Fashion for the Bullseye shooter

[DrAmazon]

This is a "top end" for a Ruger Mark II in anodized aluminum.

A friend of mine saw these this weekend and thought they were pretty cool looking and looked mechanically sound.

http://www.tacticalsol.com/products/PAC-LITEs.htm

[Justin]

Saw those at the SHOT Show a couple years back.  Pretty neat.  Also, a local Gonne Shoppe sells them, and they come in a variety of colors and styles.  Neat, but not something that I'd shell the dough out for.

[Brian Williams]

ugly

[jefnvk]

The only problem is, that each of those uppers is considered a firearm.

[Justin]

Are you sure?

Because you can buy .22 conversion kits for 1911's, CZ's, SIG's, etc. without having to fill anything out.  My understanding was that the frame of a pistol is what is officially considered to be the firearm, not a barrel or barrel/slide.

[DrAmazon]

The only problem is, that each of those uppers is considered a firearm.

This is true, since on Rugers the serial # and such are on the receiver.  But then, what's wrong with getting another firearm!

I may give one of these a try.  I've got a Mark II that could use a new barrel, and I've got a .45 that got some red anodized aluminum parts installed, mostly because they were available.  I figure then the 2 guns would match!

[Standing Wolf]

Frankly, I think it's a lot like putting a small block Chevy V-8 in a Yugo.

[Justin]

This is true, since on Rugers the serial # and such are on the receiver.  But then, what's wrong with getting another firearm!

Huh.

Learn somethin' new every day.

I know that there's also a guy in Arizona who makes a similar setup for the SW Model 41, but it just looks like a regular top end.  No neato colors or designs.

[DrAmazon]

Frankly, I think it's a lot like putting a small block Chevy V-8 in a Yugo.

You're just jealous that they don't make them as a High Standard barrel yet!

[Justin]

LOLLERSKATES!

[Standing Wolf]

You're just jealous that they don't make them as a High Standard barrel yet!

Well, yes, sort of. My single most accurate High Standard barrel is actually a Volquartsen after-market barrel. I wouldn't mind an aluminum barrel.

Unfortunately, of my four match quality High Standards, all four are currently out of commission. One was butchered by my friendly local gunsmith, who does all right with model 1911s and Colt revolvers, but apparently couldn't figure out one end of a High Standard from the other. One's a recent purchase, and is just old and tired; I'm reasonably sure all new springs will bring it back to the line. One's always been weird, and may not even be fixed: it's more of a looker than shooter. The last works just fine, except the slide doesn't always cock the hammer, or else the hammer falls forward after being cocked.

I'm on the waiting list at Cylinder & Slide.

If it need be said, I'm thinking about European guns. I'd much rather shoot the High Standard, but finding factory original parts and competent gunsmiths is a total pain in the ankle. Grrrrrrr!