![]() ![]() ![]() The gun weighed a scant 17 ounces and was composed of only 26 pieces (28, if you counted the two-piece grips!), screws and springs included. Like the lightweight Stutz Bearcat, which was notable in that it had no doors and only a Spartan, rounded “monocle” windscreen for the driver, the construction of the Ruger Bearcat was simplicity itself. Following a tradition of naming his sixguns after famous, early twentieth century automobiles (the Single Six was named in honor of Packard’s five-person touring car, and the Blackhawk took its name from the 1920s Stutz Motor Car boat-tailed roadster), car aficionado Ruger dubbed his company’s newest revolver the Bearcat, after the Stutz Bearcat luxury roadster, which was originally produced from 1914 through 1917. ![]() 22 single-action that was even smaller than the Single Six. 44 Magnum Super Blackhawk his company was rumored to be working on, he took a giant step backwards and, in July 1958, came out with a diminutive. 22 caliber Frontier Scout, having been introduced in 1957, was cutting into sales of Ruger’s Single Six.Īlways ready for a challenge, Bill Ruger now surprised everyone. Ruger had its popular Single Six and Blackhawk sixguns, but Colt could claim title to having the original thumbcocker, the Single Action Army. 50 Famous Firearms You've Got to Own: Rick Hacker's Bucket List of Guns (2015) RUGER BEARCATīy the late 1950s, Sturm Ruger & Company and Colt Industries were battling it out to see who would be king of the single-action revolver market.
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