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I purchased it. Sold a Taurus snub .38 I had inherited years ago and barely shot. Ended up paying $100 out of pocket for the difference. I’m really happy with the single six, because of that I’m happy with the cost.

Thanks for the opinions, insights and pictures. I’ve already started making grips for it (one with rosewood and another with walnut), while keeping the originals as is.

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Excellent! Congrats! :thumbup:
 
A 400 dollar Ruger Single Six would be flying into my safe even without the .22 cylinder. They are about as indestructible as you can get from a .22 that you can still take out and abuse.

Like other have said, they are plenty accurate for a revolver designed to be used in the field. Glad you picked that one up and I am sure you will be happy with your new gun.

Enjoy!

Matt
 
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Here's my new to me Liberty Model Blackhawk in 357 with my Single Six wearing Sambar stags.
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Do you know who made the grips on your Liberty Model .357 Blackhawk? They look like a pair of oversized target grips that a company called Mustang Grips use to make for the Blackhawk and the Super Blackhawk. They were very comfortable to use, especially on the Super Blackhawk and did a great job of filling in the space between the grip frame and the back of the trigger guard.
 
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Just took a quick look at this particular thread as I was looking to purchase a Ruger 22 Single Action.

Anyway what I noticed were some nice revolvers sporting some spectacular looking grips
 
Congratulations! I've owned three and still have two. (One I gave to a relative.)

I've never felt that they were inherently inaccurate. I was shooting my 22lr version just last weekend and doing reasonably well for an older guy.

I had a "convertible" but used the magnum cylinder rarely.

The 32 H&R magnum version is fun, too. :)

 
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You will love that Single Six

I have 2. 1 is an unmolested 3 screw. Seller was asking $400. When I seen it 3 screw, no transfer bar, tight lock up, but well used. I paid him. No dickering. 10yo grandson has claimed it.

The Stainless was listed at $400. It looked almost new. Seller claimed 50 rounds of 2wLR and no Mags had been fired. Got it for $375.
 

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i recently took mine out for several outdoor desert shooting sessions over the past three weeks. fed it a wide variety of 300 rounds of 22wmr and 700 rounds of 22lr ammo: s&b, fiocchi, aguila, winchester, remington, cci, federal, herters. being a revolver all except one round, a herters 22lr recently bought from bass, went bang. i had stashed up on rimfire ammo after the last ammo drought so no worries. when the chambers get sticky it’s a simple matter to pop out the cylinder for an easy boresnaking.

if you enjoy shooting then a ruger single six really should be yours. it’s built to last forever. single action slows down the ammo burn rate and forces proper target acquisition. rimfire is easy and magnum ammo is less sharp/more pleasant outdoors. i’m not a big fan of 22wmr out of a handgun, but from a ruger single six it is a useful option for protection.
 
Congratulations! I've owned three and still have two. (One I gave to a relative.)

I've never felt that they were inherently inaccurate. I was shooting my 22lr version just last weekend and doing reasonably well for an older guy.

I had a "convertible" but used the magnum cylinder rarely.

The 32 H&R magnum version is fun, too. :)

Agree not inherently inaccurate.

Mine was hitting high at first. Had to adjust the rear sight, still need to adjust to the right slightly. But it shoots better than I do. Grateful I got a good one. It’s a load of fun to shoot.

One flier due to trigger pull. This is off a bag at 10yds while trying to adjust sights. I’m certainly no marksman.

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Do you know who made the grips on your Liberty Model .357 Blackhawk? They look like a pair of oversized target grips that a company called Mustang Grips use to make for the Blackhawk and the Super Blackhawk. They were very comfortable to use, especially on the Super Blackhawk and did a great job of filling in the space between the grip frame and the back of the trigger guard.

Sorry for the delayed response!
The grips are Herretts Shooting Stars, they're on the Single Six now because I don't want to beat up the stags, I'm waiting on a similar pair of oversized wood for the Blackhawk.
 
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Thanks for the info! Wouldn't mind a pair of grips like that for my Blackhawk as well.
 
Congratulations! I've owned three and still have two. (One I gave to a relative.)

I've never felt that they were inherently inaccurate. I was shooting my 22lr version just last weekend and doing reasonably well for an older guy.

I had a "convertible" but used the magnum cylinder rarely.

The 32 H&R magnum version is fun, too. :)

Nice! :thumbup:

My Single Six .22 wears the magnum cylinder almost exclusively. It just seems to shoot well with WMR ammo.

My only .32 H&R is a Bisley model. The .32 and the Single Six is one cool combo. :)

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Stay safe.
 
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That looks like a high polished blue with the steel ejector and aluminum grip frame. Circa late 1950's. How far off am I?KevininPa

I would say you were spot on as I seem to remember looking it up on the Ruger website and it was dated 1958.
 
