Ruger Security Six
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Shooting and discussing the classic Ruger Security Six, with three different configurations on the table.
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I've had the pleasure owning 6 of these. Only lost one. When I hit the road for some work, I left the Speed Six with the wife. Somehow it became hers during the divorce. I miss that gun more than I ever missed her.
Same here
How sad 😢
That gun was a faithful companion.
Sorry for your loss bro.
I got a new gun for my wife.
Best trade I ever made....
Very sad that speed six is very sexy...
I inherited my grandpas 1972 Security Six. He was a security guard at a power plant and it was his duty weapon.
I just traded for a 1977 security six 357 mag
Whoaa did he guard the vending machines?
I inherited my great uncle's 1972 Security Six after my great aunt passed. I'm the only one in my family that's sentimental and likes guns fortunately and I'm only 26. My great uncle died long before I was born, but my dad loved him and told me a lot of stories. So it's special to me and can't wait for the day my almost 7 year old is ready to fire it.
@@abrahamlorenzo421😂 He had some sort of job and his issued security six did its job is all 😊
Im inheriting a 4inch speed six in 357 magnum from my dad. First handgun I ever shot and just love it so much
My brothers and I owned several Speed/Service/Security-Sixes over the years. We still have one in the family, a 2-3/4" .38 Spl. Speed-Six. The bluing is about 90% gone but the action is tight and fully functional. We stopped counting rounds through it at about 20,000 (not a misprint) and that was 20+ years ago. It was also stolen, thought lost forever and then recovered a few years later in a felony traffic stop hundreds of miles from home. Thanks to the Erie, PA police department, a family heirloom was returned.
Great story! Thanks for sharing.
I Wonder How Many Bodies It Has On It
Great ending
I love a story with a happy ending
The 357 is just the 44 mag. Redhawks little brother!!!😊
As far as I'm concerned, the 4 inch .357 magnum still rules. Yah, I'm old.
Amen brother I did the same thing, a stainless steel 4in barrel service six 357 & still have it, probably my favorite of all I have
My parents gave me a 4" stainless security 6 when I graduated from HS. In 83. They are both gone now still have the Ruger. Won't ever part with it. I have several Rugers but this one is my favorite.
We were issued new Security Sixes when I joined the Border Patrol in 1975 as the Border Patrol awarded Ruger the contract over Colt who had been their supplier for many years . Tough as nails and very reliable. Thanks very much for posting. Much appreciated.
Well said, 11 years after you, I was issued the same revolver. Rugged weren't they??
17 years later class 252 were issued the Ruger. Maybe I got yours.
LOL all issued sidearms from the Academy were new, at least in my generation. Sometimes at your Sector a used/repaired sidearm was issued if yours failed. All Sectors had spares.@@algumbs5115
Deserved, Colts may be pretty but Rugers are pretty enough, smooth enough, and built like tanks.
When I turned 21 1st thing I did was buy a brand new Police Service Six SS and still have it today at 58. Was my 1st Ruger handgun but definitely not my last. Lol
I was a week Away from getting one at classic,as soon as my check cleared they were out andd so was i.the freeken story of my life I'll probably never get one now!
Ha same here but mines blued and I’m 56
Ahh, tbe 80s.
Im 58 as well. The first revolver I actually filled out the yellow ATF Form for, at 21 years old was a S&W 686 no dash with a 6" barrel. Same year the 686 was introduced, if Im not mistaken. Still have it. And every other bbl length in the same model and no dash. But Im not sure I need to repent. I already had a Single Six that I still have, and a 10/22 and a 44 semi auto carbine. Now thats one I regret trading. Own several Ruger firearms, currently. But If any repenting needs be done, Id be leaning towards anyone who has never Owned a 10/22 in some configuration
Ive got a ruger police service 357 and i love it
My buddy got a stainless 6" Security Six in his senior year of HS. I wanted one bad, they only had blued ones left when I drug my old man into Gart's Sports in Denver. We left with the one I still have. That was 1979, still a classic goes Elk hunting with me every year.
