my wanenmacher purchase-security six ss

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I have been looking for some time for a nice stainless security six 4". I have never seen a security six so polished before. my dad has a 6" blued one, a "liberty model", this one also being a "liberty model" is icing on the cake!

unfortunately, as much as I like this gun and wanted to like it more than my s&w m66-1, the trigger doesn't even compare to the smith.
also I took it apart to try out the legendary "easy to field strip" action and have to wonder.....what makes the s&w action so difficult to take apart when I need a flat head screw driver for both?
 
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I used mothers mag on my m66 before but not to this extent! I have seen pictures on THR of others polish jobs and I am very impressed.
 
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I have been looking for some time for a nice stainless security six 4". I have never seen a security six so polished before. my dad has a 6" blued one, a "liberty model", this one also being a "liberty model" is icing on the cake!

unfortunately, as much as I like this gun and wanted to like it more than my s&w m66-1, the trigger doesn't even compare to the smith.
also I took it apart to try out the legendary "easy to field strip" action and have to wonder.....what makes the s&w action so difficult to take apart when I need a flat head screw driver for both?
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The Ruger will never have as good of a trigger as a good old S&W trigger, but they can definitely be improved. Even just putting in one of the spring kits helps a bunch. I have a couple 70's vintage Rugers that have very good triggers. One was done by Bill Davis and one by Kerry Freeman. I wish I still had the 6" "Cougar" that Bill built for me back in those days. It had a better trigger than all but my very best S&W's.

Then again, I wish I had all of the revolvers I owned in those days......

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You can use the head of a .38 special case to unscrew the grip screws on a Security Six. They are designed to fit. A twig is all that is necessary to get the mainspring out. Once you have the mainspring out you can use the strut to depress the plunger to get the trigger group to drop out.

Interesting take on a no tools detail strip.
 
cartridge rim, very interesting, I guess that is one thing they have over the s&w.
I still find the s&w action simpler to mess with, probably because I like looking at it in motion.
 
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I have been looking for some time for a nice stainless security six 4". I have never seen a security six so polished before. my dad has a 6" blued one, a "liberty model", this one also being a "liberty model" is icing on the cake!

unfortunately, as much as I like this gun and wanted to like it more than my s&w m66-1, the trigger doesn't even compare to the smith.
also I took it apart to try out the legendary "easy to field strip" action and have to wonder.....what makes the s&w action so difficult to take apart when I need a flat head screw driver for both?
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Great looking Security Six. They are without a doubt the best buy in a used medium frame revolver. I have a Police Service Six. Some of my Smiths do have a better trigger but not by much. I know mine will last a life time.

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The ruger may be considered stronger but the smith has more potential, since the trigger is such an important part of shooting double action and rugers lack in that respect. I have felt broken in security six triggers and, while better, cannot be as smooth as s&w's.

Saying the ruger is a better design than the smith or vice versa is like saying a manual transmission is better than an automatic---both are used in the toughest of the tough, have been and will continue to be.
 
I wish you could try the action on my stainless Speed-Six. There are a number of ways to improve the action. First, remove the mainspring assembly and remove the spring from the strut. The strut has two "shoulders" that retain the spring. By putting the strut in a vise, you'll be able to file down the shoulders, a little on each side. Don't remove too much -- just enough to reduce the tension enough to make it lighter.

That's step one.

Step 2 is to just dry snap the hell out of it. A friend at the NRA told me about this and you can do it while watching movies on TV. You'll be amazed at what a difference this will make. The cylinder rings can be removed using just a "fine" scratch pad (or crocus cloth), available at Home Depot.

I haven't seen any "Six" gun that I can't greatly improve by this process.
 
or I suppose one could get a lighter spring but that doesnt resolve the stacking, I know working stacking triggers is an acquired thing, I've just acquired a feel for my model 18 .22 :neener:

an easy solution I did in my smiths were switch out the trigger return spring for a lighter one. the rugers trigger return alone feels like my model 18/66's double action trigger.
 
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