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I have been working with the Ruger single six and the Heritage Arms revolvers. The Heritage had an appeal to me as it has a safety and can be safely carried with all six rounds loaded. The Heritage comes in 22lr and 22mag for when a little more power is required.
As far as I know, all Ruger revolvers now have the transfer bar safety that makes them safe to carry with all chambers loaded. And Ruger will install the bar for you if you desire it (or even if you don't if the gun gets shipped back to the factory)
Yeah, the new model lockwork has been in Rugers for the last, oh, 35 years.
I've always carried 6. That's the advantage over the Colt clones. And, guess what, no cheesy, stupid, cheap after thought safeties on the gun, just cock and fire. The transfer bar will not allow the hammer to touch the firing pin unless the trigger is retracted. I thought all handgunners knew this one.
Anyway, a Ruger is about 10 times the quality of a Heritage and only about 3 times the cost. Nothing against the Heritage as a cheap plinker, but it is not my choice in small game hunting.
I have two small game pistols I like to squirrel hunt with. One of 'em I got not long ago and haven't hunted with it, but will. My TC Contender 10" match .22LR barrel has taken many squirrels. It out shoots most rifles. My newish to me Ruger Mk2, 2x optics, shoots 1" at 50 yards from the bench. Thing is, autos and single shots are easier to scope than revolvers, though B Square makes many revolver scope mounts. I really don't care to mount a scope on a revolver, though.
There is absolutely NO need for DA shooting when you're trying to pick off a squirrel at 50 yards. DA revolvers are fine, but SAs are just as applicable to small game hunting as are single shots and autos. You're not going to need either fast, close up shots nor firepower to take that charging man killer cat squirrel.
It may be your bias in firearms, but it's not logical that a DA revolver would work any better than a SA. In matter of fact, the single shot is the absolute most accurate gun for squirrel hunting and is my fav for squirrel hunting. I get one hole groups at 25 with the thing. ACCURACY, the most accurate gun is the best gun for small game hunting. Action type is irrelevant.
