Lets see some Ruger bearcats pics!

HighValleyRanch · October 18, 2010, 10:49 AM

I was in my local gun shop a couple of weeks ago, and looked at a Ruger Bearcat. At first glance, and holding it, it seemed so small.

The loading gate seemed tiny, and it was so light, that I dismissed it as too much like a toy.

But then it started to grow on me, a scaled down version of my single action that I could carry around all day and not notice, a small SA that can be carried in my pants pocket, etc.

SO NOW I WANT ONE SO BAD!!

LETS SEE SOME PICS OF YOURS WITH HOLSTERS OR WITHOUT!
Saw one on gunblast with stag grips that looked incredible!

DMZX · October 18, 2010, 04:05 PM

Mine is beat up a bit, so I did not attach a photo, but there are some members that have some very nice ones.

I consider it a "must have" revolver for any modest collector of SA's.

HighValleyRanch · October 18, 2010, 04:12 PM

I don't care if they are all beat up, LETS SEE THEM!

Tell my if they are old, new models, super or what, and what is preferred?
I saw a couple that had been modified to .22 mag.
Does the barrel have to be rebored for the slight difference?

bedbugbilly · October 18, 2010, 04:44 PM

I bought a "used" Bearcat this past summer. It has very little wear, came with the original box and paperwork. It was made in the '70s so it is one of the older ones and unaltered. I too, thought it was "small" but I have to tell you it is a joy and a hoot to shoot! It's accurate, rugged and dependable. I LOVE IT!!! I have a Ruger New Vaquero and a Ruger SR9 and I am sold on Rugers. I am going to make a holster for the Beaqrcat while I'm out here in AZ for the winter and will post photos of it when I get it finished. The pistol is small enough to easily carry in a holster or a pocket. Yes, the pistol is smaller - smaller loading gate, etc. but you soon get used to it. I've had no problems with mine and the spent cartridges are easily removed with the ejector rod - the same as with a larger SAA style pistol. Like you . . . I thought about it for a few days and then just knew I had to have it for my collection. I've never regretted getting it! I clean it carefully after each use as I consider it not only a "working gun", but an investment as well. Trust me . . . the first time you use one you'll have a smile a mile wide on your face! Good luck and enjoy! Am posting some photos of it - hope they come through.

Radar · October 18, 2010, 06:00 PM

Here's mine, traded a Taurus PT917 straight across for it and never looked back..

One of my favorite revolvers. Don't let it's size fool you, great little shooters!

madcratebuilder · October 19, 2010, 04:05 AM

I recently traded this one for a Service Six.

It was a nice revolver but I can't get into SA .22's.

CajunBass · October 19, 2010, 08:04 AM

Here's mine. A New Model that got a couple three years ago.

With it's big brother the New Model Single Six for size comparison.

And wearing lether jackets (from Ruger).

EdInk · October 19, 2010, 08:18 AM

What's the difference between that Single Six and a New Vaquero?

HighValleyRanch · October 19, 2010, 09:44 AM

Thanks for all the pics so far!
Can someone take a pic (flat on from the side) and place a ruler next to it, so that I can use it on this end to resize to see the exact size?

bedbugbilly · October 19, 2010, 10:47 AM

Singlesix is rimfire - 22 the New Vaquero (and old Vaquero) are centerfire - .357, etc.

Leejack · October 19, 2010, 11:35 AM

I don't own one yet, but I will say this:

The Bearcat is one of thee coolest guns on the planet!

I can't wait to add one to my collection!

HighValleyRanch · October 19, 2010, 01:40 PM

I have seen some ads for a "baby vaquero" which looks like the single six size, but with the fix sight top instead of the adjustable sights like the blackhawk.

Is this still considered a single six.
Is the single six a scaled down blackhawk,
and is the version without adjustable sights a scale down version of the blackhawk or vaquero?

rep1954 · October 19, 2010, 05:04 PM

Highvalleyranch said:Thanks for all the pics so far!
Can someone take a pic (flat on from the side) and place a ruler next to it, so that I can use it on this end to resize to see the exact size?
__________________
From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

Well this ones 50 years old and might have shrunk just a tad from age but I bet it's close enough for what you want. Yes it is a shooter and an excellent one at that. Nicest action on a stock Bearcat that I have ever felt. I also have included a picture of my fixed sight, 6 1/2" barrel Single Six. Also a great shooter.

Shadi Khalil · October 19, 2010, 07:06 PM

Quote:

that got a couple three years ago.

