Ruger Single Six

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

I was plinking around with my SS yesterday and I started missing. I didn't think too much of it at the time (I miss a lot sometimes) but as I was reloading I noticed that the front sight had come loose and was about to fall out. I went ahead and pulled it out of the slot but I can't tell how it was held in. I cannot see any solder on it. Are they epoxied? I can't see any residue of any kind on the sight or in the slot. Does anyone know how they are held in?

Alan

[Bill Gunn]

Try here, it shows a screw holding the front sight.

I have one from about 1975, and it has the same setup.

Go to page 15... (29 in the manual)

http://www.tiropratico.com/manuali_armi/Ruger%20New%20Model%20Single%20Six%20&%20Bisley%20Revolver.pdf

[Bill Gunn]

I also found this...

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

Bill, mine is an Old Model and the front sight is a piece of flat stock that fits in a slot in the barrel. There are no screws and it seems to be simply a very tight fit and possibly a slight pinning of the metal around the slot. I am going to try cleaning and drying it and a touch of Super Glue or Epoxy to fill the gaps. Can't be any worse than it is now. I'm afraid that soldering it would give me a ring in the blueing. The pistol is what I call a "working pistol" in that I don't take too many pains in keeping it from the rigors of ranch work so I could easily live with a little marred blueing if it meant having a front sight when I had a rattlesnake in a fence line.

Thanks for looking up the Schematics though.

Alan

[Bill Gunn]

Like the one below?
I have no idea how they were held in.

I have 2 Ruger SBH's that the silver solder job on the threaded insert to hold the Ejector Housing to the barrel failed.
Took a gunsmith very little time to fix, and they didn't leave a mark, but that was on stainless.

That's the only trouble I ever had with a Ruger pistol in over 30 years. I really like them.

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

That's the one but mine don't have checkered grips. Those are some nice ones. Rugers don't give much trouble.

Alan

[MOGC]

Alan,
There are several methods to hold a sight in a dove tail slot. I've used a punch to raise a slight dimple in the bottom of the dovetail and then driven the sight back in and used some Red Locktite to secure the sight on older .22's like yours. I'm not saying that is the thing to do for yours but if you research dovetails, ect. you'll find a couple of methods that should work for you without too much trouble.

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

Sounds like we've got a winner folks! The slot is not a dovetail (near as I can tell) but it is a very tight fit, so tight that I'm not real sure how it worked it's way loose. I pulled it out with my fingers but it won't go back in. Could be that the barrel was hot and loosened the sight. Red Locktite is what it's gonna be though, cause I know it probably won't be coming back out.

Thanks.

Alan

[SeniorCoot]

Interesting i had a SS from 65 but a guy lost it off my snowmachine whilst we were hunting ptarmigan- got another but it's newer- didn't have hammer guard but I had them installone but kept old parts- it has a one piece front site held in by screwe- glad for post made me think maybe I'll give yuong lad (11) a call today and have him over to shoot -his dad is in Iraq so i been doing fishing etc with him.Thanks for reminder.

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

Well, it's done. Cleaned all the metal with a couple of quick sprays, added a drop of Red Locktite, tapped her in with a brass hammer and wiped her clean. Just like that! It'll be a while before I shoot it again so it'll have plenty of time to set up. Should work fine. Thanks again for the help guys.

Alan

[LE]

Friction fit and the sight is tapered to go in from only one side. A punch to dimple is the best way. Now that it is lock tighted in, how are you going to fine tune for accuracy?

[Bill Gunn]

Friction fit and the sight is tapered to go in from only one side. A punch to dimple is the best way. Now that it is lock tighted in, how are you going to fine tune for accuracy?

Ya didn't read his first post good..


I was plinking around with my SS yesterday and I started missing. I didn't think too much of it at the time (I miss a lot sometimes)

Most of us here shoot the same :p :D

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

You got me pegged Bill.

LE, I did notice that the sight entered the slot easier form one direction than the other and I thought that it might be a one way thing (like dovetails). There is no adjusting this front sight except with a file. It is a simple blade sight. The rear sight adjusts in a dovetail slot. As far as fine tuning goes, it's good for minute of soda can most of the time and occasionally minute of rattlesnake head although it has been several years since I killed one with it or at all on our place. That's a good thing.

Alan

[SeniorCoot]

You guys got me going- just took my Three Ruger single action pistols out of safe- going to clean them and then shootem some--22-357-& 44Mag--I love them- the action- hand fit(I have small hands)-and ,of course, the smell of gun powder. I have some youngsters coming over on Thurs- will intro them to pistols and let oldest shoot the .22

[Rugerman]

If your fix does't work call Ruger, they have excellent customer service and all their guns have a lifetime warranty, not your lifetime the guns. They will fix it for free.

[Rugerman]

if that doesn't work call ruger, their guns have a lifetime warranty and they'll fix it free.