rvolvr
.30 Stingray
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Post by rvolvr on Mar 5, 2022 18:21:51 GMT -5
.......Feeler gauge found that after cleaning spanky clean the cylinder face and scrubbed the forcing cone/ barrel shank four of the charge holes were a tight .003s and two would not allow a .0015 gauge pass through. Haven't measured the throats on the chambers yet but the gun shoots well DA when the cylinder is clean. ezekiel - In my experience, your B/C Gap is pleasingly snug for a Ruger - any Ruger. Was that measured with the cylinder held firmly to the rear? My Sec-6 is "generous" at 0.009 in. All throats easily pass a 0.358 in. pin, but 0.359 will not enter. A 0.347 in. pin slips thru the bore, while 0.358 will not enter the muzzle. I've never slugged the bore - I never really thought about doing that on a carry gun, as I have no intentions of firing cast bullets in it.
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Post by ezekiel38 on Mar 5, 2022 20:16:30 GMT -5
Rvolvr: No I just tried the gauges with the cylinder locked in place. I will try with the cylinder pulled to the rear. I shoot 90% lead and 10% Jacketed. I carry a different beast for EDC which is a Colt KC 3". Haven't found any current manufacture revolver that is stock that has a better trigger than the new D frame Colts. Kimber K6s come awfully close but their grips just don't work for me.
2018 I purchased a Kimber K6, a New Colt Cobra and a Smith 640Pro. Ran them all for a year and kept the K6 because of the trigger, six shots and sights. Hated the grips on the Kimber, tried three different types. Loved the grip on the Cobra but not the limitation of 38 Spl. Smith had great sights, decent action but five shots. Smith never shot to point of aim for me. Viola: Colt KC 3" Great grip, good sight for a 3", shoots to POA. Nice action, six shots. I shoot this KC the best of all my small revolvers. All the rest have gone away. I do carry the Colt NC as a summer Concealed carry.
The Security Six is my new sidearm for carry on some acreage we have. It will see a lot of 357.
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Post by RoninPA on Mar 23, 2022 17:58:17 GMT -5
ezekiel38, If I may, there may still be gunk in the internals which the Kroil didn't dissolve and might be interfering with the correct operation. If you have, or know someone who has an ultrasonic bath, I would break the Security Six down to the major components and put all in the bath with a water/409/Simple Green/etc. solution and let it clean for about 1/2 hour and see what comes to the surface. I do this with just about every Six series gun I buy. Then dry it with a heat gun or hair dryer, relube and have fun.
I am and avid collector of the Six series revolvers and have kind of specialized in their repair/modification/tune-up. I'm pretty well known by Ruger collectors for my collection and work.
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Post by mk70ss on Mar 23, 2022 20:21:23 GMT -5
That is on my NEED list. Just can’t find a decent one that isn’t priced for ridiculous money
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Post by RoninPA on Mar 24, 2022 9:43:28 GMT -5
mk70ss That might be tough to do. For the longest while, the Six series guns were kind of pushed to the side (for lack of better words) and forgotten about. Then, about 7-10 years ago (time flies fast) the were "rediscovered" and people started seeing how well they were made and how well they fit the hand and shot. Prices went from being able to get a nice, clean little shot Security Six for $300 (or less in some parts of the US) to now the average price is $450 and up for a blued model, $500 and up for stainless steel models and even higher for the rarer ones.
That said, from my research and following/collecting them, it really does matter what part of the US you are in for the pricing. NE US, Far West US, you will pay a premium because they are scarcer there. Deep south, midwest, the prices are a lot less. DO NOT take the Gunbroker asking prices as what you can get them for, hunt around on gun forums, gun shops, pawn shops and many times you can find them reasonably price and sometimes find a rare model at a good price because the seller didn't know what they had.
Also check out the major gun auction houses, James Julia, Amoskeg, Rock Island Auction, Poulin, etc. I have obtained a few for my collection and probably paid half of what they would finally sell for on places like Gunbroker.
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aciera
.375 Atomic
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Post by aciera on Mar 24, 2022 14:27:24 GMT -5
rvolvr: Glad to hear your story about your SS. A fellow officer had one exactly like the one I snapped an image of. Liked it but never could find one. This one popped up searching the backpages of GunBroker. It is now in the process of being roundbutted. I heartily agree with you on roundbutting these 2.75" variants. It shoots good, action is still new being made in 1973 and all. One of the early grip refigurated models. Just going to shoot it into smoothness. Aciera: Happy to fill you in on the info. Appreciate you asking. Now to find a serviceable holster for casual field use. I did obtain some MK3 Speedloaders for the SS. M2 is a very good steel. Harder to work. But if it fills the bill....... I’m on the hunt for one. Lol
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Post by ezekiel38 on Mar 24, 2022 14:42:52 GMT -5
aciera: I'm using K frame holsters from Bianchi and an old Roy Baker pancake rig.
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