Cobbled this together this morning

[Knobgoblin]

The upper receiver is basically just garbage. Ruger torques the bejesus out of them and good luck getting a barrel out without destroying the receiver. I dont even bother. Slice right across the top with a pencil wheel and smack it with a cold chisel to break the receiver . Heat it with a torch to melt the Loctite and unscrew the barrel. A barrel for $7 is a freakin' bargain. Those can be made to fit any Mark Ruger but its certainly no drop in. .Good solid 4 minutes with of machine work involved.


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Lol.
My old neighbor was a gifted fabricator .
His labor took minutes too, but he counted them as billable hours.

 

[Savage Jav]

I know the upper ( firearm part) is dime a dozen .
The lowers just seem elusive around here. Unless you want to pay VQ prices and order aftermarket.

Ruger will sell you a factory lower if you mention its a replacement for your serialized upper. goes for around $150-160

 

[wired]

Ruger will sell you a factory lower if you mention its a replacement for your serialized upper. goes for around $150-160

That doesn't sound like Ruger at all.

 

[Member 34319]

The upper receiver is basically just garbage. Ruger torques the bejesus out of them and good luck getting a barrel out without destroying the receiver. I dont even bother. Slice right across the top with a pencil wheel and smack it with a cold chisel to break the receiver . Heat it with a torch to melt the Loctite and unscrew the barrel. A barrel for $7 is a freakin' bargain. Those can be made to fit any Mark Ruger but its certainly no drop in. .Good solid 4 minutes with of machine work involved.


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Is the receiver cast? I always wondered. I know Ruger casts a ton of stuff.

 

[wired]

Is the receiver cast? I always wondered. I know Ruger casts a ton of stuff.

No, They do have one of the worlds best investment casting plants but the Mark series upper is and has always been just a piece of machined pipe.

Lots of non Ruger stuff comes out of that Prescott factory.

 

[Knobgoblin]

That doesn't sound like Ruger at all.

I bet I can get one , maybe.
No chance of getting a dozen.

 

[Savage Jav]

That doesn't sound like Ruger at all.

I called and said I "damaged the grip module", gave them my serial number and they sent it out. They would only sell me the frame model associated with the serial number

 

[wired]

One of these days I want to machine myself a Ruger receiver. Simple enough

 

[wired]

1955 Ruger Standard

 

[Knobgoblin]

Now you're just diggin at me. I want those grips.

 

[wired]

I'll tell you what. If I could have a constant supply of Ruger Standards I'd build only those . The receivers are 1" diameter. . Later receivers are .020" smaller for some reason. MUCH easier to get integral suppressor tubes to match up. That and the safety can be modified to act as a bolt stop.