Ruger Wrangler Revolver - .22LR

[Houston CAS 23]

Looks like I found my one year old's first Cowboy Action Shooting revolvers.

[Von Dutch, SASS # 7995 28]

Turners Outdoorsman has them on sale this weekend for $ 179.00 Pre order sale do in mid May and they come in 3 colors Blk, Silver and Bronze  

Edited April 20 by Von Dutch, SASS # 7995

[Chili Ron 486]

Howdy,

OK 

Maybe wait for Muddy Girl Cammmmmoooooo?????????

Best

CR

 

[Warden Callaway 1,858]

 

Edited April 20 by Warden Callaway

[Dutch Wheeler 661]

I'm guessing that Ruger is going to have a hard time keeping up with demand on this one!

[watab kid 197]

i might have missed it but , are these full size models or are they downsized like the colt frontier scout ? 

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 1,927]

18 minutes ago, watab kid said:

i might have missed it but , are these full size models or are they downsized like the colt frontier scout ? 

 

I believe the same size as the Single Six - but 8 oz lighter.  

Edited April 21 by Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967

[SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER 21]

Can't be sold in Illinois 

[Tyrel Cody 2,246]

18 minutes ago, SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER said:

Can't be sold in Illinois 

Why not?

[SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER 21]

Melting point law.

[Marshal Ruger 13]

This looks like another winner to me, so it HAS to become part of my "Ruger Collection" for sure!!!  I'll take two please, in black!!!

[LAST CHANCE 50]

Ill stick to my Single Six 

[Caboose 62]

On 4/20/2019 at 2:00 AM, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

Well... Turner's Outdoorsman is taking pre-orders at $179.98...

 

https://www.turners.com/all-products/browse/keyword/wrangler?utm_source=PRE-ORDER+SPECIAL+-+Ruger+Wrangler+.22lr+&utm_campaign=Ruger+Pre-order+Special&utm_medium=email

 

Uh... do I need a new toy...?  

Appears one has to preorder in a Turner’s store.

[Caboose 62]

On 4/21/2019 at 11:25 AM, SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER said:

Melting point law.

 

May have the same problem in Minnesota. State doesn't allow the sale of the Heritage .22’s because of melting point too.

Edited Saturday at 08:30 PM by Caboose

[watab kid 197]

yup - cannot be sold in minnesota or massachusets , light alloy 

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 1,927]

On 4/20/2019 at 12:00 AM, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

Well... Turner's Outdoorsman is taking pre-orders at $179.98...

 

https://www.turners.com/all-products/browse/keyword/wrangler?utm_source=PRE-ORDER+SPECIAL+-+Ruger+Wrangler+.22lr+&utm_campaign=Ruger+Pre-order+Special&utm_medium=email

 

Uh... do I need a new toy...?  

 

22 minutes ago, Caboose said:

Appears one has to preorder in a Turner’s store.

 

Yup... that's what I said... but for the price of $179.98, I won't mind pre-ordering. 

 

Unfortunately, Turner's seems to be only a California chain.  And the only reason they can do this is because single-action revolvers are exempt from the state's egregious handgun law ~ thanks to the efforts of the SASS leadership back when they were headquartered in this state.  

 

 

[Totes Magoats 190]

I picked mine up today.  $175.99 plus tax.  

 

Free spin Cylinder.  I pulled out the stock main spring and put in a 19 pounder from a Wolff's single six spring pack.  Headed to the south forty now to test it out with various makes of .22LR.  While I had the grips off, I pulled out the trigger spring, seems the same as the single six as well.  With the poor man's trigger job (one leg of the trigger spring left off), it's got a really nice trigger.  The stock spring is a little heavy.  My guess is about 4-5 pounds of trigger pull (I don't have a gauge).

 

Fit and finish are nice!  I got the bronze ones.

 

UPDATE:  19 lb single six mainspring worked great.  All brands of ammo I had worked well. 

