Ruger Single Six Extraction Issues

[Doc_Glock]

I have my dad’s 1976 Stainless Ruger Single Six. It shoots fantastic but is always difficult to extract the brass. This seems to be the case with various brands of ammo. It is just killing my finger pulling the extractor and sometimes I just need to find a hard surface to push against.

I inspected the chambers and they are a little rough with circular machine marks. I have tried cleaning it really carefully but that doesn’t seem to help much either.

Is this something that can be improved or just the nature of the beast?

Should it go back to Ruger or is there something I can do on my own?

Should I be using the extractor differently? I just sort of make sure it is in the case and mash down hard.

Thanks. It’s a shooter.

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[Doc_Glock]

No takers?

Now I must inflict my best Lost River impersonation photo upon you.

68457

Best attempt to se chambers. This is probably normal I just want to make sure.
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[kjr_29]

Cylinder honing may be required. That is where I would start with a local ‘smith. Cool revolver!


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[willie]

Have you polished the chambers using 0000 steel wool and oil? It's possible that a steady diet of 22 Shorts were fudd in the Ruger and they formed a ring at the mouth. This ring is grabbing the Long Rifle cases.

If you continue to have trouble, call Ruger.

[BN]

The chamber at 4 O'Clock in your picture looks like it might have a ding in the rim recess?? Might cause trouble on that chamber.

I have polished chambers with a Scotch Brite kitchen pad. I cut a small piece the size of a cleaning patch and put it in a the slot of a cleaning jag, then ran it very slowly in a drill.

[Totem Polar]

What you describe is abnormal. .22LR shells are recalcitrant compared to most centerfire, but they should be no match at all for the ejector rod. The rod on my single-six pops the shells out with minimal effort.

[peterb]

Does the ejector rod work easily with empty chambers?

Are unfired rounds easy to insert in the chambers?

Are unfired rounds easy to eject?

[Lester Polfus]

Does the ejector rod work easily with empty chambers?

Are unfired rounds easy to insert in the chambers?

Are unfired rounds easy to eject?

Saved me some typing...

ANd....

Have you tried CCI ammo?

I have a Marlin bolt gun that is ridiculously accurate, but very ammo sensitive. It will fail to extract cheaper .22 ammo, but runs like a champ on CCI.

Both my Marlin and your Single Six should work just fine with all .22 ammo, but it's worth an experiment.

[Doc_Glock]

Does the ejector rod work easily with empty chambers?

Yes

Are unfired rounds easy to insert in the chamber?

Yes when clean their will plunk in

Are unfired rounds easy to eject?
Yes, 4/6 chambers will fall right out when clean.

[Doc_Glock]

What you describe is abnormal. .22LR shells are recalcitrant compared to most centerfire, but they should be no match at all for the ejector rod. The rod on my single-six pops the shells out with minimal effort.

Thank you for that data point.

[Doc_Glock]

I hit the chambers very lightly tonight with rolled up 1500
grit sand paper. Seems smoother. Will report back.

Thanks for the input folks.

[Doc_Glock]

Well gents: that little bit of sandpaper to the cylinders did the trick! It extracts beautifully now. Except for one cylinder that stuck a little. I marked it and hit it again with the rolled up 1500 grit.

Even the sticky cylinder was so much better I could have lived with it.

Thank you for the encouragement to attempt the job. I also found a local revolver sloth for future reference.

[OlongJohnson]

...local revolver sloth...

As if normal gunsmithing wait times aren't long enough.

[Doc_Glock]

As if normal gunsmithing wait times aren't long enough.

Doh. Autocorrect and lack of proofreading strikes again.

[Lost River]

BN nailed it with the Scotch brite pad trick.

I have used some other methods, but really the pad and a drill hones up a cylinder nicely. Adding a little JB paste followed by some kroil oil is also a great method. Glad you have it slicked up. My little J frame M63 was sticky and needed some attention, and that did the trick.

[oregon45]

I've resigned myself to cleaning rimfire revolver chambers every 50 rounds or so; just running a wetted down nylon brush through brings them right back to smooth extraction without the need to remove material from the chambers using hones or abrasives.

[chances R]

.22 brass brush wrapped with 0000 steel wool on a varible speed drill. Any oil and or flitz will polish chamber as you have discovered. Have used this method for sticky release in shotguns several times as well.