Unloading empty brass takes some finesse to line up the each chamber with the ejector rod so you can run the rod through and punch out the empties. With the gate open insert one round and rotate the cylinder to the next chamber to repeat until you have six rounds loaded.

There is no need to half-cock the hammer to get the cylinder to spin. The cylinder is freed by opening the loading gate. The only learning curve the gun really gives is loading and unloading, which happens to be my favorite part of the shooting experience. If you want a trouble free handgun right out of the gate, a good single action revolver like the Single Six is a good choice. The Single Six line has since grown to include nine and ten shot arrangements with carbon steel or stainless steel to choose from, numerous barrel lengths, and cataloged calibers like 17 HMR, 22 Magnum, and 32 H&R Magnum. My particular gun came in 22 LR, but the Single Six line has since grown to include nine and ten shot arrangements with carbon steel or stainless steel to choose from, numerous barrel lengths, and cataloged calibers like 17 HMR, 22 Magnum, and 32 H&R Magnum. Otherwise, the Single Six operates like those old Colts with a spring-loaded ejector rod housed under the barrel and a loading gate on the right side of the frame where rounds are loaded and unloaded one at a time until you have your six rounds into the cylinder. The only obvious breakup in the lines of the gun is the top strap of the receiver where the barrel meets the receiver. The high profile adjustable rear notch and front serrated post sight arrangement even out the profile of the gun. The Colts are known as naturally pointing guns and the same is true with the Single Six despite the Single Six wearing a thick 5.5-inch barrel and a bulky one-piece cast carbon steel receiver. The aluminum grip frame and walnut grips were well formed and reminiscent of the feel of a Colt Single Action. At 35 ounces, it weighs as much as a conventional 357 Magnum handgun. In the hand, the first thing you will notice is that the Single Six is a beast of a handgun for a 22.

Ruger 6 22 calibre revolver used