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Hello All,
I picked this gem today at a local gun show. I had trouble finding a decent price to offer so I hope it worked out on my end. Seems to be un-fired. The nipple wrench is still stapled in the package. White chalk on the side of the has the serial number of the firearm. It also has the 200th year of liberty marking on the top fo the barrel. Thanks for looking and any comments. Boats
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I have no idea, but it's beautiful.
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Originally Posted by 308Jeff
I got a deal on one that was unfired about a year ago. I paid $525, however, in like new condition the going rate in this area is $625 to $750.
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Originally Posted by M-Tecs
Ruger needs to run about 20,000 of these for those without one of these fine firearms.
They are great shooting revolvers and unfortunately in a moment of fiscal shortage I had to sell mine. The price has skyrocketed because the demand to put conversion cylinders on them is so great. Which to my feeble mind detracts from the joy of shooting of a cap and ball revolver. If you want a cartridge gun then buy one.
A classic pistol. You did very well.
i had one and i bought a howell 45 long colt converter for it and shot 45 long colt in it. it was a tack driver. the only reason i sold it was i wanted one with the traditional sights instead of the target sights. the castboolits member who bought it said it was a tackdriver in 45 long colt and loves it. i put aftermarket wolf springs in it and it was smooth and accurate. the problem is the ones that are more traditional looking with out the target sights go for a grand now. so ive switched to uberti ssa and tune them up for the same price. however if i could get the traditional ROA i would do it in a heart beat. i could reload that ROA to 45 long colt as fast or faster than a SSA colt uberti. what ever you paid for it, it is something you want to hang on to.
Would you make not owning one a condition of buying one of the 20,000? I guess I would have to temporarily give mine to one of my sons. Why not make the run for 40,000 for those of us who like them so much we would buy another.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hickory
I bought one in blue a couple of years ago for a great price made the mistake of taking it over to a buddies to shoot and he just had to have hounded me till I sold it to him, haven't found one I could afford since ohh well.
This surely is one that deserves a rerun of production. I'd get one!
Looks good , I have an itch to get one have the loader, lead, patches, caps, powder, molds and no cap/ball gun :groner:
Great Find !!
I got one from a police auction in 1985 for $40 (blued 80%finish). I sold it unfired a week later for $125. I realize all these years later I was an idiot.
If I find another i'll try to get it!
Very nice looking find! As far as Ruger making more.... if they have discontinued the .44 special, they surely aren't about to pick up a dead line like the .44 black powder. And they would have to be made with the transfer bar now anyway.
congrats, that is a super nice revolver
Only issue you are going to find with your ROA is you are going to want another to go with it
I believe the reason Ruger stop making them. Was the story how ruger proof tested them with smokeless bullseye powder. Yep some people are dumb enough to try it. I have read in news story how people were killed or hurt trying to use smokeless in a black power gun.
Sadly, Ruger has discontinued a lot of fine firearms. They seem to be migrating to Firearms that can be built with mostly unskilled labor.
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May I ask what you paid for it?
Terryt
680 Out the door.Quote:
Originally Posted by terryt
Very nice those were built to last thats for sure.
I've heard another more likely story of why the quit making them....conversion cylinders. The story is they didn't want the liability of someone skirting the law to have a fixed cartridge gun. Sadly believable.
I doubt it would have to have a safety feature if re-made today, none of the imports have to have that feature.
You did OK on the price, that might be the 1st year the stainless model came out, thus the "low" serial number. The blued ones came out in 1973.
Shoot the heck out of it, and learn to clean it properly, you will be set for a LONG time!
You did well. Check Gunbroker on this but I bet you could get 8 or 9 hundred for it at auction. Maybe more. I’d also advise shooting it for a while. As a cap gun. They are wonderful revolvers.
Old Army is an excellent choice. Very accurate. You can buy aftermarket nipples for it that guarantee ignition. Did yours come with the tools? Congrats.
i think they started making the ss with reverse black powder only roll engraved on the cylinder in the last of 1975, also no 1776 writing on the top of the barrel with the serial number of 1321 with no pretext.
Here in MO, a stainless one in good shape, will bring $1,200-1,500. If yours is NIB or like NIB, you can add at minimum another $200 to the price. Blued ones not so much, $500-700, but everyone wants the stainless.
Have you had less than perfect ignition with the original nipples? Just curious, the Rugers have been flawless for me right out of the box.Quote:
Originally Posted by thegatman
I second that emotion.....I'd be first in lineQuote:
Originally Posted by Hickory
Kirst is now making replacement, drop-in cylinders for ROA. Only in stainless at this time. I picked up 2 for $225 each. Now I can go to the range with 3 loaded cylinders.
And Ronnie G Wells is looking into a five shot .50 caliber cylinder for the old army frame…
Seems to me that my Accurate Arms #1 manual has reloading data in it for the Old Army, with 5744 as I recall. I know I have been told many times on the range that shooters were shooting smokeless in Old Army guns by the shooters themselves. Said they saved all that BP cleaning mess.
very nice. A friend let me borrow one years ago for a back up gun for deer hunting for black powder hunting in New Mexico when i was in the military. It was a really nice gun, i would have loved to buy it from him but he made it pretty clear that it was not for sale. He said he paid $500.00 for it new. Im thinking thats alot for a BP pistol. The quality is there and thats what you are paying for. Man that was i nice pistol. I only got to shoot it six times and that was to empty it. I would love to have one.
I've never seen the attraction of these guns. Others are obviously crazy about them.
Still a very good deal. enjoy shooting it and by all means have fun with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by boatswainsmate
I'm next in line too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Electrod47
Great cap and ball revolver! An 1863 Remington on steroids. My buddy has shot two deer with his using a conical bullet and 28 grs of 3F Enjoy your great gun show find.
The very first handgun I bought was a Ruger Old Army. Bought in March of 1974 at our local hardware store for around $100.00. Was 19 years old making $90.00 a week and made four payments that are noted on the box. Still have and cast a pile of balls for it a couple weeks ago. You got a good buy on yours.
If you live and deer hunt in woody, up and down terrain (Eastern Ky) you would see the real beauty of the ROA. Having to score BP matches and only having time for a pistol match adds to the joy. Winning an occasional muzzleloading rifle match with the ROA helps your self respect, too.
To the original poster: Start looking for percussion caps. Now!
Over here in England at the auctions the ROA blued version goes for around £200 or$260 ish and the stainless version in very good condition around $500 maybe $600 cased with all relevant loading accessories and that is a high price at auctuion.