Sergei Mosin
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The 4-inch stainless DA/SA .357 is the all-purpose revolver. I have a 686 and a GP100; the Smith is prettier, but the Ruger is tougher, and I have no intention of ever letting it go.
I like your post, and mostly agree with you. But what did you mean, "The Six's were dropped well before revolvers were and..." ?The Six's were dropped well before revolvers were and it wasn't because they were too tough.
You're the first I've heard say the Ruger Six Series weren't tough. Forty years later there's still many of them still doing the job. My 1980 Speed Six 2.75" still locks up tighter than my 2015 GP100 and the forcing cone shows less wear too. IMO the Speed Six 357 round butt 2.75" is an excellent choice for a CC revolver and do anything the GP can and less bulky. I believe the GP100 was less expensive to produce and why Ruger discontinued the Six Series. GP100s are great guns with a stronger cylinder locking system but the SSeries were strong & well built.Good info. Not an attack on you, but maybe the guys that did that -- they're the only ones doing that kind of thing to the gun. On the other hand, Ruger discontinued to "Six" series because it couldn't hold up to what people actually do: shoot them. After Newhall, the doctrine of shooting in practice what an officer carries came down. Many agencies went back to 38 Special +P, but the ones that started practicing with 357 Magnum shot a lot more of it. Anecdotes like "mine's shot over 75,000 rounds and is still going strong" didn't matter. Two facts: there was demand for the GP-100. There was not enough demand to keep making the Six series. The Six's were dropped well before revolvers were and it wasn't because they were too tough.
Also, I stand by my first assertion that a gun isn't useful just because it functions if it can't be used to do the job needed to be done. What job is the Six good for? Police work? IPSC, USPSA? Deer hunting? Bullseye?
I'm thinking he meant that single six's stopped being produced before police stopped carrying revolvers.I like your post, and mostly agree with you. But what did you mean, "The Six's were dropped well before revolvers were and..." ?Typo?
You're the first I've heard say the Ruger Six Series weren't tough. Forty years later there's still many of them still doing the job. My 1980 Speed Six 2.75" still locks up tighter than my 2015 GP100 and the forcing cone shows less wear too. IMO the Speed Six 357 round butt 2.75" is an excellent choice for a CC revolver and do anything the GP can and less bulky. I believe the GP100 was less expensive to produce and why Ruger discontinued the Six Series. GP100s are great guns with a stronger cylinder locking system but the SSeries were strong & well built.
Two beautiful guns there CajunBass! I take it you sold off your 6” Python?
See post #17Your anecdote doesn't change the reason why Ruger discontinued it. It's not a mystery that the GP100 is bigger, stronger, and designed to handle a higher volume of 357 Magnum firings.
Your anecdote doesn't change the reason why Ruger discontinued it. It's not a mystery that the GP100 is bigger, stronger, and designed to handle a higher volume of 357 Magnum firings.
Hi everyone. I present a question to this highly knowledgeable community. And it is this: if you could have that one go-to .357 revolver, which one would it be?