Finally found my target spoon

[Tim Hancock]

After borrowing my brother-in-law's 6 7/8" bull barreled government target model Ruger Mark II for the last several months, I finally found a replacement to buy locally. It is a stainless competition target model Ruger Mark II with 6 7/8"slab sided barrel.

My wife and I are halfway through our winter pistol league so the red dot sight has to come off for now as we are being scored in the iron sight category. I can't wait to tear this thing apart tonight to polish and replace some trigger parts to get the pull weight down to the two pound mark like the other gun we have been using. I think my wife will like the slightly lighter slab sided barrel.... I hope I do too.

[m21sniper]

Hey bro, looks really nice. I'd love to let you loose on the action of my P7 with your polishing wheels and brushes. LOL.

[Bill Douglas]

Wow nice. And it's kinda groovy being a competion taget model instead of the vanila flavoured ones you see all over the place. I like the grips too.

[Tim Hancock]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Wow nice. And it's kinda groovy being a competion taget model instead of the vanila flavoured ones you see all over the place. I like the grips too.

From what I have read, the blued government target models like I have been shooting were built using a tad stricter quality control, but all these Rugers are built pretty solid. I had already put my Volksquartzen grip on when I took the picture. I did a bunch of cutting/grinding/stipling on it when I first got it to put on my b-in-laws gun to make it work for me for off-hand/stronghand/weakhand shooting.

All I was really looking for was any Ruger Mark II or III with either a bull or slab-side barrel, but I am happy I found this like new stainless model from a local private seller. It will last my lifetime and probably my kids/grandkids too.

[on2wheels52]

Was a good week for buying target .22's, bought myself one. Only six years younger than I am.



Jim

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by on2wheels52

Was a good week for buying target .22's, bought myself one. Only six years younger than I am.



Jim

Now you're talking!

[on2wheels52]

Same guy sold me a same year 63 Winchester yesterday. I wasn't really looking for one (unlike the Woodsman) but as my buddy Tex would say, "it needed buying".
Jim

[stogie25]

That is pretty. I like the grips.

My target spoon is a bit older, and not nearly as sophisticated.

[targa911S]

Originally Posted by on2wheels52

Was a good week for buying target .22's, bought myself one. Only six years younger than I am.



Jim

Oh man I just got wood. And a match target to boot!I'm a Colt man and that is exactly what I have been looking for.
Nice, really nice.

Everybody should own a Colt 1911, a 1903/08 hammerless, and a woodsman. I gladly pay that "Colt Tax" to get that kind of workmanship.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Ya young whippersnappers and yer newfangled auto-magical guns. What's this world comin' to???

[m21sniper]

This will be my next .22:

[ODDJOB UNO]

[ODDJOB UNO]

PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTT!

[ODDJOB UNO]

every month younger spawn and my self blast at least 325 rds if not more, doing COMBAT WOMBAT matches.

at the minimum thats 650rds per month thru the gun. not juan FTF FTE with this. ONLY USE FEDERAL ammo.


each month right after matches i take it down and clean it to the nth degree with q-tips to every orfice.

crap we shoot MORE rounds per month than cops do for their yearly proficiency test.


about the only thing i want to add is the extended mag release. have used the volquartzen grips and i like them. problemo is im right handed and my spawn is wrong(left) handed so doing the volquartzen grips would force me to buy him another gun. and that aint happening. he can buy another gun with his own moola.

[m21sniper]

Is that a can on your .22 odd job?



I sooooo want one for my P7!

[ODDJOB UNO]

yepper sniper. an AWC from my FFL amigo. gets quieter as ya shoot more rounds.


wish everyjuan had juan for the matches, then nojuan would have to wear "ears".


its a mark III 22/45. and we added the threaded barrel and picatinny and red dot front sight and adjustable rear sight.


insane lightweight, and a blast when out in the dezert for practice. if i go..............it goes with me out in the boonies always.


if ya cant have fun with .22's..............well maybe ya should resign yerself to scrapbooking or knitting.

[Bill Douglas]

Here's my target .22

[targa911S]

Nice! Browning?

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Here's my target .22

Take away the top rib...and that's my pistol! I had a tough time choosing between Browning & Colt when I bought. Browning won out...but really can't say why. Both very good...

[targa911S]

Ok I can be a Colt convert. This has to be the best looking target pistol ever.....