I have a Ruger Security Six from the 80's that I got handed down from my dad. It's a powerful weapon but the kickback isnt bad at all with proper wrist control. Just one of these bullets will do what three 9mm rounds can. Thats why practice is important. Action is still as tight after 30+ years. And yes, Hickook45, I'm old enough to remember when damn near every cop in Cleveland had one of these on their hip.
My first firearm was the stainless steel .357 Security Six, which I bought in 1981. The guy at the gun shop told me that this will someday be a classic. He was correct. It’s still firing flawlessly to this day. I still carry it hiking and on backcountry camping trips and it’s a lot of fun at the range.
I bought my stainless with 4" barrel in '82, built like a tank and a great shooter.
Nice, I own one manufactured in 1982 as well, your serial number probably begins with #158. Never sell it.
You know that's right. I love ruger wheel guns. I shoot a lot of super Redhawks and speed six. They are tanks
@@TheProAer mine is from the 70's that i got new with #156 i shot it till i changed over to a sig 2340
It's going to my nephew whenever I leave this mortal coil.
I was born in 82 lol how many rounds have you shot out of it sir
When you buy a Security Six, an angel gets its wings.
Aman
@@kylewillis4274 and a woman. 😆
"Look Daddy, everytime somebody buys a Security Six, an 👼 Angel 👼 gets his wings !"
If I make it to heaven, I'll be packing sixguns. (Cause; as we all know, in Hell you are unarmed.)
My first handgun, (six inch blued Security Six) bought 2 days after my 21st birthday in 1977. Still the smoothest action of any of my revolvers, testament to lots of dry fire with snap caps back in the day. Still looks and functions like new after thousands of .38 and .357 rounds. Great underrated revolver.
My first gun I’ve ever purchased, love it. As tried and true as they get
Thinking of picking one up soon for myself
I have a stainless 4 inch serial begins with 155, original red box/papers super mint! I believe it's from 1979
Congratulations 👍 that is better than money in the bank, but be careful not to lose or damaged the box and everything you have from the gun👍 and the year is amazing because was the year I was born 😉
@@LEXxTALIONS7913it really is a nice revolver, built really well
Ruger makes a fine product. I love my stainless GP100.
in the mid 1970s I lived in my hometown of suburban St. Louis, Mo and managed to buy a new Ruger Security Six 4 inch stainless revolver. I had it at the same time as I had acquired a 4 inch S&W 44. For all practical purposes they were quite similar. Over time I kept the S&W and still have it but I traded the Ruger Security Six for a Glock 23. I was flush with .357 magnums but did not have a .40 S&W so this got me into the .40 S&W game. As is so often the case I should have also kept the Security Six but that is hindsight.
I have one in stainless and one in blue. I call them "The Ghost and The Darkness". They're both the Police Service Six and look amazing. Bought them for about 350.00 ea. just 2-3 yrs. ago. Love'em.
Security Six is selling for about $500 in RVA.
@@tomccgaux2011where is rva?
About 1999, one morning at 3 a.m., CBS news did a report where they went to a gun shop and bought two nice Service Sixes. They took them to a range, shot good groups ,then took them to a machine shop and chop sawed them into four or five pieces. Claimed those Rugers would never be used to commit any mayhem. I started "Ruger Rescue" after witnessing this abuse and have saved two Service Sixes and one Speed Six since then (no Security Sixes yet). Great all around woods walk revolvers!
For someone who has spent years around firearms its amazing the passion you still have.
My grandpa bought a stainless 357 security six in the 80's. Before he passed away in 2019 he passed it down to me. I remember when he would let someone, especially girls shoot it he would load it with five rounds of 38 special and one 357 magnum just to see the look on their face when they didn't expect it! In recent years he always watched your video on a gun before he bought it. He would be proud to see this one.
Miss my SS Security Six, loved the gun, many rounds down range, regret selling it.
