The revolver is indeed intended to fire two different rounds of slightly different bullet diameter. And it was not the only one. There was also a .357/9mm (.355) revolver with interchangeable cylinders. Not the best for top target accuracy, but it kinda works, and is perfectly safe.
Congrats to Dan on a collectible and fun acquisition! Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Meade Dillon via Mercedes Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 7:29 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Meade Dillon Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Today's Fun I think you mean something other than 22 magnum, I think that .22 magnum a slightly larger caliber than .22LR so you'd also need a larger diameter barrel. Regardless, nice looking pistol and a great option for learning to safely and accurately handle such. ------------- Max Charleston SC On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 10:05 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote: > The provenance on this model gun is actually pretty cool. > > Apparently, with the popularity of Westerns at the time, Ruger decided it > would be smart marketing to put out a “six shooter” for the masses. There > were a number of different models, with barrel lengths up to 9” and > “convertibles” that had an additional cylinder that allowed the owner to > shoot .22 magnum bullets as well. > > The distinction between models as they aged seems to be the “three screw” > identifier that applies to revolvers made before the late 60s/early 70s, > when Ruger redesigned the action and added a stop bar for safety purposes. > > You can still send your Super Single Six in to Ruger to be updated, but > I’ve found that the three screw unmodified models are more valuable, so > mine will stay that way and I’ll be careful to load only five at a time so > there’s nothing “in the pipe” so to speak. > > I’ve also found that Ruger will not sell parts without a serial number, > and if it comes back as an unmodified model they will not sell you parts > without having the revolver back and updating it. > > Meh. There’s always Brownell’s. > > -D > > > On Jun 11, 2018, at 9:44 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nice, I have its BIG brother in .44 Mag. I inherited it from a great > uncle, never have shot it though. With the 10" barrel recoil shouldn't be > too bad but I suspect if I wanted to shoot it much I'd want to hand load... > > > > > > -Curt > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, June 10, 2018, 9:57:48 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > For whatever reason, the Okie listserve strips my attachments out, no > matter how small. Maybe some day the administrator can get that “feature” > sorted out. > > > > http://penoff.com/photodump.html <http://penoff.com/photodump.html> > > > > -D > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Jun 10, 2018, at 9:44 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> > >> On Sun, 10 Jun 2018 16:04:44 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> After enjoying my Marlin 60 rifle so much, I started looking for > >>> a .22LR pistol/revolver. I really didn’t want to drop the kind of coin > >>> necessary for like a Ruger Mark 4 or such, so I started looking at > >>> vintage revolvers. Ended up buying a 1966 Ruger Super Single Six three > >>> screw model: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Won’t have time to get to the range today, so I’ll have to put it in > >>> the safe until later in the week when I can get out there… > >> > >> Was there supposed to be a picture attached in the blank lines in > between > >> your two paragraphs, Dan? > >> > >> > >> Craig > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com