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BConklin · November 25, 2011, 10:33 AM

If you refer to Ruger's website http://www.ruger.com/service/productHistory.html#

Under the heading of Revolver Instruction Manuals & Product History, they have a listing for their "Old Model" Single Six - Standard Model (manufactured from 1953-1973)

I may very well have many of my facts wrong - but I stand by my original warning to the OP to beware of sending an Old Model Single Six back to Ruger unless it has already been updated.

A little investigation online will find many Old Model Single Six owners which urge anybody contemplating doing so, to remove the original parts before sending it to Ruger - or not to send it at all. They will also find reports of instances in which the original parts were not returned by Ruger.

It may be Ruger's policy to return those parts (I have an email to them waiting for a response) but, to me, it doesn't seem worth the risk. I'd sooner buy a cylinder on Gunbroker and have it fitted by a smith. There are plenty available.

November 25, 2011, 10:33 AM	#14
BConklin Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2010 Posts: 136	If you refer to Ruger's website http://www.ruger.com/service/productHistory.html# Under the heading of Revolver Instruction Manuals & Product History, they have a listing for their "Old Model" Single Six - Standard Model (manufactured from 1953-1973) I may very well have many of my facts wrong - but I stand by my original warning to the OP to beware of sending an Old Model Single Six back to Ruger unless it has already been updated. A little investigation online will find many Old Model Single Six owners which urge anybody contemplating doing so, to remove the original parts before sending it to Ruger - or not to send it at all. They will also find reports of instances in which the original parts were not returned by Ruger. It may be Ruger's policy to return those parts (I have an email to them waiting for a response) but, to me, it doesn't seem worth the risk. I'd sooner buy a cylinder on Gunbroker and have it fitted by a smith. There are plenty available.