Ruger designed them all to be broken down with the rim of the cartridge either 38 or 357, no tool required. Of course the screwdriver was easier to use, but the factory Ruger grip screw was made to accept the cartridge rim, great idea 💡
Thank you for this video. The one that I own I have had for 30 years. Security Six, stainless steel, the barrel measures 2” from the frame. I had it professionally cleaned earlier this week and the gunsmith stated “this is immaculate”. When I bought it it had Pachmyar grips equipped. It also came with a Bianchi #111 Cyclone holster. It is tight and it is home! Again thank you for this video! I had mentioned this during one of your segments on revolvers. Awesome channel!
Love my Police Service Six 4" Stainless. Built like a tank! Greetings from South Africa.
you ok down there? keep that thing close!
@@__shifty 😂 normal day in Africa. I keep them all close! 😉
@@glockparaastra ✅👍🏻❤
Hear it's bad there in South Africa. So take care.
I figure you'd need more capacity down there. Barring the possibility you're a deadshot with 6 or less opponents.
Purchased the same one in S.S. in1972, still looks new and held very well, Love it.
Nice, I own a S.S. model as well manufactured in 82. It belonged to my father, I've only put 12 rounds through it. I want to preserve it as a collector.
Interesting they didn't make them in S.S. till 1975
Just got a used 4" police service six as my first ever handgun. It will serve as my hunting sidearm for the years to come.
I swear the simple breakdown of this revolver was a way to repent for the difficulty of breaking down Ruger 22 Mark 1-3 pistols.
I personally didn’t buy a Ruger 22 pistol until the Mark IV came out because of the stories of how tough the earlier models were to clean. Love how well I can shoot my Mark IV.
Could never understand why folks whine so much about takedown of the Ruger .22 Pistols. It's easy as loading It's magazine,
@@walksfletcher _Almost._
If you grab yourself one of the the horribly named but incredibly useful 'Ultimate Clip Loader' devices, loading ten rounds in a mag gets exponentially easier. Awesome low-tech device that actually works and even Amazon sells them for about $23.
That said, I've enjoyed Mk IIs since I bought my first one after escaping my home town of NYC in the early 80s. I sure agree with you: once you're familiar with its takedown routine it's just not a big deal. BTW- I'm now disabled with only one hand working but I can STILL do it!
Takedown on the Mark I and II is pretty easy once you’ve done it a couple of times and/or watched a video or two. The Mark III with its magazine safety complicates the process until you swap the hammer bushing with one from Tandemkross to eliminate this feature. In the end, I’d say it’s no more difficult than stripping a 1911.
@@1funcar I've been spoiled by growing up with Glocks.
If I can't strip the entire firearm down & have it back together in about 3 minutes, I get impatient with it.
Good video. I got my 4" stainless Security Six new in 1979. It was my only gun for decades, although I never shot it all that much. It was nice to be able to shoot .38s as well.
I've now got several, much newer semi-autos for target as well as conceal, but I still enjoy taking the Ruger to the range. I love its simplicity. No, it's not for sale. ;)
I got mine in "76" carried it on duty for yrs. I really liked it.
thank you for your service🇺🇸💪
I bought a Security-Six in 1972 in blued. I sent it to Armoloy in Texas and had it Armoloy coated. Looks and works great and finish is impervious to rust and scratching and is much better than stainless.
my first revolver before joining the military was the Police Service Six with a 2&3/4 barrel.My Second revolver was a Stainless Service Six with a 2&3/4 barrel as well.I miss both of them now....
I have a stainless 4" Police Service Six in 357 magnum. I've had this revolver for a long time and haven't had it out in a long time. Just watched your video and had to get it out. It's pretty much mint condition and is a great shooter. I have also seen a Service Six, but not sure of the difference. After watching this I need to take it to the range. Thanks for the memories.
If you own one of these: "NEVER SELL IT"
I cant sell mine...my wife decided its her favorite gun.
I have a blued one in mint condition will definitely never sell.
1976, 1979 & 1988 and I'd never sell any of them.
@Larry Copenhaver, well, hopefully it went to a good home.
@@walksfletcher "Made in the 200th Year of American Liberty" I purchased mine in 1976. It was my first gun purchase, and yes, NEVER sell.
