Hey GEORGE, mein “finely feathered freund” (a little German there!)! Very very excellent educational video! BUT, a BIG CORRECTION!! Starting at about 7:40 in your video, you were calling the “CYLINDER LOCKING BOLT” a “PAWL” (or “HAND”)! The PAWL is what rotates the cylinder, which I KNOW YOU KNOW! Your Ruger is an excellent shooter now. The cylinder rotation, or lack of, in the firing mode, is extremely tight too! I have a brass framed Navy Arms .36 Colt style C&B revolver that I bought at Klein’s Sporting Goods in downtown Chicago in 1968, that has at least as tight an action, better than any S&W revolver you’ll ever see! It has to have been worked on by a gunsmith! Nice to see another revolver lock up as tight as mine! Feed it “good schtooff”!!!
Oh my! That is a big a goof. Thanks for pointing it out. Yes I know what a pawl/hand is compared to a cylinder stop or Bolt. It's just the pressures of video work and no one looking over my shoulder at the time😄 Thanks for pointing this out!
Yay, George!!! You get 7 ATTABOYS for that one! You’ve been fighting that one for quite some time! I have felt your pain. FINALLY, a heavy sigh of relief at the end of this video! Great job!!!
Thanks. I appreciate your comment. And I appreciate you watching. By the way, loved the video on the Smith & Wesson Model 41. Nothing like a childhood dream come true.
Well done, Mr. George. It’s a shame such an informative video cannot be monetized. TH-cam should reconsider their definition of modifying firearms, as there clearly is no malicious intent in this “how to” video.
What a great finale to a really interesting series! Congrats on your success turning that Ruger into a shooter, and thanks for sticking with the project. Thoroughly enjoyed it - start to finish.
Thank you Charles. I appreciate you sticking with me through this whole journey. I go back and look at some of the earlier videos and realize how little I knew and understood about where we were going. Now I'm looking forward to just getting out on the Range and having some fun.
Absolutely amazing George!!! Well done Sir!! Have to tell you when you shot the first group on the steel I was jumping and yelling YAHOOOOO! So glad and happy you got here fixed. I have a feeling you and that Ruger six are going to have a lot of rounds down range together. Awesome video and George your channel has taught me so much.
Thanks Terry! I was jumping on the inside believe me! I was afraid over the last three days that I was going to go to all of this work on this video and the gun was going to still shoot giant groups. It will be a fun gone now
Congratulations! What a wave of relief and satisfaction you must feel. Stubborn persistence and doing the homework pays off. I call that paying for the education; I bet you learned quite a lot on this one.
I learned a ton doing this series. And if it wasn't for TH-cam I probably would have given up on it from a personal perspective sometime ago. That would have been my loss both in experience and also I wouldn't have this great gun to shoot now.
Wow! I’ve reamed forcing cones, installed pawls, hands and various other parts on single and double action revolvers but I’ve never had the guts to change out a barrel. I applaud you sir! Great job.
Thanks Max! There wasn't much to lose with this gun. I think if I hadn't taken the barrel off and gotten rid of that burr I would have still had the problem with the excessive vertical misalignment chamber to bore. Not really sure why that was reduced as much as it was but I'm guessing it had to have something to do with the burr.
Outstanding! Looks like you made a diamond from a lump of coal. Most people would have just passed that off at a gun show. I applaud you for your dedication to find that cure.
Thanks Richard! I wasn't sure all the way up until the last minute whether it was going to work. But it does seem to be the Phoenix rising out of the ashes so to speak.
Amazing process. Congratulations on a most successful gunsmithing project. Something to be proud of for years to come! Looks like you got more comments on this video than perhaps any other? Way to go George!! 👏
That was a lot of R&R but you now are getting good groups out of it ! With most revolvers I’ve seen , not every brand and bullet weight in the .22 WMR does produce tight groups , some are like 00 buck down range , this stands true for mine too !
I've enjoyed every video in this series. Thank you very much. 👍 My Dad bought the same OM .22mag in 1969, both he and the salesman believed it to be a .22 Long Rifle. Found out it wasn't a month later. dad was less then pleased. At his next Lodge meeting he discovered that a Brother and Gun Club member had just purchased a Winchester M9422 in .22Mag, Dad gave Him the Ruger. That Lodge Brother returned that OM Ruger to me after Dad's Memorial Service held at our Lodge in 1988. I am much more fortunate then you as My OM shoots very straight. Even had a .22LR Cylinder fitted to it a few years back. They can be sweet shooting revolvers.
Thank you. I still remember walking out of that pawn shop thinking I had just gotten a steal of a deal on a 22LR Ruger single six. I had no idea of the journey I had just begun😄
Great stuff. Nice to see a win. I had a problem with my marlin 30-30. Light primer strikes. I searched TH-cam and saw your video on that subject. Problem solved. Thanks for the great content.
A guy did some work for me today , he also works for Ron Power , he said he has a $2,000 , 22 mag !! I think it's the same gun you have , but it's in better shape . Now Ron has it & is doing a work over . He said it was worth $900 before Ron got it . I told him all about your work & videos , I will get his e mail & send him a link !! I think he will like your videos !! . Many Thanks !!
George I do not know just how lucky I’ve been. I have bought and sold 3 Ruger singlesix convertibles and all have shot superbly. Not selling my last one. Glad you have got it straightened out. Followed this project all along. Personally I would have sold it or just ate the loss an trashed it . Good on you.
Thanks for watching it. It has been a long journey and I'm sure a lot of folks have dropped off along the way😉 Be sure and hang on to that last single-six. These guns, as you know, are a blast.
This has been quite an adventure! Glad I went along. I'm very encouraged through your dedication to bringing this once poorly performing revolver to it's unrealized peak. Now I need to get busy on mine. Thank you for sharing this adventure.
