FYI, for those who understand the virtues of these cheap but accurate barrels -- it appears you can fit a Ruger #1B quarter rib to it with minmal work. I'm still doing a little tweaking, but once I get it looking satisfactory, I'll try to post some pics.

Todd

Todd

Where are you getting the Ruger quarter ribs and how much are they?

Quarter ribs are available from Brownells -- $40.40, plus 4 screws at $1.79 ea. Look in the back under 'Ruger.' I ordered the studs along with it, but now that it's here in hand, I confess that I don't know what they are for!

It appears that with slightly more work, this same rib could fit the F-44 -- I may try that next.

I stole this idea from a book "Gunsmithing: Rifles" by Patrick Sweeney; he used it to mount a scout scope on a bolt action.

Todd

Thanks Todd, I didn't realize they were available as a factory part.

The studs are for drilling into the barrel to take most of the recoil. Ruger installs them really tight, they are a bear to remove.