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You don't?You have spare Ruger mk series grip frames laying around?
Ugggh.
Been buying those up whenever I see them for 25 years. Ive bought some terribly crappy Rugers over the years as parts guns.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.
Ive only got one set and its going on the above gun. Ruger used to sell replacement wood standard grips but that was 20 years ago. Thats when I got the ones I have.Any chance you saved the grips?
Specifically the old wood grips from a standard model. They look and feel like someone made them out of creosote soaked pier blocks.
wait, wut?I bought 24 complete Ruger Mark 4 uppers last week for $7 a piece. .
Damn! 7 bucks a pop!You don't?
Barrel in that one is 3.5" long with 10 radial baffles.
I bought 24 complete Ruger Mark 4 uppers last week for $7 a piece. . The barrels are easily modified to fit older Rugers and I use them to make Hi Standard barrels out of. Bill Ruger conveniently put the extractor cut and feed ramp in exactly the same place. Yes, That was 7 dollars for new Ruger barreled uppers.
It's not as cool as it sounds. The upper is the serialized part , thus requiring a ffl. You still need the grip frame ( lower) and various guts. Ruger mk type builds go from a couple hundred $$ up into the thousands pretty easily.wait, wut?
7 dollars a gun? Where? Did you get them all at once on your BGC? How does this work?
Rugers, Hi Standard, Colts etc . Most of those those early to mid 20th century .22's use the same grip angle so the feed ramps are interchangeable and layout of the extractor is usually the same . Bill Ruger was nothing if not derivative. . The Ruger barrels are so fat they can be machined to fit just about anything.Damn! 7 bucks a pop!
I have absolutely no use or need but I'd still have given it a thought or two.
Also, this totally reminds me of an earlier post in another one of your threads about a crank activated something. Or maybe just a volly fire type thing.
Sure. Depends on your dealer. Usually you can find someone that charges by the 4473 and not by the piece.ah, check.
so not for the average person.
I dont know anything about building Ruger MK pistols, I just thought that for 7 bucks for an upper that would be half the cost of the gun. I dont know where to get a lower, never looked.Sure. Depends on your dealer. Usually you can find someone that charges by the 4473 and not by the piece.
If I recall correctly, Ruger just uses the same hammer forged blanks for just about anything 22lr they make. Making a barrel from one for another pistol is a hell of a good idea, especially if they can be had at that rate.Rugers, Hi Standard, Colts etc . Most of those those early to mid 20th century .22's use the same grip angle so the feed ramps are interchangeable and layout of the extractor. The Ruger barrels are so fat they can be machined to fit just about anything.
The top barrel is a Ruger mark IV machined to fit a Hi Standard as an integral
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You'd have to have me level skills but yeah, its doable.Enough meat on them to make an AR barrel?
Companies buy the complete guns from Ruger solely for the grip frame. They then add their own barrel and receiver. Think Volquartsen. The uppers usually get clearances off to recoup some money and the rest gets made with the cost of the new pistol. Volquartsens start at $1400 to $2000 depending on model. With that, depending on model, you get the Ruger grip frame.I dont know anything about building Ruger MK pistols, I just thought that for 7 bucks for an upper that would be half the cost of the gun. I dont know where to get a lower, never looked.
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.Companies buy the complete guns from Ruger solely for the grip frame. They then add their own barrel and receiver. Think Volquartsen. The uppers usually get clearances off to recoup some money and the rest gets made with the cost of the new pistol. Volquartsens start at $1400 to $2000 depending on model. With that, depending on model, you get the Ruger grip frame.
Im a dealer/manufacturer. None of that BGC silliness.
You are one of the VERY few around here that can pull that off.You'd have to have me level skills but yeah, its doable.