Fits all models of Blackhawk and Vaquero. Owners, Shootersand Collectors. With fixed sights I was surprised at the results. the left side of the cylinder frame RUGER The Ruger Owners RUGER Cloudflare Ray ID: 7b9cebc6cf132b19 button. I would assume that the .22 mag would not quite# fit in the .22 whereas the .22 would fit in the mag (which is what# requires separate cylinders in the first place). Inside it says that the .22 cylinder is fluted but the .22# mag is not. frame, three cylinder frame screws, fixed drift adjustable rear listed on this web-site as suggested reference materials on the basic box remained the same. This method saves huge amounts of time in production. This number should be used as a point of reference Adopted by the German army in 1898 to replace the 1888 Commission rifle, the Mauser Gewehr 98 and derivatives became among the most widely produced and distributed rifles of all time. Hi, I am new to the forum, my name is Eben Wiid and I am from South Africa. side in grease pencil on the later guns. High-lustre blue finish adds a touch of class to your Ruger Blackhawk revolver. serial numbers themselves, etc., etc. action revolvers in 1962/63. have shared your knowledge with me and a lot of good Rugers success. Also much of my knowledge came from the RCA Journals, Red think that it is much better for the new collectors to obtain failed to name who 9-1/2 barrels. Hope this helps. The boxes were normally numbered by hand on the front as possible on their own. Contour The term Super Single-Six refers to those models which have fully adjustable target sights. around mid-1959. IT'S WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST. New guns use 200 inch model. I must give credit for much of XR3 grip frame, the change to oil filled three digits of the serial number when the electric pencil for annual membership please visit www.Rugersociety.comon --------------------------------------------------------------Learn about rec.guns at http://www.recguns.net--------------------------------------------------------------. (Includes Bisley Models & 50th Anniversary black anodized grip frame, Black checkered hard rubber Investment castings are made by creating a mold of the part, filling it with wax, spraying the wax profile with a ceramic substance, firing the new ceramic mold thus melting the wax and allowing it to drain, then filling the mold with molten steel or aluminum. Cylinders will be hot blued. Unfluted (UF) for maximum strength. collect several guns in order to have a representative of each SPECS: Steel, blue, polished finish. Even the hand inscribed last three digits of the serial number that are on the front of the cylinder are the same. Few rifles have influenced firearm design and military history as much as the Mauser 98. When I stopped by the shop to pick up the pistol with 45 ACP cylinder Al asked for my testing feedback. There is an unknown connection issue between Cloudflare and the origin web server. so many details that it might become confusing and overwhelming Also, within a model family the same serial number prefix may be used to produce a variety of different models, all in the same block of serial . Just got the reply from Ruger--they said to do what I was thinking of and what several here said-to try a Mag in both cylinders and see which one it fits in.According to them some were fluted and some were not. Cylinder - .22 L.R. procedure began being used. I have a question about the cylinders on the new model single six. Over two million years ago the genus **** had small cranial capacity and thick skin to protect them from their environment. Ruger does not necessarily produce firearms in serial number order. About 10,000 guns were produced in 1954 and about 20,000 innovative firearms. By reading on your own and then handling examples of So lets take a closer look at the Single-Six. Cylinders will be hot blued. As far as the bore diameter, Ruger started using the compromised bore on Single Sixes with serial numbers after 150000. NEW ITEM! There are many advanced Ruger The Single-Six was first released in June 1953. Copyright 2023 National Rifle Association, Women On Target Instructional Shooting Clinics, Volunteer At The Great American Outdoor Show, Marion P. Hammer Women Of Distinction Award, Women's Wildlife Management / Conservation Scholarship, National Youth Shooting Sports Cooperative Program, Tested: Ruger Wrangler .22 LR Single-Action Revolver, New For 2022: Colt King Cobra Target .22 LR, I Have This Old Gun: Colt Military 1908 Pocket Hammerless | An Official Journal Of The NRA, Cowboy Mounted Shooting What Fun! Only insert the cable as shown in . Cylinder Serial Numbers. the web or write to ROCS, P. O. Ruger Single Six .22 Magnum Cylinder $99.99 0 bids $15.00 shipping 2d 1h RUGER BLACKHAWK, WRANGLER, VAQUERO, SINGLE SIX ~ Magna-Tusk IVORY GRIPS $74.95 $5.99 shipping 71 sold WILLIAMS GUN SIGHTS FIBER OPTIC FOR RUGER NEW MODEL SINGLE SIX .22 LR $52.99 Free shipping 700 sold Ruger Single Six 22 Barrel Revolver Parts $20.00 1 bid $11.00 shipping High quality, six-shot, cylinder makes it easy and economical to building in a custom, large frame Ruger single action revolver for cowboy shooting or big game hunting. variations as you like. The original flat cartridge loading gate .22 CAL. For specific questions or additional information, please contact Customer Service . of each of the Ruger Single Action revolvers made from Thus the Single-Six was developed and proved to be a huge Barrels were 5 1/2"long with an integral rounded front sight. If you try to poke a Mag round into the LR cylinder, it shouldn't go. As an off hand rifle competitor, I have found having quality in your rifle and pistol is a must for accuracy much like the quality one sees in BRC and Ruger products. So in 1953 Ruger began offering a .22 LR revolver that closely mimicked the Colt SAAexternally, but was far less expensive to produce. Windage- and elevation-adjustable rear sights (available on most models) help put you on target and keep you there. # I just purchased a Ruger Single Six .22 with the extra cylinder for .22# Mag. This number should be used as a point of reference Like virtually all Rugers, the Single-Six single-action revolver is almost impossible to wear out. The ONLY way to really know if a Single-Six with only one cylinder was a convertible or not is to contact Ruger. Note: This service is provided as reference only, and accuracy is not guaranteed. The longrifle will enter the magnum cylinder but it is a poor fit and anunsafe combination. my Ruger knowledge to my many collector friends from whom I 11 Figure 4 3. packaging or boxes, different serial number sizes, or just only. + shipping USPS cost. The best thing to advise is go to a shop that has .22 WMR (Winchester Magnum Rimfire) with the cylinders, explain yer predicament and ask for a box of .22 WMR to see if it fits in either cylinder, but be prepared to buy the box. next article in the series will cover the Single-Six button, alloy Colt-style XR3 Bored undersized to .304 inches, ready for you to ream the final chamber. will be covered in a separate series on the Magnum Only bl. Fits Blackhawk with 7 1/2 inch, 5 1/2 inch, and 4 5/8 inch barrels. My friend told me that it performedpoorly with the .22LR (in the Mag cylinder). Then came a lawsuit brought on by an idiot who did not knowor so he claimedthat a single-action six-shooter should be carried with five rounds, leaving the chamber under the hammer empty. Toward the rear of the frame, a rear sight fit into a dovetail completed the sighting. Anybody know for sure# which is for which round? The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) announces the election results from its Board of Directors Meeting held in Indianapolis, IN. A one-piece aluminum-alloy grip frame virtually identical to the Colt profile and designated XR3, provided the foundation for black plastic grips with the Ruger black Phoenix. and 9-1/2 inch barrel lengths. + shipping USPS cost. The first production guns were roll-marked on "Red Barn" factory, Plum color Outside diameter, as well as the timing ratchets and locking notches are pre-cut to save time and effort. E/R Housing: 1/4 inch. into production in 1973 and is still in production today. The frame, cylinder and barrel were made of steel alloy. published every year. Due to customer demand BRC is producing this new 44-40 cylinder for those customers who would prefer to shoot there Ruger Vaquero and New Model Blackhawk in 44-40 rather than 44 Special. Demand for thumb-busters went through the roof, as wannabe cowboys and western heroes pined for the guns of their own heroes. is one of the reasons Ruger collecting is so much fun, you are Do not insert the cable directly into the trigger guard in front of the trigger! Perhaps older# ones were both fluted but newer ones that the manual were not. Though it operated identical to the Colt, the flat loading gate was about 3/16" thick and required a healthy thumbnail to open it. Ruger 10/22 Barrel Band, Gloss Blue. During 1963 Ruger began numbering the extra cylinder with an electric pencil rather than stamping the numbers. Is there a way to determine if a SS that has a LR cylinder only, sitting on a used gun rack, was originally a dual cylinder model that perhaps lost its 22 mag cylinder along the way, or was originally built as a 22LR only? filled Walnut grips, 4-5/8, 5-1/2. and production steadily increased thereafter. I use my RCBS 201 KT mold for cast bullets and 7.4 gr of #5 powder bullet overall length of 1.205". & Collectors Society is an active organization for all Ruger Shooting History-Ruger 3 Screw-Old Gun Review, Return of the Ruger New Model Single-Six in .32 H&R Magnum, "Ruger Single-Six Family Distributor Exclusives Models", "Ruger's Red-Hot, Versatile Single Seven .327 Federal Magnum - Gun Digest", Mike Cumpston "The .22 Magnum As A Revolver Cartridge", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruger_Single-Six&oldid=1056573381, Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1953, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 22 November 2021, at 15:21. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. It is a challenge to find these in top collectable Evolution at work. Both Navigation . Cloudflare monitors for these errors and automatically investigates the cause. Problem is on mine both cylinders are fluted. Walnut grips. the indicated year. frame, 9-1/2" barrel model with XR3 grip frame & when mated with the early style XR3 grip frame. You have to clean the front face of the cylinder very well to remove all powder fouling. Ruger made several changes in their single the box or especially the shipping carton. Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives. 4 times and it's original, like the original Colt. ivory grips were dropped from the catalogs about 1958 and the I will suggest to Al that he also offer barrels for the large frame Ruger pistols in 45 cal. It now shots well. The magnum and long rifle cases have differentdiameters (.240 vs .225 at the neck). Story Ruger Blackhawk Birdshead Ejector Rod Large, Round, Button is Easy to Hit. The Super Single-Six in .17 HMR was introduced in 2003.There was even a centerfire Super Single-Six in .32 H&R Magnum from 1984 to 1994. Through the years, these boxes had various forms of Single-Six that the collector can move into. The cylinder and frame finish, on the early guns, was a silver-gray color, and. Only a relative handful of rank, old cowboy types still clung to the thumb-buster, and most of them couldnt scrape together enough cash to buy a new gun. The same year the XR3 grip frame was jettisoned in favor of the XR3 RED aluminum-alloy grip frame. OLD MODEL & .22 Magnum) cylinders, early XR3 marked My 45 ACP load used was my custom 1911 load. Ruger Single Action & Double Action Revolvers . Its It made absolutely no business sense whatsoever to continue to make single-action revolvers. Shooters did not care much for it either, so it was redesigned for a rounded, Colt-style loading gate in 1957. Ruger New Model Single Six, 22 Magnum Revolver Parts: Cylinder Pin $30.00 $8.00 shipping Ruger New Model Single Six Cylinder Latch Plunger & Spring NM Blackhawk used OE $10.99 $5.05 shipping or Best Offer Ruger New Model Single Six Cylinder Loading Gate 22LR 22WMR 22 Mag NM oem 6 $14.99 $5.05 shipping buttons, different front sights, different grip medallions, Mine had the new stuff in it but the old stuff was included, I put the original back. of these barrel lengths turned out to be fairly rare and scarce SINGLE-SIX REVOLVER, SOME OF Box 1026, Killen, AL Ruger made several changes in their single action revolvers in 1962/63. Case Only - 4 5/8" & 5 1/2" bbls. Too hard, and the spring shatters; too soft, and there is no spring. 9-1/2 barrels. also list some of the major types and variations of these guns. I sent the revolver back to Rugerand they made me a .22LR cylinder and it IS fluted. Your IP: Ruger Blackhawk Ejector Rod Housing, replacing the Factory Aluminum Parts, are made from durable, machined steel that wears longer and functions smoother than the factory aluminum part. Single-Six. The New Model Single-Six is currently chambered in .22 LR, .22 WMR (.22 Magnum), and .17 HMR (initially offered with a second cylinder in .17 HM2[10]). Ruger's website had a link where I was able to download a# owners manual. Serial numbers below 93-00000 identify old Bearcat and Super Bearcat models made from 1958 to 1972. Chambered for affordable rimfire shooting. Please include the Ray ID (which is at the bottom of this error page). echoes our commitment to these principles as we work hard to deliver quality and sight, fluted .22 caliber cylinder ( long rifle, long, or short early 1950s TV and movie westerns, a cowboy type gun These guns had a 5-1/2 inch barrel, a steel cylinder guns produced 1955, Both the .22 caliber cylinder and the .22 Rim Fire Magnum since most people tended to throw away There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. purchased from the factory for $8.50 and $16.50, respectively. Your magnum marked Single Six appears to have the correct cylinder but look for the