Wow! Great video! Entertaining and educational. It makes me appreciate the precision work that a gunsmith does, and all the tooling necessary. I always enjoy machine-shop work. I've watched this entire series. Glad that you were able to salvage some accuracy from that old revolver. Thanks, George, for this great video!
I'm resting a Texas mesquite smoked brisket I worked on since 5 am, just waiting to carve that up for some brisket sandwiches on Texas toast for dinner...and here comes this great video to keep me from rushing the process! Thanks, George! And Buffalo just did a great video on the S&W Model 41 (Yeah, I told him our High Standards are better) 😜 Outstanding video. Great camera work and very detailed. And finally...Victory! Thanks. Great series!
My day started a little bit earlier than yours. So I'm resting my "brisket" as well. I did watch Buffalo's video on the 41 a couple of days ago on Patreon. He did a really good job. I've been wanting to post a video with my son's Model 41, but I may have to wait a little while because I can't shoot as good as Buffalo😎
Haha! Thanks for the vote of confidence. Maybe Starbucks will give me a cup of coffee with that diploma . . . as long as I can Fork out the five bucks😄
Thanks, George. I’ve been following this tale from the beginning and couldn’t wait to see how it ended. I appreciate that you persisted even though TH-cam prohibits monetization. Agains, thanks very much for this very interesting video series.
Finally! I would have never guessed it would have taken this long. But now I think I'm going to treat this gun to some cosmetic rework. Might as well look good as well as shoot good don't you think?
Fantastic! Good for you! It's been a long time coming. My only problem with your videos coming out later on Tuesday is now I have no excuses for when I'm late to work on Tuesday morning. 😆
I liked releasing early in the morning, but having 8 hours to tweak things on Tuesday really reduces the pressure and I hope will make for better content. Thanks as always for your comment!
@@TargetSuite It's all good. Just having fun. I actually can't remember the last time I was late to work. In fact, last year I received an award for being the only employee to not be late or miss a scheduled day. Yep, I'm a nerd.
Great work George. I really appreciate your tenacity and determination to get your firearm right. I’m really impressed with the combination borescope image and caliper measurements to determine alignment tolerance. Thank you.
If you remember the scratches It had, on the ejector rod and cylinder also the corner near the grip, they were most likely from being run over by a car..Thus ..relocating the cylinder stop location in the Frame
It certainly made this grown man smile. Well done, George, thank you so much for your perseverance! Now go and enjoy shooting that nice revolver at last!
Another excellent video George. I always enjoy watching you wrenching on firearms. You do the nitty-gritty that I like! And your tools/equipment is enviable! My current focus is on setting up and rigging an Ascend 128x fishing kayak so I can get on the water and do some fishing. It’s a nice kayak that I have to put sonar, lights, auxiliary propulsion, anchor rig and fishing crate on.
Been following the saga of the Old Model Ruger. I'd say it was all worth it. A beautiful example of a classic Ruger that is now also a shooter. You learned a lot and thumbs up to Ruger for taking it in and trying to fix it initially. I am so glad you solved your issues and hope you don't have to make another "uh-oh, we still got problems" video. Was just shooting my New Model Single Six this past weekend.
@@TargetSuite I don't know if I would have thought to remove the barrel. Has any of the Ruger experts you spoke with ever seen the burr issue on the frame?
It was very interesting watching you do all the work on the Ruger. When you began shooting I was pulling for you to get good groups. Thanks for all your work producing these videos.
I saved a nice Dan Wesson 15-2 that was experiencing all kinds of timing/locking issues by fitting a used cylinder bolt and corrected an assembly error on the cylinder yoke retaining circlip. Watching this video really brought back that sense of accomplishment and it was rewarding to know you saved that revolver. Great work...I'd be proud of that accuracy!
Congrats for a fine finish. I salute you with a glass of Wood Hat Spirits "Bloody Dapper" bourbon that I helped bottle at a bottling party with a couple of friends. One thing else you may want to determine is the cause for the cylinder turn ring scratch. That cylinder stop should not be dragging on the cylinder and it would be a shame to have the gun reblued and have the drag line reappear. The cylinder shop should stay below the cylinder until it is just about to lock up the cylinder.
Thanks Ken. The cylinder stop stays out of the way during the entire rotation. It only pops back up once the lead in reaches the cylinder stop. So all of that ring is from not fully cocking the hammer and then letting it back down and turning the cylinder by hand. By the way I just saw your message on patreon about the vault door. Great idea!
When I bought my S&W 629 4” new, I found that accuracy was mediocre with cast bullets and that the barrel leaded up to beat he’ll. I then measured the chambers and slugged the barrel. With 4 different measurements for the 6 chambers, I sent it back to S&W to correct the chamber measurements. They sent it back to me and said it was within specs and did nothing for me. I then rented the correct reamer and reamed all cylinders to the correct size and both problems went away. Good customer service with some gun makers is sadly a thing of the past.
A great conclusion to this series. Wow!! you could not script a better finish - very glad The Ruger Single Six is working right now. I can not do Patreon right now, but if your email is tied to PayPal, I can send a one time contribution...to support this and videos' like it.
Dang man that is very impressive work. For not being a gunsmith, you should damn well take up a career being a gunsmith! Very impressive shooting and way to go on making that gun so deadly accurate. If I ever need some gunsmithing done I’m writing you a message
@@TargetSuite Well all your videos are simply awesome, and your honesty is amazing too! I like many appreciate you very much and appreciate your videos. And what you were able to do with that gun is nothing short of amazing! You should be very proud, and thank you again, what an amazing gun. Most people would’ve sold the gun said the hell with it, instead you took on the challenge and kicked ass! Simply put, you’re a stud!
From a previous video , you had play up and down in the cylinder and measured it with a gauge ! Cylinder base pin and base pin hole in the cylinder specification would be my first place to look to find out why ! I’ve been around Ruger single action revolvers since 1963 and I have not seen a oversize base pin hole in the frame or read about it happening!