So you got them six years ago?

Kidding, very nice revolvers Cajun.

bedbugbilly · October 19, 2010, 09:01 PM

Maybe we could get all of these good looking Bearcats together . . . breed 'em . . . and have some nice litters!?

HighValleyRanch · October 20, 2010, 12:51 AM

Wouldn't breeding bearcats come up with a litter of "kit" guns?

Ideal Tool · October 20, 2010, 01:19 AM

Hello, My very first "modern" gun was a Bearcat..I was only 16 at the time, went in 1/2 with my sister on a nice used one, this was around 1970. price was $37.00 Still have it. Sometime in the 1970's, there was an article in American Rifleman about installing a 6" brl. on a Bearcat..Very nice looking gun!

Jbar4Ranch · October 20, 2010, 11:14 PM

I've got seven, but one was out on a date or something.

rep1954 · October 21, 2010, 06:45 AM

Jbar4ranch, nice looking gun wheel. Tell me about the two older models.

Jbar4Ranch · October 21, 2010, 09:52 AM

Four character alpha-numeric s/n's and both have their original early plastic resin grips, as you can see. All seven are old models; some standard, some Supers.

treg · October 21, 2010, 11:16 AM

If Ruger would make a Bearcat with adjustable sights I'd be able to play on this thread too.

Rifleman1776 · October 21, 2010, 03:10 PM

rep1954, how old is your Single Six? I have one forty years old and it has a very different loading gate. Plus I have never seen one so black. BTW, the mag. cylinder for mine is fluted, a short run anomoly.

Radar · October 21, 2010, 06:33 PM

Treg,
Bearcat's don't need adjustable sights, just practice.

troy_mclure · October 21, 2010, 07:15 PM

i really regret passing on the stainless one i saw.

bedbugbilly · October 21, 2010, 07:16 PM

Jbar4Ranch - what can be said other than . . "You are a lucky man . . you are truly a lucky lucky man . . . . .

I'm a little concerned though that your seventh one was "out on a date"

. . . . none of my shooting irons are allowed to go out on dates until they are at least 50 years old . . . . by then they are mature enough . . . any younger than that, being a responsible parent, I don't trust 'em . . . I don't want them a partyin' and drinking and such . . . I'm afraid they might get "loaded" . . . .

My wife tells me I'm too strict . . . can't help it . . . that's the way I was brought up . . . being a "son of a gun" and all . . .

October 18, 2010, 10:49 AM	#1
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	Lets see some Ruger bearcats pics! I was in my local gun shop a couple of weeks ago, and looked at a Ruger Bearcat. At first glance, and holding it, it seemed so small. The loading gate seemed tiny, and it was so light, that I dismissed it as too much like a toy. But then it started to grow on me, a scaled down version of my single action that I could carry around all day and not notice, a small SA that can be carried in my pants pocket, etc. SO NOW I WANT ONE SO BAD!! LETS SEE SOME PICS OF YOURS WITH HOLSTERS OR WITHOUT! Saw one on gunblast with stag grips that looked incredible! __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

October 18, 2010, 04:12 PM	#3
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	I dont' care! I don't care if they are all beat up, LETS SEE THEM! Tell my if they are old, new models, super or what, and what is preferred? I saw a couple that had been modified to .22 mag. Does the barrel have to be rebored for the slight difference? __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail" Last edited by HighValleyRanch; October 19, 2010 at 09:45 AM.

October 19, 2010, 08:04 AM	#7
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	Here's mine. A New Model that got a couple three years ago. With it's big brother the New Model Single Six for size comparison. And wearing lether jackets (from Ruger). __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)

October 19, 2010, 08:18 AM	#8
EdInk Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2009 Posts: 3,968	What's the difference between that Single Six and a New Vaquero? __________________ Sic Semper Tyrannis

October 19, 2010, 09:44 AM	#9
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	actual size pic? Thanks for all the pics so far! Can someone take a pic (flat on from the side) and place a ruler next to it, so that I can use it on this end to resize to see the exact size? __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

October 18, 2010, 04:05 PM	#2
DMZX Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2007 Location: E. Oregon Posts: 563	Mine is beat up a bit, so I did not attach a photo, but there are some members that have some very nice ones. I consider it a "must have" revolver for any modest collector of SA's.

October 18, 2010, 06:00 PM	#5
Radar Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2009 Posts: 117	Here's mine, traded a Taurus PT917 straight across for it and never looked back.. One of my favorite revolvers. Don't let it's size fool you, great little shooters!