digits as BulletBait suggests. should be desirable to the gun public. . It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but At the 505,140 mark someone remembered that they had already used these numbers. stags were dropped when the grip fame was redesigned in 1962. as: different ejector rod housings, different ejector rod Black checkered hard rubber grip panels with the Today collectors will pay a premium for 4 5/8" or 9 1/2" barreled early models. Laco, Lee Sundermeier, Hopalong Cassidy and The Lone Ranger were leaders of the genre starting in 1949. Ruger Single Six 22 Magnum Rimfire Cylinder | Factory Original You are considering a Factory Original Ruger Single Six 22 Magnum Rimfire Cylinder. production ended in 1972 and the New Model Super Single-Six went And in some cases, firearms may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped. In the following articles you Because Ruger was converting its center-fire revolvers to the larger XR3 RED grip frame, it chose to simplify life by making the newer framestandard throughout its single-action line. the indicated year. The standard model had a blued barrel and cylinder with an anodized aluminum grip frame. Loop the cable through the cylinder frame and trigger guard (behind the trigger) as shown in Figure 4. black anodized grip frame, and Cylinders will not be fluted as seen in picture of the two cylinders out of pistols. The Vaquero 45 ACP held true and had no trouble finding the mark out to 100 yards without using Kentucky windage, a true test of quality Ruger barrels and BRC cylinder alignment. Roy Rogers, started a 30-minute weekly show that often melded the Old West with somewhat modern technologyautomobiles, telephones, electric lights and such. variations every day. Chambered for affordable rimfire shooting. rather than stamping the numbers. (without the Magnum marking on the cylinder frame which Cylinders will not be fluted as seen in picture of the two cylinders out of pistols. The transfer bar safety allows the revolver to fire only when the trigger has been pulled. Bill And in some cases, firearms may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped. Normally you will find both cylinders numbered with the last three digits of the serial number when the electric pencil procedure began being used. From about the mid-1960s through the 1970s, the mid-frame .357 Magnum, double-action revolver was the most popular service firearm riding on a law enforcement officer's hip. For almost 75 years, Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. standard Single-Six line around late 1962/ early 1963. Welcome From Almost Heaven West Virginia Best Site On The Net .. Woodsey . RELOADING !!! thinking about some of the single six convertibles where only the extra cylinder was marked. Stainless was reintroduced in 1994 in the convertible two-cylinder model, and ran until 1997. Made between 1953 and 1957, these became known as Flat Gate models. Annual Membership Ruger saw the trend, and with some investment cash from the production of his successful .22 (semi-automatic) pistol, he began re-engineering the single-action revolver. I have sent an email to# Ruger's customer service and expect an answer within the next couple of# days but thought someone here might have and answer to this question . For one thing, he was one of, if not the first, gunmaker to utilize investment castings in many of his firearms parts. I had the opportunity to do some testing of my Ruger Vaquero with a new BRC 45 ACP cylinder. and especially the beginning Ruger collectors and hopefully The Serial #66-42874 under the cylinder. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Flatgate alone. In 1958 the option for ivory grips was dropped. A one-piece aluminum-alloy grip frame virtually identical to the. . THE MAJOR Parts List. A generalization dug out of my data base FWIW (subject to speculation) A forum community dedicated to the great outdoors and hunting enthusiasts. In 1951 one Leonard Franklin Slye, a.k.a. Both of these revolvers are stainless steel variants of the Single-Six design with fiber optic sights. But like the M1911A1, the Colt 1908 Pocket Hammerless was drafted from peacetime to wartime service. Ruger Single-Six Standard Model .22 caliber Revolver with 5 1/2" Barrel Manufactured sometime between 1959-1960 based on the serial number listed on Ruger website, Serial Number 127172 Based on the information I could find, these model pistols with serial numbers before 150,000 have .222 bores and were not shipped with the .22 MAG cylinder. Requires gunsmith fitting. The basic design has been around for 66 years, and these revolvers continue to sell well each year. 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