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{{Infobox weapon
|name=Ruger Single-Six
| image= File:Ruger Single-Six, 2 generations.jpg
| image_size = 300
|caption= Ruger New Model Single-Six (stainless) on top and Ruger "Old Model" Single-Six (blued) on bottom.
|origin=United States
|type=[[Trigger (firearms)#Single-action|Single action]]
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|is_ranged=yes
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|designer=[[Sturm, Ruger]]
|design_date=1953 (Old Model)<br>1973 (New Model)
|manufacturer=[[Sturm, Ruger & Co.]]
|unit_cost=$534<ref name="SB">{{cite web|url=http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSixBlued/models.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115112259/http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSixBlued/models.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-11-15 |title=Standard Blued model product page }}</ref>-754<ref name="Hunter">{{cite web|url=http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSixHunter/models.html|title=Hunter model product page|access-date=2010-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120191520/http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSixHunter/models.html|archive-date=2009-11-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> ([[Suggested retail price|MSRP]])
|production_date=1953–1973 (Old Model)<br>1973–present (New Model)
|number=Over 700,000 (Old Model){{sfn | Wilson | 1996 | pp=44–45}}<br>Over 1,057,000 (New Model, as of 1993){{sfn | Wilson | 1996 | pp=132–133}}
|variants=Old Model, New Model
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|weight= {{cvt|32–40|oz|g}}<ref name="Convertible">{{cite web|url=http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSixConvertible/models.html|title=Convertible model product page}}</ref>
|length= {{cvt|10.25–15|in|mm}}<ref name="Convertible"/>
|part_length= {{cvt|4.625|in|mm}}<br>{{cvt|5.5|in|mm}}<br>{{cvt|6.5|in|mm}}<br>{{cvt|9.5|in|mm}}
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|cartridge=[[.22 LR]], [[.22 WMR]], [[.17 HMR]],<ref name="PP">{{cite web|url=http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSix/index.html|title=Main product page|access-date=2010-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618105047/http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSix/index.html|archive-date=2010-06-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[.32 H&R Magnum]]
|barrels=6-[[Rifling|groove]]<ref name="Convertible"/>
|action=[[Trigger (firearms)#Single-action|Single-action]] [[revolver]]
|rate=
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| feed= 6-round [[Cylinder (firearms)|cylinder]]<ref name="Convertible"/>
|sights= Fixed or adjustable [[iron sight]]s<ref name="Convertible"/> (the Hunter model has provisions for mounting a [[telescopic sight|scope]])<ref name="PP"/>
}}
The '''Ruger Single-Six''' is a [[single-action]] [[Rimfire ammunition|rimfire]] [[revolver]] produced by [[Sturm, Ruger & Co.]] The Single-Six was first released in June 1953.<ref>"[http://www.gunblast.com/Hamm_Old_Model_Single-Six.htm Ruger's Old Model Single-Sixes]" by Bill Hamm</ref>

The Single-Six is currently produced as the New Model Single-Six. The term "New Model" simply means that this model includes Ruger's transfer bar mechanism for increased safety, allowing one to carry the revolver safely with all six chambers loaded. Prior to 1973, the Single-Six was produced without the transfer bar mechanism, making it less safe to carry with all six chambers loaded, and with the hammer resting on a loaded chamber. The [[Safety (firearms)#Transfer bar|transfer bar safety]] allows the revolver to fire only when the trigger has been pulled. Ruger provides the transfer bar safety upgrade free of charge for owners of any old model Single-Six,<ref>[http://www.ruger.com/pdf/safetyOfferAd.pdf Ruger safety upgrade offer (PDF)]</ref> though this may come with a significant trigger-feel penalty.<ref>[https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/shooting-history-ruger-3-screw-old-gun-review/ Shooting History-Ruger 3 Screw-Old Gun Review]</ref>

==Specifications==
[[File:Rugerlongconvertsml.jpg|thumb|Custom Long Barrel 45 Colt/45 ACP Blackhawk over Standard Ruger Single-Six 9.5 inch barrel]]
The New Model Single-Six is currently chambered in [[.22 Long Rifle|.22 LR]], [[.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire|.22 WMR]] (.22 Magnum), and [[.17 HMR]] (initially offered with a second cylinder in [[.17 HM2]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ruger.com/news/2004-11-11a.html|title=Ruger News}}</ref>). Barrel lengths include {{cvt|4+5/8|in}}, {{cvt|5+1/2|in}}, {{cvt|6+1/2|in}}, {{cvt|7+1/2|in}}, and {{cvt|9+1/2|in}}, available in both [[bluing (steel)|blued]] and [[stainless steel]].

Ruger manufactures several "convertible" models that ship with both a .22 LR cylinder and .22 WMR cylinder, allowing the use of both cartridges.<ref name="Convertible"/> The [[.22 Short]] and [[.22 Long]] cartridges can also be fired in the Long Rifle cylinder. For those models that ship with both cylinders, the last 3 digits of the serial number are engraved on the front of the cylinder; only cylinders that have been properly timed should be used with any given revolver. The term '''Super Single-Six''' refers to those models which have fully adjustable target sights.

In 2011 Ruger introduced the '''Single-Ten''' and in 2012 they introduced the '''Single-Nine'''. Both of these revolvers are stainless steel variants of the Single-Six design with fiber optic sights. The Single-Ten is chambered in .22 Long Rifle, with ten chambers and a 5.5 inch barrel, whereas the Single-Nine is chambered in .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (.22 WMR), with nine chambers and a barrel length of {{convert|6.5|in}}.
[[File:Ruger-Single-Ten.jpg|thumb|Ruger Single-Ten 4.62 inch barrel]]

===.32 centerfire models===
From 1984 to 1997 Ruger chambered the New Model Single-Six in [[.32 H&R Magnum]] (which allows the use of [[.32 S&W]] and [[.32 S&W Long]] cartridges). Ruger reintroduced this caliber option in 2002,<ref>"[http://www.ruger.com/news/2002-05-07.html Return of the Ruger New Model Single-Six in .32 H&R Magnum]" by Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.</ref> and in September 2014 released the '''Single-Seven''' in .[[327 Federal Magnum]] as well, in a seven-shot stainless steel variant, with barrel lengths of {{convert|4.62|in}}, {{convert|5.5|in}}, and {{convert|7.5|in}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSixDE/models.html|title=Ruger® Single-Six® Family Distributor Exclusives Models}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gundigest.com/guns/handgun-reviews-articles/rugers-red-hot-versatile-single-seven-327-federal-magnum|title=Ruger's Red-Hot, Versatile Single Seven .327 Federal Magnum - Gun Digest|work=Gun Digest|date=2 September 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of firearms]]
*[[List of handgun cartridges]]
*[[Ruger Bearcat]]
*[[Ruger Wrangler]]
*[[Ruger Bisley|Bisley grip variant]]

==References==
* {{cite book | last=Wilson | first=R. L. | title=Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company, and Their Firearms | publisher=Simon & Schuster | publication-place=New York | year=1996 | isbn=0-684-80367-4 | oclc=33820244}}
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100618105047/http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSix/index.html Ruger New Model Single-Six] at Ruger.com
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_154_25?pnum=3&opg=78870847 Mike Cumpston "The .22 Magnum As A Revolver Cartridge"]. ''[[American Handgunner]]''. Sept 2001. FindArticles.com. 24 Mar. 2008.

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