'Or did it ship with both the LR and the Magnum cylinder?'ĭUE TO THE LACK OF THE MAG MARKED FRAME, YOURS MOST LIKELY SHIPPED AS A CONVERTIBLE WITH BOTH CYLS DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU FIND SCRATCHED ON THE FRONT OF THE CYLS. AND GRIPS COULD HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO WALNUT AS WELL. DOES YOUR BOX HAVE THE SERIAL # OF YOUR GUN WRITTEN ON IT SOMEWHERE?īOX MARKINGS ARE NOT FULLPROOF. BUT YOUR GUN ALSO HAS WALNUT GRIPS WHICH MEANS IT SHOULD HAVE A W IN THE CAT. YOUR BOX INDICATES IT DID BECAUSE THERE IS NO X AT THE END OF THE CAT. 'And the other question is, if this gun sold specifically as the 'magnum' model, and not a convertible, does that mean it originally shipped with just the magnum cylinder?' 'When I look in Ruger and his Guns, the tables in the back list my Serial Number (3725XX) as falling in the 'Magnum' model, and if I am reading it right, this gun was make in 1963.

22lr, a Ruger Mark lI, and a Kimber conversion slide for my Kimber Custom so it will have plenty of company.What Chet said most likely a cat. In any event, I purchased this one because I can shoot it more often and plink with more rounds because of its availability and cost of. 22lr specific star revolvers might be a little more accurate? Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that the bore of a convertible is a little larger to accommodate the. I'm thinking that a revolver specifically chambered for the. I imagine it never was in the revolver it was mated to. It is etched with a 3 number serialization in a less than perfect box (but with no velvet pouch) with no drag marks on it at all. As I might have mentioned, I found and purchased a. I'm not sure how to feel about that just yet. I found it! My Ruger blued 1975 manufactured Single Six with a 6 and 1/2 barrel is not a convertible. 22 WMR and was planning to send it to Ruger to have it fitted just to be safe, now I'm not sure it can be fitted at all. 22lr.Īs I've already purchased an unused in the box.

I do believe the convertible revolvers came with a slightly wider bore to accommodate the larger.

I'm thinking that the bore might not be suitable for the. Would Ruger know if this particular revolver shipped with only one cylinder? I guess I'll have to ask Ruger. I'm guessing that mine may not a convertible. 22lr cylinder has no numbers on it at all, either engraved or etched!Īs Ruger says, in it's downloadable manual, that Ruger Single Six revolvers manufactured and sold with only one cylinder do not have any numbers on the cylinder that comes with the firearm. However, when I checked whether the 3 digit cylinder number matched the last 3 serial numbers of the revolver, it turns out that. 22 WMR got separated along with the case or box it originally came in. It was manufactured in 1975.Īs it came with only the. I purchased an almost mint Ruger Single Six 2nd hand.

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