This is interdasting......

[Wheeler]

I've been told that it's because of chamber pressure - a .22 Mag out of a pistol is operating at a higher pressure than a .38 Special +P. You have to cut those walls awful thin to fit 8 .22s in a cylinder that small, and maybe trying to squeeze 8 rounds in there that are operating damn near 9mm levels makes Ruger's engineers a little squicky.

I was running on the assumption that there wouldn't be much difference in wall thickness between the .357 Mag chambers in a five shot and the .22 Mag chambers in an 8 shot.
If anyone has a .22 version and would be willing to measure the wall thickness between chambers I'd be happy to measure my .38 just to satisfy curiosity.

[Al T.]

Got two at the store. I'll try and remember as I "work" there tomorrow.

[Chuck Haggard]

Everything I have seen shows the .22lr and .22mag to be at the same pressures.

[Bigghoss]

It would be even more interesting as a 22lr.

Agreed.

Hopefully this is Ruger testing the waters for a full sized combat tupperware revolver. A 3-4" poly Security Six in 357 would be awesome.

I would like to see that.

I will echo this, and repeat my request for a 3" 5-shot DAO .44 special with slightly scaled up LCR frame and lockwork.

A bulldog with the attributes of a postmodern flexing, lightweight poly frame, and even smoother camming trigger geometry would be compelling. Welcome to the new 70s...

I'd like to see this in .45acp cut for moon clips.

.22 Magnum would be very, very interesting.

Especially if they unkittened themselves and made it a 7 or 8 shooters instead of being a 6 shooter

Would like to see this also.

[Hizzie]

LGS has one. $439. Liked the grip. The cylinder release needs to be bigger. Trigger was light but not smooth.

[Im51504ID]

Especially if they unkittened themselves and made it a 7 or 8 shooters instead of being a 6 shooter

Yeah, didn't understand that, since Smith already had theirs out in 7 shot.

.22 Mag in some of the new defense loadings make a 7 shot revolver look pretty viable for a recoil sensitive person to use for HD/CCW.

[Im51504ID]

Hopefully this is Ruger testing the waters for a full sized combat tupperware revolver. A 3-4" poly Security Six in 357 would be awesome.

Whoa. THAT would be interesting...... My Security Six/Speed Sixes are treasured favorites. But a lightweight one would be really cool.

Don't know if there's enough market for a medium frame .357 for them to do it though.... but there should be.....

[1986s4]

I'm a revolver guy too. Part of the appeal of a good DA revolver is the classic good looks. Like my 3" M13, 4" M686, etc. But since Ruger is dispensing with steel and making a good portion of the thing out of polymer then I guess they get to decide what it looks like. A lightweight 6 shot, 3" carry revolver would seem to fill a void, especially since S&W won't make any more.

[Chuck Haggard]

I'd really like to see a hard use modern construction/materials wheelgun, something that can be field stripped like my Security Six, and that can better withstand things like dust, sand and getting dunked than the older revolvers.

[Totem Polar]

^^^Where's the "thumbs up" icon? I think there is plenty of agreement about this on P-F.com; we just need to work on Ruger.com.

As an aside, I got to fondle one of these beasts at my LGS over the holidays. With the barrel and OEM grip as provided by Ruger, it's definitely a bigger envelope than an SP101--I see no real carry advantage over, say, my old 2" model 12. The 3" LCR is a *lot * bulkier than my 3" 36-1 in carry trim, albeit way lighter.

The advantage to the whole concept is making a given platform (eg. 5-shot snub) lighter, cheaper. Do that with a 6 or 7 shot gun, sure. But making a 5-shot bigger is an answer in search of a question.
JMO.