You have something there now that even Buffalo Bill would be proud to own.You did a good job, I think that oversized cylinder pin did wonders to your gun and the pawl seems to work just right with the new position of the forcing cone. Not to mention somebody who shoots pretty good. Try some Aguila rounds and I think you will find they shoot better.
Thanks! I've got some Aguila and Remington ammo to add to the boat load of different CCI offerings. I'll get started on finding out if it has a preference.
You REALLY REALLY showed those guys in the Ruger warranty department. At any time you could have sold the pistol and walked away but instead you compiled an array of expensive specialized tools, learned new gun smithing skills, and patiently brought it all together to get that $300 pistol working again lol. This series has been awesome though. Video suggestion: try to find a scope with bdc that works well on a .44 magnum carbine. Keep up the good work!
Thanks. I really appreciate your comment! And your idea about a drop compensating short range scope for a 44 magnum is an interesting concept I'm not sure something like that exist but it's worth looking into.
Followed all the way, really enjoyed videos and appreciate the information. I bought 3 single sixes this year 2 old 1 new. I bought them all as 22lr but was surprised when I got home that 2 of them were 22mag, the other surprised me at the time of purchase when the owner gave me a little red felt bag with the mag. cylinder. One of my old models was out of time but a local master gunsmith repaired it for a small fee.
Well I appreciate your tenacity. It sounds like you've got a great Trio of single sixes. I wouldn't mind having a new model of myself either convertible or just 22LR only.
OK, 1) I would've liked to see what just the oversized pin did in terms of alignment. 2) Did you ever figure out why the short borescope quit? 3) With the pin & pawl/hand adjustment it looks like that thing locks up like a Freedom Arms Silhouette revolver, well done. 4) Alignment was off at the top before if I remember correctly, now it looks a little late, like it's being over rotated slightly. Either way, awesome job. 5) When you group are you using the same specific 5 chambers? 6) I'd like to see some paper targets with different ammo so we could compare to the poor initial groups, that would be great to see the improvement. 7) Thanks for not being a "talking head" and pointing the camera at what you're talking about rather than at your face all the time. A lot of TH-camrs just want to shoot their own face talking, you focus on subject matter, not just yourself. Back when I was competing you'd have had a huge line of competitors wanting their revolvers checked at every match. You'd need a selection of oversized pins with you, they'd be snatched up. I remember when Ruger & S&W shooters couldn't keep up with the Dan Wesson guys and as soon as Freedom Arms stuck their toe in it was all over in center fire & rim fire metallic silhouette.
Great comment. The biggest factor in getting the cylinder alignment was first the new cylinder stop (I called it a pawl in the video). And second, removing that huge burr and reseating the barrel reduced the up and down misalignment. The cylinder pin didn't help much with that at all, just cut down on the "wobble". Thanks for watching!
Another success for do your own gunsmithing, they are machines and with the proper references and specs with a proper amount of patience and due dilligence great results can be had. And sadly or not Nice to see your fine results
Watching all of the vids running up to this - that's one expensive Single Six lol lol -but hey, it made for some great vids! And I just watched you shoot - Yay!! I know from personal experience how it feels when you work on a firearm and then shoot and it works! Congrats!!!
Great job! I have been following this fix since you started. I picked up a lot of great information. I always knew you could shoot that it was the gun. And you proved it to all. Hope I never have issues with mine.
George, it was an exciting adventure and you taught us a lot. I actually wanted to watch the end of the video right away, but I'm glad I didn't. This makes the final even more exciting. It's great that this was successful and it also makes it clear how accurately a weapon must be adjusted to get such a nice shooting result on target. Thanks for making these videos! Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹, Paul
Paul, I appreciate you sticking with me on this adventure. I think we have all learned a lot! When I look at my analytics it reveals that I don't have a lot of viewers from Austria. So it's good to have you and your perspective. At first I was reluctant to add chapters thinking people would just skip through and miss a lot of the content, but TH-cam statistics say that it is really helpful and actually adds to watch time.
@@TargetSuite I gotta say this kind of video is GOOD stuff. Not a lot of information ANYWHERE about this kind of work on the internet or TH-cam. I noticed a lot of guys kinda already knew what the solution was and voiced there opinions. However like I said not much in the way of a informational video 1 other guy touch’s on this subject. MannyCA and now you George it’s takes some patients,timing, and the will to do a video like this. So George I want to thank you for doing it I personally appreciate it. I know down the road I’ll be coming back to this video series to take advantage of the information you decided to VIDEO catalog.
Two minutes into this video and what was going on was so far over my head I started getting dizzy looking up ! Wonderful video George but I'll let you do this kinda work. Great to have you back. You been to the PO yet? Do the accuracy test at 7yds against a paper target. See what it will really do.. Thanks for sharing.
Very impressive, George! I think I enjoyed your process and determination more than the resulting accuracy. But, it's great to see the noticeable improvement! Well done!!!
Thanks! I plan to start burning through that stash of 22 mag ammo that I have put together. Originally it was going to be for my Winchester 9422 project which never happened. But I think this single six will enjoy the bounty.
Thank you for the time and effort you took to repair this factory defect Ruger correctly. Now, I'm interested to see how a 3 screw Single Six I purchased awhile ago shoots (not previously fired by me). Hopefully, I'm not in for the same significant repair you had to do. While I understand why Ruger wouldn't repair such an old gun, you clearly showed Ruger's problem diagnosis was faulty as well as the poor quality machining of the bore/rifling and the burr that deformed the barrel threads. It's a bit of a compilation of errors by Ruger. It's a pity they didn't use this opportunity to showcase how good they can be.
You are welcome. Thank you for watching! One thing people forget about these older guns is that they were made before the days of computer-aided manufacturing. So, quality was really more hit and miss back in those days even though the designs of those old guns we're so good.