October 19, 2010, 04:05 AM	#6
madcratebuilder Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,923	I recently traded this one for a Service Six. It was a nice revolver but I can't get into SA .22's.

October 19, 2010, 10:47 AM	#10
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 3,287	Singlesix is rimfire - 22 the New Vaquero (and old Vaquero) are centerfire - .357, etc. __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63

October 19, 2010, 11:35 AM	#11
Leejack Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: The Alamo! Posts: 2,056	I don't own one yet, but I will say this: The Bearcat is one of thee coolest guns on the planet! I can't wait to add one to my collection!

October 19, 2010, 01:40 PM	#12
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	"baby vaquero"?? I have seen some ads for a "baby vaquero" which looks like the single six size, but with the fix sight top instead of the adjustable sights like the blackhawk. Is this still considered a single six. Is the single six a scaled down blackhawk, and is the version without adjustable sights a scale down version of the blackhawk or vaquero? __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

October 19, 2010, 05:04 PM	#13
rep1954 Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2009 Location: Mid Western Michigan Posts: 1,187	Highvalleyranch said:Thanks for all the pics so far! Can someone take a pic (flat on from the side) and place a ruler next to it, so that I can use it on this end to resize to see the exact size? __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail" Well this ones 50 years old and might have shrunk just a tad from age but I bet it's close enough for what you want. Yes it is a shooter and an excellent one at that. Nicest action on a stock Bearcat that I have ever felt. I also have included a picture of my fixed sight, 6 1/2" barrel Single Six. Also a great shooter. Last edited by rep1954; October 19, 2010 at 05:23 PM.

October 19, 2010, 09:01 PM	#15
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 3,287	Maybe we could get all of these good looking Bearcats together . . . breed 'em . . . and have some nice litters!? __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63

October 20, 2010, 12:51 AM	#16
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	Wouldn't breeding bearcats come up with a litter of "kit" guns? __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

October 20, 2010, 01:19 AM	#17
Ideal Tool Junior member Join Date: October 6, 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,080	Ruger Bearcat Hello, My very first "modern" gun was a Bearcat..I was only 16 at the time, went in 1/2 with my sister on a nice used one, this was around 1970. price was $37.00 Still have it. Sometime in the 1970's, there was an article in American Rifleman about installing a 6" brl. on a Bearcat..Very nice looking gun!

October 20, 2010, 11:14 PM	#18
Jbar4Ranch Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 1999 Location: Near Helena, Montana Posts: 1,719	I've got seven, but one was out on a date or something. __________________ Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets replaced... SASS 47015

October 21, 2010, 06:45 AM	#19
rep1954 Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2009 Location: Mid Western Michigan Posts: 1,187	Jbar4ranch, nice looking gun wheel. Tell me about the two older models.

October 21, 2010, 09:52 AM	#20
Jbar4Ranch Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 1999 Location: Near Helena, Montana Posts: 1,719	Four character alpha-numeric s/n's and both have their original early plastic resin grips, as you can see. All seven are old models; some standard, some Supers. __________________ Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets replaced... SASS 47015

October 21, 2010, 11:16 AM	#21
treg Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2006 Posts: 1,102	If Ruger would make a Bearcat with adjustable sights I'd be able to play on this thread too. __________________ .44 Special: For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation is possible.

October 21, 2010, 03:10 PM	#22
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	rep1954, how old is your Single Six? I have one forty years old and it has a very different loading gate. Plus I have never seen one so black. BTW, the mag. cylinder for mine is fluted, a short run anomoly.

October 21, 2010, 06:33 PM	#23
Radar Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2009 Posts: 117	Treg, Bearcat's don't need adjustable sights, just practice.

October 21, 2010, 07:15 PM	#24
troy_mclure Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: gulf of mexico Posts: 2,716	i really regret passing on the stainless one i saw. __________________ There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time."

October 21, 2010, 07:16 PM	#25
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 3,287	Jbar4Ranch - what can be said other than . . "You are a lucky man . . you are truly a lucky lucky man . . . . . I'm a little concerned though that your seventh one was "out on a date" . . . . none of my shooting irons are allowed to go out on dates until they are at least 50 years old . . . . by then they are mature enough . . . any younger than that, being a responsible parent, I don't trust 'em . . . I don't want them a partyin' and drinking and such . . . I'm afraid they might get "loaded" . . . . My wife tells me I'm too strict . . . can't help it . . . that's the way I was brought up . . . being a "son of a gun" and all . . . __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63