Long story, My father-in-law died and willed a Stainless Ruger Single Six to my son. It was new in a box with another set of grips and a custom western holster.
It is given to his son after death for safekeeping. His son gives me the gun to take to my son. When I get to my son's house, the weapon is fitted with the 22 Win Mag cylinder and there is no .22 Long Rifle cylinder with the gun.
I contact the son, my brother-in-law who says, "Oh SHt, Next time you're up here I'll give it to you.' A year later I'm visiting and I make a point of getting the cylinder in the red cloth bag in the Ruger cardboard box because I know my BIL and I know he's a lazy SOB and will screw anything or anyone. I get the cylinder and take it with me. A few months later I presented it to my son. He's not happy because it is a blued 22 Win Mag cylinder, the same caliber as what he already has and it has a totally different serial number.
Here are the problems if you nongun types haven't already figured it out.
1. First of all it is a blued cylinder not stainless
2. The cylinder is not the 22 Long Rifle it is the 22 Win Mag he already has
3. The two cylinders the gun comes with are physically fitted to the gun. You cannot just swap cylinders from another gun. The cylinders have to be timed to the barrel. It is dangerous to try to make it work.
4. My BIL "knew right where it was" when he gave it to me. I called him and asked him if he had a Single Six. He said he sold it a long time ago. I told him I had his old gun's Win Mag cylinder. and I needed my son's cylinder. His reply was, "I don't have another one, I thought that was it." I think he's screwed himself and didn't want to admit it, he is that low.
Now, what to do? send in the gun to Ruger and get a new cylinder because without the second cylinder, you ruin the value of the gun?
Sell the blued cylinder at pennies on the dollar to a gunsmith who probably won't even take it?
@SPDguns what do you think?
Signed, screwed, blued and mad.
It is given to his son after death for safekeeping. His son gives me the gun to take to my son. When I get to my son's house, the weapon is fitted with the 22 Win Mag cylinder and there is no .22 Long Rifle cylinder with the gun.
I contact the son, my brother-in-law who says, "Oh SHt, Next time you're up here I'll give it to you.' A year later I'm visiting and I make a point of getting the cylinder in the red cloth bag in the Ruger cardboard box because I know my BIL and I know he's a lazy SOB and will screw anything or anyone. I get the cylinder and take it with me. A few months later I presented it to my son. He's not happy because it is a blued 22 Win Mag cylinder, the same caliber as what he already has and it has a totally different serial number.
Here are the problems if you nongun types haven't already figured it out.
1. First of all it is a blued cylinder not stainless
2. The cylinder is not the 22 Long Rifle it is the 22 Win Mag he already has
3. The two cylinders the gun comes with are physically fitted to the gun. You cannot just swap cylinders from another gun. The cylinders have to be timed to the barrel. It is dangerous to try to make it work.
4. My BIL "knew right where it was" when he gave it to me. I called him and asked him if he had a Single Six. He said he sold it a long time ago. I told him I had his old gun's Win Mag cylinder. and I needed my son's cylinder. His reply was, "I don't have another one, I thought that was it." I think he's screwed himself and didn't want to admit it, he is that low.
Now, what to do? send in the gun to Ruger and get a new cylinder because without the second cylinder, you ruin the value of the gun?
Sell the blued cylinder at pennies on the dollar to a gunsmith who probably won't even take it?
@SPDguns what do you think?
Signed, screwed, blued and mad.
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