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i have a blue service six, it had just a few minor little specks of rust on the cylinder here and there which i've got smooth and i am keeping it oiled. my wife sold some things we didn't need anymore today and split the money with me which brings me to my question. i asked my local shop that has a sp101 he said he would take my service six and $250.00 for it or $350.00 boot on a gp100. my service six is tight on lockup, smooth trigger and dead on accurate out to 20yds which is the farthest i've shot it. i've also got every spare part for it as springs, plungers, pawl, bar ect. i thought about getting ammo and my ccw but thought i would ask this question, the one thing that bothers me is i've got a great gun already and by trading i've heard of new guns having problems even tho it's just a few. if i trade i won't be able to get ammo or ccw but i have 300rds already. so what would ya'll do? trade to a new ruger or keep the service six and get ammo and my ccw? thanks for any help.
 
I'd keep it and spring for a permit, belt, and holster.

The only thing 'wrong' with it are some flecks of rust. Just polish them out and spot blue if it bugs you.

If it ain't broke, there's nothing to fix.
 
Not a pistol shooter, but on general principles I would say keep it.

You have a firearm you're comfortable with shooting, heaps of spare parts, and a fair deal of ammunition. Not a system I'd give away in a hurry.
 
Seams to me that every other week , or every other time I visit this and another forum you also belong to.. you are asking if you should keep this SS with the rust specks. You asked several times if you should trade it for a taurus, you had several threads about concerns with the rust. All these threads have been duplicated on both forums.

The genreral concensus you keep getting from both forums is to keep it and shoot it. But, within a week or two you are back on with something else that worries you about it, or something else you could trade for it.

Do yourself a favor.. get rid of it already. Don't listen to nobody but yourself. A million people can say to keep it, shoot it and don't trade it for anything.. but the only person's opinion that matters is your own. It is appearent.. to me, at least... that this gun is not "doing it for you" and you keep coming back with the same questions over and over. If the gun was all that you ever wanted, then you would'nt keep considering trading it away. Listen to that inner voice and forget all else.
 
I love this gun, it's one of the best shooting revolvers i've ever had. i had already decided to keep it, then my wife suprised me with a little money and being on a budget and probably no extra money for a while i thought about what i could do with it. i really would like to get my ccw and more ammo, just when i went to the shop to get the ammo and set up the ccw the shop owner started showing me guns. i guess i just had to ask him, but as others have said, i'd be better off keeping my service six. thanks
 
A Service Six is a duty sized gun ..... pretty big for CCW ...... it could be done, but it could be done easier with a smaller gun .......

..... still, if it's the gun you have, it's better than the one you don't.
 
You have a gun that you are happy with. I would not give that up for another gun that I don't know about. Keep the gun and the money. I have traded off guns that I should have kept. Once they are gone, they are gone.
 
Just remember, the shop owner makes a living buying low and selling high. Keep your gun and be done with it, he'll have to work harder for his money by selling you ammo for it.
 
Rather than tell you what to do, let me say that I have very rarely regretted buying a gun. I regret almost every one I've sold.
Don't sell a classic like that. There will always be time to add another to the fold. Don't rush it.
 
I wouldn't trade a service/security six for anything Ruger makes these days.

Nothing wrong with the new guns I suppose, I just like the older ones better.
 
I keep coming across threads about some guy who owns a blued Service-Six with some rust spots. That you?

It's your gun. Do as you will.

I'm another long time owner/shooter who has often regretted getting rid of any number of guns when I was younger. Among them were a number of Security & Speed-Sixes, more than half of which were blued. I also let a blued 4 5/8" Blackhawk chambered in .44 Magnum slip through my hands (apparently they only .44 Blackhawks for a short while), and it was only because the cylinder face had a slightly rough finish and some uneven blueing.

Boy, do I wish I wish I still owned those blued Rugers. ;)

My first DA revolver was an old blued Colt that was more bare metal than a hint of remaining bluing. I kept the gun clean and wiped down (not slathered with oil, though). I did a lot of shooting with it, nasty finish and all. Cleaned off any rust as it appeared.

I had a friend whose touch and sweat could rust a gun literally overnight, unless he wiped down the exposed metal of the grip and any part of the cylinder he'd touched each time he handled it (and sometimes forgot to wipe it off after handling ;) ). His older S&W .38 showed how much he'd handled it. Fired and ran just fine, for many years, though.

When I carried an issued revolver on-duty as a young cop, a lot of the other older guys still carried their blued Pythons or blued S&W's. I noticed a lot of them kept towels in their lockers which they used to wipe down their guns at the end of each shift, and then left the guns sitting on the towels on the top shelves of their lockers. Rainy days & nights could be rough on blued revolvers if left hanging in leather holsters in lockers, or even if removed from holsters but not wiped down to remove the moisture.

I saw my fair share of blued Pythons and S&W's with some "rust spots" and finish wear/discoloration from daily carry in leather rigs. Nobody thought it unusual to have to keep on top of stopping rust on their blued guns (but you cloud always tell the guys who were less attentive).

I remember when using some type of wax was discussed by some guys. Never tried it myself, as I just wiped down my guns ... and learned to use holsters that were either made of better leather than cheap, thin suede "pockets", or occasionally were lined, to help keep excessive amounts of sweat off my guns. I let the inside-the-waistband revolver holsters air out after sweaty days, too (back when I didn't mind carrying a medium or large framed revolver IWB).

Now, the only Ruger DA's I still own are all stainless, one of which is an older Service-Six 4" Heavy barrel.

I do miss those older blued Security & Speed-Sixes, though. Wish I'd never let them slip through my hands.

I still think of that .44 Blackhawk any time I take my blued 4 5/8" Blackhawk .45 Convertible out of the safe for some range time, too.

I never had the urge to buy a GP100, although I did pick up a SP101DAO and a Redhawk 5 1/2" .44 Magnum. The SP101 required a correction to resolve a cylinder stoppage problem when the gun got heated from fast shooting (revolver armorer at work helped identify the problem and suggest the minor repair), and the Redhawk had a problem (NIB) which Ruger corrected by replacing the trigger housing, hammer and cylinder. Still got both guns, and they're fine revolvers for 'working guns'.

FWIW, even stainless steel can still rust, if neglected.

If you don't like that blue Service-Six, there's probably going to be someone else who considers it a "find" and will be more than happy to use & shoot it, regardless of minor rust spots & finish wear.

Your choice to make. ;) Luck to you.
 
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