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Anyone else have the Ruger .32 mag with the Birdshead grip frame?
« on: December 17, 2010, 04:04:41 AM »
Wondering what loads you might be using?  How do you like the grip frame?
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Re: Anyone else have the Ruger .32 mag with the Birdshead grip frame?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2010, 10:29:30 AM »
  I have a pair of them.  Haven't shot them much at all but just used standard Federal ammo when I did.   I like the birds head grip.  It's comfortable to hold and at least with the less powerful chamberings a real fun gun to shoot.  It's disproportionately small on the large framed Rugers I think but on the med and small frames it look nice.  Have a brass birds head grip frame that'll be getting fitted to a Super Single Six in .32 mag sooner or later.
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Re: Anyone else have the Ruger .32 mag with the Birdshead grip frame?
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2010, 01:27:00 AM »
had one. Mine really liked the lbt 115rfgc and the 98 rcbs swc. I didnt like the birdshead though. THe grips just to small for my hands. Personaly i thought it looked a bit awkward too with the skinny 4 5/8s barrel. It would have looked alot more in proportion with a 4 inch barrel.
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Re: Anyone else have the Ruger .32 mag with the Birdshead grip frame?
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2010, 08:24:22 AM »
My thoughts exactally Lloyd.  I 'rounded' an aluminum grip frame on an adjustable sight .32 mag.  Then we cut the barrel to 3 1/4" and it was exactally right!  Great little woods gun!  I traded it off to a buddy of mine a few years ago so I no longer have it.  I'd like to duplicate that with one of the Uberti Stallions in .38 spl some day, that would be fun also.  44 Man
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Re: Anyone else have the Ruger .32 mag with the Birdshead grip frame?
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2010, 01:09:53 AM »
I too much prefer just nipping the corners on a blackhawk grip frame
Quote from: 44 Man on December 18, 2010, 08:24:22 AM
My thoughts exactally Lloyd.  I 'rounded' an aluminum grip frame on an adjustable sight .32 mag.  Then we cut the barrel to 3 1/4" and it was exactally right!  Great little woods gun!  I traded it off to a buddy of mine a few years ago so I no longer have it.  I'd like to duplicate that with one of the Uberti Stallions in .38 spl some day, that would be fun also.  44 Man
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Re: Anyone else have the Ruger .32 mag with the Birdshead grip frame?
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2010, 06:41:44 AM »
Oh, Im likin' the sound of that bobbed job!; kinda' the 'American Bulldog'.........(and just when I thought I had all I wanted).
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Re: Anyone else have the Ruger .32 mag with the Birdshead grip frame?
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2010, 02:29:06 PM »
I don't have the "Birdshead grip frame". I have an origional Single Six in .32mag. My pet load is a 90gr truncated cone over 4gr Unique and a small pistol primer. Shoots a single ragged hole from me holding off a sandbag at 25 yards. Great gun. I'll never trade it. Great for target / plinking, woodchucks, fox, squirrel and the occasional racoon.
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Re: Anyone else have the Ruger .32 mag with the Birdshead grip frame?
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2011, 10:48:38 AM »
Don't do the 32 mag thing but I liked the feel of the birdshead grips so much I bought a frame from Midway and put it on my stainless 4 5/8 Single Six. Sweet little 22 just got better for me.
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Re: Anyone else have the Ruger .32 mag with the Birdshead grip frame?
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2011, 03:09:17 PM »
BlkHawk73
Just reading your post and wondered where you got your brass birds head grip. I have a Vaquero that I would like to do at some time.
I also noted that you are in Southern Maine. So am I.
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