I'm so happy for you George! I know how frustrating this project has been. Was it ever going to end? This has been the most intriguing series I have seen on TH-cam. What a learning experience for all of us!
Thank you Glenn. I appreciate your help along the way. Always felt that you were in the background ready to answer a question or two if needed. I just wish you had been there to correct me when I kept calling that cylinder stop a pawl😄😄😄
@@TargetSuite Well, you've just had your first senior moment, welcome to old age! Though, if you are like me, you have been experiencing senior moments most of your life. Like the time I performed a wedding ceremony in East St. Louis, pronounced them man and wife, and as they were marching down the aisle out of the church, I realized that I had forgot to bless them with a prayer! Had to call everyone back in! Oh, did the crowd roar! I never even noticed last night when I viewed it, because like most viewers, I was so intent on you arriving at the solution, you could have called it a drumstick and I wouldn't have cared!
Thanks Hans. I really do like tinkering on guns. And I guess it shows. I've been eyeballing a Ruger Blackhawk at the pawn shop across from my house back in Spring. It's got a loosey-goosey cylinder and now I feel confident enough to bring it up to snuff.
Pretty amazing how you were able to correct what was wrong and make this gun work like it should!! I know youre happy with the redults of all your research and hard work! So am I! It just goes to show what a lot of dedication you have, and your love for Ruger handguns! What a difference in how it shoots now compared with when you first picked it up! Great work!
Wow george ! You went way deep down the rabbithole on this one. How bout’ a heapin’ helpin’ of happydance !! Rugers are probably the easiest revolvers to improve and modify i have found. Great job !
Hey GEORGE, mein “finely feathered freund” (a little German there!)! Very very excellent educational video! BUT, a BIG CORRECTION!! Starting at about 7:40 in your video, you were calling the “CYLINDER LOCKING BOLT” a “PAWL” (or “HAND”)! The PAWL is what rotates the cylinder, which I KNOW YOU KNOW! Your Ruger is an excellent shooter now. The cylinder rotation, or lack of, in the firing mode, is extremely tight too! I have a brass framed Navy Arms .36 Colt style C&B revolver that I bought at Klein’s Sporting Goods in downtown Chicago in 1968, that has at least as tight an action, better than any S&W revolver you’ll ever see! It has to have been worked on by a gunsmith! Nice to see another revolver lock up as tight as mine! Feed it “good schtooff”!!!
Oh my! That is a big a goof. Thanks for pointing it out. Yes I know what a pawl/hand is compared to a cylinder stop or Bolt. It's just the pressures of video work and no one looking over my shoulder at the time😄 Thanks for pointing this out!
Yay, George!!! You get 7 ATTABOYS for that one! You’ve been fighting that one for quite some time! I have felt your pain. FINALLY, a heavy sigh of relief at the end of this video! Great job!!!
Yes one big WHEW! from me. Glad to be moving on to the fun stuff now with this little Ruger.
What a well done video. This had to be a lot of work but you made it look easy and enjoyable to watch.
Thanks. I appreciate your comment. And I appreciate you watching. By the way, loved the video on the Smith & Wesson Model 41. Nothing like a childhood dream come true.
Well done, Mr. George. It’s a shame such an informative video cannot be monetized. TH-cam should reconsider their definition of modifying firearms, as there clearly is no malicious intent in this “how to” video.
I agree. I think TH-cam just doesn't have enough gun savvy to understand the difference.
Thank you for you for getting the old Ruger Single Six breathing on it's own. It was certainly a labor of love.
Yes it was. The process has been a little challenging but the end result made it all worthwhile. Thanks for watching!
What a great finale to a really interesting series! Congrats on your success turning that Ruger into a shooter, and thanks for sticking with the project. Thoroughly enjoyed it - start to finish.
Thank you Charles. I appreciate you sticking with me through this whole journey. I go back and look at some of the earlier videos and realize how little I knew and understood about where we were going. Now I'm looking forward to just getting out on the Range and having some fun.
Absolutely amazing George!!! Well done Sir!! Have to tell you when you shot the first group on the steel I was jumping and yelling YAHOOOOO! So glad and happy you got here fixed. I have a feeling you and that Ruger six are going to have a lot of rounds down range together. Awesome video and George your channel has taught me so much.
Thanks Terry! I was jumping on the inside believe me! I was afraid over the last three days that I was going to go to all of this work on this video and the gun was going to still shoot giant groups. It will be a fun gone now
Congratulations! What a wave of relief and satisfaction you must feel. Stubborn persistence and doing the homework pays off. I call that paying for the education; I bet you learned quite a lot on this one.
I learned a ton doing this series. And if it wasn't for TH-cam I probably would have given up on it from a personal perspective sometime ago. That would have been my loss both in experience and also I wouldn't have this great gun to shoot now.
Wow! I’ve reamed forcing cones, installed pawls, hands and various other parts on single and double action revolvers but I’ve never had the guts to change out a barrel. I applaud you sir! Great job.
Thanks Max! There wasn't much to lose with this gun. I think if I hadn't taken the barrel off and gotten rid of that burr I would have still had the problem with the excessive vertical misalignment chamber to bore. Not really sure why that was reduced as much as it was but I'm guessing it had to have something to do with the burr.
You are a persistent and patient human!
And a helluva good engineer.
Thanks. I appreciate that! And I appreciate you sticking with me through all of these videos😄
Outstanding! Looks like you made a diamond from a lump of coal. Most people would have just passed that off at a gun show. I applaud you for your dedication to find that cure.
Thanks Richard! I wasn't sure all the way up until the last minute whether it was going to work. But it does seem to be the Phoenix rising out of the ashes so to speak.
Outstanding work, very motivating and certainly technically interesting. Thank you.
Thank you!
Amazing process. Congratulations on a most successful gunsmithing project. Something to be proud of for years to come! Looks like you got more comments on this video than perhaps any other? Way to go George!! 👏
Thanks. I appreciate that!
