[Litehiker]

I found a 1980 Ruger Single Six with two cylinders in original box W/ red bag and owner's manual in my area so I'm getting it as a companion to my Ruger 96/22 mag. lever gun.
This pistol shows just enough blueing wear from holstering and just enough wood grip open grain to make it look very "authentic" as a cowboy revolver.


Soon I'll have two .22 mag.Ruger's, a lever gun and a revolver, a perfect pair. Can't wait to pick it up. Gonna get a cloth lined walnut box for it.

Eric B.

 

[Fireman22]

Nice find. I've got one from 87. Purchased it new and it still functions flawlessly. In fact, I just cleaned it today from yesterday's range time. You'll enjoy it.

 

[Litehiker]

Thanks for the encouraging report Fireman, I'm getting either a Bianchi or Ruger holster for it. Looking forward to shooting it at our Boulder City range soon.

AND I'm waiting - and waiting - for my new Ruger 57 pistol to arrive. That pistol will be a companion to my FNPS90 carbine.

Take care and happy trails, Eric B.

 

[Pancho_Villa]

My old beater '76 model with the ''200 Yr. Liberty'' mark on the barrel. Bianchi leather holster. It's 3rd from the top.

 

[Fireman22]

My old beater '76 model with the ''200 Yr. Liberty'' mark on the barrel. Bianchi leather holster. It's 3rd from the top.

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Nice collection!

 

[C. D. Bates]

Fantastic find

They are good shooters, reliable and will last forever. Fun times ahead.

 

[Litehiker]

Got it today and Midway also delivered my Hunter holster for it. Fits well after I shaved 3/16" off the top to clear the rear sight. A great day!
The .22 mag cylinder was never used. Amazing. That's what I'm going to use with it.
I'll be taking it and my Ruger 96/22 mag. lever gun to the indoor range soon. Just too much fun.

Pancho, you need another revolver - or two.

BTW, my digital trigger pul scale measures it at 1 lb. 12.3 oz average. Kinda "lite".

Eric B.

 

[Litehiker]

I got a Hunter brand holster from Midway for it. It's the Model 60 for that 6 1/2" barrel. After some judicious grinding of the top with my Dremel tool the rear sight now clears nicely and the fit is great. This model has a diagonal snap strap that comes around over the trigger guard. The other horizontal snap strap secures the self belt loop.
Very cool but not fancy.

Eric B.

 

[MagBlackhawk]

The .22 mag cylinder was never used. Amazing. That's what I'm going to use with it.

I've owned one of those, w/6.5" barrel, for over 40 years.
Don't count that LR cylinder out just yet. Mine is crazy accurate with Fed 36 gr HP LR (550 round bulk pack) ammo at 50 yd.
It's just as accurate with every type of Magnum ammo I've tried but it is a little picky about what LR ammo it likes.
(Two clicks down for LR at 50 yd).

 

[Litehiker]

Thanks for the info on the LR cylinder and the the ammo it likes. I'll try some Federal 36 gr. LR ammo.

With the COVID 19 scare there is now panic gun and ammo buying. Glad I got this Single Six before all that started. Also got a Tarus Trekker .44 mag revolver from a friend and some ammo before the SHTF. Got all the ammo I need and won't even try to get more until mid-summer.

Eric B.

 

[MagBlackhawk]

Thanks for the info on the LR cylinder and the the ammo it likes. I'll try some Federal 36 gr. LR ammo.

Every gun is different. Yours might like some other ammo.
My 10/22 doesn't like Fed 36 gr HP nearly as well as it likes CCI 36 gr HP Mini Mags but the Single Six doesn't like Mini Mags at all.

 

[phideaux]

Good looking bunch of pistolas Pancho..

Jim

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

My old beater '76 model with the ''200 Yr. Liberty'' mark on the barrel. Bianchi leather holster. It's 3rd from the top.

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Very nice "posse" of revolvers there, Pancho. I had a Ruger .44 Magnum with the 10-inch barrel that I wanted to use on a "hog" hunt in eastern Tennessee. So I could get it out of my Bianchi holster a bit quicker, I lopped off 4-inches of the barrel and reset the front sight. At six inches the barrel was much easier to clear the holster. One handload of Speer 240 grain flat nose bullets, and I had some of the toughest dang meat I ever tired to chew on.

