Ruger Bearcat
Ruger Bearcat | |
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Single-action revolver | |
Place of origin | United States |
Production history | |
Designer | William B. Ruger |
Designed | 1957–1958[1] |
Manufacturer | Sturm, Ruger & Co. |
Unit cost | $49.50 (1958),[2] $639 (2020)[3] |
Produced | 1958 |
Variants | see variants
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Specifications | |
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Single-action[5] | |
Feed system | 6-round cylinder[4] |
The Ruger Bearcat is a
Design
In 1974
Variants
Bearcat 1st issue
The original Bearcat featured a fixed Patridge front sight and a square notched rear. It was made with an alloy solid frame and an uncheckered plastic grips that were later replaced with walnut grip. It also features music wire coil springs and a non-fluted engraved cylinder.[4]
Bearcat 2nd issue
The Bearcat 2nd issue was marketed in 1971 as an improved version of the original Bearcat, and renamed the Super Bearcat; it featured an all-steel frame rather than an alloy frame.[4][10]
Bearcat 3rd issue
The Bearcat 3rd issue, also known as the New Bearcat, is Ruger's reintroduced model which came out in 1993.
In 2002, Ruger began offering the Bearcat in stainless steel.[12]
In 2008, a 50th Anniversary edition was released with gold-filled script and special engravings, with 2,539 units produced.[13]
In 2015, Ruger introduced a variant of the Bearcat with adjustable sights, addressing a longstanding criticism of the limitations of the fixed sights.[14]
References
- Wilson, R. L. (1996). Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company, and Their Firearms. New York: Simon & Schuster. OCLC 33820244.
- ^ Wilson 1996, p. 49.
- ^ Wilson 1996, p. 50.
- ^ "Ruger® Bearcat® Single-Action Revolver Model 0912".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Peterson, Philip. Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values: The Shooter's Guide to Guns 1900 to Present (16th ed.). p. 241.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Ruger New Bearcat". Sturm Ruger. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ a b "The Ruger New Bearcat Overview". Sturm Ruger. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Women and Guns. Little River Press. 2006. p. 2.
- ^ Quinn, Jeff. "Ruger's New Bearcat". Gun Blast. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ a b "The Ruger New Bearcat Features". Sturm Ruger. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Hamm, Bill (22 March 2006). "Ruger Super Bearcat". GunBlast.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Ruger Safety Information". Ruger Firearms. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Ruger's New Stainless Bearcat". GunBlast.com. 25 June 2002. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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- ^ "An Official Journal of the NRA | Ruger's New Bearcat".
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