Standard Auto Upgrade

I was recently looking to pick up a couple more magazines for my Ruger Standard Auto.  Well, I'm waiting for a few weeks on the magazines, because $30 a piece is a bit rich for me right now.  I want a couple backups in the bin, however, so I'll get there eventually.  In the meantime, I needed a slightly shorter front site on the Single Six and tossed an extended mag release for the SA onto the same order.  At $12.99, why not?

The parts showed up in the mail this past week and I had a bit of time this weekend to get everything installed.  Long story short:  I can't believe I didn't know about and buy one of these years ago.  It installed in a few minutes and works like a champ.  The only required fitting was to take a round jeweller's file and open up one side for the pin to fit smoothly.  Just a BIT snug as shipped.

No more bleeding and blistered fingers after a long day at the range!  Even empty mags insert and release with less sticking and binding.  Plus it's not so overly extended as some of the offerings out there and fits right in without looking awkward.

It's listed as a part for an MKII, and it took a while to track down which models it actually fits, but it turns out SA, MKI, and MKII are all covered.  If you own a .22 auto pistol from Ruger with a heel mag release, I recommend you pick one of THESE up today.