Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Lipsey and Ruger nail it:: Single Six and Bearcat limited runs

Where to begin?

The Bearcat. Lipsey has gotten Ruger to offer adjustable sights on the Bearcat. WOW! Finally, I just gave up on that ever happening. Stainless and Blue. What are the odds on a 22 mag 2nd cylinder? This is good enough. Can you say 22mag hand reamer. Then Lipsey also lists a short bbl, birds head grip which is just ideal for an open sight pocket 22. The standard Bearcat, IMHO now obsolete.

Probably a bit less exciting for most, is the Single Six offered in 327 magnum. Now here, I really dont get Ruger. Head up their butts. Ruger makes the Blackhawk in a 327. Who would buy that and why? But, now, again, Lipsey set them right with a dandy little size appropriate 32 revolver. By all accounts the 327 is one hot proposition. It is called a Single Seven. Why seven shots in smooth cylinder? More is better? ok, Fine.

This must have all just happened because the web appears nearly silent on the any of these three. And yet reams written complaining about Bearcat sights and 327 Blackhawks. And many custom guns built to address same. You can see all 3 on Ruger.com There is a youtube on the 32.

Hooray for Lipsey! How do we get them on the Ruger board of directors?

Opinions? Any buyers yet?

http://www.ruger.com/products/newBearcatDE/models.html

http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSixDE/models.html

Quiet on the Single Seven?!? Your Googlefu must be broken! Talked about a ton on multiple forums! I have a 4 5/8" and the 7 1/2" and both are great guns, albeit the execution on the 4 5/8" is a little rough. It's back at Ruger having a few flaws corrected. Tons of power though in a really wonderfully- scaled six (er, seven)-gun!

-John

Can you point me to a forum with some good user discussion? Perhaps your favorite thread out there?

I did read an on-line magazine type review. Like to hear more shooter impressions. I also found a complaint about feeding and extraction. Not got any sense at all if that is/was all squared away now, or is this an on going random event?

This really looks like what the 327 should be (that is near quote from that article I read) I agree, it is right sized.

I am on a tight budget, thinking about this right now.

the guy on you tube, said the 4 5/8 has 2/1000 gap and others had 4/1000 gap? Why not all 2/1000? Is that even true?

There has been much discussion of the Single seven on this forum including a thread I started a few months ago when I started loading for and shooting mine.

Brian Pierce wrote a fine article on the Single seven in the latest issue of handloader, and included an extraordinary amount of load data for the cartridge.

One of the gun rags laying on my desk at work also has an article on the single seven, I think it was last month's Shooting Times.

One thing we all talk about is minimal clearance of the loading port. The cylinder must be aligned very specifically to feed or extract a cartridge. This would be less of a pain in the butt if the cylinder were reversable. My revolver WILL be going in for this modification and trigger tuning.

Otherwise the single seven is a fine revolver. Mine is well fitted, and quite accurate with 75 gr cast at minimal velocity, 85 gr XTP at moderate velocity, and 115 gr Gold Dots pushed as fast as easy extraction will allow.

Here are a few links in no particular order on the Single 7.
I want an adjustable sight Bearcat but I am unable to buy 22 lr at anywhere near a reasonable price. I can reload 32 Magnum or327�s for less money using cast bullets. If the manufacturers cannot find a way to solve the 22lr supply and distribution problems the entry level shooters and plinkers will be gone.
I have a 5 � � Single 7. Very pleased with it.

http://singleactions.proboards.com/thread/13945/120grain-load-data-327?page=1&scrollTo=155026

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?266043-Single-seven-Kaboom

http://singleactions.proboards.com/thread/14065/single?page=2&scrollTo=154926

http://singleactions.proboards.com/thread/14065/single?page=2&scrollTo=154926

http://singleactions.proboards.com/thread/13907/accurate-mold-327-single?page=1&scrollTo=153638

http://singleactions.proboards.com/...-7shot-single?page=1&scrollTo=142113

http://singleactions.proboards.com/thread/13550/ruger-single-327-federal?page=1&scrollTo=147944

^ Those were the links I was going to reference. Also pick up a copy of this:



Makes for a great read and some good info for reloading the .327.

-John

Hey guy! Thanks.

I just picked up this 7.5" Single Seven. The date on the fired case was December, 2014, and this gun shows none of the problems with fit, finish and function that have been reported with the earliest guns.

I agree that Brian Pearce's article is a must-have for a new Single Seven owner.





Good fit on the grips:



Tight barrel to cylinder gap:

I am glad to hear that the issues are getting sorted out. This really, sounds and looks, like well balanced ctg & gun combination.

Nice!
Gonna need a range review.

Amazing.

They can poke another hole in a Single but won't poke five in a Bisley, a Redhawk or a Blackhawk....

Hawk,
I think that the reason for not making the five-shooters has to do with the Legal dept. A gun so made would be seen as encouraging higher than SAAMI handloads thus making the manufacturer liable for any overload accidents. Just my thoughts on the subject. Could be wrong........

Im talking 454 and 480 Ruger chamberings on platforms worthy of carrying.

MRI doesnt seem to have any trouble with the concept.

My bad. I was thinking of a five shot 45 Colt.

The MRI frame is a bit stouter in all dimensions than the Ruger. Max Prasac (who posts here as Whitworth1) covers the factory 5-shot issue in his book "Gun Digest Book of Ruger Revolvers: The Definitive History." He goes into a good bit of detail about what engineering changes would need to be made to mass produce a 5-shot Bisley. It's an interesting read.

Here is a link to an earlier range report and discussion of the single seven.
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...Re_Shooting_the_single_seven#Post9376994

There is also an article on this revolver in the Feb issue of Shooting Times.

There was a time when I liked the Single Six et al. Then the time came when I realized that I liked shooting and not spending an hour to fire 18 rounds.

That's why there no 22 ammo anymore. Millions of folks are shooting semi-autos with hi-cap magazines. Rattling through hundreds of rounds at a session.

The rate of ammo consumption has skyrocketed. My guess anyway.

Frame window and cylinder.
The base pin and ejector shroud would also need attention.

But that only applies to the Bisley/Blackhawk, not the Redhawk.

So am I, but that's where the 454 comes in.

Plus, if they were worried about any liabilities to loading hotter, the original 45 Colt Blackhawk has been in production for 50-60 years now and I would imagine they would have quit making them if that were any reason to do so.