I've been picking up classic P series pistols the last 15 months or so as I find deals on them. I've always wanted a revolver, but I've never really run across anything that fit my budget and interested me. I found a 4" Ruger Security Six in .357 magnum this week. Picked it up yesterday. I haven't shot it yet, but I really like the design. I'll probably mostly shoot .38 specials in it. I do reload, so I'll have to get some brass and projectiles.
While I was waiting for my BG check to be completed I was chatting with the seller. He was much younger than me. I told him I'd picked up 10 or so SIGs in the last 15 months, but this was my first revolver. He asked why I was buying so many. I have 2 boys, and they are not old enough to shoot them yet (11 & 12), but we do shoot .22's. They'll get some of the SIGs as presents when they reach life milestones later in life.
My wife went back to work about a year and a half ago, and we are finally in a position financially where I can splurge on myself.
He told me him and his wife were expecting a baby in 2 weeks. Yeah, I know why he was selling. Kids, especially infants, are freaking expensive!
Here's my first, and hopefully not my last, revolver!
Posts: 5888 | Location: 7400 feet in Conifer CO | Registered: November 14, 2006
Great buy! That a nice example of a fine revolver. I have a beat up speed-six that's still an excellent shooter despite the years of abuse it was subjected to before I owned it. They're solid, dependable guns.
Posts: 10009 | Location: In the Cornfields | Registered: May 25, 2006
I'm speculating that since that one has the red on the front sight it is a later generation one. I bought two way back when that were '150' serial numbers and they have a different grip style than the the later ones....
But a really good revolver.... trustworthy for sure. You can shoot 38's in it all day long... for me the 125gr 357's were always too much... 158 gr much better.
Oh, but just be aware when you shoot a number of 38's in a 357 revolver you will sight foul the cylinders and this will make it hard to chamber 357 cartridges unless they are cleaned out....
I had the same gun except with 2.75" barrel. Solid revolver but with that high bore axis, full power .357 mag of any bullet weight was very unpleasant to shoot. .38 wad cutters made it tolerable. That thing will last forever.
Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves.
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Posts: 11524 | Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Registered: February 07, 2007
I know its apples and oranges, but I’ve had a GP100 for well over 30 years. Ruger revolvers are tough. I haven’t had any problems running full power 125 gr or 158 gr loads. You can probably find some Monogrip style after market grips that will make it more comfortable to shoot with magnum loads.
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Posts: 2896 | Location: Unass the AO | Registered: December 16, 2007
That was my first revolver but in stainless. Rugers are great, I especially liked the Service Six line, but have since switched to S&W no lock revolvers exclusively. But you won't go wrong with the Rugers.
Posts: 4687 | Location: Middletown, PA | Registered: January 09, 2007
Great guns. I think they are a more convenient size than the GP. I have a service six & security six in several barrel lengths. Still on lookout for a speed six ~3 inch 357. I don’t think Ruger will service them but you would need to shoot the heck out of one to break it. Years ago gun shops couldn’t give those away. Regret not buying more at bargain prices.
You aren't going to wear that one out. I have one in stainless, same barrel length. I had dawson precision make me a partridge front sight with a tritium insert for it. Smith and Wesson K frame holsters work well with them. They are all over the auction sites. It will eat any .357 magnum ammo you can find. Stout .38 and midrange .357 are the sweet spot, more due to the weight of the gun than any other factor. OZ
