fastest45ever
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My comments about the new Single Six sitting under the bed is not about the barrel, which is actually very good, and tight for .22, even a lr.
It is about the cylinder throats. Ruger thinks .226" is OK. My gunsmith isn't in love with that, and suggests a custom cylinder, at about .224"
Apparently bullets rattling out of the cylinder are hard on the forcing cone, and difficult to create accuracy with.
As for Ruger current chambers on the .45 Colt: Friend posted this to me:
Ruger Bisley .45 Colt specs vs. FA 83 .454
Well, I just discovered something interesting. I measured the chamber and throat diameters on my Ruger Bisley and Freedom Arms Model 83 Premier Grade and here is what I found:
Ruger Bisley:
Chamber: .4835/.4840
Throat: .4510
Freedom Arms Model 83 (.45 Colt cylinder):
Chamber: .4835/.4840
Throat: .4535
I did not expect the FA chambers to be that large.
SAAMI specs call for .4862 chamber diameter so both of my cylinders are much less than that.
So, it appears Ruger is capable of cutting some excellent chambers in their
Ruger .45's.
The bearcat is supposed to, along with the Single 10, have the tightest, .22lr only barrels.
My general observations on the new .22lr Single Six is it's FAR superior to the old Single Six, in fit and finish.
It's also a couple hundred dollars more out here.
It is about the cylinder throats. Ruger thinks .226" is OK. My gunsmith isn't in love with that, and suggests a custom cylinder, at about .224"
Apparently bullets rattling out of the cylinder are hard on the forcing cone, and difficult to create accuracy with.
As for Ruger current chambers on the .45 Colt: Friend posted this to me:
Ruger Bisley .45 Colt specs vs. FA 83 .454
Well, I just discovered something interesting. I measured the chamber and throat diameters on my Ruger Bisley and Freedom Arms Model 83 Premier Grade and here is what I found:
Ruger Bisley:
Chamber: .4835/.4840
Throat: .4510
Freedom Arms Model 83 (.45 Colt cylinder):
Chamber: .4835/.4840
Throat: .4535
I did not expect the FA chambers to be that large.
SAAMI specs call for .4862 chamber diameter so both of my cylinders are much less than that.
So, it appears Ruger is capable of cutting some excellent chambers in their
Ruger .45's.
The bearcat is supposed to, along with the Single 10, have the tightest, .22lr only barrels.
My general observations on the new .22lr Single Six is it's FAR superior to the old Single Six, in fit and finish.
It's also a couple hundred dollars more out here.