tubeshooter
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I am thinking the "functional reason" for the grooves is to let everyone know that it is a Wrangler cylinder and not a Single Six cylinder.
I thought about that. It almost started to make sense, until I remembered that Ruger won't even sell you a Single Six cylinder for a Single Six without having you send the gun in to have the cylinder fitted. So what difference does it make if a cylinder is for a Wrangler or a Single Six if they aren't supposed to be swapped between guns anyway?tubeshooter said:I am thinking the "functional reason" for the grooves is to let everyone know that it is a Wrangler cylinder and not a Single Six cylinder
Turn rings align with the locking notches, because they are created by a mis-timed locking bolt. The two grooves on the Wrangler cylinder are well behind the line of the locking notches.aarondhgraham said:My WAG (Wild Arse Guess) is that the grooves are there to mask the inevitable turn ring that happens with most revolvers.
Turn rings align with the locking notches, because they are created by a mis-timed locking bolt
True. Being an Olde Pharte(tm), I would prefer to have all six shooters set up to work like the original Colts. Unfortunately, Ruger went in another direction a long time ago. It's something I live with but don't love.FrankenMauser said:The Wrangler's cylinder can rotate either direction, once the loading gate is open.
Bad for the 'purity' of an SAA influenced design.
But good for new shooters and a training environment.