Single Six, a keeper for sure!

One of my last guns to go for sure. I went through several Single Sixes before finding one that impressed me with its accuracy, I've had this one about ten years now and it just gets better and better.

My first one was my first firearm. I shot the heck out of it through my teens and twenties. I think it was around a 5" barrel, with a spare 22 magnum cylinder I almost never used. I ended up giving it to my BiL shortly before his death.

I missed it and recently got a replacement in 22lr. I misremember if the barrel is 6" or 6.5". It is an excellent shooter. On some days I can shoot it better than my Browning Buck Mark. My daughter is very good with it too.

I have been wanting a longer-barreled and more accurate 32 revolver. I lucked onto a Single Six in 32 H&R magnum at a reasonable price. It has the longer barrel like the 22lr and is similarly accurate.

They are two of my favourite handguns and go with me to the range nearly every time. I hope to have them out to BiL #2's property soon. They will be fun for plinking and small game, and good learning tools for his boys (carefully supervised, of course).

I purchased mine 38 years ago, was my first handgun. It has a 9 1/2 inch barrel and the 22mag cylinder. I used it to teach my kids to shoot and will soon teach my grandkids.
Excellent gun and after many thousands of rounds still works like new.

I have a great time with mine. My wife thinks its cute (I guess, to be fair, it IS more attractive than a black plastic handgun or rifle). Mines the 6.5" barrel. I enjoy it for many of the reasons already mentioned - affordable plinking as a box of 22 lasts much longer than when shot through a semi.

The .22mag cylinder doesnt see a lot of use, but is a fun option for making a little extra noise (or a fairly impressive little fireball at dusk, considering its a rimfire). I chronoed 22mag out of it, seems to me the 40 grain maxi-mags were running around 1375 and the 30gr vmax were running about 1700, both a step up from long rifle even out of a rifle.

Great revolvers!

I have a Super Single Six in 5.5" with the 22 lr and 22 Mag Cylinders. Think I spent around $300 for it years ago. You are right my friend, it is one of the highest quality revolvers I own for the price and it shoots very accurately.

With the 22 Mag Cylinder in it, it is like having a 22 RF on your hip that can smack targets at 100 yards with ease.

I'd never part with it, it is that good! I only wish 22 ammo was a lot cheaper, so I won't buy any more until the price goes down and suggest we all do the same.

My Single Six is the Bee's Knees. One of my favorite guns to shoot and its condition is just like is was bought over 30 years ago. It is a tank and tight as can be. I would never get rid of that gun. Wish I would have bought more 22LR in the past.

I picked up a stainless 5.5" used back about 5 or 6 years ago. I don't have a magnum cylinder, and I'm okay with that. Might send it to the mothership and get one fitted one day if I am bored enough. Seems rather accurate, and is clearly tough as nails. This gun is a backup that does not see much use.


I just picked up a blued 4 5/8" Single Ten about 6 months ago. I like it very much. The slimmer Gunfighter grips fit my small hand better, and the aluminum grip frame balances better than the stainless gun (which feels nose heavy). The FO front sight is a bit gaudy to most but it works well. Right now it is my all-around go-to .22 handgun.


Both are solid keepers.

I bought my New Model Single Six Convertible in 1972, 79 bucks. Over the years it had been shot so much unless you cocked the hammer smartly it wouldn't always lock up but would still fire spitting lead out of the cyl gap.I called Ruger Cust Service and they said to stop shooting it they wanted it back for safety ck.I also complained about it shooting high with the rear sight turned all the way down.Ruger sent me a box and shipping label to return it to them.In about 3 weeks I got it back with the forcing cone cleaned up, re timed and a new higher front sight, they even touched up the blueing. NO CHARGE to me at all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Hows that for customer service ???

hdbiker

That's some great customer service! A friend of mine bought a used stainless .44 Magnum Vaquero that the barrel was improperly installed on. Took awhile but Ruger built a brand new barrel (didn't have any more of the older barrels in stock), installed it on the gun, then gave the entire gun a polishing job so the barrel and the rest of the gun would have the same finish! All of this was done free of charge!

As to the Single Six mine came to me by way of a very great and generous friend of mine. He use to take it along with him when he ran trap lines. Needed some cleaning and a new set of grips (I also found a .22 magnum cylinder for it and had a gunsmith fit it to my gun), and now it's my favorite .22 single action revolver.

Bought one in 1961. It kept me in beer and gas during college by shooting Jack Rabbits for $.50 apiece for sale to a mink farmer.

