I have a blued 357 police service six and I seen a stainless steel cylinder online that is from a stainless service six. I thought that would look good on my revolver, so my question is can I buy a complete cylinder and crane to replace mine or would there be some gunsmithing involved for it to work? i'm just getting extra parts in case i ever need them, parts for these guns are drying up. the stainless cylinders are more widely available than the blue, at least that's all i can find. i've got a spare part for everything in my six except the cylinder and crane. the cylinder and crane will probably never be needed, but if i can get them at a good price i thought why not. i found a blue cylinder like new without a turn line by itself but they want $100 for just the cylinder, the stainless cylinder and crane are used but in great shape for $75.thanks for any help
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Cylinders need to be fitted and timed to the revolver. This takes a skilled gunsmith.
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Sorry...but likely as much as your revolver is worth.
I'm a huge fan of that Ruger series but parts are getting really scarce. My last two requests for parts resulted in Ruger CS suggesting that I ship the revos to them...at my cost. Assuming you can convince Ruger customer service to actually ship parts for you, be prepared to set your credit card on fire.
I'm a huge fan of that Ruger series but parts are getting really scarce. My last two requests for parts resulted in Ruger CS suggesting that I ship the revos to them...at my cost. Assuming you can convince Ruger customer service to actually ship parts for you, be prepared to set your credit card on fire.
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Also, you should measure the throats of the cylinders to ensure you're getting a good part. You'll probably be okay in that regard, but some .38 Speed-Sixes were made. I've seen the parts you're referencing and don't know where they came from. You certainly don't want anything that's been through a fire (I've heard of people buying a revolver, then having it blow up in their hands because it had been in a fire and the heat treat was affected. Some clown just put new grips on the gun and sold it. So you also have to be wary of parts, too.)
The hand, or pawl, pushes the cylinder into the proper position so that the chambers line up with the barrel. A cylinder made for another revolver may "fit," but it may not offer proper alignment. A gunsmith would have to work on the pawl and the ratchet to position them precisely with your gun.
On the plus side, your gun most likely will never need any parts replacements. But if you're one of those guys who racks up tens of thousands of rounds, yeah, you may need parts eventually. At that point, it may be cheaper to just find another Speed-Six and buy that.
Despite Ruger's modular design, some parts must still be fitted. The cylinder
to the frame is one of them.
The hand, or pawl, pushes the cylinder into the proper position so that the chambers line up with the barrel. A cylinder made for another revolver may "fit," but it may not offer proper alignment. A gunsmith would have to work on the pawl and the ratchet to position them precisely with your gun.
On the plus side, your gun most likely will never need any parts replacements. But if you're one of those guys who racks up tens of thousands of rounds, yeah, you may need parts eventually. At that point, it may be cheaper to just find another Speed-Six and buy that.
Despite Ruger's modular design, some parts must still be fitted. The cylinder
to the frame is one of them.
nope i don't shoot much, i put 50rds thru it when i got it to make sure everything was ok. it shoots great in single and double action. i won't be putting no more rds than mabe 1-50rds a year thru it since i'm on a tight budget and can't buy ammo all the time. 357 ammo around here is available all the time, the cheapest is cci alluminum 158 grain hollow points at $22 a box for 50rds. but with my income i can't get that very often, thanks.
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