Ruger Single Six information please!

[ray1944]

Any information for this gun .22/22mag 5 1/2" Serial number 4048xx
Thanks

 

[contender]

According to the very little info you provided,, it's a RSS5 made in 1964.
What else do you want to know?

 

[VictorLouis]

I hope the OP doesn't mind, but I see no sense me posting separately. I encountered what seemed to be a stainless Single-Six in 4&5/8 length. It had no warnings, with the OEM logo along the top of the barrel. Damned if I can be sure, but I think it said New Model. Anyhoo, the S/N is 62-72***. Does that sound plausible in stainless? What I mean is, the combination of s/s, and pre-warning, with the transfer bar?

 

[Hondo44]

All Stainless guns are New Models w/ transfer bar having been introduced c. 1974. New Models w/o the warning on the barrel were made before c. 1977-78. Your serial # indicates production in late 1974.

 

[ray1944]

Is the 400 thousand range common?

 

[Hondo44]

Is the 400 thousand range common?

Serial numbers went all the way up to over the 900XXX thru 1968 so no, nothing uncommon. Does the magnum cylinder have the last three digits of the serial number engraved on the front face? If it does, it's a correct Model RSS5X (X for extra mag cylinder).

 

[ray1944]

yes it does, and thanks for the info

 

[street]

Is the 400 thousand range common?

Yes the 400,000 range looks as if all the numbers were used. A few of the single-sixes went into the 500,000 to 505140 range, but most if not all had a "D" stamped in front of the serial number. No Single-Sixes were made in the 600,000 and 700,000 range but they were made from 800,000 to 833352. After that they started the digit pre-fix serial numbers. Hope this helps?

 

[VictorLouis]

Thanks Hondo, and OP. You guys are quite helpful!

 

[Hondo44]

Is the 400 thousand range common?

Yes the 400,000 range looks as if all the numbers were used. A few of the single-sixes went into the 500,000 to 505140 range, but most if not all had a "D" stamped in front of the serial number. No Single-Sixes were made in the 600,000 and 700,000 range but they were made from 800,000 to 833352. After that they started the digit pre-fix serial numbers. Hope this helps?

That's right they intermingled with the 1st year Super SSs in the 500,000s didn't they, before the prefix #s began.