Finally! Found a Security-Six.

[skidder]

I like the Target grips, but the factory grips are nice for packing.

 

[CajunBass]

Why did Ruger and S&W use such small grips? There is a tiny percentage of the population that finds them comfortable.

Funny thing. Over the years, I've found that I DO find the Magna style grip comfortable. I still prefer them with a T-grip, but the plain Magna isn't too bad.

One thing I suspect is simple economics. A small grip is less expensive to make than a larger, more ergonomic one.

Another thing is that people are larger now. You go back and look at the clothes and at pictures of people from the turn of the last century and you'll find they were just smaller people generally. When Smith & Wesson, and Colt started making those service style grips, they may well have been comfortable for a large number of people. By the time Ruger came along, the style was set.

 

[JRH6856]

Just about all factory revolver grips for a square-butt frame are shovel style, after the original Colt revolvers. The shovel style grip is suited to SA firing but may not be the best style for DA. Still, it seems to be what people expect a revolver to look like. I don't like it.

It doesn't matter what size the grips are, the flare just makes everything all wrong for me. If it is the right size at the bottom, it is too small at the top. If it is the right size at the top, it is too wide at the bottom. Hogue Monogrips fill my hand perfectly.

I once knew a bullseye shooter who made his own grips from plastic wood. He would wrap the butt with plastic wrap, then wrap a big glob of plastic wood around the butt of the gun and then grab it and squeeze until if formed to his hand. He would cut the resulting grip in half and then let it dry before removing it from the gun and drilling it for a screw. They were ugly as sin but they were a perfect fit for both his hand and the gun.

 

[Deaf Smith]

Picked up a 4 inch stainless Security Six, 161- range, tight and very nice condition, for just over $400, tax included. Shot it today. Shot a bit high but the rear sight was a bit high to. Few clicks with the screw driver at at 25 yards, standing, two handed, single action, all shots landed in the head zone of a IDPA target with lead 158 reloads.

I'll be shooting it more soon, after I get some better grips than the stock wood Ruger grips that came with it.

Deaf

 

[joneb]

I ordered these a few days ago;
http://shopruger.com/RLG-Security-Si...uctinfo/19935/

HEY my grips showed up

 

[wrs840]

I bought a June 1977 mfg blued 6" Security Six in as-new condition a couple years ago with original box, bag, and papers for $375. It had Pachmayr Presentation grips on it and the factory grips in the box. I traded it for $400 last November.

I post this not to be wet blanket, but to say that this wheel-fan found that the internet aura about them doesn't work out to enduring love for everyone.

Just not my Cup-O-Tea. I'm glad folks like 'em though.

 

[JRH6856]

Hey, if everyone liked the same thing, there would only be one model of gun in the world. How much fun would that be?

 

[Drail]

The manufacturers place wood grips on revolvers because they're "pretty" sitting in a display case. Take it out and shoot it for a while and you will begin to appreciate a design that was created by someone who shoots a lot. The original Hogue Monogrip was designed by a former LA cop who shot competition for years and learned what works and what doesn't. All of my competition guns wear Hogues because they position your hand the same way every time you grip the gun. The gorgeous S&W grips that everyone is paying high bucks for today are the absolute worst grip design I have ever used. But they're "pretty".

 

[JRH6856]

All of my competition guns wear Hogues because they position your hand the same way every time you grip the gun.

Every revolver (except for an H&R 923) I have ever owned for any length of time has worn Hogue Monogrips. This one is no exception. They should be here Friday.

 

[joneb]

I prefer the Pachmayre presentation grips over the Hougues, the only finger grooved grips I use are the UncleMikes boot style on a J frame S&W

 

[JRH6856]

Pachs are just shaped wrong to me. Too long front to back and no palm swell so they feel flat. The gun squirms in my hand when I fire, especially DA.

 

[Owen Sparks]

My Six wears Mavric rubber grips circa 1980. I think Mavric went out of business a long time ago but they fit my hand perfectly.

 

[JRH6856]

they fit my hand perfectly.

That's it. If they fit your hand, it doesn't matter if the fit anyone elses. In grips even more than guns, ain't no such thing as one size fits all.