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Post by Charger Fan on Aug 20, 2009 11:14:48 GMT -5
That's a nice looking holster...do you know what that grip is? BTW Hobie, your gun & mine could be twins, other than the orange insert on your front sight. Looks good!
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robl
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Post by robl on Aug 20, 2009 11:34:23 GMT -5
The stocks on that old Ruger are old new stock Mustang Grips walnut. I have about 6 pairs of various security and speed six stocks all from Mustang mostly for the after prefix 151 guns. I need to get them priced and listed for sale. BTW, Hobie: My son is working on a nice Celtic cross pattern this week. I'll post it when it is completed. Rob
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Post by Charger Fan on Aug 20, 2009 11:56:01 GMT -5
Thanks Rob, I'll keep an eye out for your ad. I'll have to double check my s/n too, when I get home tonight.
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Post by Lucky Joe on Aug 21, 2009 12:29:33 GMT -5
I have a blue 4" and love it. I think your price might be right simply because I think these are undervalued any way. I just missed a blue 6" for $225.00 in excellent condition probably 98%. It was sold to a gun shop because the guy had bills to pay and the shop marked it up to $399.00 plus tax. My friend that sold the Security Six said and I was gonna call you.
I think you did fine.
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Post by Hobie on Aug 21, 2009 18:39:18 GMT -5
That's a nice looking holster...do you know what that grip is? BTW Hobie, your gun & mine could be twins, other than the orange insert on your front sight. Looks good! Errr, I was REAL particular to get this one with the scalloped right recoil shield. Other than that...
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Post by church on Aug 21, 2009 22:10:17 GMT -5
Since you guys are secure in your love of the Rugers, please indulge a brief counterpoint from a Nattering Nabob of Negativism...
(1) For me the grip on the SecSix is too single-action like. The thing slips in your hand enough that the hump gets a good running start at the web of your hand. Custom grips can somewhat alleviate this.
(2) The ejector stroke is on the short side. Ruger used the 2 3/4 inch barrel's length ejector on everything.
For those reasons my cold flinty heart has never bonded with them.
My friend who do have them note they never seem to break, get loose, or require much work.
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Post by boxhead on Aug 22, 2009 0:17:38 GMT -5
I picked up this one from a pawn shop 5 or 6 years ago for next to nothing. They are fine guns and this one has become my wife's nightstand gun loaded with 129 gr Hydrashock 38 Sp +P's. It fits here hand well, she is very comfortable with it and it is darn accurate to boot. A few years ago they were dirt cheap but are still bargains in my view.
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Post by Charger Fan on Aug 22, 2009 15:47:33 GMT -5
That's a nice looking holster...do you know what that grip is? BTW Hobie, your gun & mine could be twins, other than the orange insert on your front sight. Looks good! Errr, I was REAL particular to get this one with the scalloped right recoil shield. Other than that... Woops, I missed that little detail. That does look better than my rounded style, it balances the look better.
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Post by thumbcocker on Aug 23, 2009 7:20:01 GMT -5
There is a gentelman at the Belleville Illinois gun show selling security sixes for $300 and up. He is a Ruger collector and seems to be thinning his collection. All I looked at were in good shootable conditon. His table is just inside the front door to the right. The show runs through 4:00 today.
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Post by rexster on Aug 24, 2009 11:02:37 GMT -5
Quoted from church: "Since you guys are secure in your love of the Rugers, please indulge a brief counterpoint from a Nattering Nabob of Negativism...
(1) For me the grip on the SecSix is too single-action like. The thing slips in your hand enough that the hump gets a good running start at the web of your hand. Custom grips can somewhat alleviate this.
(2) The ejector stroke is on the short side. Ruger used the 2 3/4 inch barrel's length ejector on everything.
For those reasons my cold flinty heart has never bonded with them.
My friend who do have them note they never seem to break, get loose, or require much work. "
I think you have a point about the recoil. I keep the relatively mild 145-grain Winchester Silvertips in my Speed Six, because the hotter stuff HURTS. Even my SP101 snubbies don't hurt me, with hotter ammo. This is with factory grips on the SP101s and Pachmayr Compac Professionals, which leave the backstrap exposed, on the Speed Six.
Just to be clear, I do still love the Speed Six; I just don't shoot many magnums through it.
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Post by Charger Fan on Aug 24, 2009 12:33:08 GMT -5
I agree that the gun moves too much with the factory grips. Since my pic was taken, I've slapped on some fingergroove Hogue's...MUCH better.
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Post by jforwel on Sept 6, 2009 11:29:40 GMT -5
My first double action was a six inch stainless Security Six. Purchased in Anchorage, AK in 1981, I still have it. But later on I bought a four inch blue GP100 and being a bit shorter that is my favorite DA for carrying around (after my SAs).
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