I've had a Security-Six in Stainless since March of 1976. Came with a 2 3/4" bbl, sent it back to Ruger for a 6" bbl. In those days they returned the old bbl to you. I've shot many thousands of HOT .357Mag handloads thru mine, it's as tight as the day I bought it. Bought a Blue Speed-Six a few years later, had carbon steel hammer & trigger back then. Bought a Stainless Service-Six with a 3" bbl in 1988, only year that bbl was offered. And "round-butted" it, to fit Pachmayr Compac grips.
In 1976 the Ruger Instruction manual said to use a Cartridge Rim to remove the grips.
Ruger brought out the GP100 in answer to the S&W 686/586, NOT because of any "weakness" in the smaller frame.
The correct HKS Speedloader for the Six Series is the MKIII, or COLT Mark III. Not the K-Frame 10-A.
Now that I'm thru complaining, that was a Great Video.
Oh wow, if you have a 3 inch one, it was most likely made either for the Postal Inspection Service or the Immigration and Naturalization Service. You're lucky to have one of those.
Hickok I have a special place in my heart for the Security Six, it was my very first handgun when I turned 21. I picked it up at the very first gun show I ever attended. I was going to pick up a S&W 66, but I decided to think it over to the next day. When I went back the 66 was gone, but the Security Six was still there and I picked it up instead. Now I'm very glad I waited a day.
My grandmom gave me a riger security 6 .357 mag and I was wondering if it's a good gun. Glad i seen this video
I love my Security Six. My dad bought one new back in the day and ended up trading it and later got an L-Frame Smith & Wesson. I bought the gun from the guy he traded it to and have no intentions of selling it ever.
I've had mine for many years and it's my favorite revolver, it's a great gun. 1975 357 with the 4" barrel.
90 year old guy sold me a Security Six Blue 4” at a gun show in Texas 20 years ago for $180. He said the 4” provided even distribution of balance to mitigate recoil. Had been kicking myself the last 4 years because it was part of a trade for a bus. Thanks to Buds Gun Shop I’m not so sad they posted those SS Service Six like the one in the video for low $400 or so in fair condition I didn’t hesitate and bought two. They came in my opinion great shape besides a little dirty. Watching your video just pulled out a dime, some hopps, and the mothers. They both are not only excellent shooters but absolutely beautiful. Won’t ever make the mistake of letting one go. Can’t say thanks enough to Buds Gun Shop and Hickok45 you should just send a check over to Bud and keep that loaner. Thank you Hickok45 for turning me onto Buds and I am certainly thankful all the wonderful deals that Buds has provided.
Been a while since I have shot mine....shot it today...come home to see this video. Loaded up some 158gr federal fusion projectiles and H110...pretty accurate.
God bless this man and all his family
I have a speed six stainless in 357. I have owned this since the early 80's Bought it new. Did some work on the trigger polishing and bullseye springs. It is a Awesome shooter. Also have a security six in blue finish with the oversize walnut Ruger grips. Both are great guns.
Many years ago my dad gave me a ruger security six, stainless steel, with a 6 1/2 barrel. I love that gun.
My stainless Security Six in 6 inch is the last gun I'd part from.
This video makes me proud to own a Ruger revolver (SP-101). Great gun, very reliable and VERY well made. Nice shooting there, Hickok45.
A great video ! I loved how easy the Ruger disassembled, I honestly never knew that they were so easy. They look incredibly well made too, they look like they could handle a hot .357 magnum all day, every day. Bill Ruger is a highly under estimated genius of revolver design and development. I knew that they were good guns but honestly didn't realise just how good !
Thanks for sharing buddy, entertainment and education all wrapped up in one great video.
I was a Cop in the 70's and 80's, my carry weapon was a Ruger Security Six that came with a heavy target barrel and target grips. I never saw another one. I carried it for 8 years, it never failed me once.
That's awesome, I hope you come across one like that, by the way I always wondered how that worked, were you issued your duty weapon by the department, or do they let you buy your own pistol of your choice and let you carry that?