LOL . . . all these fancy precision tools and then you go and pick up an old rusty screwdriver!
Great video series!
Haha! Yes and I'm not sure where that one came from :-)
Really, really nice work done there George. As accurate as she is now, that little plinker is gonna be an absolute thrill to shoot.
Amen!
That was a lot of R&R but you now are getting good groups out of it !
With most revolvers I’ve seen , not every brand and bullet weight in the .22 WMR does produce tight groups , some are like 00 buck down range , this stands true for mine too !
I've enjoyed every video in this series. Thank you very much. 👍
My Dad bought the same OM .22mag in 1969, both he and the salesman believed it to be a .22 Long Rifle. Found out it wasn't a month later. dad was less then pleased. At his next Lodge meeting he discovered that a Brother and Gun Club member had just purchased a Winchester M9422 in .22Mag, Dad gave Him the Ruger. That Lodge Brother returned that OM Ruger to me after Dad's Memorial Service held at our Lodge in 1988.
I am much more fortunate then you as My OM shoots very straight. Even had a .22LR Cylinder fitted to it a few years back.
They can be sweet shooting revolvers.
Well done George. What an interesting journey from the pawn shop.
Thank you. I still remember walking out of that pawn shop thinking I had just gotten a steal of a deal on a 22LR Ruger single six. I had no idea of the journey I had just begun😄
I can`t imagine how satisfying that must have been. Congratulations!
Very satisfying, tossed with a measure of relief:-)
Congratulations, Sir.
Thanks Pat!
Great stuff. Nice to see a win. I had a problem with my marlin 30-30. Light primer strikes. I searched TH-cam and saw your video on that subject. Problem solved. Thanks for the great content.
Thanks. While most of my content is, at its heart entertaining, I'm glad there is some goodness that flows out of it. Thanks for watching!
A guy did some work for me today , he also works for Ron Power , he said he has a $2,000 , 22 mag !! I think it's the same gun you have , but it's in better shape . Now Ron has it & is doing a work over . He said it was worth $900 before Ron got it . I told him all about your work & videos , I will get his e mail & send him a link !! I think he will like your videos !! . Many Thanks !!
Thank you Dan! I appreciate that!
George I do not know just how lucky I’ve been. I have bought and sold 3 Ruger singlesix convertibles and all have shot superbly. Not selling my last one. Glad you have got it straightened out. Followed this project all along. Personally I would have sold it or just ate the loss an trashed it . Good on you.
Thanks for watching it. It has been a long journey and I'm sure a lot of folks have dropped off along the way😉 Be sure and hang on to that last single-six. These guns, as you know, are a blast.
Well deserved conclusion. Great project.
Thanks! I know it looked frustrating at times but it really was a lot of fun
“I’m not a gunsmith”. Sure could have fooled me, George. Great series!
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This has been quite an adventure! Glad I went along. I'm very encouraged through your dedication to bringing this once poorly performing revolver to it's unrealized peak. Now I need to get busy on mine. Thank you for sharing this adventure.
You are welcome. Thank you for sticking with me! And good luck on your project!
Super! Heck, I think I'm about as happy with the outcome as if it were my own. Thanks for the vid. Looking forward to the next.
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OK then! Now lets see some shooting videos after that long project. You are a wizard.
Yes, I'm ready for some lightweight blow stuff up videos for a few weeks😄
@@TargetSuite You did wonderful work on that old gun and it came out better than any of us had hoped for. Excellent work, my friend.
Outstanding! Great work figuring put the problems rather than placing the gun in the "worn out and inaccurate shelf".
Or selling it to a pawn shop😉
Have to say I might have given up on it. But tonight I salute you with 2 fingers of some 18 year old Glenlivet Scotch . Onward and Upward brother.
Thanks! I am chilling with a mixture of Bulleit Bourbon, bitters, and orange. Cheers!
Glad you got it straightened out. I have an old 9.5 3 screw Ive been shooting for 45 years, love that gun.
You saved her! Nicely done!
Thanks! It was a labor of love so to speak. But I'm glad to be moving on.
And thank you for bringing us along for the ride! Really enjoyed that..
You are welcome. It was a great ride! Now I can just have fun with this gun.
Wow! Great video! Entertaining and educational. It makes me appreciate the precision work that a gunsmith does, and all the tooling necessary. I always enjoy machine-shop work.
I've watched this entire series. Glad that you were able to salvage some accuracy from that old revolver.
Thanks, George, for this great video!
I'm resting a Texas mesquite smoked brisket I worked on since 5 am, just waiting to carve that up for some brisket sandwiches on Texas toast for dinner...and here comes this great video to keep me from rushing the process! Thanks, George!
And Buffalo just did a great video on the S&W Model 41 (Yeah, I told him our High Standards are better) 😜
Outstanding video. Great camera work and very detailed. And finally...Victory! Thanks. Great series!
My day started a little bit earlier than yours. So I'm resting my "brisket" as well. I did watch Buffalo's video on the 41 a couple of days ago on Patreon. He did a really good job. I've been wanting to post a video with my son's Model 41, but I may have to wait a little while because I can't shoot as good as Buffalo😎
@@TargetSuite Me too. Buffalo's a real deadeye
I'm waiting or my eyesight to improve. 😜
Haha!
Wow George, the new groups from your shootings are quite impressive !
And I was so relieved that this gun showed some improvement. I just had this deep-seated fear that it was going to still shoot poorly.
your advanced mechanical engineering degree from m.i.t. .is in the mail. thank you for this magnificent program .
Haha! Thanks for the vote of confidence. Maybe Starbucks will give me a cup of coffee with that diploma . . . as long as I can Fork out the five bucks😄
Thanks for letting us come along on your project. Your great work is rewarded with a great outcome!!
