kBob
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I recently acquired a shoe box gun that was a Ruger Security Six. It is in very bad shape, partially because Bubba (in this case my Dad) tried to "make it better". Not sure it could be made better anyway as at least one dealer it was sent to sent it back with a note saying it was unrepairable.
External rust mostly from water damage. Need a few small parts which I suspect were damaged by said gunsmith or some other person in taking the gun apart.
Amazingly the grips are missing....though Dad picked up some after market grips that one of his buddies swore were for that revolver.....they weren't. Before this gun went to another family member to be stored under a leaky sink, it was a pristine, like new early production Security Six I helped Dad pick out back when they were new. Thus I don't really care about the fact it can never look like anything but a mangy mutt of a dog, I just want to be able to shoot it again.
Got to looking on line for grips and yea verily verily NO ONE mentions if their grips are for the early models with the angular grip frame or later models with rounded frame. Kind of hard to tell from photos which is which. Anyway I can tell which is which via the placement of say mounting holes in the back of the grips? Also no one seems to sell original grips with the take down pin in them like they had. I thought it was neat of Ruger to include those even if a paper clip or finishing nail will work.
Anyone have a pair of the early model grips laying about?
-kBob
External rust mostly from water damage. Need a few small parts which I suspect were damaged by said gunsmith or some other person in taking the gun apart.
Amazingly the grips are missing....though Dad picked up some after market grips that one of his buddies swore were for that revolver.....they weren't. Before this gun went to another family member to be stored under a leaky sink, it was a pristine, like new early production Security Six I helped Dad pick out back when they were new. Thus I don't really care about the fact it can never look like anything but a mangy mutt of a dog, I just want to be able to shoot it again.
Got to looking on line for grips and yea verily verily NO ONE mentions if their grips are for the early models with the angular grip frame or later models with rounded frame. Kind of hard to tell from photos which is which. Anyway I can tell which is which via the placement of say mounting holes in the back of the grips? Also no one seems to sell original grips with the take down pin in them like they had. I thought it was neat of Ruger to include those even if a paper clip or finishing nail will work.
Anyone have a pair of the early model grips laying about?
-kBob