Ruger Collectors Association

We can always use new material. I will look forward to seeing your articles.

Hello Guys,

The latest JOURNALS were delivered to the RCA office yesterday. Dalia will begin mailing the out next week. We apologize for the delay, one of the editors was in the hospital recovering from back surgery and was unable to approve the final copy.

Regards, the Editors

Hello Everyone, 50 years ago the Ruger Collector’s Association was formed at the 1975 NRA show in the San Diego, CA. As part of the celebration of the 50 years since the founding of the RCA, we are offering a special limited production run of patches. these attractive gold on red embroidered patches...

Hello Guys,

If you believe that your JOURNAL is late, please PM me and include your name, address and phone no. and we will get one on it's way. The current issue is Vol 34 No.4

Regards, John

Hello All,

The next JOURNAL will be delivered to Dalia"s office next week and she will begin to mail them out.

Regards, John

Hello Guys, I went back and carefully reviewed the service records for #0144. It was replaced by #2627, not #2127. The writing is very small and the number 6 appears to the naked eye as a 1, I had to view it under a magnifying glass and the lower part on the 6 is not rounded. So, the information in ...

Kenny,

Upon return to Ruger, #0144 barreled receiver was scrapped. Ruger Standard Pistol #0144 no longer exists.

Regards, John

Hello Kenny,

The information I provided comes right out of the Ruger daybooks and handwritten service records. The paperwork goes with #0144 shipped in 1949. The paragraph in my book says #2127 was the replacement and was shipped Jan. 1950.

regards, John

Good morning Guys, #0144 would have been the pistol referenced for the October 1949 shipping date. The front sight base was damaged and the consignee returned it for repair. As we know, the sight base is machined integral with the barrel and can not be removed and a replacement soldered on. The enti...

Hello Azwilly.

This is not true, I am the moderator and review the posts every morning. You posted this very one at 6:07 PM yesterday, I am writing this at 10;00 AM the next morning. That is not 2 days.

regards, John