New Speed Six

[kbm6893]

Weak as I am, I couldn’t resist. I already have a stainless Service Six and I bought a blued Security Six 4” a few months ago. Walk into my local shop and there was a 2.75” blued Speed Six. $400 out the door. I figured I just wanted a Speed Six to complete the set. My gun buys are done for 2019. 4th one in 6 months. I have sold a couple to offset the others but time to reign it in. But I am happy I got the Speed Six. Reminds me of a S&W Model 19 snub.

 

[contender]

Kudos on a fine score.

But,, trying to limit myself to just a few purchases,, well,, that causes a flare up of my disease,, "Rugeritis!"
No cure,,, and I'll whup up on anybody who tries to cure me!

 

[hittman]

Wow what a good buy!

Your Speed Six will eat a steady diet of 357 if you so choose; and the side plate screws won't work loose. :lol:

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

The Speed Six is one of my favorites, especially in 2-3/4"!! Good catch. Really good price too.

 

[kbm6893]

I’ll put some pics up this weekend. The gun is in excellent shape. Hardly a mark on it. I did order some Pachmayr gripper grips for it. The factory wood that came on them look nice but I never shot well with them, grip adapter or not. The Pach’s turn guns into laser beams for me.

 

[z1r]

Nice, congrats on your find.

My SS Security Six is my favorite double action revolver. The right combination of size (or lack of), power, and accuracy!

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Personally I like these instead of the grippers. They feel good and follow the lines of the Speed Six real well.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RSS-C-M-PACHMAYR-Compact-Rubber-Gun-Grips-for-RUGER-Speed-Six-38-357/202770374896?hash=item2f360e60f0:g:Oj0AAOSwjQVdYYnf

 

[protoolman]

No pachmayers needed. Get the rubber Ruger medallion (siles ?) That were factory Ruger grips on late model Speed Sixes.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

protoolman is right,those are nice as well. Harder to find. I've got a set on one of my Speed Sixes.

 

[z1r]

I’ll put some pics up this weekend. The gun is in excellent shape. Hardly a mark on it. I did order some Pachmayr gripper grips for it. The factory wood that came on them look nice but I never shot well with them, grip adapter or not. The Pach’s turn guns into laser beams for me.

And I prefer the Hogue monogrip. Same for the S&W N frame. Only gun I couldn't use Hogues on was the Redhawk. Oddly, the factory wood grips are the most comfortable for me.

Luckily, we have choices.

 

[dfletcher]

Re grips, I stick with the Speed Six factory service types and use the BK Grips "Tyler T Grip" adapter. Their Detective Special version fits right.

 

[mohavesam]

Great deal ! Adjusted for inflation, that is less than it sold for NIB.

 

[kbm6893]

I gotta get some pics up. The gun has almost no
Wear. It’s like a S&W 6 shot K frame or a slightly larger 6 shot sp101. I got the Pachmayr gripper grips in. They fit fine and feel great, but the gun looks so much better with factory wood. I’ll lewve them on and bring the Pachmayr grips to the range. Try shooting with both. I predict much better accuracy with the Pachmayr grips. They always gave me the best groups of any other grips.

 

[woodsltc]

I find the pach's on my Spd-6 a bunch more comfortable than the wood grips and my accuracy is better too.....but that's just me, everyone has their own preferences.

 

[silverback]

I am with you. woodsltc......

In my opinion, Even the old siles were not as good as the pachmyar grippers.


I have tried just about everyone's grips and the gripper always comes out on top. They are not much to look at but they seriously do the job. They make CCW at bit difficult.

Find a good set of compact or even the old wood oem grips for deep CCW.

But for long session of pain free range time then put on the gripper. You won't be sorry you did.

 

[wagsfn]

Looks like I've FINALLY landed a Speed Six myself. Should of done this years ago. Blue, 98% or better, box, accessories and ammo. Seller said 3", but could also be a 2 3/4" from pictures shown? I'm not going to push issue since the price was right and this has been a very painless & smooth transaction. Plus I'd be happy with either barrel length. I'll know more tomorrow after picking it up. Any advantage of either barrel length? Just curious since this is a keeper, not a quick turn around piece. Thx!

 

[Sugar River]

AFAIK, the only Speeds made with a 3" barrel were the USPS inspectors contract in the late '80s.
They were all bead blasted stainless.

 

[wagsfn]

Turned out to be a 2 3/4"....... going to throw it in the lake!

After looking and looking for a few years I finally located locally an excellent condition blued Ruger Speed Six 357 magnum with 2 3/4" barrel and original box! Date of manufacture is 1980. It's very tight and no holster wear. Guessing it spent most of it's life in it's box. Completely field stripped and looked just as good inside than out! Was hoping for a shooter, but think this may go back into the safe. I'll have to think about it since I have a SP-101 & GP-100 Wiley Clapp to keep me occupied.

 

[silverback]

Thats a pretty speed six. It will be a shooter once you use it for a while......dont let it sit

 

[WendyZXZ]

Great looking Ruger revolver!

 

[wagsfn]

Thats a pretty speed six. It will be a shooter once you use it for a while......dont let it sit

Thx. Decided it will be shot and carried (sometimes). I'll shoot mainly 38spl at range sessions, but of course a few magnums will have to finish it's day.

 

[Mike Armstrong]

I have a blue .357 2 3/4" Police Service Six, essentially the same revolver with a square butt. Fired it a few times with the service stocks and .357 factory 158 gr. semiwadcutters and found that the service stocks tend to bite me a little, enough so that extended range sessions aren't going to be fun, given my arthritic hands.

But a member here was offering a pair of (I think aftermarket but Ruger-made) cocobolo combat grips, which were shorter and slimmer than the fat "big grips" on my Security Six, and also uncheckered. I've found them perfect for shooting hot .38s and standard .357s (I don't see much point in shooting extra-hot .357s in a 2 3/4" revolver--to misquote Shakespeare: "sound and fury signifying nothing"....except a blinding flash to ruin your night vision and a lashing crack to ruin your hearing.).

I think you will grow to LOVE your Speed Six!