smarley
Bearcat
Hi all,
New to the forum and I thought I would ask a question of the group.
I have owned a SS 4-5/8" New Model Single Six for a year now and just the other day I picked up a blued 6-1/2" New Model to keep it company (1973 vintage).
Both are "New Model Single Six" guns and yet the cylinders (22LR vs 22LR) are not interchangeable. In fact, the wratcheting mechanism on the cylinders is not at all the same and if I place the stainless cylinder into the blued gun, the pawl doesn't even make contact. The cylinder just spins freely.
In looking at the Ruger website, they seem to treat all New Model Single Sixes as one model with slight variations (fixed/adjustable sites, Bisley etc). They don't mention cylinder/pawl differences at all.
Does anyone know if the early New Model SS's used a different cylinder?
Attached is a picture of both the newer stainless 22LR and the older blued 22LR cylinders. As you can see, there are subtle differences in the dimensions of the teeth (wider on the stainless) as well as the diameter of the center section (narrower on the stainless).
Note: All cylinders match the associated gun (serial numbers).
Any insight would be much appreciated!
Best,
Marley
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New to the forum and I thought I would ask a question of the group.
I have owned a SS 4-5/8" New Model Single Six for a year now and just the other day I picked up a blued 6-1/2" New Model to keep it company (1973 vintage).
Both are "New Model Single Six" guns and yet the cylinders (22LR vs 22LR) are not interchangeable. In fact, the wratcheting mechanism on the cylinders is not at all the same and if I place the stainless cylinder into the blued gun, the pawl doesn't even make contact. The cylinder just spins freely.
In looking at the Ruger website, they seem to treat all New Model Single Sixes as one model with slight variations (fixed/adjustable sites, Bisley etc). They don't mention cylinder/pawl differences at all.
Does anyone know if the early New Model SS's used a different cylinder?
Attached is a picture of both the newer stainless 22LR and the older blued 22LR cylinders. As you can see, there are subtle differences in the dimensions of the teeth (wider on the stainless) as well as the diameter of the center section (narrower on the stainless).
Note: All cylinders match the associated gun (serial numbers).
Any insight would be much appreciated!
Best,
Marley
