Security/Speed Six vs. K-Frames

shanewomer:

No, the S&W K-frame grips will not fit the Ruger Service-Six! You will have to find some grips from either an Security-Six or a Service-Six(As they are both square butt grips and are exactly the same)!

The only thing that you will need to check, is what the serial number prefix will be for your Service-Six? If it is 151(Or higher)then, you will not have any problems finding grips for it? However, if it is 150-then, this will be the very first designed grip frame and the grips are very difficult to find for this older grip frame(As it is both larger and shaped differently, than the 151 and up serial number prefix, grip frame)!

You can easily find Ruger grips on ebay for the 151 serial number prefix Security-Six and Service-Six revolvers! And, aftermarket grips are also available for the 151(And up)serial number prefix! The 150 series grips do turn up on ebay also once in a great while! But, not very often! :eek:
 
Security 6 v "K" frame

Rugers Security 6 is every bit as strong as the old "N" frame S&W models 27 and 28.
There are several things to note about the Security 6:
[1] Powder will get into the ejector rod slot and the cylinder won't close until you shake the gun.
[2] After market grips for a 150 serial number are almost impossible to get.
[3] The factory grips on a Security 6 are uncontrolable and, must be replaced. I replaced mine with Pachamyer.
 
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boa, I must just have good K-frame kharma, I have taken several K-frames to round counts most don't believe. I am extremely hard on them also, 99% of rounds fired are hard and fast DA. The magnums I shoot are mostly 125's loaded to 1550 fps in a 4" barrel, not light by any means and a heck of a lot stronger than any mainstream ammo you can buy.

I believe the forcing cone cracks are about 10% erosion related and 90% alignment error related. If the cylinder lines up with the forcing cone correctly there is plenty of meat left where the bullet will make contact, if not then there isn't much material there at all and cracking is a real possibility. A simple range rod check tells you in less than one minute if the cylinder is lined up correctly.

All just opinions based on my use of these guns over the last 15 years, YMMV.
 
Ruger Six-Series target grips!

shanewomer:

Although it is true that the standard service grips on the Ruger Six-Series revolvers are uncontrolable during the firing of .357 Magnum's, the Ruger target grips are much better(And so is a set of Pachmayer's or Hogue's). See the following pictures of a few of my Security-Sixes with the service grips and with two other styles of factory Ruger target grips. The "Fancier"(Smooth)target grips, first were offered on the Six-Series revolvers in 1985 in regular production(And as an optional accessory)!:
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Boa2,
Thanks for all the great pics. I sent you a PM, but let me ask here to, so anyone else can reply.

You showed me some pics of some of your Ruger Sixes. One had a "dimple" on the recoil plate, it was a later model you said, I guess you mean "newer?", and one didn't have the dimple. (pic below)

Which do you prefer, and why? Dimple, or no dimple?

I already purchased a 2 3/4" Speed Six with no dimple, and I'm considering between two Ruger Service Six Revolvers, both with 4" barrels.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Shane

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I have a Security-Six 4" and a Smith 66 4".

Got the Security-Six first... I think it was the first Stainless revolvers I'd ever seen. This was back in the early 70's and I was a silly kid who couldn't imagine firing less than factory Magnum rounds or the hottest handloads in the book. :)

Well, the Ruger saw me through those Wild Years with patience and grace. Then I found a New-Used Smith 66 and thought it would be even better. It's a wonderful revolver and I carried it on duty in the mid 70's when I served as an Auxiliary Cop. I came home safe every night.

I used to think of the Smith as just being... well, finer. Like the Smith was made by the Elves, but the Ruger was made by the Dwarfs. (I had a Webley that I feel was made by the Orcs...)

Well, I still have both those revolvers and I love them both. But... I find that I take out the Ruger a bit more often. Has a super triggerpull and extreme accuracy. And it's just beastly-strong. :)

I year or two the ejector rod started to back out... so I disassembled it, thinking all the while I could NEVER do this with the Smith. A drop of Blue Locktite set things right, of course. But just looking at the beefy parts... thick chunks of steel... gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling.

The Ruger LOOKS great to me, too... the recoil shield is evocative of a SAA. Man, I just love that thing. It's the best revolver Ruger ever made, IMO.

I know I CAN shoot hot loads in my Smith and very occasionally I do. But with the Ruger I can blast away and relax. (and I do!)

BTW, I have a Smith 29, 6.5" and a Ruger Redhawk. I think of the Smith as being basically a best quality .44 Spl... but the Redhawk is a raging monster. :)

I think that when the last shot is fired and the smoke has cleared... I like the Rugers a wee bit more. hehe you need BOTH. You realize that, don't you? ;)

StrikeEagle
 
I shoot almost no .38's and usually put 300-400 rounds a month through my revolver so I'd go with the Ruger just for the peace of mind. A K-Frame supposedly has a better trigger and balances better than a Ruger but I'm apparently not that sophisticated because they didn't feel any better to me. I do, however, think that the Smith is the better looking of the two. I went with the revolver that has Ruger's strength and Smith's looks: S&W Model 28-2.
 
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