Bisley Single Six In .32 H&R Mag

I found this interesting revolver at the shop for a reasonable price and decided to give it to myself as a Christmas present. It must have been a limited edition, and I had never heard of this combination before. It's in .32 H&R Mag, has an unfluted cylinder with scrolling on it, black wood stock, special Bisley style grips and most interesting of all a very distinct rear sight drifted into the frame itself.

I'm anxious to see how it shoots. It should make a very fun range gun and if accurate enough could be a serviceable small game kit gun. It's very light weight for a Ruger, owing to the smaller frame size. It's like a mini Blackhawk Bisley, which makes me want to get one of those as a big brother. But in some respects it seems more like a mini Keith No. 5. Not much chance of buying THAT big brother ;-)

It's also the sort of piece that would make for interesting custom work. Perhaps an upgrade to .327 federal magnum? That would be interesting, though I'd have to check on the pressure parameters first.

Anyone heard of these before or shot one?

I finally got this one out to the range on Sunday. The cylinder base pin is a little tricky getting in and out, but the revolver shoots very well. Off hand one handed the Bisley grip really shines, and I was actually getting better 20 yard groups in the bullseye stance than I was shooting two handed.

Recoil is almost non-existent. Accuracy was good. It likes jackets better than lead. 1 1/2" at 20 yards was about standard with jackets. More than good enough for small game.

The only problem was with the tight tolerances in the chamber, any bit of crud tended to cause difficulties inserting new rounds.