@@adamcuneo7189 It was a Department issue. Turns out the gun I mentioned was made from '78--'80 (to show how old I am.) lol Police Departments want "standardization" Everyone carry the same pistols speed loaders, ammo etc so you can exchange ammo at the scene of a gun fight.
You cannot beat a Ruger security six, powerful, completely reliable and indestructible
I'll take a Ruger revolver over a Smith any day. Tougher simpler, and they will take full house loads all the time and come back for more . You can say I love my Ruger revolvers.
Ha, my first service side-arm in Army aviation back in the 90's! I loved it and the SWC bullets that we used on qualification.
I picked up some reloading equipment oh about 7 years ago thinking I was going to start reloading. In the lot of equipment was a RCBS 150gr 38 SWC 2 cav mold brand new. I didn’t think anything about it back then because Ammo was available. Then Trump got in office and Ammo was everywhere so I kinda forgot about all the reloading equipment and supplies. Needless to say I’m very happy I packed that stuff away because about 7 months ago I purchased a Security six just on a whim. Then I remembered I had that mold and a bunch of 38 & 357 brass. I decided to drag it all out and see if I could cast due to the ammo shortage and my new to me purchase of the Security Six. I watched a few Elvis Ammo videos about powder coating. Now I have a metric ton of 38 & 357 Ammo that’s extremely accurate out of my Security Six. And it was all done on a shoestring budget best thing I ever did was buy that revolver an reloading lot. Sorry for the long message but when you mentioned that combination of projectile and revolver I had to explain my thoughts. The 150gr cast SWC powder coated projectiles and the Security Six are indeed a extremely good combination.
That's so cool how you carried one of these when you were in, how many grains were those SWC bullets, and were those the ones you carried with you on duty?
I've had one with the 2 3/4 inch barrel that I should be beaten for selling, and a 4 inch heavy barrel stainless one that I bought in 1982, and still have. Both have had well over 10,000 rounds through them and still are just as tight as when new. The stainless one has had a steady diet of hot magnum loads, been carried creek wading in my back pocket while spending a considerable amount of time submerged, but still looks and operates like new. I loved that they could be completely disassembled, unlike the current crop of Ruger revolvers.
My grandfather was a policeman and I was fortunate enough to have both of them handed down to me. He had a shoulder and a waist holster for them. I call em the twins. They’re stainless steel as well. Beautiful guns.
My second handgun, traded my first a PPK, for it back in the 80’s this Ruger started my collection of many Rugers
40 years and thousands of rounds and it still works perfectly.
THOUSANDS!!!!!!👍👍👍👍
About 1979 I advised a military buddy of mine to buy one, in particular a stainless heavy barrel one with a 4" barrel/.357 Magnum.
Last time I saw him a year or so ago he said: "I still have that gun."...
I just found some ammo for mine yesterday, haven't been able to take it to the range for quite some time because it was impossible to find 38 or 357 plinking ammo at a reasonable price. It seems the best defensive round for these are the Speer Gold Dot 357 125gr.
@@alantoon5708 You definitely gave your buddy the perfect advice.
@@TheProAer yeah ammo is at a premium these days. Been stocking up for a day at the range. 357 magnum is pretty pricey
I started in the revolver sport in 1982 when I purchased a S&W 19-4, 6inch. I too, never ventured into Ruger “sixes”.
Fast forward 40 plus years and low and behold I found a 2.75 inch Security Six in stainless.
I have redeemed myself too. 😄
Security Six (+/- 4" barrel) was the first .357 I ever shot - circa 1975. It was my college roommate's. Loved that gun. I wish I'd thought to try to buy it from him.
A great gun! I carried a 4" stainless Security Six as a member of my town's Police Reserve in the early '80s.
The Police Service Six (4", blued) was my first handgun. Great revolver. Still have it after 41 years and have no plans to get rid of it.
My first six gun was a 6" Security Six. That was in 1992. Over the last twenty years I have added a snub Speed Six, the only one in stainless that I own, and finally added a Service Six in 38 special, with a 4" barrel. The last belonged to a friend who has passed away and was his service piece in the Air Force. It has the US in a circle that denotes US property during the 1970's. All three are wonderful to shoot and I still use them. I might add that only the Service Six has no box. I got the original boxes for the first two.
