They used to be everywhere!

[IndianCent]

We have a pretty decent size show here in Boise. Maybe twice a year I get lucky and find a nice Ruger I want and at a price I am willing to pay. Today was one of those days. I have been working on a nice selection of .357 shooters and this one fits the bill. Made in 1975 it is an early NM with some very nice fitting stag grips. I am working on 2 blued guns, fitting them with Ronnie Wells brass grip frames. One with round trigger guard and one with square back trigger guard.

 

[rugerguy]

Nice gun, looks awesome, funny I picked up one today , same thing but a #33 prefix, and has a matching 9mm cylinder,,,as well as it is marked "Made in the 200 th Year Of American Liberty" in a red/white one piece box with a dated 1976 manual...... 8) :roll: :wink:

 

[IndianCent]

You got a nice gun; I didn't know the 200th came as a convertible as well. I hope it's not too perfect to shoot. Everything is good so far with my new purchase. I have to put a few rounds through it and make sure it shoots as good as it looks, the trigger could use some smoothing up. I love the size and feel of the stag grips, I think they are Sambar like the ones on my two Vaqueros.

 

[gunman42782]

Nice gun and beautiful grips!

 

[contender]

Nice gun!

And yes,, they USED to be everywhere. I'd go to a gun show,, and find some OM's to look at & try & decide if I wanted to buy any of them. Well, heck, it's not uncommon to go to a gun show now & not hardly find ANY good Ruger SA's.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

. . . and all too often we see that everyone who has a "three screw" for sale thinks it's worth $1000 regardless of condition. :roll:

 

[IndianCent]

I agree, it is slim picking these days. It seems everyone wants to buy another gun but also wants to keep everything they have. I find myself talking to table holders when I see any kind of Ruger on their table. Many times, they have one or more SA's at home and sometimes the conversation bears fruit.
I suppose that makes the day we find a nice gun to buy so special.

 

[rugerguy]

there will be some at this coming Medina,OH., gun show as well as a New Model stainless 6 1/2 in. Blackhawk in 10 mm/40 S&W.......... :wink:

 

[Kevin]

That is a nice gun. I love those grips!

 

[Uncle Howie]

Nice gun!

And yes,, they USED to be everywhere. I'd go to a gun show,, and find some OM's to look at & try & decide if I wanted to buy any of them. Well, heck, it's not uncommon to go to a gun show now & not hardly find ANY good Ruger SA's.

Well… it has been a half-century since Ruger has made an "Old Model."

They had to begin getting scarce, eventually!

 

[contender]

So true.

But,, they are still out there. I found several OM Rugers recently. In a small collection. And apparently,, a few were to be offered up as payment for work to be done.

 

[green_chile]

Nice catch and love the grips.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

I got my first 3-screw Ruger, a 6.5" flattop .357 at a small local show in Bayard, New Mexico (I'll see if anyone knows where that is) back about 1981. I was already a Ruger single action fan but that started my love affair with the old model guns. I now have that old flattop back after having traded it to my wife's uncle many years ago.

 

[Simmonsburg]

Love it, Congrats.

 

[GrandmasterB]

Beautiful gun and grips!