Used, But Still Works Fine…

[mk70ss]

Just picked up this used Ruger Speed Six .357. She has lots of miles on her, but still works fine.

 

[robertrwalsh]

Rugers are kind of like the Skoda Truck of the gun world. Not necessarily pretty but mechanically sound and very, very reliable.

 

[BB57]

Ruger built the Speed, Service, Security Six series in the wake of the durability issues with the Model 19 and as such built it for a steady diet of full power .357 Magnum loads.

They used a very strong frame without a side plate and Ruger used investment cast parts to keep costs down. As such they made the fire control parts much larger than necessary to ensure durability.

Based on Law Enforcement experience with the S&W K frames, Ruger gave the series a very thick forcing cone. I seen Security sixes with significant forcing cone erosion but I have never personally seen one that cracked.

They are like 1980s refrigerators that last forever.

 

[beagleye]

That's a cool gun.

 

[sodacan]

Ruger makes very strong, very ugly double action revolvers. That being said, the Speed Six is one that I wouldn't mind owning.

 

[AJ]

Like a Times "Takes A Licking And Keeps On Ticking!" Solid guns, not pretty, just solid as a rock.....

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Funny! Ugly, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder....

 

[STORMINORMAN]

I for one am AMAZED at the amount of the entire Owner's Manual they were able to print on what appears to be only 3"...!

Cheers!

P.S. Nice revolver: my ancient eyes are not sharp enough to determine 1/4" either way...

 

[mckenney99]

I know that it might get me tarred and feathered here, but I much prefer the Ruger "Six" series guns. My first firearm was a 4 inch stainless Security Six my dad bought for me as I was completing my degree in Law Enforcement in 1979. (I really was drooling for a S&W M66 but they were pretty much unobtainium and excessively priced when found.) I eventually also found a 2 3/4 inch stainless Security Six and have been looking for quite some time for just the right stainless 2 3/4 inch Speed Six to add to my safe. It takes very little work and simple spring changes to get a very smooth trigger that is still 100% reliable.
Congratulations on your find, that looks like a winner. I am envious!

 

[JohnRippert]

I had one of those for many years before I cut the accumulation down to size. Had OEM wood grips and a Tyler-T on it. Nice gun, decent trigger, built like a tank but I found .357 K-frame triggers and never looked back.

I expect you will enjoy yours, especially if you reload and fiddle with loads.

 

[CajunBass]

I had one of those for many years before I cut the accumulation down to size. Had OEM wood grips and a Tyler-T on it. Nice gun, decent trigger, built like a tank but I found .357 K-frame triggers and never looked back.

I expect you will enjoy yours, especially if you reload and fiddle with loads.

Either the second or third handgun I ever bought was a blue Ruger Speed-Six with a 2 3/4" barrel. I put a Tyler T-grip on it also. It was a good shooter and not a bad looking gun. It was 50?-60? bucks less than I had paid for my first handgun, a 4" Model 19. It would have been a great carry gun, but in those days you had to know someone, who knew someone, who knew someone else to get a carry permit. I didn't know anybody.

Eventually, like a lot of other guns, it got sold/traded off for something else.

 

[Cheno]

Looks good! To me, "used" is fine, as long at it is a good, shootable condition.....Some of my favorites I shoot are more than 100 years old...

 

[RetCapt]

Two of my PPC revolvers are built up on Ruger Six series revolvers.

I also have a 2 3/4" stainless Security Six because I wanted a K frame size .357 snubby that was more robust than the K frames. Met (meets) my needs perfectly.

Very much a fan.

 

[dsf]

Either the second or third handgun I ever bought was a blue Ruger Speed-Six with a 2 3/4" barrel. I put a Tyler T-grip on it also. It was a good shooter and not a bad looking gun. It was 50?-60? bucks less than I had paid for my first handgun, a 4" Model 19. It would have been a great carry gun, but in those days you had to know someone, who knew someone, who knew someone else to get a carry permit. I didn't know anybody.

Eventually, like a lot of other guns, it got sold/traded off for something else.

I had a choice between a stainless in 9mm or this blued in 357 - I was in a "who needs a 9mm revolver?" mood at the time.

 

[BB57]

I have a 2 3/4” Security Six and a Speed Six, both in .357 Mag;

I also have a 6” Security Six, a 4” Service Six, both in .357 Mag, and a Speed Six in 9mm. The 9mm Speed Sixes are hard to find.

 

[ACORN]

I currently have a 6” blued, a 6” stainless, and a 4” stainless low back Sec. Six, plus a stainless 2-3/4” .38spl. Speed Six
I don’t know why everyone says they’re ugly.
Beefy or chunky or overbuilt I’ll give you.
Not ugly to me, just different.
Clelebrate diversity.

 

[cadmike]

I found this security six last year at a good price. It has quickly become one of my favorite shooters. My 66 now feels lonely, forgotten and neglected.

 

[Alk8944]

Used, But Still Works Fine…

Of course it does! It is very rare that a used gun was sold to a dealer because it had serious functional issues.

 

[Grayfox]

I'm a big fan of the "Sixes" myself.

 

[NYlakesider]

I know that it might get me tarred and feathered here, but I much prefer the Ruger "Six" series guns. My first firearm was a 4 inch stainless Security Six my dad bought for me as I was completing my degree in Law Enforcement in 1979. (I really was drooling for a S&W M66 but they were pretty much unobtainium and excessively priced when found.) I eventually also found a 2 3/4 inch stainless Security Six and have been looking for quite some time for just the right stainless 2 3/4 inch Speed Six to add to my safe. It takes very little work and simple spring changes to get a very smooth trigger that is still 100% reliable.
Congratulations on your find, that looks like a winner. I am envious!

My first handgun was by default a 4'' Ruger SS blue .357. Remember this was the revolver area and good Smithes were hard to find back in the early 1970s. That was new or respectably used.

After two years of NY state Bull droppings I was finely allowed to get a handgun. I looked all over talked to friends. I went to the local small (Basement) dealer looking once again and he said he had a new on the market Ruger I might be interested in.

Reluctantly looked at it and it was OK. So I ended up with this new gun. Took it to the range and it proved out to be a good chioce. I was done waiting and as this gun fit a Smith K frame holster I was good to go.

Still have it today!