Single-Six Barrels - 02/03/24
I've been reading on the Internet that Ruger Single-Six revolvers are flawed and accuracy is poor because of a supposed larger bore diameter to accommodate .22 WMRs on the convertibles. I've read elsewhere on the same trusty Internet that Ruger doesn't differentiate between convertibles and other .22s and screws the same barrels on each. I'm not sure because I've never slugged one.
What I do know is every Single-Six I've owned has been incredibly accurate and has given up little if anything to the Mark series of pistols in that regard.
My first handgun was a 1982 5.5" stainless convertible Single-Six, bought for me new by my father. Not sure when I received it but the price tag on the box had a 1982 date, which will give an idea as to production. I shot that gun at least 100,000 rounds but however many rounds, it eventually went out of time from wear. It had accuracy that would rival decent .22 rifles. My dad shot some groups at 50 yards that are hard to believe in hindsight. I got rid of it long ago. I wished I would've sent it to Ruger for a rebuild and kept it.
Yesterday, I was shooting a stainless Ruger Bisley (.22 LR only), a Wrangler and a blued 4 5/8" Single-Six. Not sure if the blued gun is convertible or not. I would have to find the box and see if it has an extra cylinder. I shot a series of offhand groups at a silhouette steel gong at 25 long paces (around 25 yards for me but could've been 23 or 24). My aiming point was a bullet mark right in the middle of the gong. I would repaint the gong, except for the bullet mark, every group or two. I was using an older lot of Federal AutoMatch. Discounting an occasional flyer in that a front was blowing in and I was getting some wind gusts occasionally that result in a called flyer, all the groups were between 1" to 2" for six shots over about 100 rounds with 5-6 flyers over the entire session thrown out.
The Wrangler shoots low and left and is the bronze finish. The bronze was difficult to see at times because the rocks on the back stop are about the same color. The other two have adjustable sights and shot to point of aim.
Removing a single flyer from each, the two best groups of the day were from the Wrangler and Bisley with five shots in 3/4" and a flyer opening the groups up to 2". Multiple groups from all three were under 2" for all six shots and some smaller than that.
Out of the handful I've owned, I've yet to find an inaccurate Single-Six. And given my results yesterday from the above two Single-Sixes and Wrangler, they are at least as accurate as me because I was shooting really well yesterday and don't think I can shoot any better than what the guns were doing.
I'm curious if anyone on here has had an inaccurate Ruger SS or if it's just Internet rumor.
What I do know is every Single-Six I've owned has been incredibly accurate and has given up little if anything to the Mark series of pistols in that regard.
My first handgun was a 1982 5.5" stainless convertible Single-Six, bought for me new by my father. Not sure when I received it but the price tag on the box had a 1982 date, which will give an idea as to production. I shot that gun at least 100,000 rounds but however many rounds, it eventually went out of time from wear. It had accuracy that would rival decent .22 rifles. My dad shot some groups at 50 yards that are hard to believe in hindsight. I got rid of it long ago. I wished I would've sent it to Ruger for a rebuild and kept it.
Yesterday, I was shooting a stainless Ruger Bisley (.22 LR only), a Wrangler and a blued 4 5/8" Single-Six. Not sure if the blued gun is convertible or not. I would have to find the box and see if it has an extra cylinder. I shot a series of offhand groups at a silhouette steel gong at 25 long paces (around 25 yards for me but could've been 23 or 24). My aiming point was a bullet mark right in the middle of the gong. I would repaint the gong, except for the bullet mark, every group or two. I was using an older lot of Federal AutoMatch. Discounting an occasional flyer in that a front was blowing in and I was getting some wind gusts occasionally that result in a called flyer, all the groups were between 1" to 2" for six shots over about 100 rounds with 5-6 flyers over the entire session thrown out.
The Wrangler shoots low and left and is the bronze finish. The bronze was difficult to see at times because the rocks on the back stop are about the same color. The other two have adjustable sights and shot to point of aim.
Removing a single flyer from each, the two best groups of the day were from the Wrangler and Bisley with five shots in 3/4" and a flyer opening the groups up to 2". Multiple groups from all three were under 2" for all six shots and some smaller than that.
Out of the handful I've owned, I've yet to find an inaccurate Single-Six. And given my results yesterday from the above two Single-Sixes and Wrangler, they are at least as accurate as me because I was shooting really well yesterday and don't think I can shoot any better than what the guns were doing.
I'm curious if anyone on here has had an inaccurate Ruger SS or if it's just Internet rumor.