Model 53

[steelslaver]

Ya, the "cylinder" on a Ruger Hawkeye only held the firing pin and acted liike a breach block when in firing position, the actual round is chambered in barrel where the forcing cone of a normal revolver is. Breach block (cylinder) unlocked and rotated for chambering and extraction.
Extraction was by a rod similar to a normal single action, except instead of pressing a round out of the cylinder a foot on the rod pressed on the rim of the case pulling it out of chamber.

Unique design as far as I know.

 

[Jet guy]

Mod 53 w/xtra Super Jet Cyl fitted to gun.

Back in the 1970's I had a Jet with a Super Jet Cylinder and RCBS dies. Here is a photo of the Jet and Super Jet cartridges. basically it was a fire-formed jet round that created a shouldered round. Had about 50% success in the fire-forming. Loaded with same bullet, powder and primers. The big plus was, It cured the seizing problem present in almost every cylinder group fired. Had the gun fitted with 8 3/8", 6" and 4" bbls. Also fitted a .22 LR, 22 Jet and 22 Super Jet cylinder and then had it beyond class A engraved.

Enjoy the photos!

 

[Jetman22]

That is truly a collector gun. Have you changed the barrels out to shoot. I've thought about different barrel lenghts but have been told it's not just a swap out deal.
Thanks for the pictures.
Tom


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[Jet guy]

.22 Super Jet engraved w/extra bbls.

I had the S&W factory number, fit and test fire the two additional bbls when I had the Super Jet cylinder fitted, just before engraving all pieces. I never fired the gun. I'm also of the opinion that you just can't put different bbls on yourself, they must be professionally fitted. Here are photos of two other guns that I had factory installed extra bbls. One is a Mod 48 with extra cylinder and bbls, the other is a Mod 27 with three extra bbls.

 

[CH4]

.22TCM with moon clips would be a hoot!

 

[Big Cholla]

I was looking for a low power loading in 22 caliber that I could use for some offhand target practice in my shop. I hit on using my Model 53, 38 gr. pointed pellets made for compressed air air rifles and powered by the lowest power rated nail gun loads available to me (Load Rating No. 2). I would load the nail gun power cartridge in the 22 Jet Insert and drop a pellet into the cylinder chamber. I would push the pellet from the rear with a pointed spud to spread the pellet's skirt just a little while holding the pellet in place with a finger placed over that chamber. Then when all six pellets were in place I would insert the Inserts and then load the nail gun cartridge. I did quite a bit of shooting with this loading and found the accuracy was good, but not great. Also, the noise level was unacceptably high being even higher than CB 22 loads. The cost wasn't too much as long as I watched for a sale at the Big Box Hardware stores on the nail cartridges. I tried lighter weight pellets, but found they would leave the skirt in the bore of the revolver. I was going to try .220 lead round balls but quit this type of target shooting before ever finding any for purchase. Not knowing what products of ignition were being left in the bore of the M 53, I was very diligent in cleaning the handgun after every shooting session.

All this experimentation was fun, but it was just too much work since CB ammo was available.

 

[SuperMan]

Indoor target loads with the Jet are easy....

Take a few Jet resized cases and enlarge the flash hole. Then seat a Small Pistol Magnum or Small Rifle primer. The resized cases firmly hold Crossman .22 caliber pellets seated backwards so they look like a flush seated HP... The necks don't expand at all so all one has to do is make a small wood fixture to hold the case head and then a decapping rod to tap out the spent primers.

Very little noise and very accurate.


Bob

 

[rubiranch]

I just have the regular old M53 Remington Jet. K449xxx

 

[SuperMan]

Jetman....I was just thinking...what about the .224/.32 Freedom Arms...

Necked down .327 Federal and supposed to be a smokin' round...

Easy to get dies and brass for....