Custom single six 38 special

[RealGun]

A bing search immediately showed this example of a 6 shot.

http://tinyurl.com/pbdjhot

 

[ljnowell]

I understand the attraction of having a custom revolver, but as someone previously noted, Uberti makes a very nifty little revolver in .38 special that is the same size as a single six, available with either a birds head or standard grip, and in a variety of barrel lengths.

The main reason is because Uberti doesn't make a single six in 38 special, lol. It's just something I have wanted. The Uberti may be similar but it's not the same.

 

[redmule]

Saw one years ago, old model, fixed sights, six shot. Cylinder was too short for anything other than wadcutters. Neat gun, ideal for small game or everyday working gun.

 

[RealGun]

I understand the attraction of having a custom revolver, but as someone previously noted, Uberti makes a very nifty little revolver in .38 special that is the same size as a single six, available with either a birds head or standard grip, and in a variety of barrel lengths.

LGS is a Uberti dealer and checked on the gun, finding it discontinued.

p.s. I should have said that the 3 3/4" Bird's Head was gone. The statement I quoted is partly true, literally, because Uberti does show the Stallion, the smaller frame similar to the Single Six, available in .38 but only in longer barrels. I was able to locate a new but also discontinued 4 3/4" Stallion in .38 (not Bird's Head) and decided I needed to own it. I guess I will have to think better of referring to case hardened frame guns as "clown guns". I like it if subdued, not "hey, look at me!".

 

[Old Fuff]

Check the link below. Cimarron Firearms still has some Model P-Jr's in .38 Special, but if it's something you want I'd suggest you move fast.

http://www.cimarron-firearms.com/ca...del-p-jr-38-special-4-3-4-in-model-ca986.html

 

[Panzerschwein]

I want to see it! Sounds like a riot!

 

[MachIVshooter]

I am on the fence about the .32Mag, but if they made a five shot .38....I would probably have to have that one. If you do go ahead with this, please keep us posted.

Do you handload? If you do, the factory .32 H&R mag single six makes perfect sense, as it's an economical round for the handloader. But if you're buying factory ammo, feeding a .32 H&R is not a cheap proposition.

 

[Panzerschwein]

Do you handload? If you do, the factory .32 H&R mag single six makes perfect sense, as it's an economical round for the handloader. But if you're buying factory ammo, feeding a .32 H&R is not a cheap proposition.

^ Most true!

I think a .38 would be cheaper to feed.

 

[RealGun]

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[shafter]

I love the Single Six, and the 38 Special too, but I don't really want them in the same gun.

 

[RealGun]

I love the Single Six, and the 38 Special too, but I don't really want them in the same gun.

Would you tell us why?

 

[RealGun]

Saw one years ago, old model, fixed sights, six shot. Cylinder was too short for anything other than wadcutters. Neat gun, ideal for small game or everyday working gun.

You must be used to the extra room afforded by shooting 38 in a 357 Magnum chamber. A 38 is a 38. Can there really be such a thing as a cylinder that was too short, or are we talking about a cartridge with a bullet seated too long?

My wadcutters do force me to seat the bullet flush with the case mouth, and SWC would probably require seating the whole shoulder of the bullet...same idea. I have yet to ever shoot a 38 cartridge in a 357 gun. I like my 38s.

My newest is a Uberti Stallion Pocket 38, 4 3/4"

 

[Old Fuff]

Can there really be such a thing as a cylinder that was too short, (relative to requiring case-length wadcutter loads only), or are we talking about a cartridge with a bullet seated too long?

There is, or at least they're was such a thing, but you're unlikely to encounter one.

Some custom gunsmiths would shorten the cylinder and extend the barrel shank on target or PPC revolvers so that the bullet didn't have to go down a long throat before reaching the rifling. The object was maximum accuracy.

 

[Boxhead]

Mine is a 41 Special.