You bet. Thanks for watching! I am relieved that it actually worked out. Otherwise that "final" video would have been a lot different
Thanks, George. I’ve been following this tale from the beginning and couldn’t wait to see how it ended. I appreciate that you persisted even though TH-cam prohibits monetization. Agains, thanks very much for this very interesting video series.
You are welcome. Thank you for watching all of those videos.
Looks like all your hard work panned out
Finally! I would have never guessed it would have taken this long. But now I think I'm going to treat this gun to some cosmetic rework. Might as well look good as well as shoot good don't you think?
Fantastic! Good for you! It's been a long time coming. My only problem with your videos coming out later on Tuesday is now I have no excuses for when I'm late to work on Tuesday morning. 😆
I liked releasing early in the morning, but having 8 hours to tweak things on Tuesday really reduces the pressure and I hope will make for better content. Thanks as always for your comment!
@@TargetSuite It's all good. Just having fun. I actually can't remember the last time I was late to work. In fact, last year I received an award for being the only employee to not be late or miss a scheduled day. Yep, I'm a nerd.
Great work George. I really appreciate your tenacity and determination to get your firearm right. I’m really impressed with the combination borescope image and caliper measurements to determine alignment tolerance. Thank you.
Thanks. I appreciate your comment. And thank you for watching!
Great Video George! I am so happy for you to see the final results of all your time and effort....it really paid off ...CONGRATULATIONS !!!!
Thank you Ken!
If you remember the scratches It had, on the ejector rod and cylinder also the corner near the grip, they were most likely from being run over by a car..Thus ..relocating the cylinder stop location in the Frame
Thank you for such a detailed video. You never know when you may have to do something like that
You are welcome. Thank you for watching!
You done good George If I was one of your squirrels I'd be moving to a neighbors wood lot.
Haha! It was quite a joyrney!
It certainly made this grown man smile. Well done, George, thank you so much for your perseverance! Now go and enjoy shooting that nice revolver at last!
Yes! Now I can start having fun with this gun.
Another excellent video George. I always enjoy watching you wrenching on firearms. You do the nitty-gritty that I like! And your tools/equipment is enviable! My current focus is on setting up and rigging an Ascend 128x fishing kayak so I can get on the water and do some fishing. It’s a nice kayak that I have to put sonar, lights, auxiliary propulsion, anchor rig and fishing crate on.
Thanks Michael I appreciate that!
Been following the saga of the Old Model Ruger. I'd say it was all worth it. A beautiful example of a classic Ruger that is now also a shooter. You learned a lot and thumbs up to Ruger for taking it in and trying to fix it initially. I am so glad you solved your issues and hope you don't have to make another "uh-oh, we still got problems" video. Was just shooting my New Model Single Six this past weekend.
It was definitely worth it and I think the uh-oh's are behind us. Thanks for following along!
@@TargetSuite I don't know if I would have thought to remove the barrel. Has any of the Ruger experts you spoke with ever seen the burr issue on the frame?
What a great series, glad it groups now.
Thanks! Yep, it will be fun to work with now.
It was very interesting watching you do all the work on the Ruger. When you began shooting I was pulling for you to get good groups. Thanks for all your work producing these videos.
Thanks. My greatest fear was that I would do all of that and it would still shoot crummy groups. I was I very relieved!
To me that is impressive accuracy for any single 6. You really did a fine job. Your engineering background paid off for sure. Thanks for the video.
Thank you very much!
I saved a nice Dan Wesson 15-2 that was experiencing all kinds of timing/locking issues by fitting a used cylinder bolt and corrected an assembly error on the cylinder yoke retaining circlip. Watching this video really brought back that sense of accomplishment and it was rewarding to know you saved that revolver. Great work...I'd be proud of that accuracy!
I appreciate your comment. There is something satisfying about solving a problem and bringing a gun like this or like your Dan Wesson back to life.
Really enjoyed all of the Single Six videos, especially this last one.
Thank you for sticking with me through all of this. It's been quite a saga.
Congrats for a fine finish. I salute you with a glass of Wood Hat Spirits "Bloody Dapper" bourbon that I helped bottle at a bottling party with a couple of friends.
One thing else you may want to determine is the cause for the cylinder turn ring scratch. That cylinder stop should not be dragging on the cylinder and it would be a shame to have the gun reblued and have the drag line reappear. The cylinder shop should stay below the cylinder until it is just about to lock up the cylinder.
Thanks Ken. The cylinder stop stays out of the way during the entire rotation. It only pops back up once the lead in reaches the cylinder stop. So all of that ring is from not fully cocking the hammer and then letting it back down and turning the cylinder by hand.
By the way I just saw your message on patreon about the vault door. Great idea!
@@TargetSuite Well done! That is a lesson many revolver users need to learn.
When I bought my S&W 629 4” new, I found that accuracy was mediocre with cast bullets and that the barrel leaded up to beat he’ll. I then measured the chambers and slugged the barrel. With 4 different measurements for the 6 chambers, I sent it back to S&W to correct the chamber measurements. They sent it back to me and said it was within specs and did nothing for me. I then rented the correct reamer and reamed all cylinders to the correct size and both problems went away. Good customer service with some gun makers is sadly a thing of the past.
WOW! That is a great improvement! Thanks for sharing.
You bet! Thanks for watching!
Finally, Success! That old girl is putting them in there now! Nice work!
Thanks 👍
Excellent work. Glad you got it diagnosed and fixed! Must be very satisfying.
Yes I have to admit . . . I am a little bit satisfied right now :-)
Watching your videos is like seeing an old friend every so often. Thank's for what you do!
Thanks! I appreciate your comments. They are an encouragement!
A great conclusion to this series. Wow!! you could not script a better finish - very glad The Ruger Single Six is working right now. I can not do Patreon right now, but if your email is tied to PayPal, I can send a one time contribution...to support this and videos' like it.
I appreciate that. If you will email me at targetsuite@.com I will reply with the email associated with my PayPal account.
