Ruger Old Army spares? - LONG

[lasbrisas]

I would certainly have one of the rods as a spare, it's bound to happen one day, keep us informed of how you get on if you decide to get them made.

[tacfoley]

I would certainly have one of the rods as a spare, it's bound to happen one day, keep us informed of how you get on if you decide to get them made.

Will do, Gentlemen.

tac

[tacfoley]

Ah, right, Gentlemen - here is the response from Sturm, Ruger Inc. hot off the press, so to speak....

Dear Tac,

Thank you for your Online Support Request (Attached)

Unfortunately we no longer have spare parts for the Old Army Revolvers, you can check with Viking Arms to see if they have any parts left in their stock, see contact information below:

Viking Arms, Ltd.
Summerbridge, Harrogate
North Yorkshire HG3 4BW
ENGLAND
Tel. # 1423-780810
Fax # 1423-781500
Email: info@vikingarms.com
Web Site: www.vikingarms.com

Thank You.

Best Regards,

Christina Harbour
International Sales Specialist
Sturm, Ruger & Company Inc.
529 Sunapee Street - Export Department
Newport, NH 03773
Tel: 603-865-2451
Fax: 603-863-9371
Email: charbour@ruger.com

Whinemeal, I've made contact with a company in nearby Montana who make replacement SS basepins for most revolvers, including the ROA cartridge conversions, asking them to consider making a replacement base pin for the BP version of the ROA.

We'll see where we go from there, eh?

And I'll keep you posted - seems I'm not the only one with a fellow shooter who is unaware of his own strength.

Best

tac

[martindl99]

Let me tell you a story. When I first got my ROA I did exactly the same and bent the cylinder pin. My mate gave it a belt with a lump hammer and straightened it good enough to work.
It worked perfectly well until a couple of months ago, when it decided to snap on loading.
On checking around I had no luck in finding one from anywhere.
I phoned that lovely lady Christina at Ruger and had a very nice chat.She could not have been more helpful. We continued correspondence by e-mail.
I gave her all the details on my ROA,including the 4 digit serial number.
The parts dept at Ruger stated all ROA,s had a prefix number. I replied with a pic of the number and they traced when it was made. They said it was an old 'un but a good 'un.
Christina said, hopefully a new pin would appear on her desk within a few days.
I was holding my breath.
Anyway.......a few days later........a new pin from Ruger dropped onto my doormat free of charge, with Rugers compliments.
I was gobsmacked....how good was that.
But as the title says, I must have been the lucky last.

[tacfoley]

That's funny - that's exactly what I did too.

Even gave the serial number of my 1986-made ROA.

The result you see....so I guess you did get the last one.

Enjoy it in good health!

tac, reaching for the hammer...

[lasbrisas]

I'm surprised no-one has locked onto this niche market, if I had the equipment to make them I would, not sure how many were ever made but they go back a long way.

[Major Mallock]

Hi all,

It seems to be a popular problem to have with an ROA, I did the same - bent the rod and it broke on straightening it. Viking couls only replace in with a ordinal steel item in gun black. So I just polished the bit that shows to remove the black - you cant tell. As I clean the gun within hours of use and keep it well oiled, no problem.

However if anyone does start making stainless ones, I am a customer for 1 or 2.

Just for completeness, ROA is the BEST