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Go for the ruger...

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Its going to be close to the same price I'd imagine to do a conversion kit. So in my opinion I'd go for the Ruger. Another gun is never bad. On the other hand a gun I'm never going to shoot really isn't worth having. But that's just me. I'm shopping for one myself and just haven't made up my mind which ruger to go with. Stainless/blue, 5.5 or 6 7/8. I know i'm going bull though. I like the feel and weight. I grew up shooting one that still belongs to my dad. He wont give it up. Besides them lasting a lifetime and no-doubt being able to hand them down to the grandkids, they are super modifyable! There are several websites that deal strickly with ruger up-grades. Not that they really need it, but it could be fun. Check out Tactical Solutions. There is another site I cant remember, but deal with trigger upgrades for the competition shooters that like a light pull. Have fun and enloy which ever road you take. Just remember you cant go wrong with a ruger mk I, II, III!



Chad
 
#2 · (Edited)
In my opinion, you cannot go wrong with a stainless Ruger Single-Six. I bought mine in 1976 and all this thing does is shoot exactly where I aim it. Although I have polished a few minor marks off of it, it looks as new as the day that I bought it. It has never misfired or broken a part in at least 50 bricks of LR and probably 500 WMR's. It is bulit like a Mack Truck, and I paid $141.25 + tax for it when I bought it new.

I also inherited my Dad's early three screw with the flat loading gate, and aside from some holster wear it too looks and functions as new. On that one, my Dad bought it from a good friend who was a tool nd die maker for Westclox. He made a set of springs for it that brought the trigger pull to less than one pound, so if you can shoot, this thing is VERY accurate.

In my opinion a Ruger Single-Six is a lifetime piece, and I can prove it with a huge bag of spent brass. If you shoot it for the rest of your life, I'd be willing to bet that with proper care your Great-Grandson will still be having as much fun with it as you will. These guns have always been a well-built bargain, and my guess is that Ruger will continue to take pride in manufacturing these guns for as long as the government allows them to. There is no telling what our "leaders" will do in the next century or two.
 
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