Still have it.

Guy, please stop teasing me I have to pick my 5,5 SS on Tuesday.
I have a 617 and HR which I love but, a single six is an unique experience.
Once, I went to the range and next to me was a gentleman with his wife we ended up engaging some conversation, later told me his single was his first revolver bought at college time both shot it loving and smiling like teenagers. His was black beautiful piece. I promess pics of mine.

What gun enthusiast that lives in the United States doesn't have a Ruger Single-Six and a 10/22.

Bought mine new in 1959. Wore the finish off the grip frame, but it still shoots like new:

Having the ability to switch from .22 LR to .22 Magnum is one of the best deals around. Both rounds will give great accuracy from these sturdy revolvers.

My first handgun. Bought it new in 1976. It has "Made in the 200th year of American Liberty" on the barrel. Still shoots great. Every gun owner should have one, period.

Old Style

I just bought a used Single Six 3 screw flattop for 300.00. Great gun goes nicely with my 357/38 Blackhawk.
Been looking for this 221 for a while and finally found one.

I have two single six's now. An old one made in 1961 that belonged to my granfather that was updated in 1973 by ruger. I have all the old parts and the 22 mag cylinder for it. I also have a super single six I bought about 6 years ago that is like new in the box. Both are plenty accurate enough for hunting and plinking small juice cans out to 40 yards and further. Plus I have several thousand 22 mags on hand the those get shot too. Its a good step up over the regular 22 rounds.

I have carried them at times for a truck gun. I never felt under armed either. But my favorite single six guns are the pair of 5.5" adjustable sighted 32 mags I have. They are all the things you like in the 22 version and a little more. If you ever get the chance to buy one don't pass them up.

Ratshooter - you might want to put the old parts back in that 1961 SS. Unaltered Ruger SA revolvers are more desirable to the aficionados on the Ruger forums.
I'd never send my 1959 SS shown above into Ruger for anything, because they'd automatically covert it to the transfer bar safety. Same with my 1968 Blackhawk 3 screw.

Well, I guess I'll need to dig mine out (stainless, 5.5" barrel, and custom grips) and take it shooting. Goes great with the Ruger branded holster on my belt.

My significant other bought me a 4 5/8 barrel blued convertible model for my birthday a few years ago. I've changed out both the front and rear sights, put in Wolff springs for the hammer and trigger, and put on a Hogue monogrip (yeah, yeah, so I'm not a purist; the original Colt Peacemaker style of grips feel useless to me)
It is my most heavily modified gun, among my most accurate (only my Ruger Mark III beats it) and my only handgun to have real sentimental value. It is the only single-action I own anymore, and I will never get rid of it.

Congratulations on a beautiful gun! I've been a Single Six lover since 1978 when I bought my first stainless 6 1/2 inch version. I now have a "few" more. Here's a picture on my beloved little 5 1/2 inch stainless version in one of my own handmade flap holsters. I like full flap holsters for field carry.
I did some modest metal work on this one, softening the rear of the grip frame and making/installing a stainless and nickel lanyard for boat carry. As another poster offered, I seldom use the magnum cylinder but appreciate it being available.
Don Sterchi

I bought my first Single Six in 1958. It was an unmodified Old Model and I foolishly traded it for a "new and improved" New Model Single Six when they came out. Big mistake. A couple of years ago I found an identical gun to the one I had bought in 1958. It had been residing in the original owner's closet since 1958. LNIB, unmodified, and had a total of 6 rounds through it. It came in the original box with all the Ruger paperwork. It also came with a holster, a cleaning kit, and a brick of ammo.....minus 6 rounds.

A few years ago I tripped over a mid to late produced Single Six with some wear on the outside for a whopping $150. I think I set my pants on fire getting my wallet out....

As I've gotten better the gun has gotten better along with me. Some of the very best groups I've managed at my club's informal bullseye evenings have been with my Single Six. I'm normally around a 3.5 to 4 inch group sort of shooter. But my SS has gotten me down under 3 inches when I'm having a good evenings often enough to show that it's not just a fluke. It took me finally finding a S&W Model 41 to match this sort of performance.

So yeah, the SS is on my short list of guns that I will be keeping under any circumstances for as long as my body is able to shoot.

Mine came with crushed and cracked grips. I made the replacements shown in the photo below from some nice close grain hemlock one afternoon in about an hour so I could take the gun to the range that evening and be able to hold it without getting slivers.... These were supposed to be temporary..... that was about 4 years ago.....