@@TargetSuite I used gmail.com - hope that is right!
Dang man that is very impressive work. For not being a gunsmith, you should damn well take up a career being a gunsmith! Very impressive shooting and way to go on making that gun so deadly accurate. If I ever need some gunsmithing done I’m writing you a message
Haha! You can only really know a man through his failures😄
@@TargetSuite Well all your videos are simply awesome, and your honesty is amazing too! I like many appreciate you very much and appreciate your videos. And what you were able to do with that gun is nothing short of amazing! You should be very proud, and thank you again, what an amazing gun. Most people would’ve sold the gun said the hell with it, instead you took on the challenge and kicked ass! Simply put, you’re a stud!
Good work is it's own reward!
Amen!
Excellent thank you, Bernard Daly
Thank you Bernard!
Outstanding video series George! I enjoyed every minute of our journey together! Thanks!
Thanks for coming along. I appreciate that.
From a previous video , you had play up and down in the cylinder and measured it with a gauge !
Cylinder base pin and base pin hole in the cylinder specification would be my first place to look to find out why !
I’ve been around Ruger single action revolvers since 1963 and I have not seen a oversize base pin hole in the frame or read about it happening!
Turned out it was a barrel bore concentricity issue. But I also added an oversized base pin and that really took up the slop. What a journey.
@@TargetSuite Cyclinder base pin would have been my first stop as that’s not correct to have any play in it while in the cylinder !
Thats great, wow what a difference! Thats a match gun now! A rig you can be very proud of.
It's definitely a gun I will remember. The bitter and sweet part are yet to be determined😉 Just kidding. This is going to be a fun gun!
I must have gotten a good single six, mine shoots like yours, I purchased used from a gun show and am very happy with accuracy.
You have something there now that even Buffalo Bill would be proud to own.You did a good job, I think that oversized cylinder pin did wonders to your gun and the pawl seems to work just right with the new position of the forcing cone. Not to mention somebody who shoots pretty good. Try some Aguila rounds and I think you will find they shoot better.
Thanks! I've got some Aguila and Remington ammo to add to the boat load of different CCI offerings. I'll get started on finding out if it has a preference.
You REALLY REALLY showed those guys in the Ruger warranty department. At any time you could have sold the pistol and walked away but instead you compiled an array of expensive specialized tools, learned new gun smithing skills, and patiently brought it all together to get that $300 pistol working again lol. This series has been awesome though.
Video suggestion: try to find a scope with bdc that works well on a .44 magnum carbine.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks. I really appreciate your comment! And your idea about a drop compensating short range scope for a 44 magnum is an interesting concept I'm not sure something like that exist but it's worth looking into.
Congratulations. We all smiled today. WOW!!!!
And I smiled the biggest when those groups turned out to be less than half the size of the original ones that I shot months ago
Followed all the way, really enjoyed videos and appreciate the information.
I bought 3 single sixes this year 2 old 1 new.
I bought them all as 22lr but was surprised when I got home that 2 of them were 22mag, the other surprised me at the time of purchase when the owner gave me a little red felt bag with the mag. cylinder.
One of my old models was out of time but a local master gunsmith repaired it for a small fee.
Well I appreciate your tenacity. It sounds like you've got a great Trio of single sixes. I wouldn't mind having a new model of myself either convertible or just 22LR only.
OK, 1) I would've liked to see what just the oversized pin did in terms of alignment. 2) Did you ever figure out why the short borescope quit? 3) With the pin & pawl/hand adjustment it looks like that thing locks up like a Freedom Arms Silhouette revolver, well done. 4) Alignment was off at the top before if I remember correctly, now it looks a little late, like it's being over rotated slightly. Either way, awesome job. 5) When you group are you using the same specific 5 chambers? 6) I'd like to see some paper targets with different ammo so we could compare to the poor initial groups, that would be great to see the improvement. 7) Thanks for not being a "talking head" and pointing the camera at what you're talking about rather than at your face all the time. A lot of TH-camrs just want to shoot their own face talking, you focus on subject matter, not just yourself. Back when I was competing you'd have had a huge line of competitors wanting their revolvers checked at every match. You'd need a selection of oversized pins with you, they'd be snatched up. I remember when Ruger & S&W shooters couldn't keep up with the Dan Wesson guys and as soon as Freedom Arms stuck their toe in it was all over in center fire & rim fire metallic silhouette.
Great comment. The biggest factor in getting the cylinder alignment was first the new cylinder stop (I called it a pawl in the video). And second, removing that huge burr and reseating the barrel reduced the up and down misalignment. The cylinder pin didn't help much with that at all, just cut down on the "wobble". Thanks for watching!
Another success for do your own gunsmithing, they are machines and with the proper references and specs with a proper amount of patience and due dilligence great results can be had. And sadly or not Nice to see your fine results
Thanks!
Watching all of the vids running up to this - that's one expensive Single Six lol lol -but hey, it made for some great vids! And I just watched you shoot - Yay!! I know from personal experience how it feels when you work on a firearm and then shoot and it works! Congrats!!!
Excellent work. Loved the series of videos.
Thanks, it was a challenge. But also a whole lot of fun. And now I've got a great shooting Ruger single action revolver😎
Great job! I have been following this fix since you started. I picked up a lot of great information. I always knew you could shoot that it was the gun. And you proved it to all. Hope I never have issues with mine.
Thanks! I appreciate your tenacity😎
Excellent Work George! I knew you would knock a home run on this! Great video's.
Thanks Greg!
Awesome
Closure!!
Way to hound dog that problem.
Thanks. And this one did push limits of my patience. Glad we all stuck with it to the end though.