 

 

 

Totes

Edited April 26 by Totes Magoats
Update

[Tyrel Cody 2,246]

41 minutes ago, Totes Magoats said:

I picked mine up today.  $175.99 plus tax.  

 

Free spin Cylinder.  I pulled out the stock main spring and put in a 19 pounder from a Wolff's single six spring pack.  Headed to the south forty now to test it out with various makes of .22LR.  While I had the grips off, I pulled out the trigger spring, seems the same as the single six as well.  With the poor man's trigger job (one leg of the trigger spring left off), it's got a really nice trigger.  The stock spring is a little heavy.  My guess is about 4-5 pounds of trigger pull (I don't have a gauge).

 

Fit and finish are nice!  I got the bronze ones.

 

UPDATE:  19 lb single six mainspring worked great.  All brands of ammo I had worked well. 

 

 

 

Totes

Is the cylinder steel or aluminum?

[Totes Magoats 190]

20 minutes ago, Tyrel Cody said:

Is the cylinder steel or aluminum?

 

Steel.  That is a magnet on the cylinder.

 

 

[Tyrel Cody 2,246]

1 minute ago, Totes Magoats said:

 

Steel.  That is a magnet on the cylinder.

 

 

 

Excellent, thanks!

 

Wonder if there's  enough meat in there to chamber these 32-20 and sleeve/change the barrels.

[Chili Ron 486]

Howdy,

I haven't wore out my single six yet. Bought in 1986, still looks about new.

Best

CR

 

[Caboose 62]

On 4/26/2019 at 4:10 PM, Totes Magoats said:

 

Steel.  That is a magnet on the cylinder.

 

 

 

Good news, that could make it legal to sell in MN.. 

Edited Saturday at 08:32 PM by Caboose

[Warden Callaway 1,858]

Local gunshop got three in and sold them today @$199.99 each.

[Snake-eye, SASS#45097 40]

Here is a very good writeup on the Ruger 22

https://www.realguns.com/articles/1096.htm

[COAL CAR KID, SASS #15921 51]

Got to handle one at the NRA convention in Indy; it's nice, I might have to get one.

[Dusty Sights, SASS # 2782 2]

Those cut outs on the left and right side of the hammer.   Is there a purpose for them?

From the reviews I've read, it is a pretty nice little gun. 

 

[The Original Lumpy Gritz 4,390]

1 hour ago, Dusty Sights, SASS # 2782 said:

Those cut outs on the left and right side of the hammer.   Is there a purpose for them?

From the reviews I've read, it is a pretty nice little gun. 

 

Goes towards overall weight reduction-faster lock time.

OLG

[John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 508]

Still waiting for my order to be filled. 

[watab kid 197]

if i can get one i will , i kinda like the look of some ive seen , steel cylinder will not be enough here tho , did you put the magnet on other bits ? 

[Dusty Sights, SASS # 2782 2]

20 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

Goes towards overall weight reduction-faster lock time.

OLG

The cut-outs kinda confused me for a bit, but this makes sense.  Good to know!

Thanks for the info!

[TN Mongo, SASS #61450 294]

I got to play with one yesterday that belongs to my gunsmith, Curly Bill Kelly.  It was nice!  After I shot it, Bill admitted that he had replaced the springs and tuned it a little.  He stated it was pretty nice right out of the box. 

[Chickamauga Slim 28]

I won a brace of these at the TN Friends of the NRA gun-o-rama.  Put 18lb hammer springs in and rosewood grips from my old model vaqueros. They fit well and the springs work flawlessly. They feel like my vaqueros, now I can afford to practice some! Once I get the hang of practicing I may even start cleaning my guns. 

[heckofagator 1]

We picked up the bronze a few weeks ago.  I wanted one, but kinda used this as an excuse as something smaller for my 12 year old.  I was surpised how heavy it was when I first picked it up.  But for $179 shipped to my LGS, what a great little gun for the money.  Will have to look into some lighter springs....