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GunNut
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Which one stays?!?!?!?

I'm only keeping ONE of these, I need input...
Colt New Frontier Buntline
Ruger Single-Six (PRE-convertible, a true .22lr 3 screw, unmolested) Real Stag

I'm kind'a leaning Ruger... But the darn Colt is pretty.
As an aside the previous owner of the Colt was an older gentleman and decided that he needed to "enhance" the sights so he painted the front ramp with red nail polish, Ok so far no issues, and THEN he had a major brain FART and painted the rear blade with WHITE nail polish!!! Real sloppy job and the stuff got deep into the works. I just spent about 5 minutes cleaning the front and then 2 HOURS getting the gunk out of the rear sight
Anyway it's back to factory specs now.
Colt New Frontier Buntline
Ruger Single-Six (PRE-convertible, a true .22lr 3 screw, unmolested) Real Stag

I'm kind'a leaning Ruger... But the darn Colt is pretty.
As an aside the previous owner of the Colt was an older gentleman and decided that he needed to "enhance" the sights so he painted the front ramp with red nail polish, Ok so far no issues, and THEN he had a major brain FART and painted the rear blade with WHITE nail polish!!! Real sloppy job and the stuff got deep into the works. I just spent about 5 minutes cleaning the front and then 2 HOURS getting the gunk out of the rear sight

Anyway it's back to factory specs now.
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I may be a bit biased on this one though.
Mike
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Why not keep them both, you know you want to
I get that the original post says that only one is staying. I'm not sure why, but that's apparently the decision that's been made. And we know how guns come and go for you.
To me, they are different enough to keep both. One longer barrel, adjustable sights, capable of some small game pistol hunting and target shooting. The other more of a cowboy gun, older, a little more rare and with much more personality than a regular Single Six. But then, I'm far past the stage of trying to justify why I keep something and why I don't. I've long since transitioned into a collector and not an enthusiast. I therefore don't necessarily have to justify wanting or keeping anything..
But keep the Ruger if you need to pare the collection. The whole adjustable match sight thing on a .22LR baby Peacemaker just ain't clickin' with me.
Then again, you could ask yourself this simple question: How do they shoot?
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
That said and presuming potential use in plinking and target shooting, I'd keep the Ruger.
resale value, goes to the Colt. Only will go up in value the longer you keep. If you had the box and other things more so.
I sold off most of my Colt SAA 22s and i could have sold alot more too.
The ruger flat top/3 screws are nice, but so far, they havent gone up in price like the colts.
Stag grips? like the dress on woman or trans or wheels/rims on a car. They can be changed for whatever you desire.
If you want accuracy, then i would to a side-by-side test drive of each with different ammo.
you dont say if your NF has the 22Mag cylinder? The NF/PMs had barrels that would handle both.
- Don Burt
I'll be guessing once they arrive it could take quite sometime for a decision to be made.
Reuters, Dec 2020.
- Don Burt