Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company, and Their Firearms. In 2015, Ruger introduced a variant of the Bearcat with adjustable sights, addressing a longstanding criticism of the limitations of the fixed sights. In 2008, a 50th Anniversary edition was released with gold-filled script and special engravings, with 2,539 units produced. In 2002, Ruger began offering the Bearcat in stainless steel. 22 WMR cylinder, which was recalled by Ruger in April 1994 due to a concern the cylinders were improperly timed. The New Bearcat also incorporated Ruger's new transfer bar safety system. It features smooth rosewood grips with a Ruger medallion embedded. The Bearcat 3 rd issue, also known as the New Bearcat, is Ruger's reintroduced model which came out in 1993. The Bearcat 2 nd 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. It also features music wire coil springs and a non-fluted engraved cylinder. It was made with an alloy solid frame and an uncheckered plastic grips that were later replaced with walnut grip. The original Bearcat featured a fixed Patridge front sight and a square notched rear. 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. When the orders came back without orders for the Bearcat, they assumed that there was no demand and they dropped it. When that department sent out the 1974 catalog and order forms to the distributors, they forgot to include They dropped it, Bill said, because of a mistakeīy the marketing department. He said that the Bearcat was the first revolver for which the Ruger engineersĭeveloped the transfer bar and that they could easily have made it that way in 1974. Some time in the early 1980s, Bill Ruger gave an interview to a writer with the RugerĬollector's Association (RCA) and talked about the Bearcat. In 1993, Ruger brought back the Bearcat as the New Bearcat, now incorporating the transfer bar system. 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. Because of its compact size and frame, it is advertised as being ideal for hikers or campers in need of a. It is based on the classic Remington single-action revolvers of the mid-19th century. 22 caliber revolver manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co., introduced in 1958.
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