Ruger cases

[weaselmeatgravy]

Ruger used to ship #1 rifles in foam-lined boxes and that is where I kept the one I bought in the 70's for about 10 years when I wasn't shooting much. It probably would have been OK if I had stayed in arid Colorado and hadn't taped it shut, but I moved to MN for 2 years then to VT and both places are pretty humid in summer. When I finally opened it up, it was all rusted

 

[BlkHawk73]

Those in their cases sit idle so "box burn" isn't an issue. The rest get used and reside in racks. Their boxes/cases sit shelved.

 

[63November]

Ruger sells decent cases:

http://shopruger.com/Handgun-Cases/products/52/2/0

And those "cheap" plastic boxes ain't inexpensive!

 

[Redstick]

Just the other night I noticed that my high polished SS Vaquero had a couple flat spots on it from being toted around in the factory plastic box.

When buying used pistols, whether or not it has the factory box, papers etc. can e a deal breaker to me. But in contrast, I'll definitely not be using the plastic box for transporting any longer. Its gun rugs from here on out.

Must of been a batch of bad steel on that Vaquero if'fn plastic scratches it! :? Yer gun's too soft.

 

[63November]

Water's a lot softer than rock and we know what happens when one collides with the other over time.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

So whats the story with the grips and trigger? That made my ears perk up.

A little home-boy gun-smithing.
Take one Blackhawk (.41mag), add Super hammer and Bisley trigger, re-shape aluminum gripframe adding here and filling there, then add Bisley grips to fit. Here is a pic that shows the gripframe mods. This is my favorite shooter.

...Jimbo

 

[M'BOGO]

The most economical bisley conversion I've seen yet.

 

[Sonnytoo]

I have lined several cases with felt. Totally protects the gun when transporting or for storage.
I give the felt a light spray of silicone to condition it. S&W has been using felt lined boxes for years.

..Jimbo

Now. this is nice.