That's so cool you got your friend's Air Force issue Service Six, was he military police?
@@adamcuneo7189 Yes he was
my grandfather was a security guard and toted one of these every day. he loved this gun.
I’ve had a 4 inch blued model since I was a teen. It’s indestructible
I remember The RUC police force carrying Ruger Revolvers in Northern Ireland, right up to about twelve years or so ago when they finally adopted, The Glock. It had changed it`s name by then of course to the PSNI. The Police service of Northern Ireland But the Ruger had served them well, for many years, alongside the Mini 14.
And they used the Mini 14 because it *looked* less military than the AR15, but did exactly the same thing.
I thought guns in north Ireland were illegal tho ?
???
@@esacottrell7831 The police force are still routinely Armed throughout Northern Ireland and It`s the only place in the UK that you can apply for a Firearms licence for self defence.
Was it the Mini 14 or was it full auto AC 556 (full auto mini 14)
I have a stainless steel Ruger security 6 bicentennial model manufactured obviously in 1976. It's all original. It has written on it made in the 200 th year of American Liberty.
I have the same,but blued and a 6" barrel
Bought my Ruger Security 6, 357, in 1979 while stationed in Alaska. Mainly as a carry weapon while out fishing
or as a back up while hunting. Primarily have fed it 158 grain wad cutters when out in the bush but .38 the rest
of the time. Gun still works like a dream and had a 6" barrel. The only thing I changed on it was the grips and
I went to Pakmayer because they fit my hand better. It still one of my favorites but I have to admit I am a
Ruger fan from way back and love the fit of the weapon in my hand.
What an excellent tour of Bill Ruger's brilliance. Thank you guys!
My first revolver. An amazing trail gun. Rugged, compact, and a great trigger. Get the wolf springs for the trigger and hammer and you will really be impressed with the improvement in accuracy in double and single action.
Recently bought a speed six in blue in great condition for 600$ serial number -1974
It was a friend of mines and I've been wanting it forever.
My Stainless steel Security Six was my first handgun on my NYS pistol license in 1999. I have fortunately left NY far behind but I have my security six!
Can't believe you left those three 2-liters! LOL
yo how did you reacted 3 days ago when the video was uploaded just 1 minute ago.
Yea
welcome to the ruger club.. alot of us have loved them for a long time
I bought my new Security Six, blue, 6", in 1973 from a sporting goods store in Long Beach, California for $143 out the door. It has been a fun gun to shoot over the years and it will go down to my son when the time comes. I have never stripped the gun and I had no idea how easy it comes apart. Thanks for the tutorial.
Have a 1972 blued 150 series and a 1980 Stainless 156 series both in 357 magnum They are my favorite DA revolvers!!
I am in the "love em' " group. If you do decide to get into them they changed the grip slightly beginning with the 151- prefix in the serial number. The earlier grips are very hard to find. The Smith 19 is prettier but I love the SIX.
You are correct about the 150-/151- grip change. I have a Very early 150- prefix. Says security six on side but would later be known as police six as it has no rear sight( Yup! They made them like that early as well)! As there is almost no wear on it I had to have it. Talked to a woman at Ruger in person and she confirmed the age and told me might have been made in 1971.
Yes the humpbacks are hard to come by
Model 19 MIGHT be prettier, but Ruger never had to go to SAAMI to get them to lower the pressure limit of the .357 Magnum because it was destroying their guns, something that Sissy and Wesson can't say they didn't have to do because of their Model 19!! The old pressure limit for .357 since 1935 was 42,000 CUP. But because of the Model 19 couldnt take the normal pressures that this fantastic cartridge puts out, SW went crying to SAAMI to reduce it to keep from having to retool their "baby". The new max charge (since about 1986) for hand loading the .357 with H110/W296 using a 158 gr JHP/JSP is 16.0 grains. The OLD max charge (and incidentally, the TRUE reason that this cartridge was a magnum) was 17.8 grains, and really gets the most out of this cartridge, using a magnum primer of course.
