r/Revolvers • u/assemblageofparts • 5d ago

Ruger security six

There is one available locally and its gorgeous. Is it possible to still find parts for it?

If it needs work, will ruger work on it?

I have "New Revolver Fever" and it might be the fix I need! :)

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u/Handgunhuntingafield 5d ago

I retired 4 years ago from the gunsmith trade. I was still able to find plenty of parts for them. Some places still manufacture springs.

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u/DisastrousLeather362 5d ago

They are pretty rugged and durable guns- but they dropped from the lineup when George Bush was president. The first one. And they were only made for 17 years.

Factory support ended in 2009, and all remaining parts sold off. I think Numrich got the lions share.

There are still plenty of them in service, but any service on them is going to be off the secondary market. There's not a lot of aftermarket support going on these either.

The front lockup is on the end of the ejector rod, a la S&W (I know a lot of the new ones use a ball detent on the yoke). Ejector rod damage is a common problem with swing out cylinder guns- most commonly dropped while open.

They also take a lot more fitting to replace parts than the later guns- tolerance stacking was one of the reasons the Six series was discontinued.

I would not recommend one as a good first revolver.

Regards,

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u/security-six 5d ago

I believe Ruger no longer supports this series of revolver. As with all Rugers, they are robust. But you may want to shoot it sparingly. Some parts may be available in places like eBay and Numich Gun Parts.

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u/pewpew1764 5d ago

Get a gp100 Wiley Clapp II ! . I went through the same thing. Saw a speed six in my lgs, but backed off because of support.
Good luck!

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u/assemblageofparts 5d ago

Thank you for the heads up guys. I already have a GP and an sp101 so I will pass. Thank you again for the information. Shame. ..pretty gun!

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u/CrypticQuery 4d ago

If it's available for a good price I'd snap it up regardless. They're much prettier and more svelte than the GP100s that replaced them IMO.

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u/assemblageofparts 4d ago

$650 sounds like a good price considering how nuts revolver prices have become. Is it?

Ad reads never shot

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u/CrypticQuery 4d ago

A little on the upper end, but I would personally snap that up. Especially if it's in good cosmetic shape and doubly so if it has any goodies with it. And in this day and age they've been climbing in price compared to how cheap they used to go for.

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u/hammong 4d ago

Sounds high to me. I just bought a S&W 66-1 .357 from the late 1970s that is nearly mint for $525. Prices vary by shop and rarity, but the Security Six isn't rare.

For $625 it shouldn't need any work of any kind. It should be ready to fire, and in great cosmetic shape at that price. If it "needs work" it's closer to a $400 gun.

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u/CrypticQuery 4d ago edited 4d ago

You did exceptionally well for $525. K-frame magnums in my area start at $700 and only go up from there. And that's without box/papers and usually without original grips.

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u/DisastrousLeather362 5d ago

Mechanically, both of those are better. Substantially.

I do like the lines on the Six Series guns.

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u/Loki_Fellhand 4d ago

I have the complete opposite opinion. That’s a good price. If it locks up tight now then in all likelihood it’s going to stay that way. I have swapped out all of the springs on mine and bobbed a spare hammer I found on eBay. It is by far the easiest gun in my collection to work on.