It was a convertible model. It must have also been an older model because getting the spent rounds to eject was always a chore. I’m not sure I ever shot the magnum ammo through it as the price per round was more than shooting 9mm but only had marginally better ballistics out of the short barrel than .22 LR.
Trash or Treasure : Ruger .44 Special & Long barrel Single Six.
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Lots of folks on both sides of the Single Six Convertible fence. Supposedly the difference in the bore is only .0005" but I think it just depends on how fresh the cutting head was when a particular barrel was made and ammunition variances.
Mine was a shotgun with any LRs, and decent, though not remarkable with Magnums.
Shame too, it WAS a beautifully made gun-
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they are closed! I got it on HOLD!If you don't get your hind end over and buy that 44 spc for 460.......
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Honestly man, I think it has more to do with the stainless vs blued steel barrel. I've got a couple 5.5s, and the blued, a convertible, just walks the stainless, as far as I know, a LR only gun, shooting most types of 22lr ammo. The blued gun was dad's, and we shot quite a few CCI Maxi Mags thru it, but i really only shoot long rifle out of it anymore. I gotta say, it is extremely accurate with the lr cylinder, I'm almost as good as the Standard MKII Target.
Just a thought, as I had heard the convertible barrels were supposedly bigger,etc., or the longer (6.5")barrels were not as accurate. I dunno.
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I think they are treasures. However, I have two Bisley Blackhawks, 44 special and 41 magnum. They are a lot more comfortable for me than the plow handle Blackhawks.
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Good, cause I'd never let you live THAT down!!!!they are closed! I got it on HOLD!
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I love Ruger's Single Six. Good shooter, very accurate. Tedious for some is methodical to others. Excellent tool for teaching non-shooters to shoot a handgun. $360.00 is a fantastic deal on a great handgun.
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It looks too good man! Crappy shooter or not! Beautiful Gun!
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I’m glade you old timmers know all the in’s & out’s of these old guns! lost knowledge one day
Gumby0961
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Wow!,
They both look brand new. Love the wood on the .44!
They both look brand new. Love the wood on the .44!
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the .44 is used, slight muzzle buff wear, cyclinder has a nice line. but the Six is bearly fired
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They both are a great deal, and great guns. I do like that anniversary six too.
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New Model Single Sixes don't do anything for me but the .44Spl is definitely treasure, especially at that price.
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Buy them both and don’t look back- Treasures
I have a 5-1/2" 44 Special Blackhawk and it is a gem to shoot. I would not pass it up. There is something special about shooting 44 Special ammunition in a gun chambered for 44 Special.
My Single Six was purchased new in 1980 and is a blued convertible. It has a 6-1/2" barrel and has been more than accurate enough for my purposes with the 22 LR cylinder installed. I use the Single Six to dispatch some small critters around my hobby horse farm.
I probably have not fired a box of 22 Mag ammunition through it since I bought it.
A couple years ago, I got a couple S&W Model 48 revolvers (22 mag K-frame) and have stocked up on 22 Mag ammunition. Maybe I'll see what the Single Six can do with the 22 Mag cylinder installed.
My Single Six was purchased new in 1980 and is a blued convertible. It has a 6-1/2" barrel and has been more than accurate enough for my purposes with the 22 LR cylinder installed. I use the Single Six to dispatch some small critters around my hobby horse farm.
I probably have not fired a box of 22 Mag ammunition through it since I bought it.
A couple years ago, I got a couple S&W Model 48 revolvers (22 mag K-frame) and have stocked up on 22 Mag ammunition. Maybe I'll see what the Single Six can do with the 22 Mag cylinder installed.
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I'm way much better with Mopars from 1958-1974
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I always thought “BigPower”
was because you like big X frame revolvers! I don’t know anything about classic cars, I dive a 9 yo 205,000 mile Prius, and it pays for my guns!
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Both would be screaming deals down here where the sun shines most of the time.
I am not sure about the convertible being less accurate because of it's slightly larger bore. I bought 3 screw single six before the conversion model came about and it's a pretty accurate little gun. A lot of prairiedogs and jackrabbits could testify to that except they are all dead.
I shied away from the new model because of the hype that they were not very accurate with 22LR because of the larger bore. A few years ago I finally threw in the towel and bought a barely fired stainless one that the serial number indicates was made in 1991. Bench resting both of them showed accuracy to be equal with 22 LR. To say I was pleasantly surprised is putting it mildly.
I no longer own a 44 special but my 44 mags seem to shoot them just as well as they did 44 mag and are a lot easier to find. Much easier on my hands and wrist too.
I am not sure about the convertible being less accurate because of it's slightly larger bore. I bought 3 screw single six before the conversion model came about and it's a pretty accurate little gun. A lot of prairiedogs and jackrabbits could testify to that except they are all dead.
I shied away from the new model because of the hype that they were not very accurate with 22LR because of the larger bore. A few years ago I finally threw in the towel and bought a barely fired stainless one that the serial number indicates was made in 1991. Bench resting both of them showed accuracy to be equal with 22 LR. To say I was pleasantly surprised is putting it mildly.I no longer own a 44 special but my 44 mags seem to shoot them just as well as they did 44 mag and are a lot easier to find. Much easier on my hands and wrist too.
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My super single six convertible shoots about the same sized groups with either cylinder, at least with me behind it.
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As always, the gun shop you go to seems to have prices stuck in the past.
That Single Six would easily be on the gun shop shelf for $700 plus in my part of the world.
Regarding accuracy, my blued "new model" Single Sixes with 4.6" and 9.5" barrels shoot very well with the pair of convertible cylinders each came with. Both guns needed a trigger job, and the chambers polished, but they shoot very nicely for a single action rimfire revolver.
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it’s a tactical shop, so there prices on modern stuff is slightly below retail. They take in a bunch of used stuff and really want to move it. Their used space is small, so floor plans are limited. They do good for both party's, sellers & buyers
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Must be something champion, cause last show I had my eye on a Blackhawk Bisley 44 Special, 5.5", no box, and the yayhooo wanted $850. Hard pass for sure, but $700 would be the range in this vicinity. If you can swing both, buy. That single six is priced very good, last 6.5" blued convertible i seen in a used case was $375. But definitely snap up that 44....if you end up hating it, you're making money on that deal
