Zaydok Allen
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Yeah, that 7.5 is looking good.
New centerfire Single Six on the horizon!
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Lipsey's says:
32acp? How would it headspace?
32acp? How would it headspace?
Jim Watson
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The .32 ACP is semirimmed, enough to hold headspace against the hammer fall in most .32 revolvers. I just wonder how many old .32 S&W topbreaks have been battered to junk with them by people who cannot tell one .32 from the next.
I agree that the 7.5" makes sense for a caliber that depends on high velocity.
I am unlikely to carry a smallbore single action concealed anyhow.
I agree that the 7.5" makes sense for a caliber that depends on high velocity.
I am unlikely to carry a smallbore single action concealed anyhow.
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I must have missed it any idea on price???
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Prior to 1973, to load/unload a Ruger single action required putting the hammer on 1/2 cock. This partially rotated the cylinder do the chambers would properly align with the ejector rod and frame contour. Turn cylinder to the "click," eject the case, rotate to cluck, eject, etc. could unload pretty fast eve without looking.
Since 1973, opening the loading gate wouldn't rotate the cylinder the cylinder at all, so you'd have to rotate the cylinder by hand and hold it there[/quote] while you ejected the case or loaded a round.
Smaller calibers required more attention to align the smaller hole with the ejector rod. Usually, you'd poke 2-3 times with the ejector rod until it found the chamber. Multiply this by 6 and what was once an easy, quick eyes-off task became a minor pain.
Enter the 50th Anniversary .357 Blackhawk. They added a ball detent that engaged the ratchet and achieved the same feel as the pre-73 models. Things aligned as they should.
But ONLY the Anniversary models have this feature, unless they've changed it very recently, but I doubt it.
If the Bearcat indexes correctly, then it's a good sign.
Ruger needs to add that ball detent feature to ALL their single actions.
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Ed Ames
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Lipsey's says retail price is $650, so I would hope for something less than that?
RealGun
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David E, thanks for that excellent reply. That explains my first outing experience and puzzlement with the .41 Magnum NMBH. Naturally, I did NOT read the manual.
Dain Bramage
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My LGS just saved me a place in line for a 5-1/2" model with a preorder. They required a 25% deposit of $137, so you do the math.
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CraigC
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Rugers usually go for 75-80% of MSRP.
All New Vaqueros have the reverse indexing pawl, as do all the New Model flat-tops.
The New Bearcat retains a half cock notch and basically has the Old Model conversion lockwork.
bergmen
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Me too. My wife laughed when I told her I didn't have any plans to get another gun (been adding to the collection in a pretty steady pace up to this point). I wonder if she'll laugh when I tell here I changed my mind?
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Between the three barrel lengths I would probably go with my favorite, the 4 5/8" model.
RealGun
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And be happy, but what influences your choice of barrel lengths? What role will the gun play? I am trying to rationalize why I need one, but I am struggling with that. I have the double action.
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I would consider a Single Six in .327 Magnum to be like a trail/kit gun type of revolver. Small and handy (and more powerful than a .22), to have along on those frequent walks in the woods. And the 4 5/8" barrel just makes the whole package complete. I also like the looks of that barrel length.
I would consider a Single Six in .327 Magnum to be like a trail/kit gun type of revolver. Small and handy (and more powerful than a .22), to have along on those frequent walks in the woods. And the 4 5/8" barrel just makes the whole package complete. I also like the looks of that barrel length.
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Hmm...have you shot a .327 Federal Magnum before, pretty aware of its capabilities and how far removed from a .22 it is? What would you expect to shoot with it during your walks in the woods?
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Uh, yeah I have shot a lot of different handgun cartridges over the last 40 years, from .22 Shorts to .44 Magnums. I'm fairly aware of what most cartridges are capable of too. I have also had a couple of Single Sixes in .32 H&R Magnum. So what's the point of your inquiry?
Uh, yeah I have shot a lot of different handgun cartridges over the last 40 years, from .22 Shorts to .44 Magnums. I'm fairly aware of what most cartridges are capable of too. I have also had a couple of Single Sixes in .32 H&R Magnum. So what's the point of your inquiry?
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I intended to ask if you had shot a .327 FEDERAL MAGNUM before. It is absolutely nothing like a .22, and you won't have meat left if you try it on small game. You seemed to me to group the two in the same class of application, perhaps thinking of it as some sort of squirrel gun, which it definitely isn't.
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Not looking at the .327 Magnum as a squirrel gun. When I'm hiking in the backwoods it would be mainly for use against 4 legged (and quite possibly 2 legged) predators. It would also make for a fun gun to take to the range for casual target practice and plinking.
Not looking at the .327 Magnum as a squirrel gun. When I'm hiking in the backwoods it would be mainly for use against 4 legged (and quite possibly 2 legged) predators. It would also make for a fun gun to take to the range for casual target practice and plinking.
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CraigC
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The .327 is a fine small game cartridge, if you use the right bullet. Were I after edible small game, I'd load either a 115gr cast around 1400fps or a swaged semi-wadcutter around 800fps, depending on how much range I needed.
RealGun
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Have you actual tried it? What "small game" are you thinking of?
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Hey, Ruger. Make this. Please.
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CraigC
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I can dig it!
For only about 16yrs in the form of the .32-20. Any small game. I don't know why everybody thinks you can't hunt small game with anything but a .22.
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I think it has more to do with whether you have shot anything "small" with the velocities of the Federal Magnum and had anything left for the frying pan.
What can the 32-20 do by comparison to the 327 Federal Magnum. Would that be rifle versus revolver?Credit to Wikipedia for the following quote re .32-20:
"Because of its low power, it destroys very little meat, making it a good hunting round for appropriately sized game, up to about 100 yards (91 m).[6] The cartridge is now approaching obsolescence, as shooters turn to other similar but more powerful and flexible loads. The power level of more modern .32s, such as the .32 H&R Magnum and the .327 Federal, equal or surpass the .32-20 in modern firearms."
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.32-20_Winchester
RealGun
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Placed my special order and paid for it. I chose the 5.5". I don't know...I just felt strangely compelled to get one. I already reload for that caliber.
bergmen
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My Dad would hunt rabbits with a 30-30 on occasion. Shot their heads off. No meat damage.
It's how you hunt small game more than the caliber you use on certain occasions. My son nabbed a nice cottontail with his .45 Ruger Blackhawk with loads intended for wild pig (which he was hunting at the time). Shot his head off also, no meat damage.
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It's how you hunt small game more than the caliber you use on certain occasions. My son nabbed a nice cottontail with his .45 Ruger Blackhawk with loads intended for wild pig (which he was hunting at the time). Shot his head off also, no meat damage.
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