XR3 grip frame.

[1mathom1]

I posted in the want-to-buy section but am also looking for suggestions on where to turn for a Ruger XR3 grip frame.
Gunparts.com only shows the XR3-RED available. Watching one on Gun Broker but would appreciate some other suggestions on where to look.

 

[mtngunr]

No help on shopping, they have been hard to find for 20yrs now...
had a couple on early flattop .357s and Single Sixes, and great for those, BUT...
Ruger went to the revised drawing/RED to give more room for middle knuckle than the Colt-style original due to it being a middle knuckle pain, and the RED works better for many with bigger bores, myself included, and I even sold my SAAs and stuck with a Blackhawk .45 since 1976 for that reason. The older frame aluminum was not very pure and so often showed a tendency to corrode from inside out, unlike their later ones, so look hard at any prospective frame for corrosion.

 

[hunter966]

Look on singleactions.com and on rugerforum.com.

They have some on there every now and then or post and see if anyones got one in their stash.

 

[1mathom1]

Thanks for the reponses.

This would go on a 1957 Single Six 9 1/2" so recoil is not an issue. Already has an old -RED frame on it but would like to get it back to as shipped if I can.

 

[mtngunr]

And I cannot blame you a bit, and perfect for that, and get the grips with it if at all possible....just look carefully for corrosion/white/flaking signs, it is internal cancer and no grinding/polishing it out, as it is running in metal grain boundaries if there.