Bought this gun a few years back from rugerguy. His recent find of a really nice Old Army package got me thinking to post a progress report.
Speaking of Old Army's that I like to resurrect. I aquired this early OA from rugerguy a few years back. I liked the early SN# and have been working on getting it back together. It had severe rust damage especially on the last few inches, inside of the barrel.
The plan; Trim it down to a 5.5" w/ adjustable sights, a gun Ruger never made. (except for the 5.5 fixed sight)
Going to rust brown and rub it out good to give it a working gun look with ample patina.
Pictures when it was offered for sale, as purchased…
Progress as of today.
Turned the Barrel 1/4 turn to keep the SR&Co.
The Brass Grip Frame used was bought on the cheeeep ($40) because it was messed up from somebody that didn't have the ability to do the job,,,, right.
Qualite XR3-RED.
A lot of time and patience and it's just about perfect.
Speaking of Old Army's that I like to resurrect. I aquired this early OA from rugerguy a few years back. I liked the early SN# and have been working on getting it back together. It had severe rust damage especially on the last few inches, inside of the barrel.
The plan; Trim it down to a 5.5" w/ adjustable sights, a gun Ruger never made. (except for the 5.5 fixed sight)
Going to rust brown and rub it out good to give it a working gun look with ample patina.
Pictures when it was offered for sale, as purchased…
Progress as of today.
Turned the Barrel 1/4 turn to keep the SR&Co.
The Brass Grip Frame used was bought on the cheeeep ($40) because it was messed up from somebody that didn't have the ability to do the job,,,, right.
Qualite XR3-RED.
A lot of time and patience and it's just about perfect.
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