Ruger Single Six opinions

[Dave Markowitz]

I have a 1958 Single Six that's just a blast to shoot. Yeah, it's slower to load/unload, but it's relaxing.

 

[CajunBass]

I always think it's amusing when people talk about how long it takes to load and unload a single action. How long does it take to load a semi-auto magazine? The don't load themselves you know.

Besides, I'm in no hurry to shoot up my ammo.

I've got a couple of Single-Sixs (and a Bearcat). Great guns IMHO. One of them is a convertable model, but I've never fired the 22 magnum cylinder.

Bearcat and 50th anniversary Single-six convertable.



1958 three screw Single-Six. A great shooting gun.

 

[CraigC]

I don't mind my SA revolvers in center fire but for .22 I like to get back to business faster than the SA design allows.

You have to spend the time to develop speed. You can't just arbitrarily stand there and casually poke out the empties. Work on it deliberately. I have absolutely no problem going through a 500rd bulk pack in a couple hours.

How long does it take to load a semi-auto magazine? The don't load themselves you know.

Exactly, excellent point! How long does it take to unload and reload a double action. Because I can grab five rounds automatically by feel from the box, then quickly one at a time just drop the cartridges into the gate and they naturally find the chamber. Takes about 15 seconds to unload and reload. I'll bet I can reload a single action faster than most shooters can reload their double action. Probably not far behind the average shooter fiddling with magazines.

 

[batmann]

I have the 6 1/2" stainless and it is probably the most fun revolver I own. I also shoot mainly .22M out of mine because I also have a Winchester 9422M with checkered walnut and they make a nice pair.

 

[Armored farmer]

I agree with Craig C
I have a .22 auto also but the single six is just simpler by design. It can be reloaded very quickly with practice and proper technique. No spare mags to keep track of/reload.
I always like an exposed hammer for safety. I catch myself looking or feeling the safety on my auto...just to be sure

 

[RonBernert]

I've got one! Convertible, too! It's a Super SS.. I shoot it often, along with an H&R 949. LOVE it! One of the best buys I've ever made.. Too much fun for little money.. BUT- if you complain about how hard it is to re-assemble your MK III Ruger, try a Single Six.. But worth every minute!

 

[Mainsail]

It’s funny to read the complaints about how long it takes to load/unload. That was the very reason I bought mine! Sometimes slow is good.

 

[floridaboy]

Mine is a blue, 5.5 inch convertible from the early eighties. There are damn few critters living in Virginia that it didn't take at least one of when I lived there. You will never regret having one, in my opinion.

 

[dewalt-2]

Here's my 9.5" 4X32 Simmons scoped with Super BlackHawk grips. Squirrel, groundhog, rabbit killer. I hope to take a fall turkey with it this year.
Exceptional shooter. I had a S&W 617 6", which was the most accurate pistol I had owned, sold it when I left Alaska. The Ruger out shoots it with the .22WMR.
Love this mini hand cannon.

 

[bannockburn]

Sometimes it's more fun just to take your time, especially with the way the older three screw models operate. Still love hearing those three clicks as I thumb back the hammer. Or taking it two clicks back, swinging open the loading gate, and turning the cylinder for each new round. Just a great, nostalgic feeling, even if it is just a .22LR. A Ruger Single Six would always be welcome in my home.

 

[JohnBT]

"Life's short enough without having to spend your time loading and unloading .22LR"

I feel sorry for anybody who thinks spending time at the range is a chore.

I've had a 5.5" Single Six Convertible since 1972. It came with a 2-pound factory trigger pull. A Model 17 with a 8-3/8" barrel and a 2x scope is more accurate. It's all about what you want. I have both. And others.

 

[conhntr]

I've got a 6.5" but have been lusting after A bearcat. When I hike I've been varying my 45lc vaquero and want a 22lr big for tasks the 45 is not well suited. Is the bearcat m.o.s (minute of squirrel) accurate to 25yards?

 

[LTR shooter]

I've owned 5 1/2" stainless Single Six going on 11 years now and it is easily the gun I have fired the most in that time span.

First off I do not buy into the slow to load/unload negativity that some shooters seem to associate with the Single Six or any SA for that matter. I never head into a range session with speed of consuming ammo as my number one priority. Loading is performed one round at a time as I do with any other 22 firearm. The unloading takes but a few seconds.

I cherish mine as it is a pure pleasure to shoot - accurate , great balance/pointability, totally reliable , solidly built and looks great! The only regret I ever had was waiting so many years to finally get one!

 

[OrangePwrx9]

I've got a Single-Six stainless convertible. I've had it for years. My complaint with it is that it's boringly accurate. It makes handgun shooting seem easy.

I've also got a S&W 617. Definitely not boringly accurate. Not even accurate. Keeps me guessing constantly. Is it me or the gun? If it's the gun, then what's wrong? How can anything that looks so nice shoot so bad?

For your sanity's sake, get the Single Six.
Bob

 

[CajunBass]

Is the bearcat m.o.s (minute of squirrel) accurate to 25yards?

Yes, the Bearcat is a very accurate gun. The problem is it's not an easy gun to shoot accuratly. It has small fixed sights, a short sight radius, a fairly heavy trigger (which can I'm sure be improved), and small grips that make it somewhat hard to get a consistent grip shot to shot.

Having said all that, there is no gun more delightful to carry knocking around in the woods. It's my "gun to carry when I don't want to carry a gun". IF I do MY part, it will hold up it's end of the deal.

I think if I was only going to have one of the two, I'd have the Single-Six, but I'm glad I've got both.

 

[3845]

I have a Single Six .22lr/.22mag with 5.5" barrel, blue, that I bought in 1968. Still have the receipt in the box! $41.95. I have put thousands of rounds through it, and will never sell it.
I also have an aluminum frame Single Six .22lr flat gate that my Dad had. It currently resides with my 95 year old mother, who uses it for HD. She doesn't want anything larger, and she is pretty darn good with it. BTW, both are the old style, of course, and we load them with 5 rounds, but I prefer that to having the change made.

 

[Paladin7]

The Ruger Super Single Six is a classic that everyone who loves freedom should own. Its built like a tank, versatile, looks great and is superbly accurate.

With the 22 cylinder in place it is a great small game hunting and plinking pistol. Install the 22 mag cylinder and you have a very portable 22 rifle on your hip.

You can shoot most all the 22 rimfire ammo available, so no worries finding ammo to feed it, even in hard times, which under Obama, are coming...

As to speed to reload, etc. Listen, I bought mine to relax, have fun and focus on the fundamentals of shooting accurately.

Take one out in the field with a bag of ammo ask you son or daughter to join you and you will never look back.

I'd never sell mine...

 

[CraigC]

I haven't benched it yet but I think what will be the biggest challenge for me to shoot my New Bearcat accurately will be the small grip. I have no problem with the standard sized plowhandle but it's difficult to get a consistent grip with the Bearcat. Need more practice.