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- Ruger's 'Old Model' Single-Sixes by Bill Hamm. Photography by Bill Hamm: RUGER COLLECTING. In the next several series of articles I will attempt to provide a general overview of each of the Ruger Single Action revolvers made from 1953 through 1972.
- After S/N 150,000 and all Single-Sixes with a serial number prefix, will have.224' bores and may have a 22 LR cylinder, a 22 Mag cylinder, or both. Single-Six Magnum models have 'WIN.22 RF Mag CAL' on the left side of the frame. 22 LR only and 22 Convertibles just have.22 CAL.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 3:22 pm |
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Posts: 14 | Hello everyone, new to this site and to old model Rugers. I recently piced up an old model single six serial #187145. It has the XR3-RED grip frame which I believe isn't correct based on what i have been reading here and that i have another just like it that has XR3 grip frame. Is it in any way possible that it would have been shipped with the XR3-RED frame? I plan on making it correct if it isn't and if i can find the right parts. Where would i start looking for an XR3 frame and what should I expect to pay for one? I'll try to attach a picture. It's the bottom gun. Thanks, Joe
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 3:45 pm |
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Location: Vinton, VA | I would say that the grip frame is wrong because it has a set of grips that were not made till 1971 or early 1972. You would have to get a letter from Ruger stating when the gun was shipped to tell if it was shipped when the xr3-red frames were made. And even that might not help because if the gun was held in the factory till the xr3-red frames were made it could have had a xr3 grip frame installed when it was made and set in the factory and shipped at a later date. Some of the Lightweights with S on the serial number was held at the factory for a few years and shipped later. Some of those guns had either a xr3 or a xr3-red grip frame installed. and they were shipped in 1964 or 65, not sure of the exact date.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 3:56 pm |
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Location: Central NH | Am I reading the SR# right? The top one is 187144 and the bottom one is 187145?
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 4:22 pm |
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Posts: 14 | Am I reading the SR# right? The top one is 187144 and the bottom one is 187145? Yes you are. Picked up one at a local gun store and the other off gunbroker about 3 weeks apart. Kinda lucky huh!
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 4:34 pm |
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Location: Augusta, Georgia | Jastubbs,
Welcome to the RF and I quite agree with street, never be able truly know XR3 or XR3-RED for your 187,xxx gun. The short barreled Ruger Single Sixes are scarce compared to other barrel lengths. An inquiry to Ruger should tell you if your gun is RSS4 or RSS4X (convertible shipped with extra cylinder in .22 WRM). Your 187,xxx is right on the edge of “Changes of 1962. You do need to get the correct grips on it. The oil filled walnut with black painted bird without S over R which are not to hard to find at a reasonable price. FYI A good XR3 frame and grips will be at least $250.00.
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Are both guns 187,xxx?????
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Yeah lucky!!!!!!!!!!!! Took me over 20 years to do that trick and you did with guns representing 10% of all RSSs made.
Now you have to ask Ruger for letters on each gun to know shipped dates.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 4:55 pm |
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Posts: 14 | Thanks for the replies! Yeah my heart skipped a beat when I realized i was looking at a consecutive number to the one i just bought a couple weeks prior. Of coarse i had to buy it also. I will send in to letters for em and go from there. Joe
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 6:18 pm |
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Location: Central NH | Well you need not get a powerball ticket cause you used up all your luck right there LOL
That's a nice set of guns and finding the right parts for 145 shouldn't be to hard I bet at least six people here have them collecting dust in a drawer somewhere.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 7:39 pm |
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Posts: 14 | Thanks ruger45! I got a feeling this desire to collect and shoot these 3 screw revolvers is gonna get pricey!
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:02 pm |
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Location: Round Rock, Texas | Wow, what great finds!
Bought my SS new in 1959....
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:34 pm |
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Posts: 14 | Wow, what great finds!
Bought my SS new in 1959....
Thanks, and nice revolver you have there! And kept in great condition for 57 years!
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:50 pm |
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Location: Central NH | Thanks ruger45! I got a feeling this desire to collect and shoot these 3 screw revolvers is gonna get pricey! I think the best course of action for you is to pack them up and send them to me and forget you ever wanted to collect Rugers. Or the other choice is to spend every extra dime you have on Ruger guns. I am betting you go with option two.
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:38 am |
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Posts: 14 | Thanks ruger45! I got a feeling this desire to collect and shoot these 3 screw revolvers is gonna get pricey! I think the best course of action for you is to pack them up and send them to me and forget you ever wanted to collect Rugers. Or the other choice is to spend every extra dime you have on Ruger guns. I am betting you go with option two. Ha Ha, thanks for the offer but I will probably stick with option 2!
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Location: Dawson, Iowa | Jastubbs:
If you call Ruger for a letter on the one with the XR3-RED grip frame, be sure to let us know how it turns out.
At this time, there are no small serial number RSS4's or RSS4X's known with XR3-RED grip frame.
To have an XR3-RED grip frame, it would have had to have been shipped by at least late June 1962.
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:37 pm |
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Location: Central NH | It will be interesting to see when they shipped being that the sr#s put them as very late 1961 But being that close to 187367 the suggested first shipped in 1962. And as we all know being made that late in the year they could have ended up on the bottom of the pile and shipped months after they were made.
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