Description
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Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this awesome single-action revolver today for a penny-start auction...this is the RUGER NEW BEARCAT LIPSEY'S DISTRIBUTOR EXCLUSIVE chambered in .22LR!
*This example was manufactured in 2015 which is the first year of the adjustable sights*
*This example was manufactured in 2015 which is the first year of the adjustable sights*
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Ruger
Model: New Bearcat
Serial: 9367503
Date of Manufacture: 2015
Caliber: .22LR
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4.2"
Optics/Sights: Serrated Ramp Front / Adjustable Rear
Stock/Grips: Rosewood with inlaid Ruger Medallions
Action: Single-Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Ruger Bearcat is a single-action, .22 caliber revolver manufactured by Sturm, Ruger, and Co, introduced in 1958. It is based on the classic Remington style single-action revolvers of the mid-19th century. Because of its compact size and frame, it is advertised as being ideal for hikers or campers. In 1974 Ruger patented a transfer bar safety system for their single-action revolvers and discontinued the production of the Bearcat, which was not readily adaptable to the new transfer bar design.
In 1993, Ruger brought back the Bearcat as the New Bearcat, now incorporating the transfer bar system. Some time in the early 1980s, Bill Ruger gave an interview to a writer with the Ruger Collector's Association (RCA) and talked about the Bearcat. He said that the Bearcat was the first revolver for which the Ruger engineers developed the transfer bar and that they could easily have made it that way in 1974. They dropped it, Bill said, because of a mistake by the marketing department. When that department sent out the 1974 catalog and order forms to the distributors, they forgot to include the Bearcat. When the orders came back without orders for the Bearcat, they assumed that there was no demand and they dropped it. Today, only old members of the Ruger Collector's Association are aware of the true story of what really happened to the original Bearcat, since that story was published in the Ruger Collectors Journal and is a part of their history.
The Bearcat 3rd issue, also known as the New Bearcat, is Ruger's reintroduced model which came out in 1993. It features smooth rosewood grips with a Ruger medallion embedded. The New Bearcat also incorporated Ruger's new transfer bar safety system. It was offered with an additional .22 WMR cylinder, which was recalled by Ruger in April 1994 due to a concern the cylinders were improperly timed.
In 2015, Ruger introduced a variant of the Bearcat with adjustable sights, addressing a longstanding criticism of the limitations of the fixed sights.
Contents:
This example will ship with the factory labeled case and all contents seen in the many photographs provided above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: New Bearcat
Serial: 9367503
Date of Manufacture: 2015
Caliber: .22LR
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4.2"
Optics/Sights: Serrated Ramp Front / Adjustable Rear
Stock/Grips: Rosewood with inlaid Ruger Medallions
Action: Single-Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Ruger Bearcat is a single-action, .22 caliber revolver manufactured by Sturm, Ruger, and Co, introduced in 1958. It is based on the classic Remington style single-action revolvers of the mid-19th century. Because of its compact size and frame, it is advertised as being ideal for hikers or campers. In 1974 Ruger patented a transfer bar safety system for their single-action revolvers and discontinued the production of the Bearcat, which was not readily adaptable to the new transfer bar design.
In 1993, Ruger brought back the Bearcat as the New Bearcat, now incorporating the transfer bar system. Some time in the early 1980s, Bill Ruger gave an interview to a writer with the Ruger Collector's Association (RCA) and talked about the Bearcat. He said that the Bearcat was the first revolver for which the Ruger engineers developed the transfer bar and that they could easily have made it that way in 1974. They dropped it, Bill said, because of a mistake by the marketing department. When that department sent out the 1974 catalog and order forms to the distributors, they forgot to include the Bearcat. When the orders came back without orders for the Bearcat, they assumed that there was no demand and they dropped it. Today, only old members of the Ruger Collector's Association are aware of the true story of what really happened to the original Bearcat, since that story was published in the Ruger Collectors Journal and is a part of their history.
The Bearcat 3rd issue, also known as the New Bearcat, is Ruger's reintroduced model which came out in 1993. It features smooth rosewood grips with a Ruger medallion embedded. The New Bearcat also incorporated Ruger's new transfer bar safety system. It was offered with an additional .22 WMR cylinder, which was recalled by Ruger in April 1994 due to a concern the cylinders were improperly timed.
In 2015, Ruger introduced a variant of the Bearcat with adjustable sights, addressing a longstanding criticism of the limitations of the fixed sights.
Contents:
This example will ship with the factory labeled case and all contents seen in the many photographs provided above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
Handgun Standard Shipping $50.00
Long Gun Standard Shipping $65.00
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Payment Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Additional Details
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