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I sold my blued 4" Speed Six for $250.00 back in 1993. It was well used with holster wear by the time I got around to selling it.
I'm still kicking myself. The previous owner had a trigger job done and it was the sweetest DA pull I've ever felt.
The Ruger Security-Six, Speed-Six and Service-Sixes were the best .357s the company ever produced. Their solid frame design made them stronger than they needed to be and when Ruger went to the GP-100 series, it was just a waste. And the barrel threw all the weight forward, which was great for range shooting, but a pain to follow moving targets.
The solid frame and heavy backstrap added to the Ruger's
phenomenal strength.
The cylinder stops were placed between cylinders (unlike
S&W cylinders). The cylinder hand and ratchet also were over-
sized to keep the gun in time.
I was told today by a friend of mine that the Smith 686s still weren't holding up to extra stiff loads, but that the old Rugers were. I love my 686, and it's no doubt strong enough for any factory load, but not the kind people were loading into their Ruger single-actions. Even before the 686 came out, Skeeter Skelton wrote that he knew of three Security-Sixes, each of which had fired more than 30,000 hot .357 rounds. Of the three, one was spitting a little, indicating it was slightly out of time. But any gone gump could slip in a new hand/pawl and be back in full business with just a little minor fitting.
You got a good deal, and at a price folks with six Speed-Sixes would have sprung for another one. Heck, you can't have too many.
Thanks for re-posting the photo of the broken down Six. This time I saved it for my files. It is a shame Ruger stopped production of the Six, it was, and still is, a great revolver.
Thanks for your comment. I'm a very amateur photographer.
That GP was my field gun till I came upon a 4 inch 629-1. Now THAT is my field gun!
Oh, and most of those guns on the table are zero-zero. That is no play whatsoever in the action. No cylinder shake, crane shake. end shake.. Most of them done that way by myself. They also shoot dead on.
Over they years I have found them one at a time. I have a few more that are not in the photo like that do. These two are my favourites!
Trouble is, when someone comes back from the store to post a message like the OP, the gun is often gone by the time they go back! Hope you get it. Fabulous price!!!!!
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