Single Six Hunter 17HMR/Mach 2

[sixmranch]

Other than poor sales and lack of ammo availability, I've heard there were issues with the .17M2 cylinder. Any truth to that?

On a related note, I want one!

 

[Threespears]

Me too

 

[contender]

The lack of easily available ammo, combined with a few issues of cases splitting & sticking,, made the caliber a lack-luster sales item. Ruger only did a sample run of about 250 of them, to see how they would do. Hard to find one,, and pricey now when you do.

 

[rugerguy]

.......well I sure don't, had one when they first came out, duel cylinders, stainless steel ,5 1/2 inch barrel and it shot so "fast" everything I shot at,hit under the target , chipmonks simply jumped up "scared" and run off, and at many different distances, screw that, I bought it for $350, and sold it for $450.....never looked back. .........now just use Lauras' old 10/22 problem solved..........

 

[Uncle Howie]

I have a Single-Six Hunter in .22LR/.22WMR.

I wanted the Single-Six Hunter in .17 HM2/.17HMR, but money was tight at the time.

When I had the funds, the .17 HM2 cylinders had been recalled, and prices were already on the rise.

I was primarily interested in using the .17 HM2 round, for hunting gray and fox squirrels.

Since the .17 HM2/.17HMR priced itself into “collector” territory many years ago, I’ve decided I don’t “need” one after all.

My .22LR/.22WMR Hunter already sits neglected (waiting for a walk in the woods) anyway!

 

[wproct]

I owned one briefly in the 17M2 and 17HMR convertible model with I think a 6 1/2 inch bbl. I traded it off rather quickly as it was quite heavy and expensive to feed. Sounds maybe like I should have hung onto it for a while value wise.

 

[sixmranch]

I have a Single-Six Hunter in .22LR/.22WMR.

I wanted the Single-Six Hunter in .17 HM2/.17HMR, but money was tight at the time.

When I had the funds, the .17 HM2 cylinders had been recalled, and prices were already on the rise.

I was primarily interested in using the .17 HM2 round, for hunting gray and fox squirrels.

Since the .17 HM2/.17HMR priced itself into "collector" territory many years ago, I've decided I don't "need" one after all.

My .22LR/.22WMR Hunter already sits neglected (waiting for a walk in the woods) anyway!

That's what I'm curious about. Why did they recall them? Other than reports of split cases, that's not really a safety issue, unless you were getting some kind of blow back.

 

[sixmranch]

I owned one briefly in the 17M2 and 17HMR convertible model with I think a 6 1/2 inch bbl. I traded it off rather quickly as it was quite heavy and expensive to feed. Sounds maybe like I should have hung onto it for a while value wise.

Cost isn't currently an issue. You can get .17M2 for .15/round, where-as .17HMR is around .23/round. Availability is also good.

 

[flyer898]

Borschardt Rifle Company makes a .17HM2 cylinder for Ruger Single-Six revolvers in .17HMR. Has anyone tried one? They offer six-shot and eight-shot versions.

 

[hittman]

Any help here?

https://www.rugerforum.com/threads/authentic-single-six-17-hmr-mach-2.314884/unread

 

[chet15]

Any help here?

https://www.rugerforum.com/threads/authentic-single-six-17-hmr-mach-2.314884/unread

Ruger never made a blue .17HMR/.17 Mach 2 revolver. So the blue .17 Mach 2 was definitely aftermarket.
Chet15