Going Postal

[magnum0710]

I did it, I finally went postal and got my 3 inch USPS Speed Six! Haha

I was in the middle of discussing selling my Security Six to a fellow member when a USPS model came up for sale. I talked to the seller and he was willing to hold onto it for me so that sealed the deal. It got to my FFL today and I love it already. It came with the box and manual too but I'll have to get it lettered soon. Has a little bit of holster wear but overall it's in great shape. Still gotta test it out but I have no worries there.

I noticed this before but I thought maybe it was just the picture angles. The barrel profile is completely different than it is on my 3 inch Service Six. The slope on the PS model is more aggressive and the barrel comes out from the lug further while the GF-33 is more melded together. I've seen PS models with both types of barrels but all the GF-33s and NYCPD 3 inch models I've seen have the same barrel as my GF-33. I'm wondering if they changed it or if maybe they just cut some 4 inch barrels down to 3 inch to fill the contract. I'm guessing they just changed it but who knows? I guess we can designate them the sharp 3 inch and the smooth 3 inch.

 

[stonebuster]

Congratulations, that's a very nice one & I can't even see the turn line!

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Very nice. One of my favorite looks for a revolver is having Pachys, especially on a stainless.

 

[Watertender]

Very nice. One of my favorite looks for a revolver is having Pachys, especially on a stainless.

I think it would look good with the original style round butt grips and a #8 Tyler T-Grip.
My phone must know that I am responding to a Subic Bay Swab Jockey because it suggested plug instead of grips!!!

 

[XUSNORDIE]

I think it would look good with the original style round butt grips and a #8 Tyler T-Grip.
My phone must know that I am responding to a Subic Bay Swab Jockey because it suggested plug instead of grips!!!

I thought the USPS version (162 prefix) were all issued with those rubber Pachys?

I don't know about plugs....but smart swabbies in Subic always had rubber (STD protection) and good grip (wallet protection)...plugs were more a Thailand thing....

 

[Mobuck]

Makes me wonder how many of those (or similar) revolvers I sold back in the early to mid 80's. I had my FFL and was buying Security and Speed Sixes unsorted/ungraded by the dozens and reselling for $20-25 each profit. All sorts of 'agencies' were switching to semi-auto handguns at that time and a couple of big wholesalers were buying up the revolvers and offering to dealers at what now seems like ridiculously low prices.

 

[jav]

Congrats beautiful gun

 

[magnum0710]

I didn't see all the posts until now so I'll try to answer everyone in one go. Those actually aren't Pachmayrs, the factory rubber grips were made by Sile. Only reason I know that is because they sold them as aftermarket grips without the Ruger medallions. The Pachmayrs with finger grooves are much bigger.

I prefer rubber grips in general, wood looks nice and it's just fine for 38s but with 357 it's gotta be rubber. I did try the factory wood stocks on my 2.75 Speed Six and I will say it was a huge improvement over the low back frame with factory stocks. I'll admit it would look great with factory stocks and a T-grip. I found that for me the factory rubber grips and the Pachmayr Compac grips conceal so much better than the factory wood stocks. Everyone says rubber sticks to clothing but I think it just depends on the texture, I've never had a problem with Pachmayr or Sile grips in that regard so maybe it's a Hogue thing. Now that I no longer have a 150 series gun (and probably won't have one again) the chances of me using wood grips are slim. I actually think rubber grips look great, some better than others, not as pretty as wood but still very nice.

The USPS guns were all issued with those grips but I've seen overruns that had the factory wood stocks too.

I got to test it out today, as expected it functioned perfectly and was dead on accurate. It's definitely taken the favorite spot.

 

[stonebuster]

I thought the USPS version (162 prefix) were all issued with those rubber Pachys?

I don't know about plugs....but smart swabbies in Subic always had rubber (STD protection) and good grip (wallet protection)...plugs were more a Thailand thing....

The USPS Speed Sixes were ordered with the grips on the OP's gun..Very comfortable.

 

[magnum0710]

Makes me wonder how many of those (or similar) revolvers I sold back in the early to mid 80's. I had my FFL and was buying Security and Speed Sixes unsorted/ungraded by the dozens and reselling for $20-25 each profit. All sorts of 'agencies' were switching to semi-auto handguns at that time and a couple of big wholesalers were buying up the revolvers and offering to dealers at what now seems like ridiculously low prices.

These were only made during the last few years of production, 85 I think until 88. That still would've been a sight to see, if I had an FFL and had the opportunity to get em by the dozens I definitely would've got some personal picks even back then. Guys my age are of the mindset that you'll get killed in the streets and you need to pack a 20+1 9mm with 2 spare mags, a fixed blade, level III Kevlar and a can of bear spray just to go to Dollar General. I'm surely one of the few guys my age who not only loves revolvers but prefers them so during the revolver hey day I'm sure I would've been in heaven. Especially when police were going to semi autos and revolvers could be had dirt cheap. I've always been the guy that goes left when everyone else goes right so I definitely would've been on top of that situation. That's probably why I'm starting to consider the 40 S&W.

 

[magnum0710]

The USPS Speed Sixes were ordered with the grips on the OP's gun..Very comfortable.

They're very good grips! I can't decide if I like these ones or the Compacs better on the 2.75 but the factory grips are staying on this one for sure.

There is a turn line just can't see it in the picture, it's really faint even in person.