Turnbull Case-Colored Ruger Mk IV

[Kirk Freeman]

It's not for everyone, I am indifferent, but some may drool over this.

A Case Colored Ruger Mark IV From Turnbull? AWESOME!!! - The Firearm Blog

 

[shootersix]

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[Woobie]

I love me some color case hardening, but that is a poorly done example. It's like they didn't even try to mix the bone and wood charcoals. Well, it's probably a faux case hardening, anyway.

 

[indiucky]

I love me some color case hardening, but that is a poorly done example. It's like they didn't even try to mix the bone and wood charcoals. Well, it's probably a faux case hardening, anyway.

Turnbull don't do faux.....I had an early heritage series K 22 with a Turnbull Case Hardening...It looked the same..I believe Kirk would agree that it looks different in person...

The only K 22 I ever got rid of and I still cry over it to this day.....

 

[shootersix]

oh turnbull is the best! look at this beast
Kimber America | Royal II | Custom Shop | 1911 | Pistols

or this
Colt SAA - Turnbull Manufacturing Company

but that mark 4 is southbound end of a northbound cow fuguly

 

[Sniper 79]

Looks like a chicken ran across it and pooped. Discrace to Rugers machine work.

 

[Woobie]

Turnbull don't do faux.....I had an early heritage series K 22 with a Turnbull Case Hardening...It looked the same..I believe Kirk would agree that it looks different in person...

The only K 22 I ever got rid of and I still cry over it to this day.....

In that case, someone must have dumped a bag of charcoal in, threw the barrel and receiver on top, and poured the other charcoal on top of that. Yuck.

It also doesn't help that some genius put plastic grips on it. That's like wearing sneakers with an unmatched 3 piece Armani.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Looks like a chicken ran across it and pooped. Discrace to Rugers machine work.

The beauty of INGO, our members don't hold back.

 

[Woobie]

The beauty of INGO, our members don't hold back.

Adds to the charm of the place, lol.

 

[Hookeye]

Should have done the frame and left the bbl/receiver blued.
That thing is like Chelsea Clinton.

 

[ruger1800]

Should have done the frame and left the bbl/receiver blued.
That thing is like Chelsea Clinton.

seems the ruger would look better completely cased with Antigue ivory grips

 

[Leadeye]

That works on some guns, not on others. Like chrome on a car.

 

[BE Mike]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. "Very pretty, Colonel, Very pretty, But, can they fight?"

 

[DRob]

Doug Turnbull is considered "the man" in many aspects of gun restoration, case-coloring being one of them. That said, I don't particularly like this example. I believe those are the factory grips.