- My favorite pistol in the world -

[DOGolden]

This has got to be it. I bought this one in either late '86 or early '87. I was in the USAF Reserves @ Duke Field, FL. One drill weekend my pal Rick came in to the office and threw down an ad from a gunshop in Defuniak Springs (about an hour or so away). It had Ruger MkII's on sale for $179. I really didn't want to spend the money because at the time I had just come off active duty out of the Army, was living at home with my parents, & just enrolled back in college. So I told my pal Rick that I'd have to take a pass because I just couldn't afford it.

Nonsense he proclaimed. He then showed me a wad of cash & said I could pay him back when & if I could. What could I say? I mean how could I tell a friend no? :dontknow:

We piled in a blue USAF truck :eek: & drove to Defuniak Springs. We got to the gunstore & I purchased a box of .22 cartridges & the Ruger. Here she is 2,844,067 rounds later:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/dogolden/misc005.jpg

She has some history behind her too. I sold her to my ex-brother in law about a year after I got married because I needed $100. That sucked. About a year later he was broke and asked if I would buy it back from him. So, I bought it back. A year or two later he bought it from me again, and yes, I ended up buying it back from him again, for the last time. I told my ex the last time I got it back that this time, this one was staying with me!

I've only cleaned this pistol once in my life. Yet, she still functions flawlessly. A real gem. My first gun! Woohoo!!

[WmRoy]

Nice Little gun there............. she ain't no Dog.........:D :D :xxrotflmao:

[DOGolden]

Thanks WmRoy! Now that I'm a little older I can really appreciate things in life that just aren't so grand. In fact, while I enjoy shooting her occasionally I really get the biggest kick out of watching my 13 year old daughter & 14 year old son take turns at the range plinking. They take turns with each other shooting 10 rounds at a time until the ammo is gone...

I just gotta quit buying them bullets in 450 round boxes though!!

[Rockman]

Dog, You "Dog", ya had to rub it in now didn't ya? LOL! That sure is a gem for sure buddy. You really have that many round through it though? I want to get one like it, but with the Bull Barrel though. Again, nice pistola. ;)

[DOGolden]

Hmmm. NOT sure how many rounds I've put through her exactily but it's been a bunch. In fact, I've had this pistol (on & off) since 1987 & I think I've only cleaned her once. Maybe?

[No4Mk1]

My MkII is my favorite pistol too!! In fact, went shooting with some buddies this past weekend and between the four of us we had 3 MkII's and a 22/45!! :headbanger:

One of the many goofy things we did that day was to do a simultaneous rapid fire and see how fast all 4 of us could collectively put 40 rounds downrange. Sounded like a swarm of really angry bees ripping through when we cut loose! What a hoot!!!!

BTW, I think I've cleaned mine once too. No where near as many rounds, but all I ever do is hit it with a squirt of CLP and it keeps chugging along!!

[DOGolden]

BTW, I think I've cleaned mine once too. No where near as many rounds,

Maybe not quite that many rounds through her but you know what I mean. Come to think of it, I don't even remember how to take her apart... :o

[rugerwheels]

Beretta Model 1934 in 9mm Corto (.380 auto).

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-6/1036488/DSCF2936b.JPG

[DOGolden]

Nice!!

[SAC22PPC]

the mk2 is on my list of some far off day i want to own...but the durn ny state permit keeps me from it. years ago when i was able to hunt i thought that the mk2(with scope) would make a nice little gun for popping squirles.


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