Speed Six Score @ Gunshow Today

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Went looking @ a Gunshow in my city today
looking for Ruger Security Six, Service Six or
Speed Six revolvers. It was a pretty big gun show
& only found 3 Six series D/A revolvers & all
@ ridiculous prices. Anyway, saw a friend there that
I hadn't seen in a while & told him what I was
looking for with no success.

He said he thought he had one @ home in his safe
that he would sell because he was looking to replace
it with an SP101. He comes back within 30 minutes with
this & said he would like to get $325 for it.
I gladly gave him his asking price & was a very happy
to add this stainless 357 Speed Six to my small collection
of six series D/A revolvers.
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kemper said:
He said he thought he had one @ home in his safe
that he would sell because he was looking to replace it with an SP101. He comes back within 30 minutes with this & said he would like to get $325 for it. I gladly gave him his asking price & was very happy to add this stainless 357 Speed Six to my small collection of six series D/A revolvers.
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Had he been drinking??

I have an SP-101 and love it, but I'd never sell my Speed-Six to get one, and if I had to choose betwixt them, I'd have to choose the latter. I have a feelin' that that boy is going to one day regret that transaction. In fact, I can feel his pain now, even tho he won't for awhile. One day he'll see someone shooting one somewhere and his first thought will be, "I had one of those once." Then his second thoughts will be of you.

If this guy is a friend, you owe him at least a steak dinner. That way when he one day calls you and says, "You remember that stainless steel Speed-Six I sold you back in 2014?" You can say, "And wasn't that a great steak dinner we had?"

What kind of grips are you going to get? If those are the only grips he had for it, he probably hadn't shot it much. Was he the original owner?
 
I like the stock grips that are on it so probably won't get any other grips for it.
No. He had not been drinking.
He sold it to me for what he paid for it he said.
He's a nice guy and owns probably 50 plus guns.
He said this one had just been sitting in his safe
so he decided to sell it so he wouldn't have to use
as much of his own cash to buy the SP101
 
Deaf Smith said:
Well I have a SP101 and I sure would trade IT for a Speed Six any day of the week.
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You've got so many of those guns, DS, that you could make the trade and still have four more of those guns in various configuration.

Which barrel length do you have on your SP-101? (And please don't ask me which one?)

Some day you should take some photos of your collection outside, without a flash. Now that I've got my deck refinished, I'll probably do some photos myself.
 
We had a new shop open a town over so we went to check it out. He had a very near perfect, just some carbon on the front and a light turn line, blued Security Six. Price tag said 350. My uncle isn't a Ruger guy so I pulled him off to the side and told him what we were looking at. He was wanting a 357.

I asked the dealer if he had priced it at 350 and he said that he had, and before I said anything he says, "you can have it for 350 out the door if you buy it today." SOLD!!
 
Great looking gun, perfect barrel length and good price, I think you hit the trifecta on this puppy.
 
kemper said:
I like the stock grips that are on it so probably won't get any other grips for it.
No. He had not been drinking.
He sold it to me for what he paid for it he said.
He's a nice guy and owns probably 50 plus guns.
He said this one had just been sitting in his safe
so he decided to sell it so he wouldn't have to uses
as much of his own cash to buy the SP101
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I loved the stock grips that came on my first Security-Six, but I just couldn't handle full power .357 loads with them.

There's no doubt your friend is a nice guy and I'm sure he knew he could've gotten more for his Speed-Six. Furthermore, it was nice of him to get in the car and go get them. (And BTW, what condition were the Rugers at the gunshow in? Do you recall the asking prices, whether they were blue or stanless, or whether the prices were negotiable or firm?) When I bought my first Security-Six in the late 70s, I was hard pressed to find any in blue.
 
Confederate said:
You've got so many of those guns, DS, that you could make the trade and still have four more of those guns in various configuration.

Which barrel length do you have on your SP-101? (And please don't ask me which one?)

Some day you should take some photos of your collection outside, without a flash. Now that I've got my deck refinished, I'll probably do some photos myself.
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Of the four SP101s I have (yes 4) all at 2 1/4 inch.

I like snubs. 3 are .357s, one a DAO, and the 4th a older .38 special version that is not made anymore ($300 at a pawn shop! cause it was in .38.)

