Ruger SP101 convertible in .22/.22WMR

[beag_nut]

I must now, after all this discussion, wonder where Tinpig "saw" the revolver he wrote about. Was it in person at a store, or mentioned online? Was it simply discussion from a salesclerk? Or, was it something a gunsmith assembled and then decided to sell it?

 

[ThomasT]

You can quote Wiki all you want on bullet diameters but if you really want to know just measure them for yourself. Thats what I did and I didn't use chinese made calipers. I used an American made micrometer. And I have never measured any 22LR bullet less than .224 in diameter.

 

[rpenmanparker]

I will not blame the fault on the gun or the round inany sense, but Inshot the LR rounds much more precisely than the mags from my Single Six. The mags were all over the place.

 

[rpenmanparker]

I must now, after all this discussion, wonder where Tinpig "saw" the revolver he wrote about. Was it in person at a store, or mentioned online? Was it simply discussion from a salesclerk? Or, was it something a gunsmith assembled and then decided to sell it?

If you read his post, he never said he saw an example of a mag cylinder. He said he looked at the gun and READ that it came with the two cylinders. I always assumed the gun he handled had the LR cylinder and he “learned” about the mag cylinder online. I suspect he mistook a discussion of the Single Six for one about the 101. I think that is known as confirmation bias. He was looking for information about 101s, and sure enough, wouldn’t you know it, that is what he “found”. Happens to us all.

 

[Tinpig]

I must now, after all this discussion, wonder where Tinpig "saw" the revolver he wrote about. Was it in person at a store, or mentioned online? Was it simply discussion from a salesclerk? Or, was it something a gunsmith assembled and then decided to sell it?

I saw and inspected the SP101 at the gun store. The cylinder was .22 LR. The clerk mentioned that it came with the .22 WMR cylinder as well. When I got home I did some resarch and saw a discussion about different bullet diameters. In hindsight I think the clerk was talking about the Single Six, and the internet discussion was about the possibility that Ruger might someday make the SP 101 a convertible.

Sorry about the confusion and thanks for all the information here. Thanks to you guys I now want both the SP101 and the Single Six.

 

[beag_nut]

"I looked at one of these yesterday ". "I saw and inspected the SP101 at the gun store."

Looks pretty obvious to me, eh?

 

[eastbank]

ruger did make several 101,s in .22 mag, how many I don,t know. my 101 factory gloss serial # 572-85709 is very close to the 101,s in .22 mag.

 

[rpenmanparker]

"I looked at one of these yesterday ". "I saw and inspected the SP101 at the gun store."

Looks pretty obvious to me, eh?

Yes, but "these" is the LR, not the mag.

 

[rpenmanparker]

ruger did make several 101,s in .22 mag, how many I don,t know. my 101 factory gloss serial # 572-85709 is very close to the 101,s in .22 mag.

But not convertible, mag only.

 

[WheelGunMan]

O P...what model number is this?.?...I can't find it on Ruger's site! EDIT: Never mind...posts now showed up that answers my question.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

The clerk mentioned that it came with the .22 WMR cylinder as well.

I think there is a strong possibility you were told wrong.

Single six convertibles have been around for many years. Convertible SP101s, not so much.

 

[Tinman357]

Great. Now I've got the sweaty hots for a pistol that doesn't even exist. This site is so bad for my wallet.

 

[gotboostvr]

Great. Now I've got the sweaty hots for a pistol that doesn't even exist. This site is so bad for my wallet.

You could fashion one yourself with a spare 22lr cylinder assembly and a 22mag reamer if you've really got an itch.

 

[rpenmanparker]

You could fashion one yourself with a spare 22lr cylinder assembly and a 22mag reamer if you've really got an itch.

Are you sure the LR cylinder is long enough.

 

[gotboostvr]

Are you sure the LR cylinder is long enough.

Yes.

 

[greenmtnguy]

Kinda bummed. .. I have thought about buying an SP101 in 22LR, but would really perk up to a convertible model. Well, there is always next Christmas...

 

[Jim Watson]

And I have never measured any 22LR bullet less than .224 in diameter.

But I did today.
Aquila SV lead. .2233"
CCI SV lead. .2237"
Aquila HV plated. .2239"
CCI HV plated .2232"

You could fashion one yourself with a spare 22lr cylinder assembly and a 22mag reamer if you've really got an itch.

I wonder if they will sell you a cylinder. "Factory fitted."
Zo, vy do you NEED an extra cylinder, comrade?

 

[Tallball]

The OP can always get a Single Six convertible. They're terrific revolvers and are easily available new or used.

 

[CraigC]

IMHO, way too much has been made of the bore size in .22 convertibles. The barrel usually gets blamed for inaccuracy when in fact, the way Ruger makes cylinders in huge batches, gang reams all six chambers at once and does zero hand fitting has more to do with it than the barrel.

 

[ThomasT]

CraigC great point. And ever 22 bullet I have picked out of the dirt shows that the soft lead bumped up to fit the cylinder and barrel with the step on the back of the bullet now the same size as the rest of the bullet.

 

[jstert]

22wmr is indeed highly underrated. my 5.5” ruger single eight (replacement 8 shot 22wmr cylinder from midway) shoots magnum rounds way better than i deserve.

 

[Hookeye]

I saw a nickle Colt Trooper MKIII w .22 and .22 mag cylinders.
Seen .22 and .22 mag models, but that the first dually.

 

[eastbank]

I saw a S&W 650 .22 mag with a extra .22 lr cylinder, it was said to be factory original with box, many dollars.

 

[Jim Watson]

I once saw a Diamondback with WMR cylinder, clearly a rechamber. I wonder how they got the extra cylinder.

 

[.22M.R.F.]

If this isn't pertinent to the discussion just ignore it please. I searched for a M-648 S&W .22 Magnum revolver for a couple years and had no luck so, since I already had a M-617 S&W .22LR I ordered a Magnum Cylinder from Gun Parts Corp and had it fitted to my M-617, I now have a duel cylinder .22LR/.22MRF revolver and the accuracy for the .22MRF is as good or better in this .22LR barrel. To explain: Normally if there was a convertible it was historically designed from a Magnum standpoint because of the apparent pressure increase when shooting a Mag. in a barrel bored for the .22LR. and was a liability issue no company wanted to experience. I've never heard of a convertible being produced by Ruger in the M-SP-101 but am no Ruger expert either. The M-SP-101 appears to be built like a tank but I am not avocating anyone try this.