BigBill
Absent Comrade
There the Mack truck of 357 revolvers. Had mine since '76.
Ruger Speed Six
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My Speed Six (.38 Spl.) has an excellent trigger in it.
Wow! Your Speed-Six with Stag grips and Tyler grip adapter is the cats meow for me.
I would like to add my whine to the Service & Speed-Six 3" Barrel Club. As I have become more serious about prepping one of things I want are rugged guns that are unlikely to ever need repair. At the top of the my list are fixed sight revolvers. Ruger revolvers fill that niche very well.
I came close to buying a Ruger Security-Six last year at a Gunshow but there was a S&W Model 64 laying next to it so I brought the S&W instead. If it had been a Service or Speed-Six it would have been a difficult choice.
I often mourn for passing up a Ruger Speed-Six 3" 9mm several decades ago. My boss owned the gun and didn't have the moonclips with it. He kept saying he had the clips at home but would never bring them to work so I eventually lost interest in the gun. From time to time I have looked for another one without any luck.
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Found mine today!... I've had Ruger DAs for years (single actions, too).
But only now have I come across a clean 2 3/4" bbl. Speed-Six to bring home.
-Bill
UPDATE, Jan. 2025: 'Found a 3" USPS Gun!... A Hard to Find Speed-Six!
Also, SP-101 Shipped December 1988!... Pre-dates Official Ruger SN List
But only now have I come across a clean 2 3/4" bbl. Speed-Six to bring home.
-Bill
UPDATE, Jan. 2025: 'Found a 3" USPS Gun!... A Hard to Find Speed-Six!
Also, SP-101 Shipped December 1988!... Pre-dates Official Ruger SN List
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I'll take my 2.75" Speed Six to the range and shoot it side by side with my S&W Model 13-2 3" RB and they are both great shooters but for some reason I'm slightly more accurate with the Model 13. I don't think it's all due to the slightly longer sight radius. I seem to pick up the front sight better on the Smith. But that's just me.
Check out the photos. The Ruger is from 1981 and the Model 13 is a 1980. Haven't measured the trigger pulls but they are very similar. I've put different grips on both but for whatever reason the Smith always just feels better in my hand. But again, that's just my perspective.
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BigBill
Absent Comrade
Service Six, Police Service Six, Speed Six it's all good quality revolvers don't pass these up.
raygixxer89
Member
I have a few Ruger guns and think they are tough as nails. I just bought a ss Speed Six snub gun two days ago. Can't wIt to get my paws on it!
Pisgah
Member
I once owned a stainless Postal Service 3" Speed Six. I still shed a tear now and then over selling it...
All Speed Six/Security Six models are superb revolvers.
All Speed Six/Security Six models are superb revolvers.
As much as I like the six series Double Actions; I have to wonder why Ruger couldn't have done a better job of fitting grips to them. The factory grips surely don't fit the frame outline very well, especially the Speed Sixes.
Of all the Ruger's I own the 2 3/4" speed six's are my favorites. Bought in 1986 and it has been used, carried for many years. I also have a pair consecutive SN's, unfired, that just sit in the safe. I guess I should have sold them during Pandemic when one went for $2500 on gunbroker. I tried to follow that and see if the sale really went through. I have shot mine quite a bit and it is still accurate and smooth. I did shut a few people up shooting offhand at an chicken egg at 100 yards at a gun club "turkey Shoot", missed both shots, 1" low and 1/2 right, corrected too much, 1" right and even with the egg. Back then I carried it every day and shot it at least 50 rounds per week. I used to also use it for groundhog hunting back in Pa out to 150 yards. Yes I missed more than I hit, but I scared a few. I could never get the same level of accuracy with my 2.5" 19, which I sold, unfortunately. Great guns. I do not like the GP 100's, just do not feel right to me. Be Safe,
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RWPBR
Member
My Speed Six (.38 Spl.) has an excellent trigger in it.
Are those Sack Peterson grips?
No, Don Collins (Collinscraft) They are mostly smooth India Sambar stag that I bought from Don Collins way back. If I recall correctly, he said that he did not actually make them but was selling for someone else that was no longer making grips.
Pig Hunter
Member
The Six series guns fit in K frame holsters. You can shoot all the 125 gr jhp rounds you could ever afford through a Six and never have a problem. They don't have a flat on the barrel to clear the crane like a K frame. Internal parts are hard all the way through so no worries when stoning and polishing the action. They can be rough inside but can be made as good or better than a K. Grips for the early 150 serial number low back frames can be a challenge. The spurless hammers were a factory option. They have very aggresive checkering on the top so single action firing is easy. The front sights are pinned so they are easier to change than a K.
Ruger Nut
US Veteran
Yes, they are VERY RARE. I sold mine about 2 months ago for $750.
I miss it dearly, but bills need to be paid. Mine was a USPS Inspector model.
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sceva,
Your revolver is snub nosed perfection.. I have always considered the fixed sighted snub nose Sixes to be the best looking of the short barreled Rugers. The looks rival the snub nose 'K' frame Smiths.
I have a 2 3/4" bbl Security Six. The profile is not as sleek as the fixed sight models, but the adjustable sights are far easier for my eyes to acquire. Mine too is polished. I also have a spurless hammer on it. Since I only shoot DA revolvers DA, the spurless hammer reduces the likelihood of snagging with no disadvantages. That is as far as I went for appearance. I have a nylon Hogue Monogrip on mine. That grip, and I prefer nylon to rubber, with the balance of the short barrel, is ideal for me. The revolver also has an action job.
