School Me on Ruger Single 6

[Hooper]

Looking for a fun accurate gun for the range. Fondled a single six 5.5" today am i'm really intrigued. Anyone have one? Anyone like one? Thoughts? They feel just awesome in the hand and I love the long site radius.

Please let me know your experiences...

Thanks!

Hooper

 

[Steven Pom]

i have one, it was my fathers, and the first handgun i think i ever shot. so it has some sentimental value.

Its a Old Three Screw Style, I believe its a 1961.

 

[ntomsw]

Nice guns and will last forever.

 

[Dradian]

I have one and love it. Ill probobly never sell it. Great gun to start kids with. Try to get one with two cylinders, 22lr and 22mag

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[tuna]

I've got one from the 80s. Love it.

 

[falcon123]

Very timely topic. My wife just got her dad's Ruger single six. He passed away many years ago so it has been sitting around. It was at her sister's in Texas so she shipped it up here. Haven't had time to shoot it. It's chambered in 22 magnum.

 

[Steven Pom]

Yes Timing is Everything, I Picked Mine up yesterday and had it apart on the Bench Tonight.
Its a Convertible and has Both the .22 & .22 Mag cylinder but the magnum cylinder is still in the factory bag.
i haven't Fired it since i was a Kid, but we will get to know each other again this weekend.

 

[fbirdquik6]

I have one, they're alot of fun and great for taking a walk in the woods. I saw a stainless single 10 the other day, that would be real fun in the woods!

 

[pupchow]

From what I recall, the Single-Six configured to be compatible with .22 WMR has a larger bore than one suited only for .22LR. I'd get one that was .22LR only, if I had the choice.

We've got a Single-Six Bisley, which comes with a .22LR cylinder only. It's a nice gun, but not the most accurate. It seems that the bore of the Bisley model is the same as that of the other "convertible" Single-Six models.

 

[ridleyman]

I don't have one at the moment, but I've owned a couple over the last 30 years and I think very highly of them. When you get the 22lr/22mag they're fun, but probably not as fine as if it had one or the other caliber. The stainless version is beautiful. I also owned a single ten and don't recommend them because of the trouble I had shooting many different types of 22 ammo. Many would get stuck after firing. if you only shoot CCI you should be okay. I recently bought a stainless ruger bearcat 22, but have yet to fire it. reviews online look great! enjoy!

 

[R_Wilson]

I picked up a convertible 357/9mm last summer. Always fun

 

[yanici]

From what I recall, the Single-Six configured to be compatible with .22 WMR has a larger bore than one suited only for .22LR. I'd get one that was .22LR only, if I had the choice.

We've got a Single-Six Bisley, which comes with a .22LR cylinder only. It's a nice gun, but not the most accurate. It seems that the bore of the Bisley model is the same as that of the other "convertible" Single-Six models.

I've never owned one but I've also heard that accuracy suffers as Pupchow says in his post. They look like nice revolvers though. I've owned two S&W 22 revolvers that I find to shoot very accurately in the Model 617 and in the Model 18. The swing out cylinder is faster to load and unload in the regular revolvers, also. Just more to consider.

 

[ColdDayInHell]

I have one with the 22 mag conversion and love it. It's great for teaching new shooters gun safety etc.

 

[whacko]

I almost bought the single six. Actually paid for it and did the paperwork at the LGS and it was delayed because the system was down. On the way home in the car I got to thinking I would probably never use the 22 mag cylinder so called my buddy at the LGS.......said cancel it and I'll take the single ten instead! Stainless......10 shot cylinder......fiber optic sights. Its an awesome revolver.......single 10 or single 6 are both fantastic......just ask yourself if you want the 22 mag option or 10 rounds on tap before you buy. The gun is so fun to shoot.......easy as hell to clean.......accurate.......can't wait to take it out squirrell hunting this fall.

 

[whacko]

I don't have one at the moment, but I've owned a couple over the last 30 years and I think very highly of them. When you get the 22lr/22mag they're fun, but probably not as fine as if it had one or the other caliber. The stainless version is beautiful. I also owned a single ten and don't recommend them because of the trouble I had shooting many different types of 22 ammo. Many would get stuck after firing. if you only shoot CCI you should be okay. I recently bought a stainless ruger bearcat 22, but have yet to fire it. reviews online look great! enjoy!

I have a 4 month old single 10......never a problem with ammo.....cci.....federal champ.......golden bullet........thunderbolt.....all works no problem and I have put at least 2000 rounds through it. Maybe you got a lemon.

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From what I recall, the Single-Six configured to be compatible with .22 WMR has a larger bore than one suited only for .22LR. I'd get one that was .22LR only, if I had the choice.

We've got a Single-Six Bisley, which comes with a .22LR cylinder only. It's a nice gun, but not the most accurate. It seems that the bore of the Bisley model is the same as that of the other "convertible" Single-Six models.

Another reason I chose the single 10......had heard this as well.

 

[dcmdon]

From what I recall, the Single-Six configured to be compatible with .22 WMR has a larger bore than one suited only for .22LR. I'd get one that was .22LR only, if I had the choice.

We've got a Single-Six Bisley, which comes with a .22LR cylinder only. It's a nice gun, but not the most accurate. It seems that the bore of the Bisley model is the same as that of the other "convertible" Single-Six models.

