ruger single six - The Firearms Forum

old semperfi · 08-03-2010, 08:35 PM

my ruger single six has been with me for a long time,right now its 43 years old and still shoots like new.to those of us lucky enough to have one you can go to the ruger site and click on customer service and then history and with serial number find out when yours was manufactured.i bought mine new but i had had it so long i forgot when i bought it.i still have the original box and papers and if i wasnt getting creamated when i die i would have it buried with me. old semperfi

Zane71464 · 08-03-2010, 08:46 PM

That's good information old semperfi.
I bought mine in "95" NIB/never fired, except from the factory, and it was mfg. in
"85".
IMO, they are one of the best they ever came out with, I love the one I have and absolutely love shooting it.

wyoredot · 08-03-2010, 09:20 PM

A very neat old weapon. I lost mine in a separation (arrggg) and replaced it recently with a newish SA .357 new model. It shoot like a Ruger, straight and true. Love 'em.

raydcarter · 08-03-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by old semperfi

if i wasnt getting creamated when i die i would have it buried with me. old semperfi

Geez - don't do that! Have it sent to me - I promise to take good care of it

It would go nicely with the collection my father in law left!

JLA · 08-03-2010, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by old semperfi

my ruger single six has been with me for a long time,right now its 43 years old and still shoots like new.to those of us lucky enough to have one you can go to the ruger site and click on customer service and then history and with serial number find out when yours was manufactured.i bought mine new but i had had it so long i forgot when i bought it.i still have the original box and papers and if i wasnt getting creamated when i die i would have it buried with me. old semperfi

Just have em crank the heat up in the creamator enough to melt the single six.

Helix_FR · 08-04-2010, 10:04 AM

or take your ashes and pack them inside the barrel and cylinders.

. That would be one bad a*$ urn.

mikld · 08-04-2010, 11:22 AM

My very first hand gun was a Ruger S.S.with both magnun lr.cylinders, bought in 1969. It was used but in excellent shape, and I still have her. I once shot a jack rabbit at about 125 yards with the SS using 22 mags. Took three shots to "walk up" the hits, but got it on the 4th shot. Great gun, and I think I'll pass it on when I go to someone that really appreciates guns.

How many .44 mag. reloads would it take to hold a 225 lb. man's ashes? Load 'em up, and go plinkin' in the woods!

P.S. Just found out my Single Six was made in 1966. Cool!

JLA · 08-04-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mikld

My very first hand gun was a Ruger S.S.with both magnun lr.cylinders, bought in 1969. It was used but in excellent shape, and I still have her. I once shot a jack rabbit at about 125 yards with the SS using 22 mags. Took three shots to "walk up" the hits, but got it on the 4th shot. Great gun, and I think I'll pass it on when I go to someone that really appreciates guns.

How many .44 mag. reloads would it take to hold a 225 lb. man's ashes? Load 'em up, and go plinkin' in the woods!

Funny you ask... About a year ago a rather heartbroken old woman came into the shop with an urn full of her recently passed husbands ashes, a highly decorated man who served in WW2 and Korea. It was documented in his will that his remains be cremated and placed into dummy .30-06 rounds and given to his only son along with a Winchester made Garand that he supposedly carried in WW2. I did the work and filled about 800 cases with him and put the old mil surp bullets bach in with a dab of sealer and packed him back in the ammo can. I didnt quite have enough of him left to completely fill the last case so i made a keepsake for his wife with it. I ended up getting to keep about 6 1/2 pounds of an unknown extruded propellant that I salvaged out of the mil-surp ammo which I ended up spreading out in my wifes garden. That was a wierd experience, but it made me feel good inside

raveneap · 08-09-2010, 05:42 PM

Bought my Single Six a number of years ago and enjoyed it. Then one day I was offered a really good price for it. Sold it but soon knew I had to have another so .. went to my LGS and bought a new one. They're great .22's.

johnlives4christ · 08-09-2010, 06:35 PM

single sixes are some neat guns. here's mine, early production new model with buffalo horn grips from eagle.

