Authentic single six 17 hmr/mach 2?

[BisleyBuff]

Hi, going out shopping..saw a single six, blue, with both cylinders.

How can I tell if the mach 2 cylinder was an original ruger convertible cylinder with the gun or an aftermarket mach 2 cylinder?

 

[9x19]

If there's no box or end label to show the model number, you can look up the serial number on Ruger's site and it will tell you which model it shipped as.

 

[BisleyBuff]

Thanks!

 

[BisleyBuff]

Looked s/n up on ruger site. Says discontinued model(correct specs) but doesn't say convertible or not. I guess the one I saw was a 17hmr with aftermarket 17 mach2cylinder.

Probably not worth taking a chance on since it was the mach 2 I was really interested in a revolver. Taurus is too big with too short 2" barrel. Oh well, I'll keep looking!

 

[contender]

Actually,, the only factory convertible .17's were in stainless. Not blued. And darn few of those too. About 250.

 

[Uncle Howie]

Actually,, the only factory convertible .17's were in stainless. Not blued. And darn few of those too. About 250.

Agreed.

The blued .17HM2 cylinder is probably from the Borchardt Rifle Company:

Borchardt Rifles - Ruger Cylinders

 

[ibboatin28]

I've had several of the stainless convertibles and have installed some Borchardt cylinders in the ones that weren't convertable. (Blue in a stainless gun) I still have a M-2 cylinder if you need a picture of the aftermarket one.

To my knowledge they never made a blued conversion model.

 

[s4s4u]

Doesn't Ruger still mark convertible cylinders with the last 3 of the serial #?

 

[BisleyBuff]

I've had several of the stainless convertibles and have installed some Borchardt cylinders in the ones that weren't convertable. (Blue in a stainless gun) I still have a M-2 cylinder if you need a picture of the aftermarket one.

To my knowledge they never made a blued conversion model.

Yes, please if you message me a picture of the mach 2 conversion cylinder. The one I'm looking at looks unused, did it require gunsmith fitting?

Thanks much!

 

[chet15]

Factory Ruger .17M2 cylinders will also have a caliber rollmark around the cylinder.
Chet15

 

[BisleyBuff]

Factory Ruger .17M2 cylinders will also have a caliber rollmark around the cylinder.
Chet15

Thank you, that answers it. The cylinder just has "17-M 2" lengthways on it, no around the cylinder roll mark like typical Ruger cylinders. Must be an aftermarket. If I they let it go for a good price it might be worth it.

Thanks all, having forums like here lets us dip into a wealth of knowledge, something not available when I first started buying "unique" guns!

 

[ibboatin28]

The blue is the Borchardt cylinder and the stainless Ruger cylinder. I've fitted several of the blued cylinders they just took a little stoning but nothing was required with the timing. Ruger never made a combo unit in blue to my knowledge.

 

[JAYDAWG]

This auction listing is calling the gun a convertible, but the M2 cylinder looks like the one pictured above.

2014 Ruger Single-Six Convertible .17 HMR / .17-M2 Blue 6.5" - Collector! - Revolvers at GunBroker.com : 1049163902

Buy 2014 Ruger Single-Six Convertible .17 HMR / .17-M2 Blue 6.5" - Collector!: GunBroker is the largest seller of Revolvers Pistols Guns & Firearms All: 1049163902

www.gunbroker.com

 

[40Gravity]

I'm ok ok

 

[wproct]

I briefly owned a stainless steel Single-six Hunter in .17HMR and .17M2, 7 1/2 inch bbl I think. I didn't own it long as it was quite heavy and I just wouldn't shoot it enough to warrant having it. It was used and I bought it on a whim, at the time I was really big on the .17M2 cartridge.