Ruger Old Army

[HALODIN]

I'm struggling here... what would you padlock your revolver to?

Would love to know how you get on!

That makes a lot of sense about the padlock.

Just need to get down the range to try it out.

Looking at 25 to 30 grains of Triple 7 to start with.

[Blu]

That makes a lot of sense about the padlock.

Just need to get down the range to try it out.

Looking at 25 to 30 grains of Triple 7 to start with.

I guess you guys have figured out the reason for the padlock, it's also there because it's US Federal law. Any and all firearms over here have to have a padlock or some form of lock which is supposed to stop the gun being fired, so the firearms manufacturers put them in the box with the gun. I have a drawer full of the things all in different variations, they're about as much use as a chocolate fire guard, they can be opened with just about any small key.

Blu

[HALODIN]

Thanks.

[Blu]

I'm struggling here... what would you padlock your revolver to?

Would love to know how you get on!

That makes a lot of sense about the padlock.

Just need to get down the range to try it out.

Looking at 25 to 30 grains of Triple 7 to start with.

Halodin, you don't padlock the gun to anything, the cable is supposed to be run through the cylinder and then behind the trigger to stop it being fired. Well that's the theory behind it. Like I wrote previously, they're useless but it's Federal law that new firearms must have a locking device of some type.

Blu

[HALODIN]

Got ya, thanks for the info!

[Blu]

Halodin, didn't see your reply there mate, looks like you caught my drift before I replied to you. Hey no probs.

Blu

[HALODIN]

I did, but it hadn't occurred to me it was supposed to thread through the cylinder, I was thinking it was to go through the opening in the frame for the cylinder, so your second post wasn't wasted!!

Cheers!

[Grizzly]

I like Ruger Old Army's. I have both the 5.5 and 7.5. The 7.5 is brushed stainless steel, the 5.5 is polished with fixed sights. You can polish out the brushed steel if you like. I prefer the 5.5 as it's much more balanced in the hand. I don't notice the difference in accuracy at 25 yards.

[Sea Wolf]

I have two of these, one 7.5" and the other 5.5".

Both are on my ticket as .45 muzzle loading revolvers.

As to which one to go for .... it's a matter of taste, but a 7.5" barrel is likely to be slightly more accurate.

My 5.5" is "spirit of the original" with just a top strap groove sight, while the 7.5" has proper adjustable sights. I think the longer barrelled gun has the edge on accuracy .. just, but the short one with ivory grips is MUCH more aesthetically pleasing and I love it to bits !

IMHO the Ruger Old Army is the best manufactured muzzle loading revolver ever made, and you only have to take it apart for a deep clean to see how complex and finely made it is in comparison to the offerings based on the originals from Pietta, Uberti etc. This is, of course why the Ruger costs so much more. I never could understand why they stopped making them. My 7.5" was one of the last batch of six to come to the UK when they ceased manufacture.

Sea Wolf

[HALODIN]

A nitro converted 5.5" with imitation ivory grips is definitely on my hit list...