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My favorite revolver has always been the Security Six. I have an old 6" model that has been pounded mercilessly and still keeps ticking. I always thought the Security Six with the GP100 style grip would be ideal. I like my GP, the 5 shot SP .357's never really appealed to me. Don't know about everybody else, but if Ruger would make a Security Six again I'd hop right on one.
 
I had all 3 lengths in the 70's. Traded the 6" for a new GP when they came out as I was shooting some PPC matches & felt the extra weight of the GP would help me. The 2 3/4"(actually a Speed Six) was eventually traded as I never really took to it anyway, but all were great guns. Still have the 4" from '77 that now serves as one of the house revolvers for my wife, as she has Rheumatoid & can't work the slides on most autos. I still slip it out from time to time to play, then lube it and put it back in place for her. It ain't leaving here by my hand.
If I wanted another, I'd head right on over to Gun Broker & look around, as I saw 54 S.S's on there today & 26 on Guns International. Thought some might be priced too high & some probably are, but considering Buds gets $833.49 for a new GP, some of the clean, low mileage Securities weren't priced that bad after all. Biding ones time & peeking around for a couple months might turn up a great bargain.

The best time in my life is, now, for finding scarce or no longer made firearms.
 
Anybody notice the Security Six article in the Jan '25 American Rifleman? These revolvers just wont go away quietly.:love:
Read the article. It was a "good" beginner piece. Nice to see the Ruger "Six" Series Revolvers in print though.

I did notice that the Security-Six illustrated in color is a "high back" and the one depicted in the "Parts Legend" and the "Disassembly Instructions" is a "low back".

Years ago I disassembled a "low back" to clean (first & only time doing so) & encountered difficulty reassembling it. It didn't quite go back together as the "high back" does, which i have done many times. Anybody else encounter this?

lmd
 
Read the article. It was a "good" beginner piece. Nice to see the Ruger "Six" Series Revolvers in print though.

I did notice that the Security-Six illustrated in color is a "high back" and the one depicted in the "Parts Legend" and the "Disassembly Instructions" is a "low back".

Years ago I disassembled a "low back" to clean (first & only time doing so) & encountered difficulty reassembling it. It didn't quite go back together as the "high back" does, which i have done many times. Anybody else encounter this?

lmd
I've not noticed any differences. But maybe I've forgotten.:unsure:

There was a time I field stripped every Ruger revolver every time I shot it. I don't shoot any of my low-backs, and I only regularly shoot just one of my high-backs. And what I've discovered over many years, they don't have to be field stripped very often.😉




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I've not noticed any differences. But maybe I've forgotten.:unsure:

There was a time I field stripped every Ruger revolver every time I shot it. I don't shoot any of my low-backs, and I only regularly shoot just one of my high-backs. And what I've discovered over many years, they don't have to be field stripped very often.😉




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I brushed the workings of my revolvers with some fancy Floropolymer or something gun grease about 20 years ago and haven't felt the need since. They don't get shot that often though.
 
I always thought the Security Six with the GP100 style grip would be ideal. I like my GP, the 5 shot SP .357's never really appealed to me. Don't know about everybody else, but if Ruger would make a Security Six again I'd hop right on one.

I hope for something like this:

GP100 SS 2.JPG


As far as I've heard, new GP100 10mm Auto has a barrel thread tad larger than N-frame S&W. My guess is that 5 bore 41 Magnum and 44 Magnum would be something many would like to have. S&W did it on L-frame with M39 in 44 magnum:

Smith & Wesson M39 44 Magnum.JPG
 
I have two 'half lug' GP100s; a 4 and a 6 inch barrel in 357 Mag plus an identical pair of Security Sixes. With identical grips (Uncle Mikes and the Sile copy) they almost look like twins and are hard to tell apart.
If you want a GP100 with a Security Six barrel, look for one of those 'half lug' variants on Gun Broker or other on-line sales place.
I too am interested in additional camberings for the GP100. We've already seen the 22LR, 327, 357, 9mm, 10mm, and the 44 spl but I only have the 357 so far.
 
I don't get out with my Security Six very often. If I need to pack a handgun here I feel much more comfortable with a 44 mag or 45 Colt, typically in a single action. If I'm just out in the neighborhood my SP101 fills the bill quite nicely. Anytime of the year we can run into a moose, and since it's been an unusually warm winter (relatively speaking) even the rare bear in town, but that's pretty infrequent.
The older I get the more I appreciate the 4" security six. It's light enough to not be a bother.
 
One thing I noticed lacking in the article and the take down instructions was the lack of a * WARNING *. If you have never taken one down, pay attention here.
When you go to snap the trigger guard and the guts back into place----be very careful to make certain that you don't snap it closed on any extending skin---like the web of your thumb or edge of a finger. If you do, you will quickly realize just how tight the fit tolerance is on these. The second thing you will quickly learn is just how difficult it is to push the little detent and pull the trigger guard and guts back open while you have part of one hand stuck in there. :)
 
Never caught any body parts (nor would I want to) when reassemblying. However, for taking the trigger guard out, Brownells use to sell what they called a Ruger Popper, made disassembly very easy. That was one of the first specific Ruger tools I bought. They don't carry it any more so I started making some out of screwdrivers I bought at Harbor Freight. Heat the shaft up, bend at the correct place to the correct angle, then cut and shape the blade with a dremel (after using my Brownells tool to mark the cut lines) and I had the "Popper". I've made and sold a number of these to Ruger Six series revolver owners and still have a few available in the shop.

The popper allows you to depress the plunger and then lever open/out the trigger guard.
 
Just got my magazine yesterday, thought it was a good article. I wish Ruger would bring out the Six series again, I see it as the equivalent of lightening up semi autos.
There's a whole generation or two who haven't been exposed to these wonderful revolvers.
 
After a series of Ruger 22 pistols, I bought my first "Real" gun, a 4" blued 357 Security Six revolver in the very early 1970s from the Brass Rail gunship in Hollywood California for just over $107. OTD. Those were the days when the revolver was still king and I was a young guy that went on frequent outdoor adventures with the Ruger riding in an old Hunter brand leather holster. After awhile I owned two more stainless Security Sixes (4"-6"), but the 6" got sold off to fund a Browning Hi Power 9mm pistol... I still have the 4" in near perfect condition, and it still rides in that old Hunter holster...! A fine all around outdoor revolver here in California, even though I do own an OM Ruger 44 Mag Flattop and a Freedom Arms 454 Casull revolver (my Alaska gun)...
 
Bought a 4" stainless in the early 1980's.
My buddy (a master smith) showed me what to do and guided me through a fabulous action job.

A divorce interrupted my existence and the Security Six was a casualty. Years later I was able to replace it. My buddy had left this world but I remembered his lessons.

Long after that a very good buddy lusted after it - I weakened and sold it to him. He's one of those guys that would never flip it and would take it to his grave. But, I couldn't stand it and told him of my seller's remorse. I found a decent S&W 4" 66 and traded him even up.

This Security Six will never leave until sometime after I do.
 
Fond memories of the Security Six. It was my duty pistol in the mid 70's. Since I couldn't afford a S&W Mod 19 or 66 and we were issued old Model 10s, I bought a 4" stainless SS with my first paycheck. Police price was right around $100.

I sold it years later when I worked for another department and was issued a Glock 22.

A couple years ago I found a local guy who had a 2.5" stainless SS for sale and after some negotiations I traded him for it. He was an old copper who polished it inside and out. I would have preferred a 4" but it's a nice pistol. Very smooth action.



Dug out an old Bianchi holster to carry it.

 

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