Ruger Three Screw Single Six

[chriskat]

I was looking at a friends the other day and noticed a groove around the cylinder about where the firing pin will strike the case rim. This particular one was manufactured on 1958, does that groove make it safe to dry fire?

 

[Katsoup]

Yes. If its the revolver i am thinking of.

 

[Katsoup]

Older guns in general, and older rimfires in particular should not be dryfired unless there's information from the manufacturer stating otherwise.

Modern guns will generally provide information about dryfiring in the manual--if no information is provided it's almost always safe to assume that you can dryfire it. Manufacturers don't want to have to work on guns for free so if there are things they worry will break the gun, they're usually not shy about telling you so.

Keep in mind that just because a gun can be dryfired safely doesn't mean that it will never, ever, ever, break from dryfiring. After all, guns eventually break from normal use and in many ways, dryfiring duplicates normal use.

Bad for the gun or not, I picked these up so I wouldn’t have to worry about it. https://www.amazon.com/Tipton-Snap-C...gateway&sr=8-1up

 

[dist1646]

The groove indicates that it is a .22lr cylinder. Cylinders for the .22mag did not have the groove. Neither were caliber marked back then. I have a flawless NIB 1958 in my collection.

 

[DutchV]

You can use cheap drywall shields (#4 - #6) as snap caps.

 

[chriskat]

So what is a drywall shield?

 

[chriskat]

Yes. If its the revolver i am thinking of.

Yes that very fierarm. By the way how long is that barrel, 4.75?

 

[DutchV]

So what is a drywall shield?

Also called a screw anchor

Everbilt #4-6 x 7/8 in. Yellow Ribbed Plastic Anchor with Pan-Head Combo Drive Screw (50-Pieces) 804122 - The Home Depot

These plastic conical anchors are intended for light duty anchoring applications and offer extra support for loads. Once installed, they provide a flush, clean appearance in drywall. The anchor's fins

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[Katsoup]

Yes that very fierarm. By the way how long is that barrel, 4.75?

5.5"

 

[Katsoup]

Also called a screw anchor

Everbilt #4-6 x 7/8 in. Yellow Ribbed Plastic Anchor with Pan-Head Combo Drive Screw (50-Pieces) 804122 - The Home Depot

These plastic conical anchors are intended for light duty anchoring applications and offer extra support for loads. Once installed, they provide a flush, clean appearance in drywall. The anchor's fins

www.homedepot.com

 

[chriskat]

That makes sense, never heard of them called drywall shield.