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Offline Cookiemann

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Single Six Question
« on: April 01, 2007, 02:15:45 AM »
I saw a Single Six  22Mag in the case, used, yesterday.  Is there a way to tell if it is a convertible with only the mag cylinder or one that was made "exclusively" a 22mag?  I have read about how the 2 cyl. models tend to favor one cyl. over the other.  Is there a way to tell which one you are looking at?  It looks real clean and fairly new, but at $235, that's kind of a low price and got me wondering if its just cause its a mag and not as popular or does it have some accuracy problems and got traded.

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Re: Single Six Question
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2007, 01:50:12 PM »
cookie man, the price you paid is fair. I would not worry about anything, as long a qualified gunsmith oks it. I have never heard of one in .22 that was not convertible. Mine has both cylinders and seems to shoot better with the .22 LR cylinder. Try lots of different ammo. Also, as I am sure that you know, wear ear protection! that .22 mag really barks!
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Re: Single Six Question
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2007, 02:28:42 PM »
I bought a old Single Six ( Mfg. 1967 ) a couple of years ago that was the same thing, 22mag cylinder only. On the older models the Mag. cylinder had the last 3 digits of the gun S/N etched on the front of the clylinder. Mine was NIB condition with no 22 Cylinder. I took mine to Ruger in Newport, NH and told them I wanted a 22 cylinder for it with no markings. Wanted it to be just like it was made in 1967.
They did a beauiful job making the bluing match & timing it. This was just the gun I had been looking for. An old 3 screw with a 5 1/2" barrel with a patridge front sight. Only thing lacking was the orginal box.  :'( :'( :'(
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Re: Single Six Question
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2007, 03:45:30 PM »
Actually, I didn't buy this, YET. ;D  I just thought it was odd that it was a mag only since I never saw them that way before.  Thanks for the info.  I will check it out the next time I am there, for the serial numbers.
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Re: Single Six Question
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2008, 03:35:56 PM »
Cookiemann, the Ruger Single-Six .22 Mag. was made between 1959 and 1963. They would have"three" screw frames and fixed sights. In 1963 Ruger began offering them with an extra .22 lr cylinder. Try this link, they have alot of useful info.

                                           http://www.gunblast.com/Hamm_MagnumOnly_SingleSix.htm
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Re: Single Six Question
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2008, 02:46:59 AM »
It's E-Z, if you check the left side of the cylinder frame markings.

The .22 Magnum-only 3-screws will be marked there as .22 magnums.

All other Single Sixes will not have that designation.

On convertibles, whether which extra cylinder is serialized, and in what way, only determines what version/year/sort of convertible one has in hand, and if it still has the matching cylinder(s), and if the serialized cylinder belongs with that frame.
Some eras had the extra mag cylinder serialized, other eras had the l.r. extra cylinder so marked.
The very first convertibles (early 60's) were .22 mag-only models with l.r. extra cylinders, for a few years until Ruger made them all from l.r.models with mag extra cylinders.

If the frame is not marked for the magnum, but all it has is a magnum cylinder, there are a few points:

1) some previous owner might have lost/discarded the l.r. cylinder.
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2) It could be a l.r.-only pre-convertible era gun (with the old .219" bore) that someone has installed a mag cylinder in, and the l.r. cylinder might have already been missing, or became so.
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Re: Single Six Question
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2008, 01:12:55 AM »
Check to see if there is an asterisk stamped on the underside of the frame in front of the trigger guard. That signifies a single cylinder gun too.
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Re: Single Six Question
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2008, 06:15:54 AM »
As I understand it the convertable guns are "bored" to match the slightly larger 22 mag bullet. So in effect even if you got a convertable with only the mag cylinder you should be OK.  I have heard the opposite where a convertable gun was received with only the LR cylinder and accuracy suffered a bit. I have also heard of guys rebarreling these with a barrel meant for the .22 LR.
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Re: Single Six Question
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2008, 02:56:31 PM »
I bought a stainless model with only a L.R. cylinder, found a stainless 22 mag cylinder at a gun show.  Bought it and took gun and new cylinder to gunsmith to have it timed, he put it in checked it and pronounced it ready to go.  No work to be done on it.  Gave a co-worker $125 for the gun and $35 for the cylinder, one of those deals that just come together.  DP
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Re: Single Six Question
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2009, 05:15:27 AM »
both my convertibles shoot great with either the mag or lr cylinders and it doesn't matter much what ammo you shoot either, they came from the factory with both cylinders marked with last 3 digits and were made in late 70's just can't remember the year at the moment, great guns for the money and fun to shoot.
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Re: Single Six Question
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2009, 05:23:50 AM »
I know there are some 22LR models only.  I have one it's the Bisley and really wanted it to be a mag.
I think you can send it back to Ruger and they will fit and time a new LR cylinder to the gun for a fee.
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