Let's see some single action revolvers

[tx gunrunner]

Found this old pic ............These were hot hunting loads

[Jdl447]

Any ever try this?
http://www.warrencustomoutdoor.com/ohs-ruger.html

[Neon Horse]

[tx gunrunner]

At one time I loved Ruger SA and put the birdshead grip on all mine . Sold most of these below

[Pawn]

Here's mine.

357/9mm convertible

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[BrokenolMarine]

I was lucky enough to get a great deal on a Classic Single Six Ruger .22 Single Action when a friend of my wife wanted to thin out her firearms and repay all my kindness over the years in a single stroke. This Ruger is from the same year I was born, which the lady knew, which is one reason she thought of me first when she offered it to me. I had to think about the sale first. One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, SOLD.



She is not a firearms person, and the gun had not been cleaned, the hammer screw had backed almost completely out of the frame, and there were a few other issues, but... after a thorough cleaning, tightening of the various screws, I was surprised to find the little .22 is in Excellent condition for something more than 50 years old.

[Bish1309]

There are some mighty fine looking pistols in this thread. Very nice, everyone.

So, just to be clear, I have a wheel gun that I can pull the trigger to fire or pull the hammer back to a "cocked" position and then pull the trigger. Is that double action? Where as if you always have to pull the hammer back OR only pull the trigger to fire the gun is that single action?

Anyway, here's mine. My first ever handgun I purchased back in the '80s. It's an S&W model 19-1 in .357. According to the S&W forum, it's a very rare gun.

With factory grips...





With Pachmayer grips...

[BrokenolMarine]

Bish,

A single action is like a cowboy gun.
You thumb cock the hammer and the cylinder turns bringing the next cartridge in line to be fired.
In these guns, the trigger performs a "single action," when pulled, it fires the gun by allowing the hammer to fall.

[BrokenolMarine]

In the case of your fine firearm, the trigger performs a double action when pulled....

It rotates the cylinder and cocks the hammer during it's long pull...
And fires the gun at the end of the triggers travel.
But... it can also be thumb cocked and fired "single action" ...
Unless of course it's double action only like some "hammerless" snubbys or semiautos...
But that would be a subject for another post. Lol

[RanchRoper]

Imagine you're an old SA cowboy laying eyes on a double action for the first time. Must have been amazing.