The RUGER OLD ARMY Club

[Michigan Mike]

The grips are laser engraved, not sure how they applied the gold, also has gold U.S. on the backstrap. Not inlayed.

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I've never seen one before. I just love that cavalry stuff.

 

[Oldncrusty]

Sign me up please. Snagged this a couple months ago in a pawn shop. Still rounding up stuff to load it. Cant wait to fire it.

 

[J-Bar]

View attachment 1108140 View attachment 1108142 Sign me up please. Snagged this a couple months ago in a pawn shop. Still rounding up stuff to load it. Cant wait to fire it.

It’s worth the effort. We expect range pix.

Nice snag!!

 

[Rustmangler]

Very nice !!!!

 

[Michigan Mike]

View attachment 1108140 View attachment 1108142 Sign me up please. Snagged this a couple months ago in a pawn shop. Still rounding up stuff to load it. Cant wait to fire it.

Looks beautiful. You should consider a bullet mould and a stash of lead bars. You're gonna love it!

 

[Oldncrusty]

Looks beautiful. You should consider a bullet mould and a stash of lead bars. You're gonna love it!

I've been considering that for many years. Hope to get serious about it now.

 

[Michigan Mike]

That's great....It's really rewarding making and then shooting the lead ammo. It's fall here now....prime time for melting lead.

 

[Miguel Loco]

That's great....It's really rewarding making and then shooting the lead ammo. It's fall here now....prime time for melting lead.

Yes it is!

 

[44 Dave]

Looks beautiful. You should consider a bullet mould and a stash of lead bars. You're gonna love it!

The .44 Johnston & Dow from Eras Gone is a good choice, the driving band is large enough for a Ruger but narrow enough that they load in Pietta and Uberti .44s.

 

[Rustmangler]

Thank you. I have a mold on it's way.

 

[Michigan Mike]

Thank you. I have a mold on it's way.

Which one did you get? How about lead?

 

[Rustmangler]

I ordered Johnson & Dow 44. Lead a few buckets and a lot of bars.

 

[Bibbyman]

Not been any posts in a while. My motley collection.

 

[Michigan Mike]

Not been any posts in a while. My motley collection. View attachment 1126017

Now THAT'S awesome!!!

 

[Patocazador]

My motley collection.

Better than mine.

 

[Michigan Mike]

Still ...very nice!

 

[rockdc]

Hi, long ago member here. Who is the go to to shorten an ROA these days? Steve T

 

[J-Bar]

Delightful to see all these fine revolvers again! Thanks for resuscitating this classic thread. I only own one ROA now, one that I did not own when I claimed member #38. But it's fun to shoot! Shown here as it appeared in the gun store just before I claimed it.

 

[dickydalton]

One of mine.

 

[dickydalton]

Oops, Mike...

 

[rockdc]

advice for the best nipple wrench?

Steve T

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

1/4 drive 3/16 socket.

 

[Bibbyman]

If you nipples are stubborn, try putting two rods in a vice two opposite chambers apart. Then set the cylinder over the posts.

 

[woodnbow]

Hi, long ago member here. Who is the go to to shorten an ROA these days? Steve T

@Jackrabbit1957 would probably do it for you. He did an excellent job chopping an 1860 for me.

 

[Michigan Mike]

If you nipples are stubborn, try putting two rods in a vice two opposite chambers apart. Then set the cylinder over the posts.

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That's a great idea!