cat_IT_guy
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A little background... I've never owned a single action in any caliber. I had a S&W 629 some years ago. I have a Buckmark that I want to dot-sight on, but I dont want to be without an open sighted .22lr pistol. I also have been enamored with the .22WMR since I was about 15. Why? Who knows, but I have - not enough to justify the additional cost to feed a .22mag only weapon though, so the Single Six Convertible fit the bill. An extra perk with a single action in the days of hard-to-find .22lr ammo is that it makes you take your time and think about your shots, as you cant just pull the trigger again without thinking if your first shot misses.
I ended up purchasing a Ruger Single Six Convertible, 6.5" Stainless model with Rosewood grips off of GunBroker. Took possession on Friday night and finally got it to the range today.
The fit and finish is awesome. The gun is stunning, if I do say so myself - a modern classic. It is heavier than I expected, especially compared to my Buckmark.
I didnt really accuracy test the gun - I shot about 25 rounds of .22lr at about 7 yards to make sure the sights were zeroed. They were. So I moved out to 25 yards on my steel swinging targets. I brought a 12" round target an a 25% IPSC target. The 12" was easy to hit consistently, as I long as I focused on fundamentals (still possible to miss if you get cocky). The 25% IPSC target was definitely a challenge, only able to hit it maybe once out of every 4 or 5 shots. In short the accuracy potential of the gun is well beyond my shooting ability. Some complain/suggest that due to the .224(?) bore in the convertible model, that .22lr accuracy would suffer a bit - I didnt find it to be a hindrance at all.... maybe if I put the gun in a Ransom rest with a scope I could tell, but thats not what I bought the gun for, so no issue IMO.
The .22WMR cylinder was fun as well. Having never shot one before, I didnt know what to expect (well, ok, I read about the extra oomph on the web, but reading is not the same as first hand experience). The muzzle blast is certainly more, but still nothing earth shattering or flinch inducing. The recoil was noticeably more than a .22lr but not crazy or intimidating. I wondered before shooting the gun if I would ever get much use out of the .22WMR cylinder as most of the shooting I do is at the range, and lets face it, paper / steel dont react much different to a .22 bullet at 1000fps compared to a .22 bullet at 1400fps (both estimated, I didnt chrono anything). After shooting the WMR, I can say that although it will never see near the round count that the .22lr cylinder will, the .22WMR cylinder will definitely not be left at home.
Lastly, would I buy it again? Oh yea! I spent about an hour with the gun and probably shot about 100 rounds - 75 or so .22lr and 25 WMR. I have to say I had a ball, and probably only shot about half as many rounds as I would have with my Buckmark. Im a happy man.
PS: I know, pics or it didnt happen. I need the wife to photograph the gun one of these days. Shes way better at photography than I.
I ended up purchasing a Ruger Single Six Convertible, 6.5" Stainless model with Rosewood grips off of GunBroker. Took possession on Friday night and finally got it to the range today.
The fit and finish is awesome. The gun is stunning, if I do say so myself - a modern classic. It is heavier than I expected, especially compared to my Buckmark.
I didnt really accuracy test the gun - I shot about 25 rounds of .22lr at about 7 yards to make sure the sights were zeroed. They were. So I moved out to 25 yards on my steel swinging targets. I brought a 12" round target an a 25% IPSC target. The 12" was easy to hit consistently, as I long as I focused on fundamentals (still possible to miss if you get cocky). The 25% IPSC target was definitely a challenge, only able to hit it maybe once out of every 4 or 5 shots. In short the accuracy potential of the gun is well beyond my shooting ability. Some complain/suggest that due to the .224(?) bore in the convertible model, that .22lr accuracy would suffer a bit - I didnt find it to be a hindrance at all.... maybe if I put the gun in a Ransom rest with a scope I could tell, but thats not what I bought the gun for, so no issue IMO.
The .22WMR cylinder was fun as well. Having never shot one before, I didnt know what to expect (well, ok, I read about the extra oomph on the web, but reading is not the same as first hand experience). The muzzle blast is certainly more, but still nothing earth shattering or flinch inducing. The recoil was noticeably more than a .22lr but not crazy or intimidating. I wondered before shooting the gun if I would ever get much use out of the .22WMR cylinder as most of the shooting I do is at the range, and lets face it, paper / steel dont react much different to a .22 bullet at 1000fps compared to a .22 bullet at 1400fps (both estimated, I didnt chrono anything). After shooting the WMR, I can say that although it will never see near the round count that the .22lr cylinder will, the .22WMR cylinder will definitely not be left at home.
Lastly, would I buy it again? Oh yea! I spent about an hour with the gun and probably shot about 100 rounds - 75 or so .22lr and 25 WMR. I have to say I had a ball, and probably only shot about half as many rounds as I would have with my Buckmark. Im a happy man.
PS: I know, pics or it didnt happen. I need the wife to photograph the gun one of these days. Shes way better at photography than I.
