It was my Dad.
He bought a new Single Six in 1963. Turned out to have a bad barrel from the factory. Ruger said they would replace it free of charge. He decided to rebarrel it himself. He had a Model 52 Winchester target barrel so he whacked off a piece and made a 6 1/2" barrel .. fitted it to the frame ... Taylor throated it .. rechambered one chamber in the cylinder to .22 Magnum ... lightened the hammer ... straightened the trigger .. made a super accurate sixgun out of it.
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.22 Magnum chamber. Since you carry with the hammer down on an empty chamber this made perfect sense.
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Speed hammer
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Straightened trigger
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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.
Complete thread:
- Rechambering a .22lr rifle barrel to .22 WMR -
Don Sikes,
2023-06-30, 14:50
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- I am sure Gary Reeder could do it. Most any gunsmith could. -
JimT,
2023-06-30, 15:53
- If you make the big trip into Greene County - A K Church, 2023-06-30, 18:45
- Jim, wasn’t it you who… -
Slow Hand,
2023-07-02, 09:14
- It was my Dad. -
JimT,
2023-07-02, 13:17
- It was my Dad. - Slow Hand, 2023-07-02, 15:50
- It was my Dad. -
JimT,
2023-07-02, 13:17
- Rechambering a .22lr rifle barrel to .22 WMR - E Sisk, 2023-07-04, 00:18
- I am sure Gary Reeder could do it. Most any gunsmith could. -
JimT,
2023-06-30, 15:53