Mystery Cylinders...can someone I.D.??

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VonFatman

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Below are three photos of two rim fire cylinders that were given to Karli & I along with a bunch of other shooting "stuff" (Karli’s dad gave us his gun(s) and other goodies…nope, no guns missing cylinders).

Does anyone know what they might belong to?

They are not identical. Each has had the last three numbers of a S/N engraved (with an electric pencil) on the discharge end of the cylinder (I assume these are gun specific cylinders).

One is like new and does not appear to have ever been fired.

We own a pair of H & R Model 676 "Convertibles" which have two cylinders. One .22 Long Rifle and the other .22 Magnum.

These are not 676 cylinders...at least not identical to the pair we have in the safe...and we have both cylinders for the 676(s).

Anyone care to take a look and make a guess??

Thanks.

Bob
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The cylinders are a clockwise rotation, kinda like a colt. but you need a better expert on this one.
 
There is no ejector star, so they look like single action, Ruger made a single action 22 that came with both regular rimfire and rimfire magnum cylinders, they may still offer that model, I don't know about current availability.
 
Just an observation--

The red felt or flannel bags with gold drawstrings have a Ruger look about them.

Which is NOT to say someone couldn't store other stuff in 'em. :p

Best of luck
Johnny
 
To help pin it down, I can definitely say they do not belong to the Tanfoglio TA-76 Single-action! Just checked mine. ;)
 
I imagine the felt bags were with the cylinders...but who knows.

Ruger huh? Maybe I should e-mail Ruger?

Thanks.

Bob
 
They look like they came from a ruger single six, or a super single six, the electro penciled numbers are the last 3 digits of the serial number this is how my cylinders for my super single six are. One is .22lr and one is .22 mag.

The super single six came with two cylinders one .22lr and one .22 mag.
 
The one on the left appears identical to the LR cylinder with my Ruger Single Six. My .22 Mag cylinder is unfluted.
 
I would say, almost without a doubt, that they are both Ruger Single Six cylinders. The red felt bags w/yellow drawstrings are correct, the size and shape of the flutes is correct, the size and positioning of the bolt stop cuts and approaches is correct, the length and size of the forward base pin boss is correct (The Colt Frontier Scout's boss is much shorter), and the indexing stars are correct. Both Colt and Ruger numbered their single action revolver cylinders using a hand held engraving pencil with the last three numbers of the s/n. The cylinder on the right has only partially enclosed case head recesses and slightly more surface area on the indexing star, which is consistent with an old model cylinder, while the one on the left is a new model cylinder. The new model cylinder looks almost brand new and will bring fifty bucks or so, and the old model cylinder will bring more or less the same just because it's an old model cylinder. The new model cylinders require little or no fitting, while the old model cylinders were individually fitted to each revolver. The old model cylinder installed into a new model will usually, but not always, have a rather excessive barrel/cylinder gap, twenty thousandths or more would not be uncommon.
 
RUger

How do I know, Easy the red bags with the yellow string.
Ruger has used them for the past 30 years for the extra cylinders, I have one for a black hawlk in 45 long colt, and 45 ACP
 
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