The oldest new gun I've ever purchased

[barrett93]

I have been looking around for an older Ruger Standard for a while and I finally found one. NIB with all the original factory papers. It's somewhere around a '70 or '71 model. With the old style A54 grips. It looked even better when it actually showed up to my door. So I'm pretty proud to add another old Ruger to the family

 

[Rocdoc]

Congrats, but your image link does not work. Missed on an old ratty MK1 couple years ago for cheap, had it in my hands, regret not getting it now days.

 

[WIL TERRY]

HOW does the new STANDARD Ruger shoot ?

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

Congrats on your, "new to you" Standard. I got my very first Ruger pistol in 1967. I wasn't old enough to purchase the 6-7/8 Heavy Tapered Target model, so my Dad had to sign off on the 4473 form. Unfortunately that one was stolen in a burglary a few years later, but in 1971 I was old enough to buy this one.



This is what I call the very FIRST Ruger "Lite" model and if I hold steady enough, it still shoots very well.

 

[barrett93]

I didn't realize my image link didn't work until I read one of the replies (Thank you!). So here is a link that should work. I'm still really proud of this purchase

 

[98_1LE]

1992 model 22/45's.

 

[contender]

SWEET package! However, the manual shows a date of 1980 if I read it right. What's the serial number so we can nail down the year? (Example; 11-123xx)