George, it was an exciting adventure and you taught us a lot. I actually wanted to watch the end of the video right away, but I'm glad I didn't. This makes the final even more exciting. It's great that this was successful and it also makes it clear how accurately a weapon must be adjusted to get such a nice shooting result on target. Thanks for making these videos! Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹, Paul
Paul, I appreciate you sticking with me on this adventure. I think we have all learned a lot! When I look at my analytics it reveals that I don't have a lot of viewers from Austria. So it's good to have you and your perspective. At first I was reluctant to add chapters thinking people would just skip through and miss a lot of the content, but TH-cam statistics say that it is really helpful and actually adds to watch time.
Problem solving always make for good video. Thank you for all the work and knowledge you have shared.
You bet! Thanks for watching!
I remember Recommending to get the 11 degree reamer from Brownell’s however you took it a bit further George very good video Sir
Yes, and thank you. You guys have given me some great suggestions and Corrections over the course of my TH-cam "career"!
@@TargetSuite I gotta say this kind of video is GOOD stuff. Not a lot of information ANYWHERE about this kind of work on the internet or TH-cam. I noticed a lot of guys kinda already knew what the solution was and voiced there opinions. However like I said not much in the way of a informational video 1 other guy touch’s on this subject. MannyCA and now you George it’s takes some patients,timing, and the will to do a video like this. So George I want to thank you for doing it I personally appreciate it. I know down the road I’ll be coming back to this video series to take advantage of the information you decided to VIDEO catalog.
Nice job George!
Thanks!
Two minutes into this video and what was going on was so far over my head I started getting dizzy looking up ! Wonderful video George but I'll let you do this kinda work. Great to have you back. You been to the PO yet? Do the accuracy test at 7yds against a paper target. See what it will really do..
Thanks for sharing.
I got it yesterday on the way to Many to get tested for covid. Then I left it in the truck overnight. Thanks for the reminder. I'm reading it now
Very impressive, George! I think I enjoyed your process and determination more than the resulting accuracy. But, it's great to see the noticeable improvement! Well done!!!
Thanks! Yes, there was a significant level of satisfaction in just being finished . . . with any Improvement at all.
@@TargetSuite And you made it look "so easy!" :)))
You just seem like such a nice guy, so glad this worked out.
Thanks. I appreciate that.
@@TargetSuite You also inspired me to get an Old Model Single Six. Your .35 Marlin videos assured me of your excellent taste.
Great job George! Looks like a solid gun now. Fire the hell out of it so we can see if it holds up! Thanks for the videos.
Thanks! I plan to start burning through that stash of 22 mag ammo that I have put together. Originally it was going to be for my Winchester 9422 project which never happened. But I think this single six will enjoy the bounty.
Well that gives me some hope . Now its time to order parts ! Thank you
Yes there's hope for us all I think😉
Thank you for the time and effort you took to repair this factory defect Ruger correctly. Now, I'm interested to see how a 3 screw Single Six I purchased awhile ago shoots (not previously fired by me). Hopefully, I'm not in for the same significant repair you had to do.
While I understand why Ruger wouldn't repair such an old gun, you clearly showed Ruger's problem diagnosis was faulty as well as the poor quality machining of the bore/rifling and the burr that deformed the barrel threads. It's a bit of a compilation of errors by Ruger. It's a pity they didn't use this opportunity to showcase how good they can be.
You are welcome. Thank you for watching! One thing people forget about these older guns is that they were made before the days of computer-aided manufacturing. So, quality was really more hit and miss back in those days even though the designs of those old guns we're so good.
I'm so happy for you George! I know how frustrating this project has been. Was it ever going to end? This has been the most intriguing series I have seen on TH-cam. What a learning experience for all of us!
Thank you Glenn. I appreciate your help along the way. Always felt that you were in the background ready to answer a question or two if needed. I just wish you had been there to correct me when I kept calling that cylinder stop a pawl😄😄😄
@@TargetSuite Well, you've just had your first senior moment, welcome to old age! Though, if you are like me, you have been experiencing senior moments most of your life. Like the time I performed a wedding ceremony in East St. Louis, pronounced them man and wife, and as they were marching down the aisle out of the church, I realized that I had forgot to bless them with a prayer! Had to call everyone back in! Oh, did the crowd roar! I never even noticed last night when I viewed it, because like most viewers, I was so intent on you arriving at the solution, you could have called it a drumstick and I wouldn't have cared!
I’m not a gunsmith, yeah right 😂
You may not have a degree but you Definitely are a gunsmith in my opinion , Great job George !
Thanks Hans. I really do like tinkering on guns. And I guess it shows. I've been eyeballing a Ruger Blackhawk at the pawn shop across from my house back in Spring. It's got a loosey-goosey cylinder and now I feel confident enough to bring it up to snuff.
Glad to see it all came together!
Finally. Yes and it was a relief!
And that is why I subscribe to this channel excellent
Thank you!
Pretty amazing how you were able to correct what was wrong and make this gun work like it should!! I know youre happy with the redults of all your research and hard work! So am I! It just goes to show what a lot of dedication you have, and your love for Ruger handguns! What a difference in how it shoots now compared with when you first picked it up! Great work!
Thanks! It was quite the journey, but the outcome is very rewarding. Now I can start having some fun shooting😎
@@TargetSuite Amen! And youre quite good at that! I watched you burn playing cards one time. Pretty impressive if you ask me.
Great job! Great videos on this project!👍🏾😀❤️🇺🇸
Thanks! Always great to hear from you!
Outstanding! I enjoyed this series very much.
Thank you! I'm glad some of you guys enjoyed it as much as I did😉
Amazing results! Great job, Target Suite.
Thanks!
Wow nicely done ! It was very interesting following this , now with a happy ending! Well done!
Thank you! And thank you for watching through all of this!
Wow george ! You went way deep down the rabbithole on this one. How bout’ a heapin’ helpin’ of happydance !! Rugers are probably the easiest revolvers to improve and modify i have found. Great job !
I've been doing the happy dance all afternoon. Even treated myself to some catfish at Dairy Delight!
Wow! Great improvement! Nice work!