security six trigger job/m19 vs security six

[aw82]

possible? i have a nice s&w m66 with a great trigger pull as well as a 6" blued security six.

now I'm trying to simplify what i shoot so i'm either going to get a m19 with 4" and one in 6" OR a 4" blued security six. I just dont do the whole stainless deal.

now the trigger on the security six is okay, definately no where near the m66.
so can you smooth it up to where it would be comparable?

also as another question what are your thoughts on~ security six vs m19

 

[GreyOne]

Had S&W 66 and Stainless Ruger Security Six. Ruger trigger was improved to about 80-90% of the tuned Smith. Like both, Ruger is IMO more rugged, Smith is nicer finish. Both are lifetime guns.

 

[stormspotter]

I have an extra hammer spring that I took between 1 and 1 1/2 coil off of and installed it in my Security Six. It lightened the DA trigger pull up quite a bit and has been 100% reliable in 200 rounds of test firing.

I recently did the same to a Police Service Six and it also lightened the DA pull and is 100% reliable.

If you can find an extra one on ebay, you might give that a try. Then dry fire the you know what out of it.

 

[9mmepiphany]

the Security-Six trigger can definately be tuned. the last pistolsmith i rememeber who specialised in them was Andy Cannon.

i fine the M-19 more pleasing to the eye, i think of the Security-Six family...my fav is the Speed-Six...as the ideal light .357 magnum ( as opposed to the middle sized L-frame, Python or GP-100)

 

[Oro]

You will pay to get a Ruger trigger to be as smooth as a standard S&W trigger out of the box. Unless you have a great gunsmith who knows how to do this handy, this is not cheap.

If you like the 19, go with it. They are beautiful and well built guns. Familiarize yourself with the "revolver check out" info in the sticky and make sure you don't get one with a "kitchen table" trigger job that is unsafe and defeats your purpose.

 

[greyling22]

I had my ruger security 6 trigger tuned. it nowhere near as good as my smith. the gunsmith's exact words were, "I can make it better, but you can't polish a turd"

both guns go bang every time I pull the trigger.

 

[9mmepiphany]

i've known a couple of guys who shot PPC with Rugers. i got a chance to try the action on their guns after a match and was very impressed.

it was different than a S&W trigger, but just as smooth and shootable. it takes a different skillset to work on a Ruger, due to it's modern design...you're working "blind" because of the lack of a removable sideplate.

it will never get be smooth as a Python, but then neither can most S&Ws

 

[Jim Watson]

When I was shooting PPC, I saw two bull barrelled Ruger Sxxx Sixes from the same major big well known shop. One was very smooth in DA, as good as most tuned Smiths. The other was barely better than stock. My FLG said it was because about 1/3 of Sixes he had seen had the trigger group out of plumb with the receiver and if you got one of those, there was little to be done to help it.

I figure if a stock Six has a reasonable DA, then it is likely a good one and should be improvable from that.

 

[GrandmasterB]

I have done my own trigger work on several Ruger Security Six and Speed Six revolvers. It can be done.

Here is what I did:

1. Replace the trigger return spring with the reduced power spring available from Wolff
2. Polish the hammer, trigger, pins and bearing surfaces where there is contact between metal parts of the trigger mechanism. I used Flitz and a felt bob on a Dremel. I just polished, I did not remove metal. In a few places on one gun, I used a stone to remove some tooling marks and then polished. I removed VERY LITTLE metal in that case. The others didn't need that much work.
3. Replace the mainspring with either a 10lb or an 11lb mainspring from Wolff for the GP-100. That's right -- the GP-100 springs are available in lighter weights than the Security or Speed Six springs and they fit just fine. One gun fired everything with the 10lb spring, another had a few misfires but worked perfect with the 11lb spring.
4. Polish the mainspring strut and remove any burrs. Polish the contact point between the mainspring strut and the hammer.
5. Use a good oil or even a light (lithium) grease inside to maintain lubricity between the parts

This lightened and smoothed the trigger pull substantially and all the guns have been reliable for several thousand rounds since.