I’m really enjoying my single action revolver. Currently have 10mm/40, an a 44 mag. Only caliber I’d realistically like to add is a .22.

I got turned away recently from Cabelas on a Single Ten.

So my questions are:

1. Anyone ever had timing issues with the single 10?
2. Only 4 extra rounds instead of an extra .22 mag cylinder? Seems the extra cylinder would be better maybe?
3. Are freedom arms guns that much better than a production Ruger? To be 4x as much?
4. If yes, where is a good place to buy Freedom Arms from without paying the gouging prices on auction sites?

I can’t answer many of your questions. I have a couple single action 22’s with the 22 mag cylinder. I don’t think I’ve ever shot a 22 mag through either. So for me, the extra rounds are the winner. I just got a 617 Mountain Gun with 10 round cylinder. All my previous 22’s were 6 or 8 rounders. I have to admit I prefer the 10 rounds at a time.

What does “got turned away from” Cabelas mean?

I always wanted a single six convertible but a single 10 sounds fun.

My only Single Six revolvers have been 6-shooters with the Magnum cylinder, so I'm no help with the Single 10.

As to Freedom Arms, good place to pay less? I don't know. Perhaps be on good terms with your favorite FFL? I ordered mine, a Premier grade, through an FFL I dealt with quite a bit. He gave me a super deal on it. I don't know about being worth 4X as much, but I have never regretted buying the FA gun. Handle a few if possible; I think you will see what I mean. Much as I like the Ruger SAs; had stainless, blue,.22/.22 Mags, .357, .357/9mms, .44 Mag SBHs, etc, the FAs are in a different class IMHO...

No experience with the single-ten. I have a stainless single-six convertible. Great gun, but I think I've shot with the magnum cylinder a total of 4 or 5 times in the 15 years that I've owned it, and for some reason it's much less accurate in .22 WMR than .22 LR. I like the gun I've got and wouldn't trade it for a single-ten at this point, but if you value the 10-shot cylinder I'd say that's probably worth having over the .22 WMR capability.

Honestly, since I got my Model 63 the Single-Six hasn't left the safe much at all.

Requested a new s10 blued around 15 years ago from local dealer. Went to pick it up and cylinder bound up cycling thru the action. Dealer sent it back, went to pick it up some weeks later, action still poor. Dealer sorta pissed I didn’t buy it. Told him I’d buy the stainless version, this time he made me pay before I got the gun…luckily it was good to go.

FA guns lock up tight and are dimensionally held. But I only have big bore calibers.

Again years ago, but over at Ruger, brand new single 9 came with .013” bbl gap. Sent it back, was returned with .009-.010” gap.

Hard to fully quantify 4x better, but there's no comparison between FA and Ruger in my experience. FA builds extremely fine SA revolvers. I've had several over the years.

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I HAD both and both went away! The single 10 did nothing for me over a single six and the single six also had a 22 mag cylinder.
Loading 10 over 6 didn't make a big enough difference for me to compensate for the lack of a 22 mag cylinder; I liked having the option for something a bit more potent.

As for the FA, had a model 97 in 357. This is what I posted recently on another forum regarding my experience with it:

Freedom Arms revolvers; decided to try one a while back in 357 after reading such glowing reports on them being the best single action out there. Well, that bloom came off the rose pretty quick for me! My Ruger Blackhawk in 357 shot just as well with these old eyes and hands and I didn't need to carry a screwdriver to remove the cylinder. The FA ejector rod housing front edge was so sharp it starting slicing into my expensive gun leather till I took some fine sandpaper to it; had to do the same to the edge of the trigger guard as well; so much for their supposed fine finishing! Their transfer bar system was a pain as it was in the hammer and difficult to engage for me when decocking, compared to my Ruger. Their modified Bisley grip didn't do anything for me, either.
The instruction manual said to NEVER shoot 38 special out of it! If one wanted to shoot that, one was suppose to send the gun back to them and have them make a 38 special cylinder for it; all on one's own nickel; an incredibly expensive endeavor! Lastly, it had recessed chambers; I had well known factory ammo in 357 that would not fully chamber, and if it did, one couldn't easily tell if the hammer was over an empty chamber (like the instruction manual said to do, even with their transfer bar system!)
Took a large hit when I sold it a few months later. Taught me an expensive lesson...

Had FA83 454 with scope. Not a fun experience. Far too expensive to make my own. Ruger all the way. Loved my Bisley Blackhawk.

When I bought my FA Model 97 about 10 yrs ago, I called Freedom Arms and asked how to go about buying one. They told me the wait was pretty long--like a year or something like that. However, if I wanted it quicker (waiting time under 6 months), there was a local dealer they work with who could make that happen. I contacted that person and told him exactly what I wanted, sent a downpayment and sure enough had it within 6 months. That revolver is built like no other single action revolver I've handled.