Cosmoline
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I rule!
After literally years of searching gun stores, gun shows and boards, I found a fine condition Speed Six for less than an outrageous price. This one was $200. It's vintage 1975 or so. I'll be putting some Hogue combat grips on it shortly, but the wood is very nice looking. Trigger pull is surprisingly good for a Ruger, as I've often found with the Six line. I like the balance better than the standard SP-101. The 3" SP is a close runner, but it loses by one round. The Six fits my hand better, and gives a little more weight out front to soak up recoil. Plus, the barrel is just shy of 3", and it has a better sight radius than the SP. IMHO it's nearly perfect for CCW .357. As I understand it from authoritative sources, Billy Ruger was losing money on each one of these he made because production was too time consuming. They certainly weren't phased out due to any defect. There were some complaints about "ride up" in the grip in rapid fire, but these were addressed early on and the Hogues cure any remaining slickness.
I'm calling it "The Spenard Six"
After literally years of searching gun stores, gun shows and boards, I found a fine condition Speed Six for less than an outrageous price. This one was $200. It's vintage 1975 or so. I'll be putting some Hogue combat grips on it shortly, but the wood is very nice looking. Trigger pull is surprisingly good for a Ruger, as I've often found with the Six line. I like the balance better than the standard SP-101. The 3" SP is a close runner, but it loses by one round. The Six fits my hand better, and gives a little more weight out front to soak up recoil. Plus, the barrel is just shy of 3", and it has a better sight radius than the SP. IMHO it's nearly perfect for CCW .357. As I understand it from authoritative sources, Billy Ruger was losing money on each one of these he made because production was too time consuming. They certainly weren't phased out due to any defect. There were some complaints about "ride up" in the grip in rapid fire, but these were addressed early on and the Hogues cure any remaining slickness.
I'm calling it "The Spenard Six"