I ran in to this sight recently. Just in case someone is looking. Seems like a very reasonable deal.

http://www.rugercyl.com/

Yes it does. So is there any downside to the 10 shot .22 or the 8 shot .22 Mag. over the regular capacity cylinders?

I can't think of any. Apparently they are all drop in from what I understand.

Thanks.

...if he wants to make some more money, make some drop-in .22 Magnum cylinders for Bearcats...

There's nothing you can do on the old models. Frame and cylinder is too short. On the new models just ream the cylinders. Simple enough.

Got one of the 8 shot mag cylinder for a Single Six, it dropped in and works perfectly

Tag

tag Good Idea, short memory.

Interesting!

TAG

For New Models only.

As I have an Old Model, they are not useful for me.

Have fun with your New Models, though.

Check with them. I believe the cylinders can be intermingled.

The Ruger.net forum says that there is a difference due to the design of the OM allowing the hammer to be lowered between the chambers.

Ruger forum post


As an aside, my most recent check on Ebay & Gunbroker found far more OM .22LR cylinders than OM .22mag ones.

Just got off the phone with Ruger Cylinders. Maybe answer a couple of questions for you. First I asked him about a 22 mag cylinder for the Ruger Wrangler. He said they have an article about the Wrangler that it's not designed to take the pressure of the 22 mag. As a result Ruger has some how changed the design where the Single Six cylinders don't work in the wrangler. I've tried both of mine and he's right, you can cock it a couple of times then it locks up. He said if you did it, it would stretch the frame. Disappointing to hear that but I'm sure Ruger built the Wrangler to the market and we all know that the vast majority even in the Single Six are shot in 22 LR.

Secondly I asked him about center fire cylinders like 45 ACP. He said that they can make those but the demand for the 44-40 has been so intense it's hard for them to add other cylinders. That did surprise me. We didn't talk about it but I know you have to neck up the brass for the 429 bullet vs the 427 bullet in the 44-40 to get the accuracy you might want. Guy I talked to seems to think it's the CAS pushing that demand. Anyway, if you've had those questions, now you know.

I'd buy a 45 ACP cylinder RIGHT NOW.


Okie John

They are behind, but I'd call and get in line.

Same here.

How can you tell if you have a new model single six? I have a SS one with the 22lr and mag cylinder. 6 shots both

That's a New Model. They never made the old models in Stainless. The New Models came out in '73, you can look up your serial # on Ruger's website, they'll tell you what year it was made, but the stainless models didn't come out until '75 or '76, thereabouts.
The New Models have the transfer bar safety feature, which you can see if you cock your hammer and look in the slot.

Thanks I bought mine 20 years ago new.

The easier way to tell..........

Old models have 3 screws in the cylinder frame, probably why they're called "three screws".
New models have 2 pins in place of the 3 screws.

This avoids confusion caused when an old model has been retro fitted with the transfer bar conversion lockwork.

these replacement cylinders are the real deal. i got an eight shot 22wmr cylinder for a used 5.5” two-screw ruger single six that came cheap as it was missing its oem 22wmr cylinder. after a $20 gunsmith fluff & buff and 100 breakin rounds, my single eight is a laser tackdriver. i was offhand shooting out the bullseye at 60 feet, which is beyond belief for me. i would love an eight or ten shot 22lr replacement cylinder for the ruger wrangler.

Yes, CAS demand is likely the driver for those. FWIW, Al made me .44-40 cylinders for two old model Bisley Vaqueros. VERY nice. Took almost two years from when I first ordered, because the demand for 10-shot .22s was keeping him from getting on with the .44 WCF project. Ruger just wouldn't sell .44 WCF cylinders to anyone unless the revolver was originally sold as a "convertible" model... and Al Story is maybe the only game in town to get there from here. Reason is often about pairing Ruger revolvers with Win 73 rifles chambered for .44 WCF, etc. for CAS matches.

These .44-40 cylinders are actually sized properly for .429 bullets. Almost nobody uses (or can even find) suitable .427 bullets (without casting, themselves) and most of the pistol manufacturer's are using .429 for bore anyway. New .44-40 brass readily accepts .429 bullets; no issues with handloading dies.

-Chris