Craigslist Gun

ripcord810 · 02-05-2013, 12:35 PM

I found this on Craigslist today:

UP FOR TRADE. 1949 ruger red eagle 22-LR with two 10 round magazines,triple k magazine pouch holster,200 rounds of ammo,its a good little pistol shoots really good but as it is now it dose jam I ordered a new recoil assembly,rebound spring and spring support.the parts should be here by Friday at the latest I am 100% sure this will fix the problem I will not trade it until the parts have been installed and it has been tested.I have researched this pistol with help from friends,the web,and buy calling ruger if my research is correct there were only 26.000 ever shipped out with the red logo and this serial number matches the one with this logo I will be sending out for a letter of authenticity soon I will consider trades on other firearms full or part trades.

ripcord810 · 02-05-2013, 02:02 PM

He is asking $500 for it. I have'nt made up my mind if I need it or not.

alanint · 02-05-2013, 03:20 PM

As a package, $500 isn't that bad. The Red Hawk, (not eagle) is rare and has some collector's value, (although usually including the box and papers). When Alexander Sturm died, the Hawk was changed to black to honor is memory. It has been black ever since with the exception of an occasional conmemorative.

alanint · 02-05-2013, 07:54 PM

No, both. It looks like the side showing lost its Red Hawk.

ripcord810 · 02-05-2013, 08:04 PM

I will have to ask.. This is the only picture he had listed

alanint · 02-05-2013, 08:28 PM

Not a deal breaker, but certainly a price reducer.........

padredan · 02-07-2013, 06:11 PM

very much a price reducer, it's not really a red hawk with out the correct grips, this was my first .22 auto and i still have it, and it to has the red hawk worn off of it. wonder how the ad stayed on cragslist , they do not allow firearms.

GySgt1811 · 02-07-2013, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by padredan

...this was my first .22 auto and i still have it, ...

My first pistol, too, and I don't still have it.

Durn it!!!

Gunny John

ripcord810 · 02-07-2013, 07:10 PM

The ad was only up about 30 minutes before some one flagged it. I was lucky enough to copy it so I could contact him. He is interested in trading me for a Remington model 14 30 cal pump I have. As of now we are set to meet this saturday.

padredan · 02-07-2013, 07:20 PM

this one looks way better than mine.

ripcord810 · 02-07-2013, 07:23 PM

He said he contacted Ruger and they will re-do the red. Wonder if it would be worth doing?

padredan · 02-07-2013, 07:26 PM

I would think so

ripcord810 · 02-08-2013, 04:50 PM

We are still lucky enough to be able to buy 22 ammo but are limited to 2 - 50 rnd boxes per customer.

ripcord810 · 02-09-2013, 01:17 AM

He called me today to say the parts he ordered did not fix the problem.. He is not sure what he is going to do now and hasnt given me a price as it is..

LWaali · 02-11-2013, 02:15 AM

I'd be tempted to offer $100 as is

But then again, I also believe in miracles.

ripcord810 · 02-11-2013, 03:50 PM

He took it to a gun shop saturday. Seems Ruger sent him the wrong parts. Any way they were able to get it working correctly. Now he wants to hang on to it...lol

alanint · 02-11-2013, 03:56 PM

A Mark 2's parts will not work in a Mark 1. I think there are even two phases of Mark 1's that don't interchange.

I'm shocked Ruger shipped him ANY parts. That is not their general policy.

padredan · 02-11-2013, 09:54 PM

Does sound odd, i have only known them to want the guns returned to them.

alanint · 02-11-2013, 11:33 PM

Exactly. Ruger normally does not sell parts. They insist the gun be returned to them for repair.

02-05-2013, 12:35 PM	#1
ripcord810 User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 139 Thanks: 146 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	Craigslist Gun I found this on Craigslist today: UP FOR TRADE. 1949 ruger red eagle 22-LR with two 10 round magazines,triple k magazine pouch holster,200 rounds of ammo,its a good little pistol shoots really good but as it is now it dose jam I ordered a new recoil assembly,rebound spring and spring support.the parts should be here by Friday at the latest I am 100% sure this will fix the problem I will not trade it until the parts have been installed and it has been tested.I have researched this pistol with help from friends,the web,and buy calling ruger if my research is correct there were only 26.000 ever shipped out with the red logo and this serial number matches the one with this logo I will be sending out for a letter of authenticity soon I will consider trades on other firearms full or part trades. Attached Images

02-07-2013, 06:11 PM	#7
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	very much a price reducer, it's not really a red hawk with out the correct grips, this was my first .22 auto and i still have it, and it to has the red hawk worn off of it. wonder how the ad stayed on cragslist , they do not allow firearms. __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

02-07-2013, 07:20 PM	#10
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	this one looks way better than mine. __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

02-07-2013, 07:26 PM	#12
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	I would think so __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

02-11-2013, 09:54 PM	#18
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	Does sound odd, i have only known them to want the guns returned to them. __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

02-05-2013, 02:02 PM	#2
ripcord810 User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 139 Thanks: 146 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	He is asking $500 for it. I have'nt made up my mind if I need it or not.

02-05-2013, 03:20 PM	#3
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	As a package, $500 isn't that bad. The Red Hawk, (not eagle) is rare and has some collector's value, (although usually including the box and papers). When Alexander Sturm died, the Hawk was changed to black to honor is memory. It has been black ever since with the exception of an occasional conmemorative.

02-05-2013, 07:54 PM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	No, both. It looks like the side showing lost its Red Hawk.

02-05-2013, 08:04 PM	#5
ripcord810 User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 139 Thanks: 146 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	I will have to ask.. This is the only picture he had listed

02-05-2013, 08:28 PM	#6
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Not a deal breaker, but certainly a price reducer.........

02-07-2013, 07:10 PM	#9
ripcord810 User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 139 Thanks: 146 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	The ad was only up about 30 minutes before some one flagged it. I was lucky enough to copy it so I could contact him. He is interested in trading me for a Remington model 14 30 cal pump I have. As of now we are set to meet this saturday.

02-07-2013, 07:23 PM	#11
ripcord810 User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 139 Thanks: 146 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	He said he contacted Ruger and they will re-do the red. Wonder if it would be worth doing?

02-08-2013, 04:50 PM	#13
ripcord810 User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 139 Thanks: 146 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	We are still lucky enough to be able to buy 22 ammo but are limited to 2 - 50 rnd boxes per customer.

02-09-2013, 01:17 AM	#14
ripcord810 User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 139 Thanks: 146 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	He called me today to say the parts he ordered did not fix the problem.. He is not sure what he is going to do now and hasnt given me a price as it is..

02-11-2013, 02:15 AM	#15
LWaali User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 99 Thanks: 67 Thanked 20 Times in 9 Posts	I'd be tempted to offer $100 as is But then again, I also believe in miracles.

02-11-2013, 03:50 PM	#16
ripcord810 User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 139 Thanks: 146 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	He took it to a gun shop saturday. Seems Ruger sent him the wrong parts. Any way they were able to get it working correctly. Now he wants to hang on to it...lol

02-11-2013, 03:56 PM	#17
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	A Mark 2's parts will not work in a Mark 1. I think there are even two phases of Mark 1's that don't interchange. I'm shocked Ruger shipped him ANY parts. That is not their general policy.

02-11-2013, 11:33 PM	#19
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Exactly. Ruger normally does not sell parts. They insist the gun be returned to them for repair.