Any Ruger "Six" Junkies?

IMHO the Speed Six is *the* best carry magnum revolver. At least I've never used a better one. Very solid but still packable. I've had great results with the T-Grip. I think it's the best double action revolver Ruger ever made, and a better wheelgun than anything this side of a $1200 Colt Python.

I used mid-range springs from the Wolff kit at Midway to lighten the trigger a notch. It's about perfect now.

The Sarfariland speedloaders work great with it.

My buddy has 3" speed six .357 magnum. I salivate every time I get to shoot it. They are great guns.

I'd go for the wolff kit, and test it with CCI primed ammo. CCI uses notoriously hard primers, so if it'll fire with CCIs, it's pretty safe to say it'll fire with anything else as well.

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Of course it can't hurt to test it out as it already is. I mean, what do you have to lose?

Cosmoline- Should I brake this in with the factory springs 1st or go straight to the Wolff kit?

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Try both. It's an easy swap. The gun disassembles with the removal of a single screw. Just remember to stick the pin in to retain the spring.

I sure would like to see your Six's.

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There's some neat photo threads over at rugerforum.net.

Here are my Sixes; 2 9mms and a .357.

I'm a fan:




Regards,
Greg

Sweet I got to get one some day.

I have a pair of Police Service Sixes - 1982 4" and 1988 3"

http://www.cdnninvestments.com/ - they're only $14.99 and CDNN usually includes a nice little gift with the shipment too (got a bunch of Birchwood Casey target spot stickers last time).

I am looking at maybe getting 1 in a 22 conversion are they good pistols?And is the stainless worth 50 more than the blue

Here's a few pictures of my factory original, 3" Speed-Six:



Here's are some pictures of my NIB blue 2.75" Speed-Six:

No pics because it's long gone but a Security Six, 6" Stainless was my first handgun purchased new in 1978 and sold in 1982.

To this I regret that sale more than any other.

I also love these guns, and many people would like to see them offered by Ruger again.

Frankly, I don't know why other gun manufacturers don't follow suite and make guns wth no sideplates, having the workings all inserted from below. So far, I think only Charter Arms (a pathetically underbuilt gun, IMO) has done it, but Ruger utilized the design to create a true medium-frame class of guns that it promply dropped to follow the lead of Smith & Wesson, which needed to go to a heavier gun to handle the powerful full throttle loads. Staying with the "Six" lineup, Ruger could have advertised a smaller, lighter gun that was just as strong as the new S&W line, but Ruger blew it. Now people are looking for smaller, lighter .357s and no one but Taurus is making them -- but Taurus is hampered by the old sideplate designs.

Bill Jordan wanted a smaller, lighter .357 in a true medium frame, so S&W made the 13/19/66 revolvers in a .38 Spc frame. But these were just .357s made on a .38 Spc frame, and they had longivity problems. At about the same time, Ruger introduced their "Six" line of revolvers. These were designed for the .357 round and were also conveniently offered in .38 Spc. They could go through tens of thosands of full magnum loads with no problem. So what did Ruger do? They made their guns bigger and heavier to follow Smith's lead! It was stupid, especially when they put the extra weight up front, making it tougher to pick up and stay on moving targets. The newer GP-100s also just weren't as good as Smith's 686s. Now they offered no real advantage over S&W at all. But that's what happens when you adopt a "catch-up" strategy when you don't need to.

In my view, you can't find a sweeter .357 in any barrel length than the "Six"series. The 6-inch was, and still is, one of the best camping, hunting and outdoor .357s ever made.

Got a used blue 4" Security Six Father's Day weekend 2009. Picked up an SP101 3" also.





It feels great in the hand and shoots well.

I have been looking for a 2.75" Six. But they are far and few between. The next one I see though...

Confederate - I agree with a lot of that, although not the bit about the 686 being better (after shooting both a lot, I specifically chose the GP100 over the 686). It would be nice if Ruger at least offered the half-lug versions of the GP100 again. Either way, I'm keeping my sixes and my Gp100s (oh and my S&W's too).

How about a Single Six?

WoW, I didn't think Ruger made a 3 inch. I'll bet that's kool.

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3" Ruger Sixes, like 3" S&W K Frame Magnums, are pretty rare these days.

Though there are a lot of 3 inchers posted here.

I'm not sure that I'd call myself a Six junkie, but I do like my 4" Ruger Police Service Six quite a bit. Awesome carry gun, for only $275 (Oct '09):

If the pull is fine for you, no need to change it.