@@darrellhampton5057 I have a blued bicentennial security 6 and a 1985 stainless both in 6 inch. With the big checkered ruger target grips they definitely hold their own beauty wise
@@donventura3844 agreed. Ive got a standard GP100 blued .357, 6" bbl w Hogue finger grooves. She aint winning any beauty contests, but when Im looking at the front sight post behind a wild pigs ear or shoulder, I know porky is going for a truck ride to my smoker. It doesnt get any prettier than that. It pushes a Speer 158 JHP at 1367 (5 shot avg velocity) and baby, thats all she wrote.
I'm almost 21 years old and I really love the looks of my grandad's Ruger Speed Six, very smooth action and just a very classic revolver. Coincidentally, I was just wondering when you were going to post a video on the Ruger Speed Six a couple days ago.
Edit for 2023: I inherited my grandad's Speed Six a couple weeks ago, I couldn't be happier.
My very first gun 69.95 1976 brand new. I have the 2 3/4 all SS one. Still have it with the box and all paper work, even the Ruger plastic bag.
Mine was issued to me used in 1988 in the PA State Police. Ours were 4-inch stainless with adjustable sights. In the Academy we had to clean them to squeaky shinny perfection after each shooting. Have this revolver to this day.
Thank you so much for your service sir, what type of ammo did you carry for duty? Did you also have to disassemble and reassemble them in the academy?
I inherited my grandpas and its a solid gun. It's very accurate and will likely become one of my kids when I'm gone.
cant believe im 5 seconds in here
Ikr
ofc
Roblox player lol
Just inherited one from my grandpa about a year ago, glad to see a Hickok video about it!
I had two of the Police Service Six, which was the fixed sight version of the Security Six. Still have one 40 years later and it's still a great gun. They have a lousy trigger. A trigger job, Hogue combat grips and a red ramp sight are all that have been done to mine
My old man has a police service 6 in 357 alll the way in Zambia 🇿🇲
Security Six is my favorite .357💪👍
In 1977 I purchased a Ruger Security Six and also Had a Service Six. Low priced compared to the Colts/and Smith's. Both weapons were exceptional and hard to put down for a wheel gun. Your right that most Police departments carried a revolver which if my memory serves me mainly were S&W .357...Alas though along with my Mini-14 and my Colt Python all are just a memory. I still have the Dan Wesson's .357 along with Tarus .44 mag..Still love the wheel gun feel.
I have the 2 3/4 inch stainless version. It is one the best shooting handguns I have ever fired.
I carried a Security 6 back in the day, I wish I still had it.
Professionally or private citizen?
@@villagereleven381 Professionally.
@@richerich853 Care to share your story?
@@villagereleven381 Not much of a story, I worked armed Security. My current carry is a G17 and I rather not say what I do now.
@@richerich853 thank you for sharing. Have a great day
Those first models security six , speed six and service six were the best double action line that Ruger ever had in my opinion and I have owned S&W revolvers the ease of maintaining these revolvers are unsurpassed Ruger wrote the book of simplicity and durability of the double action revolver.
I picked up an security six years ago at a shop and love it. I traded a G17 straight across and am happy. Good truck gun.
As an old timer in law enforcement this was my first duty weapon later moved on to the Glock 17.
US Marines carried this exact weapon on US Embassy Duty in the late 70’s through early 80’s.
I was an Army MP in the late 70’s and these were issued to female MP’s with 38 FMJ. It was the fixed sight version M108 and was chambered in 38spl. Males carried 1911’s.
Exactly correct! I carried one while on Embassy duty in Saudia Arabia and West Germany in 79 into 81. I qualified expert with one while in school including the reload with the speed loaders. It was very nice to shoot.
@@stanshearer7343 did you serve with Corporal Robert Miller while in Egypt, he was Idaho native.
@@stanshearer7343 I attended MSG school Henderson Hall with Eddie Falcon, Iran hostage.