I've always wondered about the tale of the different bore demensions for Ruger (or anyone elses really) 22 barrels. It seems that simply for inventory purposes, you'd have just one "22 barrel" that could be finished and fitted to whatever type of gun you were making at the time.

Yep. I bet the economical Heritage revolvers have only one barrel bore dimension for their switch cylinder guns. I’m not in tune with Heritage complaints, but I can’t recall reading or hearing of accuracy differences between .22 LR and WMR in their guns.

Regarding my long barrel convertible Single Six, I’ve fired it with the adjustable sights, red dots, and magnified pistol scopes. When steadied on shooting sticks with a magnified scope, .22 LR and .22 WMR shoot nice and tight 6-shot groups.

Shooting it offhand, the gun simply has a harder learning curve compared to a DA revolver or good autoloader. There is a reason handgun design moved to different grip shapes and different hammer/strikers for better lock times.

Which means that all these single action rimfires from the 1950s onward were built initially for nostalgic reasons. They sure can be sweet shooters for those that figure them out, though.

I can shoot my Browning Buckmark better with less effort, but I’m not getting rid of my Single Six or Bearcat anytime soon.
 
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Yep. I bet the economical Heritage revolvers have only one barrel bore dimension for their switch cylinder guns. I’m not in tune with Heritage complaints, but I can’t recall reading or hearing of accuracy differences between .22 LR and WMR in their guns.
Mine is a "little" better to POA with LR's but really it's like any other change in load. Some guns like it, some don't. People get picky about name brands, label/load, and lot #'s the same way. I haven't slugged the barrels of my High Standard Duramatic or my Colt Woodsman .22's but I'm pretty sure bore dimensions aren't related to why both shoot MUCH better - reliability and accuracy wise - with standard velocity Fiocchi while that same box will print all over an 8-1/2x11" piece of paper out of my Ruger Mk.IV.

I like the HRR but I rarely use the WMR cylinder because A) I'm just not a fan of the cartridge from a short revolver barrel; and B) the LR just are a touch better in my revolver. Not by scales of magnitude but noticeable.
 
Mine is a "little" better to POA with LR's but really it's like any other change in load. Some guns like it, some don't. People get picky about name brands, label/load, and lot #'s the same way. I haven't slugged the barrels of my High Standard Duramatic or my Colt Woodsman .22's but I'm pretty sure bore dimensions aren't related to why both shoot MUCH better - reliability and accuracy wise - with standard velocity Fiocchi while that same box will print all over an 8-1/2x11" piece of paper out of my Ruger Mk.IV.

I like the HRR but I rarely use the WMR cylinder because A) I'm just not a fan of the cartridge from a short revolver barrel; and B) the LR just are a touch better in my revolver. Not by scales of magnitude but noticeable.

Ooops, I made a large edit while you were quoting me. :eek::D
 
My '59 shoots very well with LR. But then, it was a dedicated LR gun that came out just prior to the switch models. I'm going to order aftermarket cylinders for it. A ten round LR and an eight round WMR. Even over an empty cylinder, still plenty of rounds!
 
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I would say you were spot on as I seem to remember looking it up on the Ruger website and it was dated 1958.

You and I have the same tastes in a lot of things. I stumbled on my SS. Wife and I were shopping for boots at the local Army Navy store. Can't go there without visiting firearm department. Owner sets prices. Isn't aware of values of vintage firearms. Wasn't sure of price because it was poorly written. My clerk was my age, also had bad eyes. So we asked an attractive young woman who worked there if the price was....get this.......$149 or $119! Yeah, you read that right. She said $119! My wife asked me if that was a good price. I told her it was a GREAT price! Said the $149 was a very good price. Bought it, naturally.
At this store, the clerk walks you to the cashiers up front. The clerk, who is really a good guy and gun savvy, chuckled and told me that I stole that gun. I told him that's why we're speed walking up front!
The best bargain I ever got. And I've found more than a few over the years. One day we'll discuss my Winchester 1890. :) ;)
 
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Did a quick look on ebay but didn't see any brass grips for a Single Six.

If you're looking for brass grip frames, check out Ronnie Wells at rwgripframes.com.
 
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Thank you Sir! Appreciate! With those prices, cylinders first. Naturally, I will be keeping all originals. Mine never had the "upgrade". Gotta love those clicks!
Might even consider a birdshead! Barrel is 5.5
 
A couple of years ago I wanted to replace a Single Six I sold several years ago. I went to my LGS and didn't want to pay the price for a new one so I asked if they had any used ones. He said we just got one in but it's kind of rough. He brought out a bicentennial model and said I could have it for 175.00. Yeah I bought it. It only came with the LR cylinder and yeah it is kinda rough but it's a good little shooter. It's Coke can accurate at 25 yards.

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