A New-To-Me .22 WMR Only RSSM

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Lightning DOES strike twice ! :mrgreen:

I once had a .22-mag only Single Six Magnum, but foolishly sold it (about 35 years ago)

Today, I finally came across it's replacement.





It looks to be pretty minty, which makes me excited to shoot it.


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That is a nice one fer sure. Do you have the extra cylinder for it as a convertible?
Here are mine All are different variations. One of which only 700 were made
Jim

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It's just like it was issued, no extra LR cylinder.

Nice collection you've got there, Jim !

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All of mine are the Mag stamping, but they were shipped as convertibles with the extra 22LR cylinder.
Jim

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This one's from 1960, and IIRC, so many mag-only users were sending their guns in to be fitted with a LR cylinder, that the factory thought a convertible ought to sell well, and started issuing convertibles sometime late 1961 or early 1962.

I would presume the only way to discern if an RSSM was issued as a convertible (RSSMX ?) would be through Ruger Customer Service.


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I would presume the only way to discern if an RSSM was issued as a convertible (RSSMX ?) would be through Ruger Customer Service.

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Yes you are correct. Unless it came with the 22 LR cylinder and it was the cylinder with the S/N on it. I assume yours dose NOT have the cylinder with the recessed chambers. Does yours have the Eagle on the barrel? Two of mine do and 3 don't. Also two have XR3-RED grip frames. The Mag only were sold from the factory as convertibles starting in 1960 RSSMX.
Good 22s
Jim

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No eagle on the bbl, Jim - just the two on the grip estuceons.

I haven't pulled the grips to check the type, but given the DOM, I'd think they'd be XR-3's.


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You did get a very nice Ruger!

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Today, I installed a set of Ruger grip medallions, that another board member gave me (Thanks, SATCOM ! ), into some plain SI Ajax XR-3 grips, and mounted the SI grips on my RSSM.

(The case is a Father's Day gift from my Son, I made the cartridge block from some Ebony 2"x2" stock, that I've had for 20 years)





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Looks good to me!

Very nice!

Pete,
Sweet deal! I like that case that your son got for you for FD also.
Terry

Thanks very much, for the kind words, all !

I intend to attempt making a set of horn XR-3 grips, from a couple of Bison horn $1.99 dog treats, that I currently have soaking in household amonia, so I can press the halved sections flat B 4 I proceed.



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