. Kelye @ Belt Mtn
You really want XR3-RED panels. The XR3's fit the smaller original grip frames from pre-1962.
Check the reference listed under posts #39 and #42.
Check the reference listed under posts #39 and #42.
Miday and the Hogue website just list the stocks as XRT. There is nothing listed in either site for the XRT-RED. Of course the picture on Hogue shows a very well fit set of grips. Don't know if I should just order directly from Hogue and take chance. Sorry XR3-RED!
These fit mine perfectly....just plain stock
GasGuzzler
Hunter
I almost feel like the XR3-RED grip frames are now slightly bigger instead of the other way around. Not sure it's the grips that have shrunk. I put some Old Model Blackhawk XR3-RED walnut grips on my Blackhawk sized XR3-RED Wrangler grip frame and the walnut was barely short all the way around on both sides. Gun and grips are 50 years apart in age. The OEM walnut grips and another set of walnut Ruger grips both fit my 1978 Blackhawk with no extra metal showing.
JackBull
Buckeye
Do the new blued BH have aluminum or steel grip frames?
I'd sure like to stumble on a small pile of the steel XR3-RED grip frames off the blued Old Armies.
contender
Ruger Guru
"I'd sure like to stumble on a small pile of the steel XR3-RED grip frames off the blued Old Armies"
A lot of us would enjoy that as well.
I don't mind the aluminum alloy grip frame. I just look at them as I think Bill did. A less expensive type of g/f to help keep expenses & retail costs down to sell a lot of them.
A lot of us would enjoy that as well.
I don't mind the aluminum alloy grip frame. I just look at them as I think Bill did. A less expensive type of g/f to help keep expenses & retail costs down to sell a lot of them.
Not strange every byer wants a little something different ! If you cannot understand that
I cannot help ya. ps