Now if I found one of those six shot SP101s in .327 I might bite! Since I reload .32 SUW long I can load up plenty of ammo in .32 S&w Long, .32 H&R magnum, and maybe in .327 to. Sure would make a dandy field gun.

And yes, I need to stop using flash and make some real pretty photos.

Why? I'm new to this but I've always heard SP 101s were top notch
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They are but a good clean tight Speed Six is even better.

Let me put it this way, I pack a Glock (and some times a J S&W.. stainless older models), but I have found Ruger does make some real good revolvers.

The GP-100, especially in my eyes the 3 inchers, make real good all purpose revolvers. The Speed/Security Six series are also in the same league.

The SP-101, while heavy, can take anything and makes a good club when you run out of ammo.

I have only a few Colts, but I have a real good selection of Rugers and S&Ws.

Deaf
 
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I loved the stock grips that came on my first Security-Six, but I just couldn't handle full power .357 loads with them.

There's no doubt your friend is a nice guy and I'm sure he knew he could've gotten more for his Speed-Six. Furthermore, it was nice of him to get in the car and go get them. (And BTW, what condition were the Rugers at the gunshow in? Do you recall the asking prices, whether they were blue or stanless, or whether the prices were negotiable or firm?) When I bought my first Security-Six in the late 70s, I was hard pressed to find any in blue.
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I only found 3 six series revolvers. One was a blued 6" inch security six with factory grips in decent shape (holster wear) for $590 that the guy said he would sell for $575.

The other two blued Service Six revolvers with 4" inch barrels with even more holster wear and factory grips that were pretty worn on both. They both were probably old PD revolvers. One had a $550 price tag and the other had a $530 price tag.


Both vendors said they "might" come down a little for cash, but were pretty firm.
I might add I went back to the gunshow this afternoon after church all were still for sale.
 
Your Right Confederate

Yes, your right Confederate my friend (actually the brother of one of my best friends who died tragically from an accidental gun discharge over ten years ago) knew he could have gotten more for his Ruger Speed Six revolver, but he
said he keeps a list of what he paid for every gun he had and told me since it
was me he would sell it to me for what he paid for around 7 years ago.

I texted him today and told him again how much I appreciate him selling me his Speed Six.
 
Wow!

With what they're going for these days, you stole that! I had my Speed Six 2 3/4 bull barrel at the same time that I had a 3 inch SP101. The SP was one of the newer ones. Got rid of the SP. The Speed is crafted better and not really all that much bigger than the SP. The SP had a lot of sharp edges on it for a revolver. Just didn't care for it.
 
Keeper,

You have a good friend there.

Gave you a real deal. Good friends like that should be appreciated.

And enjoy the Speed Six.

Deaf
 
Several years ago I read an account of some newlyweds who were hiking in the middle of nowhere. They saw a black bear and became concerned it might pose a risk and when they noticed it was trailing them. At some point the husband decided that she should veer off in one direction and he another to get assistance (since she was exhausted). To make a long story short, he returned with help some time later and found her partially eaten body. The bear had followed her and she had no one to help fend it off. Of course neither one had a gun or any means of protection, and a .357 would have been the most sensible in my view.

This is one reason I'm sorry there aren't any more current production, lighter-frame 6-shot .357s made by Smith & Wesson or Ruger. A Model 60P or SP-101 might do the trick, but a Smith 66 or Ruger Speed-Six would be a better way to go, I think. And BTW, a man successfully defended his girlfriend/wife from a black bear with a 4-inch folding knife. She was cooking food and he was...in the bushes...when the bear attacked her. He used his locking folder to counterattack and repeatedly stabbed it until it fled. Authorities traced the blood trail the following day and when they found it, killed it.

At the time of the attack, the couple's canoe had been pulled out of the water and beached. I only wonder what would have happened if the guy had reached the canoe and launched it, yelling, "Hold the bear off. I'm going to go for help!"
 
My opinion. The Speed Six is the best ccw revolver going. I own one. 1983 circa. Feels , handles and shoots excellent. And its a 357. What more can a man ask for? :)


You got yourself an awesome weapon and a stealing price.The six series and the original Redhawks are the best handguns Ruger has ever produced.
 
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