Cheap Ruger custom, exotic caliber, nice wood.

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20 August 2020, 02:43

custombolt

Cheap Ruger custom, exotic caliber, nice wood.

1100-ish

21 August 2020, 07:09

craigster

But it's pretty close to butt ugly. OK, it is butt ugly.

21 August 2020, 08:36

Sagebrush Burns

I believe that comes under the heading of "paying extra for ugly".

21 August 2020, 09:02

craigster

As an engineer I worked with at one time would say, "It's fine as far as form, fit, and function goes, but it looks like shit."

21 August 2020, 10:22

custombolt

No doubt the stock shape is hideous and besides I'm not a Ruger single shot fan.
Yet, it seemed to be worthy of a serious rework of the stock. I see potential there. Nobody else see that?

21 August 2020, 10:32

custombolt

After another look, yeah .... well ... nah ... Not worth the time and effort. What was I thinking? Wood fever? Hah!
Sorry.

21 August 2020, 17:41

matt salm

I think it's worth what their asking, how much is the Kepplinger trigger worth assuming it's installed properly? Reshaping the stock would go a long way to making it better, and it will still be worth $1400 or less.

21 August 2020, 20:21

craigster

quote:
Originally posted by custombolt:
After another look, yeah .... well ... nah ... Not worth the time and effort. What was I thinking? Wood fever? Hah!
Sorry.

Kinda like putting wheels on a miscarriage.

21 August 2020, 21:41

AnotherAZWriter

The fit of the stock to the metal is horrific. No checkering, and no figure in the wood and wood finish is horrific.

The reminds me of that leopard mount Saeed posting some years ago...anyone remember that?

22 August 2020, 00:11

df06

All four of the Ruger #1s I used to own looked better that that one. But they all were very ugly in the accuracy department, thus, they are gone.

22 August 2020, 02:40

custombolt

Somebody got my original drift.

quote:
Originally posted by matt salm:
I think it's worth what their asking, how much is the Kepplinger trigger worth assuming it's installed properly? Reshaping the stock would go a long way to making it better, and it will still be worth $1400 or less.