My ex-brother in law passed away last year. He was a good guy and we stayed on speaking terms after the split. A lifelong bachelor, Larry always had a few extra bucks and he accumulated a number of decent guns over the years. Back in the early 70's I was consumed with the gun-trading addiction and I sold him a few when I needed 'fix money' for whatever caught my eye.
This guy was a hunting & fishing fool and a favorite uncle of my two sons. When he passed, he left them each several guns and among them was this early 70's Ruger 'Standard' .22 Pistol with a 6" barrel-
My younger son received this pistol and like a lot of folks (me included) he detests the rakish grip angle. Of course Ruger eventually corrected this with the 22/45 Series and there are aftermarket grips available for older guns like this one. Anyhow he was looking to move it so I gave the old pistol a home... funny thing is that I sold my BIL a 6" Ruger 'Standard' .22 about 1975, and he hardly ever sold a good .22 pistol once he'd acquired it. I'm 99% certain this is that very gun.
I took it out this morning and ran about 75 rounds of Federal, 38 grain bulk HP's through it. It fed flawlessly and shooting from the hood of my pickup at 55 yards, the gun proved capable of keeping its shots in 1 1/2 inches at that distance- when I could hold up my end. It did group abut 2" left, but this is easily corrected. Elevation zero, with the Federal load, was perfect.
The Ruger Standard .22 Pistol was the first manifestation of the design genius of William Ruger. It is cheap & easy to produce, reliable and capable of ridiculous accuracy. This particular Ruger will get some conservative trigger tuning & new grips, to straighten the grip angle. Our .22 rifles generally gather dust when there's a good Ruger .22 pistol around the place.
This guy was a hunting & fishing fool and a favorite uncle of my two sons. When he passed, he left them each several guns and among them was this early 70's Ruger 'Standard' .22 Pistol with a 6" barrel-
My younger son received this pistol and like a lot of folks (me included) he detests the rakish grip angle. Of course Ruger eventually corrected this with the 22/45 Series and there are aftermarket grips available for older guns like this one. Anyhow he was looking to move it so I gave the old pistol a home... funny thing is that I sold my BIL a 6" Ruger 'Standard' .22 about 1975, and he hardly ever sold a good .22 pistol once he'd acquired it. I'm 99% certain this is that very gun.
I took it out this morning and ran about 75 rounds of Federal, 38 grain bulk HP's through it. It fed flawlessly and shooting from the hood of my pickup at 55 yards, the gun proved capable of keeping its shots in 1 1/2 inches at that distance- when I could hold up my end. It did group abut 2" left, but this is easily corrected. Elevation zero, with the Federal load, was perfect.
The Ruger Standard .22 Pistol was the first manifestation of the design genius of William Ruger. It is cheap & easy to produce, reliable and capable of ridiculous accuracy. This particular Ruger will get some conservative trigger tuning & new grips, to straighten the grip angle. Our .22 rifles generally gather dust when there's a good Ruger .22 pistol around the place.
