Ruger Super Wrangler

Considering even the vaunted Single Six convertibles won’t shoot .22 LR very accurately due to their oversized bores designed for the .22 WMR, the Super Wrangler could be an ideal woods walk companion for those cold winter mornings hunting for mushrooms in the mountains.

At the mentioned price, I’ll have to get one, just to see if I like it better than my Heritage 6” adj. sight.
Though not as accurate as my S&W M617 or even the M34 nor RS-6” (pre MkI), I find it to be a wonderful utilitarian pistol I don’t worry about marring the finish.

It shoots where it looks, and it it just works. The last time my 8yr old granddaughter came to visit the first thing she asked was; Pa! when can we shoot the cowboy gun?

Last time she was visiting, I took her out behind the house and we shot Daisy metal silhouettes with CB caps…
She says it MUCH better than having to cock the Daisy 852’s …
I agreed!

JCooperfan1911 said:

Considering even the vaunted Single Six convertibles won’t shoot .22 LR very accurately due to their oversized bores designed for the .22 WMR, the Super Wrangler could be an ideal woods walk companion for those cold winter mornings hunting for mushrooms in the mountains.

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How many single sixes do you own to have tested out any accuracy differences yourself?

I only have two, and they shoot .22 LR just fine. Depends on the ammo chosen and the hand holding the gun.

Have owned several single sixes over time and don't recall any being inaccurate. They aren't an MK .22, but they are good.

Not certain the diff in bore size in this case really is a big deal.

TTv2 said:

Rock Island makes their .38 revolvers in steel for under $300. It is possible.

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They are not made in the US and I have read that another company (?) builds them for RIA. Pay difference for the employees? That might have something to do with the low price. I have also seen some negative reviews on them so quality control might not be great.

JCooperfan1911 said:

Considering even the vaunted Single Six convertibles won’t shoot .22 LR very accurately due to their oversized bores designed for the .22 WMR, the Super Wrangler could be an ideal woods walk companion for those cold winter mornings hunting for mushrooms in the mountains.

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I shied away from them because of the bore issue for years. I finally ran across a Super in stainless that looked new with an apparently unfired LR cylinder at a nice price and couldn't resist. I was surprised to find that it shot just as well with LR as my made before 22 mag was offered single six did, pretty darn good. Luck of the draw, gods smiled on me, right ammo, whatever, I'm glad I made the purchase.

The bore issue is way, way overblown, if not non-existent. When you add up the tolerances, the nominal difference becomes null and void. Besides, there are myriad factors affecting revolver accuracy. IMHO, the fact that Ruger just grabs cylinders from a parts bin and tries them until one fits the biggest glaring factor.

And most people ignore the ammo factor. They test cheap bulk ammo in the .22LR but all of .22Mag ammo can be considered premium. Not many people shooting Eley or Lapua out of Single Sixes.

My single sixes always shot well with 22 lr and magnum.

Magnum just to to the target a little faster and with more authority

JCooperfan1911 said:

Considering even the vaunted Single Six convertibles won’t shoot .22 LR very accurately due to their oversized bores designed for the .22 WMR, the Super Wrangler could be an ideal woods walk companion for those cold winter mornings hunting for mushrooms in the mountains.

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Not very accurate? Please……

My Single Six jumped out of it's holster when it heard it wasn't accurate and said I'll bet Smith and his brother Wesson said that, the nerve of those guys!

I grew up with a Single Six. Many squirrels, rabbits, opossums, etc. made their way to the stove due to its "inaccuracy".

Tallball said:

I grew up with a Single Six. Many squirrels, rabbits, opossums, etc. made their way to the stove due to its "inaccuracy".

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An inaccurate gun, in the hands of a terrible shot, can be a great chooter.

CraigC said:

The bore issue is way, way overblown, if not non-existent

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This overbore thing first appeared in magazines and I think most of the "experts" were just looking at numbers and not experimenting to see if it made an actual difference. They got paid to write and it was more comfortable in an air conditioned building than outside in the heat or cold experimenting. Not all gunriters did this but I have found quite a bit of things I have read in magazines to be hot air. Now it's the internet and the stories never go away. Mine is nicely accurate and I am happy. End of story.

Picked mine up a few days back, haven't got to shoot it yet. Stuck a set of Single Ten grips on there and a leftover Dawson Precision fiber optic front I had laying around that was meant for a MkIV

Has anyone ever slugged the bore of their .22 Magnum revolvers and compared them to a .22 LR revolver's bore? My guess is this is another 9mm and .357 situation where people are thinking the bore for .357's is .357 and for Ruger they've been holding them to .355 groove diameters since they started offering 9mm models for their revolvers.

I'm willing to bet that most .22 Mag bullets that manufacturers are making are smaller than .228. Unless someone wants to start pulling bullets and measuring them, I can't for certain say anything is the size it's supposed to be.

doubleh said:

They are not made in the US and I have read that another company (?) builds them for RIA. Pay difference for the employees? That might have something to do with the low price. I have also seen some negative reviews on them so quality control might not be great.

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I don't care where it's made and what the labor costs are, if it can be done it can be done.

Rock Island does import Alfa-Proj revolvers into the US now, they're more expensive, but all the .38's are made by RIA. Biggest complaint I have is they don't have a high quality fit and feel to them when closing the cylinder, but the trigger is better than any Ruger I've tried out of the box. Not exactly light either, the snub model is about 25oz.

SDGlock23 said:

Picked mine up a few days back, haven't got to shoot it yet. Stuck a set of Single Ten grips on there and a leftover Dawson Precision fiber optic front I had laying around that was meant for a MkIV
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Hope you don't mind, but does a magnet stick to the frame?

Kookla said:

Hope you don't mind, but does a magnet stick to the frame?

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One will stick to the frame "upper" but won't stick to the grip frame.

Of course this is pure dreaming, maybe they are going to change the Single Six into a DA/SA.

Maybe offer it in 22lr/22wmr.
And possibly in 327 Federal Magnum which lets you also use 32 ACP, .32 Long, .32 Short and .32 H&R Mag.

i'd buy both versions and a DA/SA Single Ten in 22.