Ruger Standard Model in .32 S&W long

Some thirty years ago I saw an odd looking pistol in a Seattle pawn shop. Turned out to be a Ruger Standard Model, originally in .22 LR, converted to .32 S&W long. I bought it with two magazines, had a 30 mm Aimpoint on it. Since I was doing compatibility testing on Federal's priming mix at the time, I was able to acquire a case of ammo for it quite reasonably. Pistol shot extremely well but didn't feed reliably. I sold it to a collector in Nevada a few years ago. Once again, I don't know much about it, I know Atkinson & Marquart made 20 such conversions for the U.S. Olympic team and I've heard that Clark made a few also. Any information is appreciated.

I currently have one of these but only have a single magazine for it. Would love to know more about the history/ how they made them.

Almost sounds like a Doc Young gun....?

I don’t remember Doc ever talking about having a Ruger 32. He was definitely the best 32 long shooter we’ve ever had. I remember his 2677 grand aggregate using 32, but don’t remember which pistol he used.
Jon

Jon Eulette wrote:I don’t remember Doc ever talking about having a Ruger 32. He was definitely the best 32 long shooter we’ve ever had. I remember his 2677 grand aggregate using 32, but don’t remember which pistol he used.
Jon

Doc used an modified ERMA ESP 85A  

For those interested:
When Doc shot out here in Washington, he almost always shot his Erma 32 in CF. Our ranges have lots of evergreens that prevent any noticeable wind.
I found one of the 2677 scores he shot and I believe the other was shot at the SPAA range and is recorded on our State trophy for 2001.



Ruby's record was also shot in WA at the Kitsap range.