This revolver is another example of carried a lot but shot little. During part of this time I was shooting in PPC competition. My PPC revolvers were built up on Ruger Sixes, so I had plenty of practice with DA Rugers. Work responsibilities during those years left no time for recreational shooting, and eventually forced me to give up PPC competition.
Retirement allowed me to do more recreational shooting. I had forgotten just how enjoyable it can be. My bride, who is an excellent shooter, goes with me, usually along with several other friends. Living in a National Recreation Area within a national forest means that finding a place to shoot is never a problem. It was in this environment that I rediscovered what an enjoyable revolver this is to shoot. The 'K' frame size and weight makes for ideal handling. Add to that Ruger robustness and it makes (for me) an ideal medium frame snub nose revolver,
What really caps yours off are the stag grips. Given my age, I grew up on westerns. Many of my 'B' movie heroes carried nickel plated SAAs with stag grips. Your revolver comes across as an updated version with a nod to the old west (as long ago envisioned by Hollywood).
With all of this, I no longer carry that Security Six, and have not for many years. I drank the semi-auto Kool Aid. For a while I carried a compact second generation S&W 469 that my department had received via a court case disposition. The double stack grip frame fit my hand perfectly. I had an action job done, at my expense even though I could never own the pistol, and proceeded to tear up the qualification courses with it. Since the double stack grip fit my hand so perfectly, I shot it much better than the size of the pistol would have indicated. It was also completely reliable. When that pistol was called back in due to dept issue of full size 9mm Glocks I bought a third generation iteration, the 6906. Same results as the 469, great pistol. Still have it.
I parked the 469 in lieu of a Glock 26. Just as reliable. a little more compact, easily replaceable if seized as evidence in the unlikely event I have to use deadly force in a defensive situation.
Given the appreciation of used revolver prices, I now prefer my Security Six to be just another recreational firearm. I think Ruger caught lightning in a bottle with these revolvers.
Your revolver is snub nosed perfection.. I have always considered the fixed sighted snub nose Sixes to be the best looking of the short barreled Rugers. The looks rival the snub nose 'K' frame Smiths.
I have a 2 3/4" bbl Security Six. The profile is not as sleek as the fixed sight models, but the adjustable sights are far easier for my eyes to acquire. Mine too is polished. I also have a spurless hammer on it. Since I only shoot DA revolvers DA, the spurless hammer reduces the likelihood of snagging with no disadvantages. That is as far as I went for appearance. I have a nylon Hogue Monogrip on mine. That grip, and I prefer nylon to rubber, with the balance of the short barrel, is ideal for me. The revolver also has an action job.
This revolver is another example of carried a lot but shot little. During part of this time I was shooting in PPC competition. My PPC revolvers were built up on Ruger Sixes, so I had plenty of practice with DA Rugers. Work responsibilities during those years left no time for recreational shooting, and eventually forced me to give up PPC competition.
Retirement allowed me to do more recreational shooting. I had forgotten just how enjoyable it can be. My bride, who is an excellent shooter, goes with me, usually along with several other friends. Living in a National Recreation Area within a national forest means that finding a place to shoot is never a problem. It was in this environment that I rediscovered what an enjoyable revolver this is to shoot. The 'K' frame size and weight makes for ideal handling. Add to that Ruger robustness and it makes (for me) an ideal medium frame snub nose revolver,
What really caps yours off are the stag grips. Given my age, I grew up on westerns. Many of my 'B' movie heroes carried nickel plated SAAs with stag grips. Your revolver comes across as an updated version with a nod to the old west (as long ago envisioned by Hollywood).
With all of this, I no longer carry that Security Six, and have not for many years. I drank the semi-auto Kool Aid. For a while I carried a compact second generation S&W 469 that my department had received via a court case disposition. The double stack grip frame fit my hand perfectly. I had an action job done, at my expense even though I could never own the pistol, and proceeded to tear up the qualification courses with it. Since the double stack grip fit my hand so perfectly, I shot it much better than the size of the pistol would have indicated. It was also completely reliable. When that pistol was called back in due to dept issue of full size 9mm Glocks I bought a third generation iteration, the 6906. Same results as the 469, great pistol. Still have it.
I parked the 469 in lieu of a Glock 26. Just as reliable. a little more compact, easily replaceable if seized as evidence in the unlikely event I have to use deadly force in a defensive situation.
Given the appreciation of used revolver prices, I now prefer my Security Six to be just another recreational firearm. I think Ruger caught lightning in a bottle with these revolvers.
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Gripgrabber
US Veteran
I had been looking one of these for a good while, when I found one on another forum and it was located close by. Made in 1976 . Most made during that time period were stamped " Made in the 200th year of American Liberty". I have had several Security Sixes and GP100 and always thought highly of them.
xfarfuldog
Member
I own several 2 to 3 inch revolvers. I would like to find a 2 3/4 inch Ruger to replace a Security 6 I had several years ago. They are rare around here. I go to a lot of gun shows looking for them. I'd prefer stainless but would gladly buy a blue example. The last show I found two but they were in poor shape. They were priced at $600 and $700 and refused to negotiate.
Erich
Member
Took mine for a walk today. 
Sistema1927
US Veteran
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