Help I.D. a Mark 1

[bdbill]

Hi, I inherited a Mark 1 from my father after he passed on. I know it's from 1961, but I'm not sure if it's a target model and the length of the barrel. Sorry if these are dumb questions.
Regards,
Bill

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[SGW Gunsmith]

Hi, I inherited a Mark 1 from my father after he passed on. I know it's from 1961, but I'm not sure if it's a target model and the length of the barrel. Sorry if these are dumb questions.
Regards,
Bill

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Sorry to hear about your father. You have inherited a very nice early Ruger Mark I Target pistol. Congrats! Your gun is what's labeled as the Heavy Tapered Target barrel, in 6-7/8-inch, as measured from the closed bolt face to the muzzle. You have a normally very accurate and desirable pistol to enjoy. The only .22 rimfire ammunition I would caution you to avoid, are Remington Thunderbolts. Any other .22 rimfire, except for the "hyper-velocity" stuff, will be gobbled up in that fine pistol. As for me, I never hear any "dumb" questions about these pistols.

 

[rugerguy]

Good info above, nice example of the Mark I T-678 model, with the Micro adjustable rear sight...someone put a lot of effort into making them 'thumbrest' target grips also..........

 

[bdbill]

Thank you for the excellent info, I would have never thought it was that length. The grips are neat, very comfortable. He used this gun to shoot rats at the city dump, he said it was a lot of fun to shoot. I'll teach my kids with it and let it stay in the family.

 

[Highstandardguy]

bdbill,

Welcome to the forum. Keeping your pistol in the family is always a good idea. If you take care of it your children will probably be passing it on to their children.

I would suggest that you replace the rusty grip screws or clean up and re-blue them before they rust to the frame. The screws look to be original, but may not be since the grips are custom made.

HSG

 

[bdbill]

I would suggest that you replace the rusty grip screws or clean up and re-blue them before they rust to the frame. The screws look to be original, but may not be since the grips are custom made.

Thank you for the tip, I just ordered a set.

 

[edlmann]

I inherited a Mark 1 from my father after he passed on. I know it's from 1961, but I'm not sure if it's a target model and the length of the barrel.

Ruger Mark I target with 6⅞" barrel.

Did your Dad do any sort of wood working? He may have made those grips.

 

[m657]

absolutely lovely! Lucky grand kids...

 

[ilikerams]

Hi, I inherited a Mark 1 from my father after he passed on. I know it's from 1961, but I'm not sure if it's a target model and the length of the barrel. Sorry if these are dumb questions.
Regards,
Bill

http://s167.photobucket.com/user/BDbill/media/20141016_121838.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

http://s167.photobucket.com/user/BDbill/media/20141016_121941.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

Sorry to hear about your father. You have inherited a very nice early Ruger Mark I Target pistol. Congrats! Your gun is what's labeled as the Heavy Tapered Target barrel, in 6-7/8-inch, as measured from the closed bolt face to the muzzle. You have a normally very accurate and desirable pistol to enjoy. The only .22 rimfire ammunition I would caution you to avoid, are Remington Thunderbolts. Any other .22 rimfire, except for the "hyper-velocity" stuff, will be gobbled up in that fine pistol. As for me, I never hear any "dumb" questions about these pistols.

I beg to differ, my Mark I 5 and 1/2" and my mark III hunter both eat Remington thunderbolts like it's fine caviar. However my other .22s not so much. YMMV.

 

[bdbill]

I know he did make some very nice mid century tables in wood working class in H.S. He graduated in 1961, same year as the gun and it looks like the same type of wood as the furniture. I bet he did make those grips.

 

[Bloodhound]

A very nice gun and a treasure. Enjoy and shoot well

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

Hi, I inherited a Mark 1 from my father after he passed on. I know it's from 1961, but I'm not sure if it's a target model and the length of the barrel. Sorry if these are dumb questions.
Regards,
Bill

http://s167.photobucket.com/user/BDbill/media/20141016_121838.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

http://s167.photobucket.com/user/BDbill/media/20141016_121941.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

Sorry to hear about your father. You have inherited a very nice early Ruger Mark I Target pistol. Congrats! Your gun is what's labeled as the Heavy Tapered Target barrel, in 6-7/8-inch, as measured from the closed bolt face to the muzzle. You have a normally very accurate and desirable pistol to enjoy. The only .22 rimfire ammunition I would caution you to avoid, are Remington Thunderbolts. Any other .22 rimfire, except for the "hyper-velocity" stuff, will be gobbled up in that fine pistol. As for me, I never hear any "dumb" questions about these pistols.

I beg to differ, my Mark I 5 and 1/2" and my mark III hunter both eat Remington thunderbolts like it's fine caviar. However my other .22s not so much. YMMV.

Well, I'm only concerned with what works from the 17 Ruger Mark pistols that I own. I much prefer that the rim only needs to be hit ONCE to make noise, not five or more times. :shock: