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Ruger Single Six mag clyinder

peddlerpeddler Member Posts: 881 ✭✭✭✭
edited January 2008 in Ask the Experts
I have a extra clyinder for a Ruger single six revolver, that I thank is a magnum, how can I tell for sure? I have sold the gun that it came with and have no use for the extra clyinder but I want to know for sure that is a magnum before I try to sell it. I don't even know what a 22 magnum bullet looks like. Thanks for any info.
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  • duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Get<, borrow a 22 mag shell. A 22 long rifle will enter a mag cylinder but a 22 mag will not enter a 22 long cylinder
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  • RCrosbyRCrosby Member Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Used to be that both cylinders were counter sunk for the rim, but the LR's had a channel cut out 360 degrees around the back face. That may not be the case any more. If you don't have ready access to a magnum round, just start a .22 l.r. into one of the chambers. If the fit is reasonably snug, it's a l.r., if it's "way loose", then it's the mag. Since .22 l.r. bullets are the same diameter as the brass, and magnum brass, like with centerfires, increases the max. round diameter by the thickness of the brass, I think you should also be able to see a "step" inside a mag cylinder where it goes from brass diameter to bullet diameter.
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  • peddlerpeddler Member Posts: 881 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    thanks to all for the info, very helpfull
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  • givettegivette Member Posts: 10,886 ✭
    edited November -1
    See if you can contact the person that bought the pistol. It would complete the set. Joe
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  • CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The cylinder won't do any one any good as it has to be fit and timed to the gun and Ruger will have to have the gun sent back to the factory to do that. Why didn't you give the guy who bought the gun, the extra cylinder???
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Chris8161
    The cylinder won't do any one any good as it has to be fit and timed to the gun and Ruger will have to have the gun sent back to the factory to do that. Why didn't you give the guy who bought the gun, the extra cylinder???

    +1 That's the question of the year!
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by peddler
    I have a extra clyinder for a Ruger single six revolver, that I thank is a magnum, how can I tell for sure? I have sold the gun that it came with and have no use for the extra clyinder but I want to know for sure that is a magnum before I try to sell it. I don't even know what a 22 magnum bullet looks like. Thanks for any info.

    The backside of the magnum cylinder will be flat except for the recesses in each chamber for the cartridge; the backside of the 22LR cylinder will be recessed with a groove around the entire outer edge of the cylinder to accomodate the firing pin. Since both of those cylinders needed to be hand-fitted to the revolver, I don't understand why you wouldn't include both cylinders with the gun.
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  • RCrosbyRCrosby Member Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What, exactly, would the factory do to "fit and time" the cylinder? I can see shortening it a tad if it's too long to fit the "window" in the frame. Other than that, and possibly putting in a narrower bolt if it's too wide for the cylinder notches, what do you do? Shorten or put in a longer hand? They're sure not going to fill and recut the notches. Maybe I've just been lucky, but over the years I've had at least half a dozen various long rifle and magnum cylinders for the Single Six that have worked perfectly in adopted frames.
    Just wondering.
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by RCrosby
    What, exactly, would the factory do to "fit and time" the cylinder? I can see shortening it a tad if it's too long to fit the "window" in the frame. Other than that, and possibly putting in a narrower bolt if it's too wide for the cylinder notches, what do you do? Shorten or put in a longer hand? They're sure not going to fill and recut the notches. Maybe I've just been lucky, but over the years I've had at least half a dozen various long rifle and magnum cylinders for the Single Six that have worked perfectly in adopted frames.
    Just wondering.

    I don't know what they do other than what youhave stated but, unless either cylinder is serial numbered on the backside to the specific gun, Ruger will not repair it without charging for fitting.
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  • peddlerpeddler Member Posts: 881 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I did not know that the Ruger cylinders had a #. This one does not. Other revolvers do but I have not seen this on Ruger cylinders. They are 3-4 magnum clyinders on Gun Broker now.
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by peddler
    I did not know that the Ruger cylinders had a #. This one does not. Other revolvers do but I have not seen this on Ruger cylinders. They are 3-4 magnum clyinders on Gun Broker now.

    The numbers are hand-written and sometimes difficult to see. They also probably wear off eventually with excessive handling or cleaning. Mine was made in 1970 and the serial numbers on both cylinders are still visible.
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