Does anyone have one? If so are they a fun plinking pistol? I have seen them for under $200. I know they are bear bones plain jane, but hey its still a Ruger.
Ruger Wrangler
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I don't have one, but if they are anywhere near as nice as the Single Six, it should be great. Mine was stolen 35+ years ago, but I remember it as a great feeling & shooting gun.
Personally, I'm looking at a Mark IV Standard for a plinker.
Personally, I'm looking at a Mark IV Standard for a plinker.
I’ve had mine for about a year and I love it! Super fun and great feel in the hand. I highly recommend
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My wife and I both have one, and they are great plinkers. Not as nice as a single six, but given the price and availability there’s no reason not to get one. I have a fair amount of .22 ammo, and given the current situation I figured a single action revolver was a good way to stretch out my supply until prices come back down(that’s how I justified buying this gun anyways). I have a lot of fun shooting mine.
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I picked one up last year. I haven't shot it much (didn't do much shooting at all), but I really like it.
I really want one too....
Not bad looking. I wonder if it comes with a magnum cylinder? I have a Heritage Rough Rider .22 that came with a LR and Mag cylinder. It is no beauty. It is nothing special. But it is great for a beater in the truck, atv box, dragging through the brush. Dropping in the pond when fishing LOL. It was around $150 new. For the extra $40 bucks, I would have gotten the ruger...if it did exist back then or I knew it did.
I have been thinking about one as well. They are pretty plentiful in the shops around here, going for $189.
I have a RR too. Perfect beater gun. I use it trapping. It gets submerged, muddy and even frozen. Spray it down with a ton of wd40, let it drain overnight and it’s fine the next day. Stuff I’d never do to any other gun!
My barrel kept coming lose. started when I was trying to tweak the front sight a bit. So I JB welded it in lol. Has not come lose since.
I have had mine for a year, I absolutely love it. very accurate! I told my wife I need one for the other hand
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.I had a rough rider with the bird’s head grip, i really liked that grip!
Have been seriously considering one of those. Were they made by anyone other than Ruger I would not even consider it.
The Wrangler is made out of an alloy (some liken it to Zamak) and that bothers me kind of....not that it should. I can see one in the safe perhaps in the future.
The Wrangler is made out of an alloy (some liken it to Zamak) and that bothers me kind of....not that it should. I can see one in the safe perhaps in the future.
I have heard this. If accurate, It might bother me with a more powerful center fired cartridge, but .22 LR? No stress on that frame at all.
Yeah the frame is an aluminum alloy, the barrel and cylinder are steel though. The trigger and hammer are stainless I believe.I have heard this. If accurate, It might bother me with a more powerful center fired cartridge, but .22 LR? No stress on that frame at all.
The alloy frame is what makes them illegal to own here in Minnesota. According to the state geniuses, the frames on the Wrangler have too low of a melting point.
It's a law dating back to 1975 that was passed to limit the sale of "Saturday night specials"
Prohibited:
Handguns (other than antique firearms) where the frame, barrel, cylinder, slide or breech-lock is composed of any material with a melting point of less than 1,000 degrees F, or an ultimate tensile strength of less than 55,000 psi, or comprised of any powdered metal having a density of less than 7.5 grams/cubic centimeter.
Prohibited:
Handguns (other than antique firearms) where the frame, barrel, cylinder, slide or breech-lock is composed of any material with a melting point of less than 1,000 degrees F, or an ultimate tensile strength of less than 55,000 psi, or comprised of any powdered metal having a density of less than 7.5 grams/cubic centimeter.
would anyone ever actually check this?
wow
Probably not, but no gun stores here will sell or transfer them and I wouldn't be willing to take the chance for a 22 plinker. I'll probably end up getting a Heritage Rough Rider instead.
