Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/30/16 11:10 PM, Tim wrote:
On Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 9:06:38 PM UTC-5, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/30/16 9:48 PM, Tim wrote:
On Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 7:12:46 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote:

I got a great deal in another charity auction. This is a
stainless
steel Ruger 22/45 Mark III Hunter made in 2007 from the
Ruger
factory
collection. The bonus is that it has an Aimpoint Micro R-1
factory
mounted.

I think you got a great deal and have a great collection.


A great collection of mostly non-collectibles...

Ruger has made thousands, maybe tens of thousands of Mark III
Hunters. I
had one years ago, with a long barrel. It was as good as all the Mark
III's, though I think the non 22/45 models handle better. I don't
recall
what I paid for the pistol when it was new, but it was about $300,
maybe
a little more, from a high volume dealer.

A stock Mark III is a good shooter, but it could use some work to make
it a better shooter, the kind of work Volquartsen does.

A high end red dot is wasted on these pistols. Most of the Mark III's I
see that have a red dot mounted go with the Bushnell TRS-25, which goes
on sale frequently for $55 to $75. It's more than good enough for a
stock Mark III.

That's nice. I have a fender guitar that was produced by the hundreds
of thousands, except mine is factory different. it's documented and
it's #3 out of only 13 of it's kind in the world. It's worth about as
much as my wifes new Honda CRV So...
I can appreciate his collection of unused firearms, with documented
factory owned (not for sale to the public) pieces.


Admittedly, I don't read Alex's posts, and only see some of them
second or third hand, but I don't recall anything that indicates the
Mark III he bought was "factory different." Unless there is something
unusual about it, it is just another mass produced .22LR pistol. As I
stated, these are fine pistols, usually, but no more unusual or
collectible than a Toyota sedan. I can't think of a valid reason why
anyone would put a $500 red dot on a stock, production pistol other
than there was one kicking around the shop.


Read before you edit and you might learn something. You read everything
here and have been caught referencing specifics that weren't quoted.
Your story was the same along the lines of clearing out your bin.