MYREDTAIL · 11-05-2010, 04:56 AM

I just orderd a Blue one with a 61/2 " bbl & the rubberized grip from my dealer $433.00 with tax inc.

Brian48 · 11-06-2010, 10:20 PM

I cherish mine. Bought this one back in '91 or '92 at a Jacksonville pawn shop right off base (Camp Lejeune) for $125 out the door.

[ignore the 22/45 - I sold that off already]

An incredible price even back then. It didn't come with a box, but it was in "like new" condition and came along with the matching .22mag cylinder. It is the only gun I still have from my days in the USMC living in NC and is staying with me for life.

Boris · 11-07-2010, 12:31 AM

I had one. I did not shoot it much so I sold it to a buddy that loved it more than me. When I had it I noticed the groups all looked the same. So one day I put up 6 targets and shot each target with only one chamber for several groups. I had six seperate very tight groups. If they could have made all 6 chambers exactly the same it would have been a one holer at 25 yards.

It was a great gun. It just was not my style so I did the gun a favor and sold it to a buddy that will give it a better home than I did.

Diamondback · 11-07-2010, 05:40 AM

Hey SemperFi. I have an Old Model Ruger Single-Six w/Magnum cylinder. Made in 1967 bought in 1967. Gave it to my father as a Christmas gift. Original 3 screw. Fantistic shooter. Got it back in 2006 when he passed on. He shot a few squirrels with it and I carry in the woods also. Priceless.

Diamondback · 11-07-2010, 05:41 AM

BTW the asking price was $69.95.

MYREDTAIL · 11-10-2010, 02:35 AM

I can't wait to get mine & try it out on some Rabbit's during this year's small game hunting, I am loaded up with RF ammo some CCI Stingers & about 500 rds of the Rem Yellow jacket's, hopefully only head shot's with this ammo to save the meat for eating.?

Zane71464 · 11-10-2010, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MYREDTAIL

I can't wait to get mine & try it out on some Rabbit's during this year's small game hunting, I am loaded up with RF ammo some CCI Stingers & about 500 rds of the Rem Yellow jacket's, hopefully only head shot's with this ammo to save the meat for eating.?

Great shooting revolvers, mine likes the cci blazers.

steve666 · 11-10-2010, 07:39 AM

I spent way too much for mine at a firearms auction a few years ago. It is a ".22 Magnum Only" gun manufactured in early 1960 with the matching number .22 lr cylinder. See info here: http://www.gunblast.com/Hamm_MagnumOnly_SingleSix.htm

ghrit · 11-10-2010, 08:14 AM

I got mine in Wyoming in 73, NIB at the LGS, paid 80 frns for it, IIRC. I can't begin to figure the number of rounds down the pipe, but plenty. Dunno the year it was built, and really could care less with effort. Value? It's MINE and I don't care, I'm keeping it until the grass rug is rolled over me. My fave gun locker resident, beyond doubt.

Old Grump · 11-10-2010, 11:59 AM

Shot my brothers 1976 model at 100 yards 2 days ago. 9 out of 10 shots on paper and if I would ever adjust the sights they would all have been where they belong, shooter not the gun. I love it as a beginners trainer, for small game hunting and for silly games like 100 yard shooting. Wasn't even using high speed ammo, CCI Blazer 40 gr standard velocity because I have 4500 rounds of it and it was cheap. 30 years ago when my hands were steady and my eyes were good I shot that gun as accurately as I did my S&W 41 target pistol. You have to love a gun like that.

QB Too · 11-10-2010, 01:44 PM

I have a couple with 4 5/8" barrels and just love them. Ruger warning is on the bottom of the barrels.

I keep the 22LR cylinder in one and the .22 WMG cylinder in the other. I have new grips coming for them but here's what they look like right now.

The 22mag cylinder is the non-fluted one. I sure wish both cylinders were non-fluted as I like that look better.

Texman · 11-10-2010, 03:05 PM

Wishing that I hadn't traded mine off a couple of years ago. Oh well, it water under the bridge now I guess.

johnlives4christ · 11-10-2010, 04:24 PM

shot my single six today. just plinking. was hitting a 12" plate at 65 yards. coke cans beware... the single six is HOT

johnlives4christ · 01-01-2011, 01:06 AM

a few pics of my beloved six

davidh5000 · 01-01-2011, 10:18 AM

I have a flatgate single six that was made in 1954 in 96%-98% condition. It is, without a doubt, the most accurate .22 I have ever owned. The most fun to shoot to. The only other revolver I own that can keep up with it is my 1961 made Colt Python, which is also a 96%-98% gun. If I had to choose which one to keep I'd be hard pressed to choose which one it would be.

08-03-2010, 08:35 PM	#1
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	ruger single six my ruger single six has been with me for a long time,right now its 43 years old and still shoots like new.to those of us lucky enough to have one you can go to the ruger site and click on customer service and then history and with serial number find out when yours was manufactured.i bought mine new but i had had it so long i forgot when i bought it.i still have the original box and papers and if i wasnt getting creamated when i die i would have it buried with me. old semperfi -->

08-03-2010, 08:46 PM	#2
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,371	Re: ruger single six That's good information old semperfi. I bought mine in "95" NIB/never fired, except from the factory, and it was mfg. in "85". IMO, they are one of the best they ever came out with, I love the one I have and absolutely love shooting it. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

08-04-2010, 10:04 AM	#6
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,624	Re: ruger single six or take your ashes and pack them inside the barrel and cylinders.. That would be one bad a*$ urn. __________________ Only cowards shoot with their eyes closed.... helixgunsmith.com

08-04-2010, 11:22 AM	#7
mikld Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 573	Re: ruger single six My very first hand gun was a Ruger S.S.with both magnun lr.cylinders, bought in 1969. It was used but in excellent shape, and I still have her. I once shot a jack rabbit at about 125 yards with the SS using 22 mags. Took three shots to "walk up" the hits, but got it on the 4th shot. Great gun, and I think I'll pass it on when I go to someone that really appreciates guns. How many .44 mag. reloads would it take to hold a 225 lb. man's ashes? Load 'em up, and go plinkin' in the woods! P.S. Just found out my Single Six was made in 1966. Cool! __________________ My Anchor is holding fast. Last edited by mikld; 08-05-2010 at 11:16 AM..

08-09-2010, 05:42 PM	#9
raveneap V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 216	Re: ruger single six Bought my Single Six a number of years ago and enjoyed it. Then one day I was offered a really good price for it. Sold it but soon knew I had to have another so .. went to my LGS and bought a new one. They're great .22's. __________________ ... ed ... MAINE - The Way Life Should be ... NRA/C&R

08-09-2010, 06:35 PM	#10
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: ruger single six single sixes are some neat guns. here's mine, early production new model with buffalo horn grips from eagle. Attached Images

11-05-2010, 04:56 AM	#11
MYREDTAIL Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 11	Re: ruger single six I just orderd a Blue one with a 61/2 " bbl & the rubberized grip from my dealer $433.00 with tax inc.

11-06-2010, 10:20 PM	#12
Brian48 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 133	Re: ruger single six I cherish mine. Bought this one back in '91 or '92 at a Jacksonville pawn shop right off base (Camp Lejeune) for $125 out the door. [ignore the 22/45 - I sold that off already] An incredible price even back then. It didn't come with a box, but it was in "like new" condition and came along with the matching .22mag cylinder. It is the only gun I still have from my days in the USMC living in NC and is staying with me for life. __________________ Proud to have served.

11-07-2010, 12:31 AM	#13
Boris Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 607	Re: ruger single six I had one. I did not shoot it much so I sold it to a buddy that loved it more than me. When I had it I noticed the groups all looked the same. So one day I put up 6 targets and shot each target with only one chamber for several groups. I had six seperate very tight groups. If they could have made all 6 chambers exactly the same it would have been a one holer at 25 yards. It was a great gun. It just was not my style so I did the gun a favor and sold it to a buddy that will give it a better home than I did.

11-07-2010, 05:40 AM	#14
Diamondback Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Silver City, Oklahoma Posts: 663	Re: ruger single six Hey SemperFi. I have an Old Model Ruger Single-Six w/Magnum cylinder. Made in 1967 bought in 1967. Gave it to my father as a Christmas gift. Original 3 screw. Fantistic shooter. Got it back in 2006 when he passed on. He shot a few squirrels with it and I carry in the woods also. Priceless.

11-07-2010, 05:41 AM	#15
Diamondback Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Silver City, Oklahoma Posts: 663	Re: ruger single six BTW the asking price was $69.95.

11-10-2010, 02:35 AM	#16
MYREDTAIL Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 11	Re: ruger single six I can't wait to get mine & try it out on some Rabbit's during this year's small game hunting, I am loaded up with RF ammo some CCI Stingers & about 500 rds of the Rem Yellow jacket's, hopefully only head shot's with this ammo to save the meat for eating.?

11-10-2010, 07:39 AM	#18
steve666 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 231	Re: ruger single six I spent way too much for mine at a firearms auction a few years ago. It is a ".22 Magnum Only" gun manufactured in early 1960 with the matching number .22 lr cylinder. See info here: http://www.gunblast.com/Hamm_MagnumOnly_SingleSix.htm __________________ An armed society is a polite society.

11-10-2010, 08:14 AM	#19
ghrit V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Endless Mountains, PA Posts: 89	Re: ruger single six I got mine in Wyoming in 73, NIB at the LGS, paid 80 frns for it, IIRC. I can't begin to figure the number of rounds down the pipe, but plenty. Dunno the year it was built, and really could care less with effort. Value? It's MINE and I don't care, I'm keeping it until the grass rug is rolled over me. My fave gun locker resident, beyond doubt. __________________ .30-06 - Billions served There are two kinds of ships. Submarines and targets. www.survivalmonkey.com

11-10-2010, 11:59 AM	#20
Old Grump Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Little hut in the woods near Blue River Wisconsin Posts: 2,291	Re: ruger single six Shot my brothers 1976 model at 100 yards 2 days ago. 9 out of 10 shots on paper and if I would ever adjust the sights they would all have been where they belong, shooter not the gun. I love it as a beginners trainer, for small game hunting and for silly games like 100 yard shooting. Wasn't even using high speed ammo, CCI Blazer 40 gr standard velocity because I have 4500 rounds of it and it was cheap. 30 years ago when my hands were steady and my eyes were good I shot that gun as accurately as I did my S&W 41 target pistol. You have to love a gun like that. __________________ "When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil."~~- Thomas Jefferson Roman Catholic, Life Member of American Legion, VFW, Wisconsin Libertarian party, Wi-FORCE, WGO, NRA, JPFO, GOA, SAFand CCRKBA

11-10-2010, 01:44 PM	#21
QB Too Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 5	Re: ruger single six I have a couple with 4 5/8" barrels and just love them. Ruger warning is on the bottom of the barrels. I keep the 22LR cylinder in one and the .22 WMG cylinder in the other. I have new grips coming for them but here's what they look like right now. The 22mag cylinder is the non-fluted one. I sure wish both cylinders were non-fluted as I like that look better.

11-10-2010, 03:05 PM	#22
Texman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 362	Re: ruger single six Wishing that I hadn't traded mine off a couple of years ago. Oh well, it water under the bridge now I guess.

11-10-2010, 04:24 PM	#23
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: ruger single six shot my single six today. just plinking. was hitting a 12" plate at 65 yards. coke cans beware... the single six is HOT

01-01-2011, 01:06 AM	#24
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: ruger single six a few pics of my beloved six

01-01-2011, 10:18 AM	#25
davidh5000 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 14	Re: ruger single six I have a flatgate single six that was made in 1954 in 96%-98% condition. It is, without a doubt, the most accurate .22 I have ever owned. The most fun to shoot to. The only other revolver I own that can keep up with it is my 1961 made Colt Python, which is also a 96%-98% gun. If I had to choose which one to keep I'd be hard pressed to choose which one it would be.