The markings on the barrel and on the frame are exactly the same on my pistol as they are on my friends stainless 'convertible' pistol (22 L.R. The 22 Magnum cylinder of my friends pistol will fit in MY pistol!Īnd the 22 Magnum cartridges fill the cylinder right to the max length of HIS cylinder. My pistols shows no impact marks in this area - like my friends does. His pistol allows for 'dents' to be made when dry firing around the cylinders raised rim area. We met in town this morning to compare pistols.Īnyway our pistols are exact in every respect except my cyclinder has a different design/manufacturing around the case head/rim 'holding' area cut out in the cylinder! I kept digging and asking and looking and talking and I found a friend with the exact same pistol - well almost the same. Pistoleros: I think I have it figured out? 22 revolver shot more precisely than I could shoot then or can shoot now! I never thought to measure the frame window on my revolver. 22 Magnum cylinder its frame window seemed to be the same size as the frame window on each of its Convertible kin. I don't remember the frame window's being too small for a. I sold the revolver in the mid-1980s, so my memory for relevant details is limited.

I don't recall that revolver's serial number, but it did have a 4 5/8 inch barrel and the frame sported that little asterisk. 22 Long Rifle revolvers had a small star or asterisk stamped on the bottom of the frame, just forward of the trigger guard.

When I bought mine in the mid-1970s, I was told that Ruger had made about 1,000 of those revolvers as. Revolvers were Convertible Models with interchangeable. Yes, most stainless steel Ruger New Model. I always used fired cartridge cases in mine when I dry-fired it. I don't know whether a Ruger rimfire revolver can be safely dry-fired without a snap cap or empty cartridge case. You got a bargain and everyone who reads this thread has an obligation to be envious of your good fortune.ģ. In the Kansas City Metro Area, that used revolver would sell today for about $400. I don't know when, after 1973, your revolver was made.Ģ. It does have a 'transfer bar' which would date it after 1973 - IF, I am reading the literature I found correctly.ġ. So the pistol was specifically made just for 22 L.R.! In fact the frame area around the cylinder is NOT long enough to have a 22 Magnum shell fit in this area - let alone an even longer 22 Magnum cylinder. It is NOT a 'Convertible' Model at all - which is puzzling to me as most of these were 'convertibles' - weren't they?. Now for the description: its a stainless steel single action revolver with wooden (Walnut) grips, adjustable sights, 6 1/2' barrel, the nomenclature on the pistols says 'Ruger New Model 22 Cal. #3: Is it safe to dry fire this pistol with no 'snap-caps' in place? #2: Whats its value (I paid $200.00 cash and got a nice holster with it)? The pistol is one I could and still can not find reference to in my collection of 'Blue Books' and a couple of other reference books. I fought off the urge to buy it for 36 hours - but today I had to have it. Into my local pawn/sport shop yesterday came a minty little Ruger pistol.

Ruger 22 single six serial number