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Offline crabbies3

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ruger or fa
« on: March 27, 2011, 07:55:52 AM »
I'm thinking of a new handgun, torn between a ruger in 41 mag or 45 colt /45 acp .Then having one of the custom guys do a trigger and  action job .Or just look for a good used fa in 454 and forget the ruger/custom work. I have a S&W 686 357 , a S&W 657 41 and a ruger super blackhawk hunter in  44 mag  all three have scopes . this time i plan on open sights i do reload and shoot  mainly my cast bullets   many tks for your time/input ken
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Re: ruger or fa
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2011, 11:07:37 AM »
I think if I had the $$'s I'd go straight for the FA, if one could be found.  My .45 Blackhawk is the only pistol I own that I can't get to shoot as good as I want.  I'd sell it but I'm stubborn and WILL MAKE IT SHOOT!
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Offline Lloyd Smale

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Re: ruger or fa
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2011, 02:18:56 AM »
every ruger ive ever bought needed trigger work but the bad news is both of my fa guns did too. They were better then a ruger out of the box but still had to heavy of a pull for precision shooting in my opinion. But theres no doubt the fa is much more gun.
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Re: ruger or fa
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2011, 07:14:19 AM »
The FA is a great gun & worth the extra cost. Saw one earlier this week (454) that had an asking price of $900! As mentioned the Ruger will need a trigger job for sure & the chamber throats "might" need some attention as well as the forcing cone, just depends.
  The new Ruger flattops seem to be built with a little closer tolorance... tighter cylinder gap, better fit & finish, etc. To me they are a very good gun for the money. I have my son do a trigger job & narrow the front sight, add a pair of my stocks & start burning powder.

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Re: ruger or fa
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2011, 02:47:09 PM »
I have a custom Ruger and if I ever have that much money to spend on a gun again, it will be a FA.
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Re: ruger or fa
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2011, 07:24:41 PM »
  If you can shoot offhand better than your Rugers allow, by all means get the FA!  Thank goodness I am not that great of a shot to make an FA necessary. ;D

Jim
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Re: ruger or fa
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2011, 01:09:43 PM »
I've had a bunch and used to shoot Bullseye, so I kinda have an idea of what a good trigger is, and I am satisfied with the trigger on my Ruger 50th .357 as is, and it shoots well too.
My friends FA is nice, for sure and for certain, and if I had the spare bucks for it I expect it would satisfy me also, but in a stand and shoot I hit or miss about as much as he does.
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Re: ruger or fa
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2011, 03:01:48 PM »
Go for the FA...  You know what they are.  That is a good sign that you will never be satisfied until you have one. 
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Re: ruger or fa
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2011, 07:07:53 PM »
I have had three FA revolvers. Each and every one of them was flawless.
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Re: ruger or fa
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2011, 07:42:21 AM »
i've had my (New) Flat Top for about six months and the tollerances are very good for cast bullets as was previously mentioned; I don't know if this was luck.  I did the trigger work myself and am very pleased; so much in fact that I am investing in a Bisley grip frame which is getting fitted right now.  Would I, with this hindsight in to the discomfort of the traditional grip frame, have gone out and bought a FA for about what I will have invested.  No.  It is now personalized in my own way and value it all the more.  Just my $.02.
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