Ruger security six

[Confederate]

You mean stamped with the big company logo? Yes, mine too.
Wasn't aware of any recalls or updates.....how do I tell?

You can find out more about the recall here. I've never sent mine back. So few of the guns needed the change that I decided not to send mine. Besides, I was afraid they'd change something I didn't want changed. One thing I hear they did change was the "hammer nose." But I think that's just another name for the firing pin. I haven't decided to shoot the gun or just keep it as a collectable (I have another 6-inch 686 that also hasn't been shot). Living in Maryland, shooting is distant and expensive. I wish I lived somewhere where I could shoot outdoors.

The Ruger was NIB where it had been in an older fellas dresser drawer forever. His wife didn't even know it was there until they found it while moving her into a home. There was a little soot around two chambers (probably from the factory test fire), but it appeared otherwise unfired. I'm giving her a workout now!

Have you put new springs in her? If you get some Flitz polish from Amazon, you can have her looking very presentable. Some people like to remove the rings around the chambers, while others just clean the guns and leave the powder rings alone. The Flitz will remove the powder rings, though, if you prefer your gun to look purty. You can give your Security-Six a thousand-dry-fire-tune-up by dry-firing it repeatedly. I did it to mine while watching movies. Now it's as slick as if it had a professional trigger job. I rounded the butt on my 4- and 2.75-inch Rugers, but I can always put square butt grips on them. I don't put the round-butt on my 6-incher, though. It's great for the shorter barrels.

 

[Shane in MT]

Bought this new around 1980. It was for my mom. Came back to me a few years ago. Barely used in all those years. I'm shooting it some now.

 

[bikerdoc]

I have 2 police service sixes.
one issued to me in 75 and given to me upon retirement( had to pay a buck)
The other is a century import. Carried a lot, shot little, for carry and range

 

[bannockburn]

Shane in MT

Nice photo! Reminds me of the three or four Security Sixes I had years ago. For some reason I preferred the blued version to the stainless steel model.

 

[rpenmanparker]

I had a 4” SS one for 35 years. I finally had to admit that I couldn’t shoot a DA revolver, especially with notch and post sights. Traded it with cash for my first semi-auto pistol, an SR9. I miss it, but can’t figure out why.

It is a great gun. Do enjoy it.

 

[NoirFan]

Nice Sixes everyone. I especially like that 4" blued gun @Shane in MT. I cut my teeth on S&W K Frames but the Security Six has replaced them as my go-to revolver. I just know it's going to work, every time.

 

[jleonard]

The top one is my .357 that sits in the night stand.
Bottom is the wife's .38 special that she keeps ready.
Both were bought used many years ago. Both are smooth as silk.

 

[Confederate]

Nice guns. I got a blued one years ago and traded it for a stainless one. With today's technology, they should be able to blue stainless models. A couple of years or so ago I got a SOG Agency knife that has this beautiful super blued look that reminds me of the blue found on the Colt Pythons, which is great because it's so utterly gorgeous; which is bad because it's so beautiful I could never bring myself to use it, even to cut a thread! So it stays tucked away in my drawer. (If I need a knife, I have a couple of drawers full of ugly knives. Ennngh!

People kind of did the same thing with the S&W guns. They socked them away in a safe and used their Rugers for beaters! When I first got into guns, I almost always recommended that people just getting into revolvers get a S&W Model 13. No adjustable sights to snag and the 13 was the kind of gun that was just the perfect drawer gun. Doing a light action job also was much easier than doing the same to the Rugers. I've still got some brand new Security-Sixes in my safe and they're still in that new not-broken-in-yet look and feel, while the ones I shoot and play with a lot are all slick and beautiful.



Speaking of that, I've bought a few stainless Smith & Wessons that look like they've been sandpapered by a bunch of chimpanzees. Yet you buy a Taurus for about half that and they're polished to perfection. Never could figure that out.

 

[Walkalong]

The Six is a beautiful gun.

 

[bannockburn]

Walkalong

The Six is a beautiful gun.

Yes indeed, the Six is a very beautiful sixgun!

 

[Confederate]

Has anyone heard of any problems with the Security-Six forcing cones? The forcing cones of the S&W 19/66s didn't hold up so well because the six o'clock part of the cones were clipped so the cylinder could close. The thing is, I've seen a lot of Security-Sixes with cut-offs in the six o'clock parts on their forcing cones. Yet I've never seen one split! I also just did a search on Bing and Google with "security-six" and "forcing cones," thinking I would see several split or badly worn. And though I saw a number of forcing cones split and worn, they weren't Security-Six cones despite the parameter I stipulated. (Bing is a horrible search engine as despite the "security-six" stipulation, the damn thing just pulls in everything having to do with forcing cones, period. Google is much better.)



The cylinder of one of my Security-Sixes shows how strong Ruger designed it:



And I think the forcing cones on the Rugers are stronger than those on the Smith & Wessons. Not because of the size, but I think the steel is better. It's been long known that the steel on the Model 66-0 guns is better than subsequent models. That's part of the reason they sell for a little bit more. Also the pinned barrels and counterbored chambers. Neither of these really make the gun better, but they do add to the beauty. The steel quality is a definite plus, though.





Ruger forcing cone.



S&W 66 forcing cone.

The Ruger Security-Six was known for digesting hundreds of thousands of hot magnum loads, but the Model 19/66 S&Ws were not known for their longevity, despite the fact they were beefed up on the new GP-100s. If one looks at the Model 66 forcing cone, it actually appears beefier than the Ruger Security-Six's. But the Ruger forcing cones were far more robust. If any of you have shot your Security-Sixes a lot, I'd like to see photos of your forcing cones.

 

[Stephanie B]

This is my "pre-billboard" Security Six:



I've since added a Tyler T-grip.

 

[drobs]

Nice looking guns Gents. My 6 inch has gone on to another home...
These were bought on Gunbroker about 6 years ago for under $400.



I think Ruger's GP100 Match Champion brings back the classic styling of the Security Six and I wouldn't mind owning one:

 

[sgt127]

It took me a couple decades to figure out how good the Six Series were.

A couple NYPD guns. An SPNY (short frame, .38 Special) and a Police Service Six .38 (NYPD) And a 2 3/4” Speed Six .357.

Just great guns.

 

[GDownRange]

Here is my 4" Security Six. I bought it a few years back for $400. A little over priced at the time, but it looked like it had barely been fired. I added the The Tyler T-Grips, which are ridiculously over priced, but I do like the grip they provide.

The little sister is a 3" SP-101. It doesn't shoot as well, but carries concealed a little better. It's become my go to day hike gun.

I bought both guns used, and they both had ATROCIOUS triggers. The design is so simple that I was able to do my own trigger jobs. After a little bit of work the actions are nice and smooth.

 

[4v50 Gary]

I carried a SS for years before I transitioned to semi (Sig P220). Darn good revolvers.

 

[Stephanie B]

I think Ruger's GP100 Match Champion brings back the classic styling of the Security Six and I wouldn't mind owning one.

If they had one that said: “Match Duffer”, I might buy one.

 

[Madcap_Magician]

I dearly love my 3" USPIS Speed Six. Would love to find another, or a 4".

 

[Ubermeier]

My favourite revolver. [/URL]

 

[oldrevolverguy]

I stumbled on this new in the box Police Service Six about 10 years ago. It shoots the classic Remington .357 mag 125 JHP to point of aim at 25 yards. I round butted the grip and installed Pachmayr compact grips on. An awesome combination.

 

[NMPOPS]

I had a blued 4" Security Six issued to around 1982 when my issued M19 had to return to the mother ship. When I first was given the Security Six, I hated it and thought it ugly. A day or so later when I had to qualify with it, I changed my mind. It had Pachmayrs on it, a smooth trigger and I shot better than the 19, so I kept it for the next two years when I moved on to another department. It also had the benefit of fitting in K frame holsters.

 

[Archie]

I carried one (151- series) when I was a young and dashing Border 'Troll. Was top shooter in my sector for several years with it. Since then, I've acquired a Speed Six (the snubby version) and a 150- series in four inch. Can't get aftermarket grips for the 150-series grip frame. Rats!

I've got too many guns (getting hard to keep track and shoot them properly), but I will probably keep these two and others for a while longer.

 

[velojym]

Years ago, I had a 6" Sec Six. Accurate as all-get-out, and I carried it in all my desert wandering while I had it. About 25 years ago, it was stolen. Otherwise I'd still have it.