I have a single six convertable. An old model. It was a gift from Bill Ruger Jr to my dad in 1968. I've shot it a little, and it reasonably accurate.

I've never heard that the actual bore was larger on the convertible. Do you have any links?

I'm guessing that 15 minutes of research on rimfirecentral would provide an answer.

I'm not calling bull5h1t yet. But am mildly suspicious.

Don
p.s. if you shoot LRs out of the WMR cylinder, it produces nice 6" groups at about 10 ft. Ask me how I know. I spent HOURS trying to figure out that was wrong. Ha.

 

[pupchow]

I have a single six convertable. An old model. It was a gift from Bill Ruger Jr to my dad in 1968. I've shot it a little, and it reasonably accurate.

I've never heard that the actual bore was larger on the convertible. Do you have any links?

I'm guessing that 15 minutes of research on rimfirecentral would provide an answer.

I'm not calling bull5h1t yet. But am mildly suspicious.

Don
p.s. if you shoot LRs out of the WMR cylinder, it produces nice 6" groups at about 10 ft. Ask me how I know. I spent HOURS trying to figure out that was wrong. Ha.

When we purchased the Bisley, I had no knowledge of Ruger using a hybrid bore as a compromise for .22LR/WMR compatibility. After reading up on this non-standard bore business, I was hopeful that the Bisley had a standard .22LR bore, as the Bisley model is set up for target shooting. I sent an inquiry via email to Ruger, and they confirmed that it was not a "true" .22LR bore. I might have a copy of the email. I'll dig later.

 

[dcmdon]

Interesting, you learn something new every day.

I knew that the .357/9mm convertible blackhawks and Vaquieros used a larger bore. People are always complaining about the accuracy of the gun in 9mm.

I've got a 45 Colt / 45 ACP convertible and its pretty accurate with both. Although Its hard to judge since the .45 colt loads I make up are pretty hot with a lot more recoil. ("ruger only" loads in most manuals)

But then again, they both use the same diameter bullet.

 

[pupchow]

I tried to find the email from Ruger but could only find more recent emails, dealing with their SP101 .22LR.

When Ruger released the SP101 in .22LR, I was curious if this was going to be another instance of them using a "hybrid" barrel for a possible .22WMR variant. Their reply with respect to bore size was a bit vague, but still no .22WMR version.

 

[dcmdon]

Thank you for trying.

I just looked it up. The difference isn't even that much. I found .224 for .22 wmr. I found .222 and .223 for .22 LR.

If ruger can hold the diameter of their barrels to .001 I'll give them credit. Though they probably shoot for .224 to keep chamber pressures in check in the WMR.

 

[Harvey Paul]

The stainless version is beautiful. I also owned a single ten and don't recommend them because of the trouble I had shooting many different types of 22 ammo. Many would get stuck after firing. if you only shoot CCI you should be okay. I recently bought a stainless ruger bearcat 22, but have yet to fire it. reviews online look great! enjoy!

The new stainless Bearcat is indeed a little beauty, especially since they started shipping with the stainless ejector housing. The small size didn't bother me.
My stainless Ruger Bearcat 22 was terrible. Some ammo would not fit into the cylinder, and like your single ten, some would get stuck after firing. Sometimes after loading, the cylinder refused to rotate. I spent more time fiddling with it than shooting it. Finally the action began acting up. I sent it back to Ruger and they told me they could not fix it, could not replace it, and told me to pick a different single-action model. I was so fed up with the whole .22 experience that I told them to ship me the .357 stainless Bisley New Vaquero. What a wonderful gun that is!

 

[Hooper]

OP- Ended up with A Single Ten!

Just picked up a Single Ten instead of the Six. DEAD NUTS POA! Whoa. Amazing shooter. Here's a target from my first outing yesterday. 20 out of the barrel… 20 into the black with great groups at 50'. Really fun gun.

 

[Dradian]

Just picked up a Single Ten instead of the Six. DEAD NUTS POA! Whoa. Amazing shooter. Here's a target from my first outing yesterday. 20 out of the barrel… 20 into the black with great groups at 50'. Really fun gun.

Congrats. Looks like a keeper

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[whacko]

Just picked up a Single Ten instead of the Six. DEAD NUTS POA! Whoa. Amazing shooter. Here's a target from my first outing yesterday. 20 out of the barrel… 20 into the black with great groups at 50'. Really fun gun.

Enjoy! My son and I love ours! Can't beat a cylinder that holds 10!!!

 

[Zappa]

I've got a 45 Colt / 45 ACP convertible and its pretty accurate with both. Although Its hard to judge since the .45 colt loads I make up are pretty hot with a lot more recoil. ("ruger only" loads in most manuals)

But then again, they both use the same diameter bullet.

You sure about that ???
From my handloading data, the .45ACP uses .451 diameter bullets, while the .45LC uses .454 diameter.

 

[dcmdon]

Its my understanding that older 45 Long Colts were .454. Modern jacketed ammunition runs .451 and lead stuff runs about .002 larger.

I dont have a manual handy, but the 45 LC, .454 Casul, and .460 S&W all are variants of the same diameter cartridge. I'd check bullet diameter of th 454 or .460 to check modern diameter. Just as a double check. I KNOW that bullets are interchangeable between these calibers.

Either way, you raise a good question.