Ruger Wrangler review

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swampratt

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I purchased this 6 shot revolver and it was used and I was told it will not chamber some types of ammo.

I was even told if I did not like it the seller would give me my money back.
Awesome.

Well I went to my buddies land and set up some paper to shoot at and I could not get any ammo to chamber.
I had CCI, Federal and Winchester in a few different types.

I pulled the cylinder and looked at it really good in the sun and found the firing pin hits high on the rim.
Well it is a rim fire but this will mush the rim to a well out of round state.

No worries about light strikes.
Now looking at this cylinder in my hands I see what looks like the firing pin was hitting the cylinder chamber without any ammo in the chamber.

That dinked the chamber where the ammo would be inserted and this little tit from mushed steel was sticking into the chamber not allowing the ammo to chamber.

Luckily I had my tool box and I had a chain saw file (Round) in there and I lightly filed that little spot back to round.
Now all ammo chambered.

Time to shoot it.
This little revolver shot all the different kinds of ammo and as always some will be more accurate than others but this thick barrel Ruger
made it very hard to find out which one was more accurate. It was grouping most ammo about the same.

No adjustable sights just a channel in the rear and a blade in the front.
Once you figure out what height to set the front blade at this thing will hit the target.

Left and right was almost always spot on.
Sometimes at 30-40 yards you would be 1" or 2" left or right of a tin can if you held good.
I sure like this the accuracy of this better than the Rough Rider I had.
I sell things that are not accurate enough for me and this one will stay in the family.
5 people shot this little 6 shooter yesterday and all of them loved it and a couple wanted to buy it.

You will need to put some rounds down range on paper to get used to the sights but once you figure that out you can start busting cans with it pretty regular.
At least we all did.
Zero misfires.



The dink on the cylinder mouth I really feel was from dry firing this revolver so if you have one DO NOT DRY FIRE IT.
If you have one that has hard to chamber issues I would suggest a bright light and inspection and possibly a light hand with a round file to cure it if yours is dinked.
 

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Similar story with a friend of mine. He bought a GSG 1911 22 semi auto for super cheap "cause it wouldn't feed & kept malfunctioning." I took a look at noticed that someone had dry fired it a bunch & it had a burr on the chamber. I took one of my files & took the burr out & it functions just fine. Still does even after 5 years.
Never dry fire a rim fire.
 

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I like my wrangler alot. They say the vaquero and super six grips are a direct fit, they however are not. I bought a pair of hogue pearl grips
they were too thick and the screw would reach the threads. So I put them on the belt sander and thinned them down. After I got them on
I had to trim the inside and the bottom to fit properly. other than that, it has been a great gun, no ammo problems ever with mine, anything
will work in it. Sounds like maybe the original owner was player quick draw with it, lol
 

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Good job Swampratt. Helpful review of the Wrangler revolver, field tested, problem found, diagnosed and remedied. I bought one a few months ago and am pleased to own a single action .22 LR wheel gun. To me, it’s like a small Colt SAA with low felt recoil and more affordable ammo.
 

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Good review and I'm glad you like it @swampratt

Web reviews on the Wrangler are pretty favorable and I've been kicking around getting one myself.......Atwoods here in Norman normally keeps 2 or 3 in stock.

Best I can tell they come in silver, black, OD and bronze........curious, what color did you get ?

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Correct fix for the damaged chamber would be to use a chamber iron or a long taper center punch. Press the displaced metal back into position. The Wrangler firing pin should NOT be extending far enough to contact the cylinder chamber face. The Wrangler is designed to be dry fired for practice as per the owners manual.
I read a post that Ruger replaced a Wrangler with the same problem as yours.
I have a black birdshead model.
 

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Glad you fixed the problem.

I can't think of a manufacturer that approves of dry firing their rimfires. In fact, I'm almost certain that it will result in the problem you discovered and corrected.
The manual for every Ruger I own recommends dry-firing to become acquainted with the gun. My 22/45 has a warning about dry firing without a pin in place-it says to do so will leave the gun inoperable. I can say that it is correct, it did screw up my pistol-nothing a quick filing couldn’t fix!😜
 

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