Recent content by JohnW

Disclaimer: I realize the following may not be practical or within budget for everyone, but... A built-in vault room in a basement is the most secure you are going to get at home. There are a few I am aware of in homes built in the last 20 or so years by friends/family. Most basements around...

The DR can be a great trip. Been there 4 times, each time back at the same resort (Barcelo Bavaro Beach). We went there on our 25th anniversary trip in 2019. Wasn't our first choice for that trip, but extenuating circumstances kept us from going back to Maui that year. Actually was a really nice...

Also -8F with -30F wind chill in central MO now. Blehh... I hate that my cattle have to be out in this, but I have prepped everything for them the best I can. I put out 6 round bales early this morning (normal ration is 4 bales every 2 days), in a spot that is sheltered well from the west and...

The reason for Ruger going to the prefix serial number system was indeed the Gun Control Act of 1968. It required every firearm a manufacturer produced to have a unique serial number, as of 1/1/1969. The prefix system was Ruger's way of accomplishing this. Prior to this, there would be mutiple...

One Christmas Eve, a frenzied young man ran into a pet shop looking for an unusual Christmas gift for his wife. The shop owner suggested a parrot, named Chet, which could sing famous Christmas carols. This seemed like the perfect gift. "How do I get him to sing?" The young man asked, excitedly...

I agree that there are too many out there for .40 S&W to become obsolete. I only have one myself, a KP944, which is the first Ruger semi-auto centerfire I ever owned. Bought in 1997, IIRC. Good grief, it just hit me that I've owned it 25 years now! I think I need a moment... I know that some...

Two comments: 1) I'm happy this thread came back up, because I wasn't spending any time on here a year ago, and I never would have seen these photos. 2) LSCG, those are outstanding! That is by far the best looking set of grips I have ever seen on a GP, bar none.

Very nice offering! I managed to find and purchase a 12 gauge Red Label Sporting Clays model in December 2021, but haven't yet made time to get it out & bust some clays. Bump for a beautiful Red Label.

That is a truly outstanding package! Beautiful condition, 1949-shipped, and with the box/instruction sheet - doesn't get much better than that for a Red Eagle.

Very nice - thank you!

Hmm... OM .357 4-5/8" flat top, great finish, a bit of plum, stag grips. ;) :giggle:

That is a very late flat top. Agree, it's hard to tell with Ruger. That said, varnished walnut should have been standard at that time. 41244 (my FIL's) has them, and he is only the second owner.

Nice update, IMO. I'm sure this version is more device friendly, though I haven't tried it on my phone yet. It appears that this version will be more friendly to attachments as well. That's one area in which the previous one was lacking, it seemed to me. I mean, who reading this doesn't like to...

Between 2/1/2020 and 3/20/2020, my 401(k) and IRA accounts were down in value by something around 35%. However, since I left them alone, I lost nothing. And what do you know, on the entire year 2020, (1/1 - 12/31) those same accounts were up 18.9%. That follows a 23% gain in 2019, and was...

Nice offering! Have to agree with hittman, checks all the boxes. If I hadn't purchased one of these in similar condition, with full box/manual package from a fellow RF member ~16 months back, I'd be all over this!