ontarget
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Is the 22 mag cylinder for a SS a drop in part or does it require fitting and tuning?
Ontarget,
If this is meant to be a fun range toy, you might look at the Heritage Rough Rider. Fixed sights and usually comes with an extra 22 mag cylinder for under 200 bucks. I have a couple and they are fun plinking guns with both 22lr and 22 mag. If you need adjustable sights or want something for future generations, the Single Six is your clear choice. Good luck.
Jeff
Lots of folks giving nervous-nelly advice about something they have never done isn’t productive.
I have swapped literally dozens of Ruger cylinders myself. Transplanting 9mm cylinders, SBH cylinders into Vaqueros, and adding Single Six Mag or LR cylinders is about as common as it gets in the realm of Ruger shooters. I have NEVER had a timing issue, nor alignment. Only rarely is the gas ring too long or short, or barrel tenon too long - one in a dozen type occurrences. Timing is easily confirmed, even by the most casual of owners. Alignment is also easily confirmed, especially for Single Sixes.
I bought a Ruger Single Six with both cylinders back in the mid 80's. The 22 mag cylinder still sits in the little red felt bag that it came with. I have maybe fired 100 rounds of 22 Magnum over the years through it.
I much prefer to shoot 22 magnum through a rifle.
ontarget
Buy it and send to Ruger, to get a new cylinder, no further issues with both.
czhen
I bought a Ruger Single Six with both cylinders back in the mid 80's. The 22 mag cylinder still sits in the little red felt bag that it came with. I have maybe fired 100 rounds of 22 Magnum over the years through it.
I much prefer to shoot 22 magnum through a rifle.
For that price, plus the minimal advantage of the .22 Mag, it ain't worth it to me. See the website "ballisticsbytheinch" to see how little the mag. imparts to a handgun, especially a revolver. Not to mention the increased cost of the ammo, and difficulty in getting it. It's one of those "wants" which few use after purchase.This ONLY works if the serial number matches a revolver which was shipped as a convertible. Ruger no longer - and by no longer, I mean 15 years or more since - will produce a cylinder for a revolver which wasn’t shipped as a convertible.
OCCASIONALLY I have been able to convince them I lost a cylinder, then ship the revolver for a new one, asking them to convert it to the alternative chambering. In this case, however, they will only produce a barrel length, sight, and chambering configuration which was available as a factory model offering. This has exceeded $250 for the cylinder plus shipping both ways each time I have had it done, which is FAR more expensive than simply buying take off cylinders for $50-150 through various web sources.
I just snagged one for my single six for $40.. it is timed and fits perfectly. Nice and tight cylinder gap aswell. Ruger is one of the most precise companies in the buisness or revolvers