303Lithgow

Anyone have a Bearcat? When I bought the Single Ten he also had a bearcat.

Shootist

Nope, 357 is my smallest revolver I like connons bring out the 44mags.

303Lithgow

You must be rich to afford the ammo.

Shootist

No I use lead cast to save money on them, and between 50-100 rounds your tierd, 22's you get bored before you get tired

303Lithgow

I never get tired shootin' a 22. I think its because when I go to the range I might take half a dozen 22 guns so I don't have to shoot the same gun all day. I remember one day about ten years ago I got to the range at 7 am and stayed till 9 pm. I open and closed the range that day and shot a ful case (5,000) rounds of 22. It was a case of Wildcats that I paid $80 for.

tx gun runner

I had a Bearcat in1966 . I open carried it loaded on my Motorcycle in Ca and yes it was legal at that time . It was a good shooter . The guy at gun shop said he want it and gave me new model 60 S&W straight across for it . Don't know why he want it so bad ...... I don't remember anything special about it .

303Lithgow

They sure are small. The MSPR is less than the Single Ten but my lgs had one and it was priced higher than the ST I bought.

north country gal

I have a Bearcat and the ST.

The Bearcat is a wonderful little gem, very well made and actually capable of decent accuracy, but it is really handicapped in that regard by the crude sights. Mostly, I use my for short range plinking using point shooting. Sweet little guns.

Now, you want accurate? Stay with the ST. You'd be hard pressed to find a more accurate revolver.

303Lithgow

I have a Ruger Vaquaro in 357/38, an Uberti Cattleman in 22 and the Ruger Single Ten and I'm amazed at the triggers. I haven't guaged them but I suspect they are under three lbs and very smooth. I wasn't expecting it from a SA.

north country gal

Rugers can sometimes be hot and cold, one gun to the next, on their triggers, but all of mine have excellent triggers.

303Lithgow

All my 10/22's and Charger needed work. Six of my 10/22's are vintage so I kept the stock parts and just did work on them. Depending on whether I wanted a bench rifle or a brush rifle they break between 2 1/2 lbs and 3 1/2 lbs.

bearcatter

Hey, 303. I just signed on here.

My favorites of all the two dozen or so handguns I've ever owned. Both shoot the same, dead on at 50 feet with a 12 o'clock hold. I don't file sights, and that works with these. The grips seem to be most people's problem, but a larger grip would kinda kill the whole point of a Bearcat. The grip is good for me, and I wear a size large glove.

It's good that Ruger finally stopped using aluminum ejector housings. All they need to be perfect is a Wolff mainspring. Factory is 21 lb, I used 18 from Wolff for a nice improvement.

Sarge

I bought a used, in new condition, Bearcat in 1966. I still have it. I don't shoot it much now days but I do like it. It resides in a kitchen cabinet and is what I use on stray cats in my back yard.
Sarge

bearcatter

Good to meet another owner. Mine get a bit more respect than a kitchen cabinet, but nice to hear yours earns its keep!

north country gal

We have two and love them. Unlike the Single Six with its magnum bore size, the Bearcats have a true 22 LR bore size and are actually quite accurate. Being a small revolver, not an easy gun to shoot, accurately, but the accuracy is there.

bearcatter

I saw a minty one at LGS a few days ago, 1972 according to tag. It was a steel frame Super Bearcat, $ 550. Tempting, but I'm spoiled for stainless, and have warmed up my plastic enough for a while.

44s Rock

I remember gun writer Bob Milek always raved about the Bearcat and always carried one for for backup against snakes. For those that don't remember Bob:
http://www.gunsandammo.com/historica...ter-bob-milek/

north country gal

Bob Milek was a huge influence on me back in the 70s. Over the years, when I hunted, it was with a handgun far more than rifle and he was a big part of why.

Terry_P

A five year old thread endures on a great little revolver. I don't own one, have toyed with the idea but have a Single Six and there is so many other things I have to have first. I keep noticing banner ads on the top for the Kimber revolver. That's just not fair. Now there's a GP100 in 44 Special and of course the S&W M&P 340.

bearcatter

What entices about the Bearcat vs. Single-Six is it's about 10 ounces lighter, and has that great half cock loading notch.

Picked up the check for my consigned LCR, and I looked at that OM Bearcat again today. It is a 1972 Super (steel frame), about 98%, unconverted, and looks to have been fired little if any. Has gorgeous figured walnut grips with the old medallion. No box. If I were to want an OM Bearcat, this would be perfect, but $ 550 is just too high.You can get a new blued one for $ 500. I paid less than $ 500 for my stainless ones, five years ago.