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Here's in interesting piece I pirated from the net.

Every Ruger Single-Six made after the 22 LR only Old Modes have .224" bores (includes all New Models). I have an OM S/S (RSS-5) made in 1959 with a .222" bore but my OM SC-6 (made in 1966) has a .224" bore. Even my Single-Six Bisley (22 LR only, made in 1989) has a .224" bore. NM Single-Sixes are not "target grade" revolvers, however they are plenty accurate for plinking or hunting.

If you want to test a bore, grab a 7/32" drill bit. The shank of the bit will barely fit in the muzzle of a .224" bore and will not fit in a .222" bore.

BTW, Ruger is not the only manufacture to use a .224" bore on their sigle action revolvers. I've tested other brands and found the same thing .... in fact I recently picked up a like new Colt New Frontier Buntline (made in 1986) with a .224" bore that was sold as a 22 LR only.

supergun, With regular ammo, You can expect 2.5 ~ 3" groups at 25 yards so your accuracy is about par. If you want tighter groups, invest in a tool made by Paco Kelly called the ACU’RZR. It is a die with a punch that expands a normal .222" bullet up to .224". I bought a "one holer" many years ago. It takes about a half hour to "bump up" a 50 round box of ammo in my tool. The newer ACU’RZRs do 3 or 4 at a time and are much faster. Once the bullets are bumped up, they are a snug fit in a Single-Six 22 LR cylinder and won't fit or feed in any of my 22 semi-autos. They won't fit in the Colt Frontier either because it has tighter chambers. All Single-Six 22 LR cylinders have .224" throats so the larger bullet will pass through without being swaged down. I own several Single-Sixes and have tested all of them with "Paco Kelly ammo" versus regular ammo. From a bench rest, groups shrink about 50% .... in other words if your gun shoots 2" groups, it will likely shoot 1" groups with ACU’RZR sized ammo. Check out Paco's ad: http://www.leverguns.com/store/acurizer.htm

I've tried several brands of unaltered ammo and oddly enough, match grade 22s shoot the worst in all my Single-Sixes. After bumping up the bullets with an ACU’RZR tool, cheap Federal bulk pack ammo shoots just as well as match grade ammo so that's what I now use.

I just finished sending all requested pics. I was having technical difficulties with my email last night so anyone who requested but didn’t receive pics - let me know.
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Since this has turned into a flat gate thread, I'll have to post some pics and info about mine! Lol! Seriously though, unnessisary bump for a great revolver!

Ha, any good info is welcomed info - sale aside.

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Yeah, this deserves to be a flat gate thread. Interesting subject and I think it helps the OP with his sale.

More info the better on these unique, well built old revolvers. They're a lot slicker, IMO, than the new ones, They were slicker to start with and 70 years of cycling an action doesn't hurt. I'd rather have one of these than a new one.

And don't get into a shooting contest, early Single Six, against a new one. Or, at least don't bet too much....

DF

I created a new ad, I’ll leave this one for discussion and use the other one for advertising the sale of the gun.
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May want to post a link to this one. Lots of good info here, helping to explain that.

I understand trying to keep a classified add clean. Guess I was one of the biggest culprits, spinning this one out of control.

DF

Good point DF

Here’s the link:

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/15946479#Post15946479

I think it’s worth initial ask.

Many don’t know the history and significance of this rather rare and historical revolver.

More info the better.

DF

SPF to Cisco

Good deal.

He got a good one.

DF