The Stunning SEVEN

It was July 2, 2014. I was staying at a bed and breakfast in Dundee, South Africa, and it was the first Internet service I’d had in weeks. While checking e-mails, I saw an announcement that Ruger had partnered with Lipsey’s to offer the Single Seven, a stainless, seven-shot version of the Single Six chambered for the .327 Federal Magnum.

I immediately sent off an e-mail to my contact at Ruger asking for one. I never expected that just a few years later, I’d be working with Lipsey’s to create my ideal version of that handgun.

I’ve always had an affinity for the Rugers chambered for .32-caliber cartridges. I remember the first one I ever saw but not the exact date I saw it. In 1986, just home from basic training, I was prowling around a local sporting goods store and spied a Single Six with a 4 5/8-inch