@@markhankins3023 Don't remember him but it has been many years ago. I was in school in the summer of 79. I was in school when they took over the embassy the first time and gave it back. I had Tehran as my third choice and San Salvador as my fifth. I did well enough to get my first choice of Dhahran. So, I was across the Persian Gulf when all that went down. I believe Spillman (sp?) Was in my class along with Steven Crowley who died in Pakistan when the "students" tried the same thing. We also had the first class of Women Marines to go through the school.
If you can find one, the speed six is REALLY awesome. Round butt, 2 3/4" barrel, the best of the sixes in my hand.
Taking that Security Six apart or cleaning a black powder firearm can't be any more difficult than taking a Ruger Mark I,II, or III apart for cleaning. It's a labor of love. You just have to be in the right frame of mind. In 1980, I bought a Mark I and one day I will get a Mark IV. But the Mark I is going nowhere. I've been a subscriber for 10 years and I've heard you say how much trouble Rugers are to re-assemble. And keep a bucket on the table or on the ground near the table for your spent brass in.
This is a Harry Siegfried design. Harry used the same lock work in the High Standard Sentinel revolvers. Early work at Winchester he developed the micro motion trigger for the M52 target rifle.
While at Ruger he was responsible for the .44 magnum carbine and the 10/22 that fallowed a year later. The security Six and the GP 100 and Redhawk all use the same design of lock work.
Very underappreciated for a long career of firearms design. Few know of him.
As always very informative and fun to watch you guys!
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I love my Security Six, bought it from a friend in Alaska back in 1980, for $130. Was my sidearm of choice while I lived in Alaska. Resides in a night stand with 2 speed loaders, for home security. I had heard but never tried to use the rim of a shell casing instead of a screw driver, or dime to disassemble. Almost forgot, mine is blued and has the 6 inch barrel.
I remember when my Dad brought the 4" stainless home in the mid 70's. He said ruger advertised you could leave the pistol in water for a year and all you had to do was clean it change the stock and all the springs and it would function normally again. He laughed and got a kick out of that. Lost Dad a few years ago and now its my only large caliber revolver in my collection. It looks brand-new just like the day Dad got it, and we shot it a lot. Thanks for sharing this video.
I kept my dads too :) it’s my favorite gun.
I bought 3 of these when they were 200 each, two Service Six and one Police, built well and very accurate. Great pieces finally getting their due.
Its becoming redundant, but this was another home run!! Love the info on this forgotten gun … you’re the best my friend.
Good history. It might be helpful for people who weren't there to understand that the ammunition options for automatic pistols were ball ammunition, or maybe truncated cone full metal jacket, or hollow points that seldom expanded even under ideal conditions and behaved just like ball ammunition. There were of course some exceptions like target pistols designed to feed full wadcutters and intrepid reloaders carefully loading semi-wadcutters and running their pistols to feed better. Highly effective expanding factory ammunition, like the 357 mag, 125 gn, semi-jacketed hollow point, were nearly exclusive to magnum revolvers. This was due both to existing bullet manufacturing technology, and most auto loading pistols having military style feed ramps and other internal details designed around feeding ball ammo with a standardized easy to feed profile.
The Security Six was my first new pistol I bought in 1977 when I turned 21 while in the Air Force. Bought it in Lancaster CA for $160.00. It is blue steel and with the bull barrel as they called it then. I still have it and love it.
I had one in the "snubbie" barrel length around 1979 or 1980. I carried it as a backup and off-duty. Don't remember what became of it. It was a stout and reliable six gun.
Thank you so much for your service sir, what police department were you in and what type of ammo did you carry in it for duty?
@@adamcuneo7189 A city police department in Southeast Idaho. I didn't carry it on duty i.e., it was not my primary duty sidearm That would have been a S&W Model 19. For backup purposes and off-duty, the ammo was probably SuperVel hollow-points, which were quite popular with police officers in those days.
It's the only revolver in my collection! Inherited from my father, 2 3/4 blued with maybe 200 rounds through it and looks like it has never been carried. It's never leaving my safe!
Go shoot it! At least once a year or so.