Ruger Single Six Help
I just inherited a Ruger Single Six. I guess it is the 3 screw model made approx 1962 judging from the Ruger website and based on the serial number. On the side of the gun it says "Ruger Single Six" and "Win .22 RF Mag Cal." It only came with one cylinder which is fluted. I have been told the non-fluted cylinder is the magnum cylinder and the fluted clinder is the 22LR. Any help or information is appreciated. And I would like to find a magnum cylinder. Thanks in advance Scott
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Both cylinders are fluted.
Sage10 -
My friend is adament that the non fluted cylinder is the magnum cylinder...and I have seen pictures of both. There is no marking on mine. How would you tell the difference??? 0 -
A .22 magnum shell wont fit in the .22 cylinder. 0 -
I have a 3-screw Single-Six with both cylinders and they are both fluted as sage1 says. And, as cartod says, try a .22 Mag. cartridge in it, if it fits, it's the Mag. cylinder.
And, by the way, why did you ask if you prefer your friends expertise over what you find here?0 -
quote:Originally posted by cartod
A .22 magnum shell wont fit in the .22 cylinder.
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sorry I never said I perfered his expertise...just looking for confirmation one way or the other. I know nothing about revolvers let alone this specific one. Is the 22mag shell wider then a 22LR?? I have the LR's and they fit but don't have any magnums. As I said the gun says "Win..22 RF Mag. Cal" on the side but I don't have any 22mags to see if they fit. Thanks 0 -
22 Mag are slightly larger in diameter than 22LR, place a 22LR in there and see if you have any sideways motion. 0 -
My 1961 22 mag only Single Six 3 screw Old Model has a fluted cylinder.My 1973 New Model Single Six has both cylinders and they both have fluted cylinders.Somewhere around the 1970s they came out with the unfluted cylinder for the 22 mag cartriges.
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I've had both, Mag. cylinders fluted and Mag. not fluted. .22 L.R.
will, by the way, fire in the mag cylinder, but it's not recommended. Brass comes out clearly bulged and the risk of gas and nasty stuff heading back at you is real.
By the way, no need to feel bad about the confusion. The mag. cylinder I have on my Single Six I picked up new, for $20.00 , at a gun show because some idiot took it out of the box and set it down about 2 feet away from the revolver on the bench. When I tried to point this out to "Mr. Know It All" he insisted that I was wrong. It wasn't a Ruger cylinder because it was fluted. I even offered to put it in the revolver to show him. He was having none of it, so asked him how much then, since he had no use for it. I left the show shortly after.[:D][:D]0 -
The .22LR has a firing pin groove on the back of the cylinder whereas the .22WMR does not. You can download a manual here that will show you a picture of the two: http://stevespages.com/pdf/ruger_singlesix_om.pdf
My 3-screw Single Six had both fluted cylinders until I sent it to Ruger for the transfer bar conversion. They returned it with a fluted .22LR cylinder and an unfluted .22WMR cylinder.0 -
On my 3 screw Super single six which I bought new in 1969 both cylinders are fluted. BUT, the one chambered for .22 long rifle has a deep groove 1/10 of an inch wide machined around the outside on the rear of the cylinder. Thusly, the rim of the .22 long rifle cartridge is not fully supported. On the magnum cylinder there is no such groove & the case rims are counter sunk giving more support to the cartridge rim. So, on the magnum the rear face of the cylinder is smooth erxcept for the six chambers. L.R. has a circular groove machined around top 1/3 of the six chambers. Sounds confusing, but not easy to explain with out pictures.[;)] Describe your cylinderc & I'll tell you which one you have. Eddie 0
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