Bring back the Ruger Speed/Service/Security Six Series?

Should Ruger bring back the Speed/Service/Security Six revolvers??

  • Yes- these were great revolvers and I'd buy one.

    Votes: 41 78.8%

  • No- better choices are available.

    Votes: 8 15.4%

  • Conditional- list the changes YOU want.

    Votes: 3 5.8%
  • Total voters
    52
My thoughts...

These were great revolvers! About the only thing I'd change about them (given the opportunity) is to add a crane lock ala GP/SP/Redhawk. Ruger has resurrected some others in the past, maybe we should pester them about these.
 
Bring back the Security Six

I bought a couple of these around 82/83 - they're great guns. Friends have complained about the grip being small, but it fits me fine. I've kept one unfired and in it's box; it's the short barreled one (less than 6 inches).
 
I've always thought of them as a "stronger" Model 19. Since that Smith is so popular for it's size and weight, having a stronger, more durable gun in the same size makes a lot of sense.
 
Heck yes!

These guns had everything you needed and nothing you didn't. The only possible change I would make might be to make a rubber-style GP-100 grip optional. Emphasis, optional.

Ruger brought back the Bearcat, so it's just possible that the 'Sixes' could come back some day.

I would like to see it in .22 LR and a 5-shot .44 Spl., in addition to .38/.357.
 
I wouldn't hesitate to buy another as it's alot of gun for the money. However, I'd like Ruger to do something about the cylinder binding when they get hot and the adjustible sights could use some refining.

SgtMaj13
Semper Fi
 
I have two of these. A blued 4" Security Six in .357 and a blued 2 3/4" Speed Six in 9mm. I love them! These are great revolvers!

Next on my list is a stainless 2 3/4 Security Six in .357.
 
I wouldn't hesitate to buy another as it's alot of gun for the money. However, I'd like Ruger to do something about the cylinder binding when they get hot and the adjustible sights could use some refining.

SgtMaj13
Semper Fi
 
Ditto what sgtmaj13 said. Excellent guns for the money but some did have binding problems when they got warm. I especially liked the 2 3/4" speed six in .357 and 9mm. Very slick handguns.
 
I've read many posts regarding Ruger revolvers and the security six in particular ( I used to own one) and have not read anything that I can remember about them binding up before this thread. Is it because of a tight cylinder tolerance? Mine was one of the 150-xxxx models, early production and it had a .006 gap, which I thought was kind of on the big side. Never bound up, but I also never got it really hot. Anyone elaborate on the problem they had? I would buy another one, or a GP-100 or a Blackhawk or a __________ insert .357 revolver....

Makarov
 
What I want to see Ruger do is convert the existing SP101 and esp. GP100 to Titanium! That would be better than bringing back the Speed/Service/Security series, and cheaper for Ruger - same tooling, and many of the same parts (grips, sights, hammer, trigger, firing pin, transfer bar, screws, crane, ejector, etc). Only the main frame and barrel (TI with a steel insert) change.

Or just put the GP100 on a "diet" - slim the barrel out, carve a little off the frame, there's gotta be something like 10oz available. Look at what Gary Reeder does to Vaqueros on his "Backpacker" .45LC: 28oz total, with an aluminum grip frame, 4" slender barrel and some "fat" carved off the frame. That's a gun that started life around 40oz!

Something else that would lower the GP100's weight: convert the sucker to 40S&W/10mm, with moon clips! God knows it's tough enough for either. It'd lose 3 to 4 ounces just with that alone.

Man, that would just ROCK.
 
Binding cylinders?

I've seen this on some Smith N & L frame .357's over the years, but never on the Ruger DA's mentioned in this thread. Now, I'm not saying it never happened, just that I never heard of it either before I saw it here.

I like the notion of a lighter GP, and never could quite figure out why they felt inclined to make it so heavy in .357. The .40/10 version is one I would have to try if it became available. The SP 3" .357 is a near-perfect compromise of power and portability as it is; my wife's actually shoots as good or better than the 4" Speed Six I carried years ago. I'd like to try a lighter version however, provided that they didn't go nuts and start boring holes in the top of the barrel.

Interesting, this is one of the few handguns dicussed on TFL where at least somebody didn't fly off the handle and start yelling about what junk they are, etc. Nice for a change, and it also tells me that they were darn good guns- which I already knew from experience.

I do want to thank you all for your responses.
 
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