002' (thousandths) larger in diameter for the 'new' Magnum cartridge. Ruger offers consumers almost 800 variations of more than 40 product. and thus was never meant to be a 'convertible' ass the 22 magnum did NOT come to being until 1959, when the bore became. Marlin 336 Serial Number Decoder(when the 1968 Gun Control Act was implemented).

2499 Views 4 Replies 2 Participants Last post by 67Number1, Sep 10, 2018. The website doesnt seem to clarify the year of production. New Model Single-Six (Includes Bisley Models & 50th.

Welcome to the forum, good info above and yes its a very nice early 'flategate) RSS5,, the name meaning the loading gate on your gun ( the early guns ) was made ' flat' so as to not be confused with a Colt ( that has always been MY take on the reason 'why') but soon to be found that was hard on the fingernails to open it to load and unload.a company called Premiere, made a replacement, rounded, loading, a bit longer that what was to be the 'standard or norm' so Ruger did their own and was used from then on, sometime in 1957.nice gun, and the hard rubber (plastic) grips on your gun have turned to a shade from brown due to sunlight ( ultraviolet rays) or maybe even just getting 'dry'.wipe them down with a good oil or grease and the may darken up.many folks 'like' this brown shade.another thing to keep n mind is being your gun is a very early one, the bore diameter is on the smaller ( tighter) side. I just came across a Single Six old model 3 screw. Ruger Super Single Six Serial Number History Super Single-Six Revolver (Manufactured from 1964 to 1972).

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