Way back up the thread, in post 3, there is the blanket statement made that Ruger SA revolvers made after 1973 have a transfer bar, and are loaded by simply opening the loading gate. People would do well to remember that Ruger makes more than just the Single and Blackhawk/Vaquero guns.
My Ruger Single Action Bearcat revolver, which by the serial number was made in 1997, and has a transfer bar, has to be put on half-cock to load and unload. There is no "safety notch", so the hammer only clicks three times when cocking it. And Ruger calls it the "loading notch", not the "half cock". But still, just "opening the loading gate" does not accomplish a thing.
And you load one, skip one, load four, full cock, down.
Yes, I know it's safe with six. I only load five.
https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/_manuals/newBearcat.pdf
>TO LOAD AND FIRE
Always keep the revolver pointed in a safe direction!
1. Do not load the revolver until you are ready to use it.
2. Note: The base pin must be fully inserted and locked in position by the base
pin latch. If the base pin is not fully inserted and locked, the transfer bar may
catch under the firing pin as the hammer is being cocked.
3.
With your finger off the trigger, pull the hammer back one “click” so that the
trigger snaps forward into the loading notch. This permits the cylinder to rotate.
4. Open the gate.
5. Turn cylinder clockwise, by hand, and insert cartridges into chambers<