 

[Magnum.357]

Hogs should be shot in the neck, or the head (behind the ear) if using small caliber. They'll drop easily than when shot in the rib cage.
Piglets taste better 40 lbs. or less. The older hogs are tough and taste like stale muddy hog water. They are okay if trophy hunting.

 

[ifithitu]

Sweet looking collection Pancho_Villa.

 

[BLACK RIFLE REVIEWS]

Hogs should be shot in the neck, or the head (behind the ear) if using small caliber. They'll drop easily than when shot in the rib cage.
Piglets taste better 40 lbs. or less. The older hogs are tough and taste like stale muddy hog water. They are okay if trophy hunting.

Many under estimate the .22 LR most who grew up on a farm butchering their own Hogs know a .22LR just below the ear will put down a hog .I eradicate Feral & Coyotes and I've killed several Hogs and Coyotes with just a .22LR Rifle & Pistol at close and medium range 0-75 yards. The Majority of hogs were shot at 60 yards over bait piles with a 40 grain hollow point delivered to the head into the vicinity of the ear and it drops them like a stone. I found the best load for my .22 rifle & pistol to be the 40 GRAIN COPPER PLATED HOLLOW POINT CCI Velocitor its the most accurate and fastest at 1435 fps .22LR of its weight on the market today .I had some coyotes come to my wounded rabbit call and I took one of them at 100 yards away .In most cases using the .22 LR the Hogs will return after a .22 LR is fired because of its low report .I shot a 400 pound SOW and her 10 piglets in the span of an Hour because the piglets returned to the Dead SOW I was in a 21 foot ladder stand at 65 yards from a feeder where the Sow Lay dead.10 piglets and one 400 pound Sow was delivered to the processor and the Meat donated to feed the needy. Here are some Hogs & Coyotes I killed with the .22 LR.

This coyote came within 10 yards of my Tree Stand and was shot with a .22 Ruger Wrangler Revolver.He made a yap and a spin and dropped.

 

[BLACK RIFLE REVIEWS]

My old beater '76 model with the ''200 Yr. Liberty'' mark on the barrel. Bianchi leather holster. It's 3rd from the top.

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That's a nice collection of revolvers.

 

[BLACK RIFLE REVIEWS]

Hogs should be shot in the neck, or the head (behind the ear) if using small caliber. They'll drop easily than when shot in the rib cage.
Piglets taste better 40 lbs. or less. The older hogs are tough and taste like stale muddy hog water. They are okay if trophy hunting.

I prefer the base of the ear but anywhere in this area will drop them.

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

NEVER will I personally ever, consider the .22 Long Rifle more capable than anything larger, than a raccoon. If you happen to be hunting from a "mobile platform" I suppose even a pellet gun will work to worry a feral hog to death, but I've personally seen way too many failures involved with .22 Long Rifle ammunition in the form of "duds", or abhorrent misfires to consider that cartridge viable for self-defence of anything more ferocious than a skunk:

Now, there may be a few who have the patience to smack a .22 rimfire round several times before the bullet comes out the muzzle and hope like hell a sharpass tusk misses a vital artery, if contact should occur, but when encountering critters that BITE, I want to get the situation over much quicker:

That's why my choice involves a .44 magnum with pigs and black bear in this part of the USA.

 

[BLACK RIFLE REVIEWS]

I found a 1980 Ruger Single Six with two cylinders in original box W/ red bag and owner's manual in my area so I'm getting it as a companion to my Ruger 96/22 mag. lever gun.
This pistol shows just enough blueing wear from holstering and just enough wood grip open grain to make it look very "authentic" as a cowboy revolver.


Soon I'll have two .22 mag.Ruger's, a lever gun and a revolver, a perfect pair. Can't wait to pick it up. Gonna get a cloth lined walnut box for it.

Eric B.

I also like to pair Rifle & Pistol calibers .22LR , .22 Magnum, 9MM , .38/.357 MAGNUM , .44 Magnum , They all use the same ammo and in some cases the same magazines with the Semi Auto rifles & Pistols.