Security Six value help

[ajgunner]

Proud owner of all 3 sizes in SS Security Sixes. I paid $235 for the 6" way back in the early 80's. I have put lots of rounds through all 3 of them and have yet to break anything, so I would not give a second thought to replacement parts. The only issue I have ever had with any of these is the ejection rod coming loose and the cylinder getting loose. A single drop of blue lock tight fixed that problem. I would not let any of mine go for under $500. With this in mind, buy it for what every you can talk them down to, then use it and abuse it and be ready to pass it on to a son or grandson when the time comes. Just remember that old man Ruger did not make any firearms to be collectible, he built them to stand up to years and years of steady use.

 

[kbm6893]

Proud owner of all 3 sizes in SS Security Sixes. I paid $235 for the 6" way back in the early 80's. I have put lots of rounds through all 3 of them and have yet to break anything, so I would not give a second thought to replacement parts. The only issue I have ever had with any of these is the ejection rod coming loose and the cylinder getting loose. A single drop of blue lock tight fixed that problem. I would not let any of mine go for under $500. With this in mind, buy it for what every you can talk them down to, then use it and abuse it and be ready to pass it on to a son or grandson when the time comes. Just remember that old man Ruger did not make any firearms to be collectible, he built them to stand up to years and years of steady use.

How did you get the cylinder off? I found a video on YouTube showing how to do it but mine wasn’t budging and I didn’t want to force it.

 

[Checkman]

Here in SW Idaho they rarely come up for sale. I've seen the 4" and 6" models priced for around $500, but the 2.75" models.....well I just picked one up for $540. My winning bid was $450, but after sales tax and the auction company's various "processing fees" and buyer's premium it was $540.

 

[fishwishin]

Irrelevant to the OP, but that is a great “California” price!

I have a 4” blued Security Six- STOUT and fun!

 

[Imissedagain]

Two up close is a coincidence and three is a group.
That '79 Snub was hitting an 18" target at 135 yds when I was in California in '85.
My boy's favorite, although he took the 629 to the Rockies.
I replaced it with a 460 snub.

Check it out carefully and lobby for a fair price.

DH over at 1911 made this beauty.

 

[pmosley]

One of my favorites - my Bi-Centennial, Factory "speed hammer", with Stag grips and Tyler grip adapter, Speed Six

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[uncleted327]

5 years ago I would say that price is outrageous, but the Sec-6 prices have skyrocketed in the last 5 years. If you like it grab it, but for that kind of money you are pretty close to the price of a lot of different mid size 357s.

 

[Watchdog]

I friend / LGS owner has a Bicentennial Security Six for sale. SS 4" with the bi centennial stamping on the side ..200th etc .

No box, revolver only in very good shape 95%.
He is asking $520.

I am completly out of my comfort zone here except that it would be nice to own (1) 357 magnum Ruger and a 1976 Bicentenual Security Six fits that bill well.

And it's "only" a 95% gun? I would buy it for that price. But that's just me. But not only is it the bi-centennial model...it's a pre-warning gun, which is always a plus in my book. Always. Stainless, too? Just about any defect but the most serious ones can be polished out.

I have checked the auction sites and prices seem to be all over the place.
I know there is room to negotiate. I am just looking for recent sales or purchase info from anyone.

Prices are all over the place. I figure it's that way because most folks don't really know what to ask for them. You really don't see all that many come up for sale...not in comparison to Smiths. If the one you're looking at wasn't a pre-warning gun, I wouldn't buy it, period.

If you can get the seller to come down, fine. If not...well, it's your decision. But as I said earlier, I'd buy it. I'm a big fan of the Security-Six. You'll have a really strong gun, and I doubt you'd lose money on it if you decide to sell it later on.

 

[BB57]

Moralem and Watch Dog called it pretty well.

Ruger made 1.5 million of the Six series in total, but they've been out of production since 1988 (32 years and counting) and they won't resurrect them given the evolution of the design into the GP100.

They made just under 85,000 Bicentennial roll marked Six series revolvers, so they are not rare by any means. They are 5.6% of the total production so the odds are about 1 in 18 that a particular Six Series DA revolver you see in the shop will be a bicentennial model. They are interesting and it's nice to have a number of different models with the bicentennial roll mark, but not enough to warrant paying more than about $10 more for one.

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They also have an intrinsic value as shooters and if it is in very good or excellent condition, you can expect to pay at least $400 for a 4" or 6" Security Six and an excellent to near mint example can sell for $500-$550.

The 2 3/4" Security Six and Speed Six will sell for around $100 more, so expect to pay around $500 to $600 for one in very good to excellent condition.

The 150 series low back revolvers will bring a premium as there were only about 65,000 of them made from 1972-74. There's no firm cut off as Ruger pulled whatever frame was handy during the transition in no particular order, so you see both in the 1974 time frame.

The early 1972-73 fixed sight revolvers are almost always stamped "Security Six" rather than "Service Six" or "Police Service Six" and those will sell for a bit more as well.

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For the revolver in question $550 is a fair price. $500 would be a deal, and $450 would be a steal of a deal.

That said, if you want one, $600 is a fair price as they don't show up very often anymore. People who have them tend to keep them. If you pass on this one, by the time you come across another one, the prices will have appreciated and you'll pay just as much or more.