Left Hand Ruger Auto?
i picked up a couple pairs of ruger std. 22 auto flat walnut grips w/escutcheons at a show this weekend. strangely enough, the escutcheons are on opposites sides of the grips as well as the inletting for the curved portion of the grip frame base. this tells me there is a left and right hand frame for these pistols. anybody got the facts? reply here or at bullitbb@hotmail.com. any info would be greatly appreciated. thanks.>bob
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Edited by - burn1bob on 08/13/2002 03:46:38
...if it's worth doin', it's worth overdoin'...
Edited by - burn1bob on 08/13/2002 03:46:38
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THEY DID MAKE LEFT HANDED GRIPS 0 -
mike,
i have heard of the left hand grips. they are usually cut just to swap sides of the grip frame you put them on. this set is actually 'machined' out to fit the particular curvature of the base of the std. model grip frame. possibly a factory error? that's what i am trying to find out. thanks for your response.>bob
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saxonpig,
i had not heard of any such thing before either. but, these grips are factory cut to fit the std. model grip frame with the curved portion on the opposite side. wish i had a pic. i'll work on it, plus i am going to email Ruger today. thanks for your reply.>bob
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I have had left-hand factory grips on one of my Ruger target pistols since the 1970s, but I do not think that is what b1b is describing. I think he has probably stumbled onto a pair of factory wood grips for an early pistol that had the magazine follower button on the opposite side from current magazines. Those early guns do indeed have different frames.
The magazines for the early Standard and Mark I pistols held only nine rounds instead of the ten rounds of later pistols. The follower button is on the right side of early magazines and cannot be moved to the left side because there is no slot on the left of early magazines. After Ruger changed the frame (why I do not know) to move the follower button to the left side, factory replacement magazines (currently designated M9) were made with a slot on each side so the button could be moved from side to side as needed to fit either the earlier or later frame.
Wood grips for the early-style frame have some collector value if mint.0 -
judge,
thanks for the info. and it makes perfect sense, also. these two sets of grips were the last two pair from a lot of 40 sets that this grip dealer purchased from ruger some years ago. the walnut is perfect but the escutcheon is a little worn from rubbing around all these years, otherwise they appear new. the other set is the "tiger-striped", seemingly harder walnut version, also new. thanks for the input. i really appreciate it.>bob
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