Where Did All the Stainless Security-Sixes Go?

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Back in the 70s and 80s, I bought several Ruger Security-Sixes in varying barrel lengths, but they were all in stainless and it was only until the late 80s that I even saw a blued version of the gun. I bought my first Ruger back in 1976 or so from a pawn shop in Provo, Utah. I'd never bought a handgun before and had never heard of Ruger, but once I did a little reading, I was convinced I'd lucked out. After all, stainless Smith & Wessons were going for a hefty fee and were never available, anyway, for any price. And the lucky fellow who got one on a lark generally found something wrong with it.

Anyway, now all I seem to see are blued Security-Sixes. Either people who have the stainless ones are keeping them, or...yeah, they're probably keeping them.

Or is it me? Do any of you guys ever see stainless models selling in your neck of the woods? (I'm in the People's Republic of Maryand now and they're doing their best to stamp out gun ownership entirely.) But I don't see any in Virginia, and I even called the place that sold me the guns in Provo and all they have is blued, and only one or two at that.

How many here own Security-/Speed-/Service-Sixes in stainless, and how happy are you with them? Do any of you prefer blued over stainless?

Just checkin'....
 
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There's a number of them for sale online, but you're right, you really don't see them for sale at your LGS or at gun shows. Kind of like an old pick-up truck; people who own them just keep on using them, and seem to hang onto them for a very long time.
 
Here's a 4 inch. You are correct, I don't see them often (locally) but they can be had on the auction sites.

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I have mine since 1976 (No. It is not for sale.) The Security Six has no
mystique, for lack of a better word, like the Colt Trooper it is rarely written about but "those in the know" know it is an excellent shooter and I suspect
a lot of people-like me-get them and keep them.
 
Mine aren't for sale. Good guns, although for some reason I prefer the blue ones. Have had one within easy reach since 1981.

BTW, M2 Carbine, nice Toyota pickup you have there. It's even the same color as mine.
 
I just picked up a 2.75" stainless Securuty Six last weekend at a local gun show. While I was there I saw a stainless Police Six and blue Security Six, both 4" barrels. Every gun show I have gone to recently has at least 1-2 Sixes there!
 
I am in Ohio and for the longest time I would look for and find on Ruger Six series revolvers. I would go to show aftershow money in pocket to buy one, usually looking for a 4" Speed Six, zip, nada, zilch. In the past four or five months they have been showing up, both stainless and blue, 4 or 5 at a show. These are usually Secuity Six revolvers in 4" or 6". Still few if any Speed Sixes and very few with the 2 3/4" tube. Prices are running between 300.00 and 400.00 each.
Just for the record, that's what I am seeing here. At those prices I will just have to be happy with what I have now.

Velcro8ball
 
I've got a pair that were turn ins from the naval intelligence service. Not for sale.

Supply and demand. There was an ample amount of them out there, then demand went higher than supply. Now they're less common.
 
[singing] Where has all the stainless gone, long time passing...where has all the stainless gone, long time ago...[/singing]
 
Right now, I know where there is a mint stainless 6-inch Security-six. These aren't seen very often here in CA. I own two Speed-Sixes, one 2.75" Service-Six, two 4" Security-Sixes(Heavy barrels), and one 6" Security-Six police commemorative-and, all of these are in stainless. The rare ones I own are two stainless Liberty Models: one, 4" Speed-Six(.38) and one, 4" Service-Six(.38). I used to have one more stainless Speed-Six and another Liberty 4" Security-Six-but, unfortunately, I sold these to fund another gun project. Now, I wish that I had kept them!
 
Yeah, I don't have any intention of getting rid of mine. But as far as mystique, the Smith has an incredible appeal. Once you begin to fool around with a Colt, though, you see that while it is built up in certain areas like the topstrap and around the forcing cone, that other parts are flimsy, like the hand/pawl and the extractor rod. In fact, even though the illustrious Python is an adequately massive gun to handle magnum rounds, the pawl is so tiny that it tends to go out of time every two-to-three thousand hot rounds. (It's possible to fix this by hard chroming the pawl and even the star-rotator, which virtually stops the wear in its tracks.) But the fact remains that the Rugers are built to last. The parts are oversize and generally easy to replace by users.
 
Guess I lucked out, first handgun I purchased. Got it at a local gunshop 2 years ago. Traded a remington 700 ADL and $40.

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A vote for stainless here. It is more forgiving.
I just got done removing the "billboard" then polishing the whole gun to a mirror finish (except the flutes on the cylinder and the top strap) While I had the guts out of it I polished the internals giving it a sweet trigger pull.
 
ImARugerFan:

That's an nice looking early Heavy Barrel Security-Six! It looks virtually new!:eek::D
 
Thanks, I didn't know there was a difference in barrels between various security sixes. I'm going to pick up some hogue monogrips for it in the near future. It's got an awesome trigger on it. I don't know if somebody had work done on it, or just shot it enough to smooth it out, but it's a lot nicer than my super redhawk which is brand new.
 
1)You are welcome!

2)Your Security-six was the first design that ruger had come out with in the 1978-79 Era. Then, later on, Ruger made the heavy barrel model even heavier,. However the standard barrel Security-Sixes was lighter and much more tapered from where it screws into the frame down to the muzzle.

3)Following is a picture of a very rare early model (150 Series)stainless Security-Six which had the standard barrel. Notice how the barrel is more tapered than your heavy barrel Security-Six. Except for the early style grip frame, the barrel is the same as the standard barrel for the later(151 and up)Seies security Sixes.
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See lots of 4" stainless ones in my area but they usually have a 450 dollar price tag on them.:what::eek: The 6'' stainless is the ones I don't see.
I did see a liberty 4" stainless at the last show for 375 though.
I have a 4" in SS and have no urge to pay that much for another one.
 
In CA also, I see then both but probably a few more towards the ss side. I have a stainless speed six 9mm as well as a snub stainless sec six. I noticed asking prices on these types of guns have been going up a good bit.

And I rarely see blued speed sixes and I've never seen a 4" 9mm version of either speed or service six.
 
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