Recently purchased a Ruger Single Six and have a couple of questions

There were no stainless steel Single Sixes 45yrs ago.
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Mine doesn't know that. :rolleyes: I acquired it in 1970 and it was a several years old used gun at the time. It is setting next to me now. It also has both cylinders fluted which some tell me is not possible.
For the record it is a Ruger Super Single Six in stainless steel.
 
Clean a 22? Clean a 22? You're supposed to CLEAN a 22? :eek: Who knew? ;) :D

Mine doesn't know that. I acquired it in 1970 and it was a several years old used gun at the time. It is setting next to me now. It also has both cylinders fluted which some tell me is not possible.
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Well you see, that's the problem. 1970 couldn't have been 45 years ago. Why I remember 1970 well. I was in....high school :confused: 1970 plus 5..times naught,...carry the three...Oh....Never mind.
 
If you bought it in 1970 it's an Old Model Single Six and they were NEVER made in stainless steel. Period. End of story. No possibility. You're either remembering the date wrong and it's a much newer New Model or your Old Model has been plated. Post a picture and/or a serial number range and we'll know for sure.


It also has both cylinders fluted which some tell me is not possible.
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The early convertibles were fluted. Totally possible. A stainless steel Old Model is not possible.
 
I know that I bought a stainless single six in summer of 1976. I remember that vividly because it was my first firearm purchase. Maybe you're just a few years off on the date you are remembering.
 
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Most .22 LRs are outside lubricated, which is a fancy way of saying they have grease on the bullets. That grease is applied by dipping the bullets in melted grease by a machine that does tens of thousands of rounds an hour. So the coating is not always going to be exactly the same for each and every one. It is that grease that, when it hardens, can interfere with loading the round into a chamber.

One "solution" is to buy ammo with copper-washed bullets at a higher cost, or just push harder.

Jim
 
Although the Blue Book indicates no stainless steel Single Six was manufactured, Ruger did make a few versions of a lightweight Single Six including some with an aluminum cylinder frame, and some of those were made with a silver colored aluminum cylinder frame.
 
I shot this weekend and used some CCI, some Aguila, and some of the Winchester ammo that had problems loading.
The CCI and the Aguila ammo loaded perfect. The issue seems to be with the Winchester ammo.
Guess I just need to buy the slightly more expensive stuff!
I picked up a bore snake last week, and used it yesterday. Really quick and seemed to do a nice job. Just had to do a little hand work on the cylinder and a quick wipe down of the frame and the gun was clean.
 
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