hey guys, been a while, sweet pawn shop find

dnsharpshooter · November 17, 2012, 10:35 PM

Hey guys, havent posted here in a while, bought a car and been busy with it lately. Anyway my dad has always wanted some guns of his own, but he's never had the money for it. He recently inherited some money and decided he would put some aside to start his firearm collection. We went to a gun show a couple weeks ago, and he picked up a couple nice pieces. The first was a gun he's wanted ever since I can remember, a 1911. The second was one that I had my eye on, but also he was equally as interested in, a Heritage .22 revolver. Next on his list was a .357 mag revolver. He had settled on a taurus model 65 (finish reading the post, no taurus bashing!). he found a couple gun stores locally that showed them in stock. We went to each store today, and the result was the same "oh thats our warehouse, we have to order it in". at the second gun store, we found a really clean older taurus model (i think) 689, similar to a smith and wesson 586. we had the deal all put together, $400 OTD. AS my dad was filling out the papers, the manager came out and said "oh, we cant sell that one, it got a bid online". so we walked out, empty handed and pi$$ed off. there were a couple other gun stores nearby, so we headed for them. along the way, my dad spotted a small pawn shop with a sign that said "GUNS", so he told me to pull in there and check it out. They had a VERY small selection of handguns, and even smaller selection of revolvers. They had mostly single action cowboy guns, and we were just about to walk away, when i spotted the glint of the stainless steel hammer of a ruger service-six. I told the pawn guy to pull it out, and OMG this thing is in mint condition. bluing is excellent, lockup is tight, grips were excellent. price tag was $439 before tax. I asked if he could do any better. he took the gun and walked to the back, then came back a minute later and told us "$400 cash OTD, and ill throw in a case and a holster"

skidder · November 17, 2012, 10:47 PM

Great find! The Taurus doesn't hold a candle that Service Six.
I'm glad things turned out the way they did, you have 10 times the revolver in that Service Six. You won't regret it.

SPEMack618 · November 17, 2012, 10:53 PM

Great find!

Years from now, that Service Six will still be throwing lead downrange.

357 Python · November 17, 2012, 10:54 PM

The Service Six is the fixed sight version of the Security Six, a great gun in its own right. Many years ago a passed on a Security Six. I have regretted it ever since. You have found a top notch gun.

warnerwh · November 18, 2012, 04:15 AM

Getting that Ruger was worth all that you two went through. It's a very good gun. Much better than a Taurus for the same kind of money. Hope you enjoy it.

Vividia · November 18, 2012, 12:06 PM

Gratz on an excellent find!

I have a "Two hundred years" marked Security Six made in 1976. Great gun - don't think i will ever part with it.

tekarra · November 18, 2012, 08:37 PM

Great find. That Service Six will be ticking along long after you are gone. The Ruger Sixes are great revolvers.

arizona98tj · November 18, 2012, 09:38 PM

Great score on the Service Six. Way to go!

IMO, anything in Ruger's "Six" family provides a solid platform for a late night meet and greet. Add to it an extra helping of Hornady HP/XTP and a 90 lumen tactical light and you have all the makings for a surprise party. RSVP is preferred.

38superhero · November 18, 2012, 09:59 PM

Nice...

dnsharpshooter · November 18, 2012, 10:12 PM

took it out and laid some lead downrange today. what a nice shooting gun! only complaint is the grips are too skinny for our hands, under recoil, and trigger guard smacked my finger pretty good. other than that, its excellent

skidder · November 18, 2012, 11:25 PM

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only complaint is the grips are too skinny for our hands

Here ya go... some nice Target grips from the Ruger store.

http://shopruger.com/RLG-Security-Si...uctinfo/19935/

roaddog28 · November 19, 2012, 12:08 AM

Nice Police Service Six. I have had mine the longest of any revolver I have ever own. I have bought and sold a herd of revolvers but the one revolver that I still own is my Service Six. That speaks volumes for the Ruger Six series.
Good luck,
Howard

dnsharpshooter · November 20, 2012, 12:51 AM

thanks for the link skidder, my dad likes those grips. probably gonna order a set tomorrow.

in other news, i looked up the serial number on rugers website, and she was make in 1982! excellent condition for a 30 year old gun!

skidder · November 20, 2012, 05:00 PM

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thanks for the link skidder

You're welcome.
I think your dad will really like them. I have a pair on my Security Six.

dnsharpshooter · November 21, 2012, 10:31 AM

just ordered a pair last night. will post pics when they get here

skidder · November 21, 2012, 03:57 PM

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just ordered a pair last night.

Yes, it's nice to have both service and target grips on hand.
When I go to the range I install the Target grips. For putting around in the woods... the smaller service grips are real handy.

got2hav1 · November 21, 2012, 04:22 PM

Congrats on the Service Six , you will never miss the Taurus now. +1 on the Ruger target grips too. I had a Security Six some time ago and I did the same thing with the grips. Targets are much better for my hands. What kind of 1911 did your Dad end up with?

1 old 0311-1 · November 21, 2012, 06:46 PM

I have -N-E-V-E-R- found a Pawn Shop gun.

dnsharpshooter · November 21, 2012, 10:07 PM

got2hav1 he went with the rock island tactical in .45acp. really nice shooting gun id reccomend it

dnsharpshooter · November 28, 2012, 12:15 AM

grips came in today. they dont fit the gun perfectly (stick out a little past the backstrap, and they dont match up perfectly in the area under the tirgger guard), but for 16 bucks with shipping, i cant complain. definately an improvement over the skinny original grips

ChrisLCR · November 28, 2012, 12:16 AM

Beautiful Service Six! I love Ruger Revolvers.

DaleA · November 28, 2012, 01:44 AM

At one time I just almost automatically ordered Pachmayr grips for any handgun that came my way. They still list the Ruger Service Six at their web site.

http://www.pachmayr.com/home/revolver-grip-details.php

I also think you got a great deal on a real workhorse of a revolver.

MagnumWill · November 28, 2012, 02:15 PM

Aren't you glad your LGS's couldn't get their crap together long enough for a customer to make a reasonable purchase at their store?

Great looking gun! I hope to find a nice old Smith .44 in those circumstances

skidder · November 28, 2012, 04:05 PM

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grips came in today. they dont fit the gun perfectly (stick out a little past the backstrap, and they dont match up perfectly in the area under the tirgger guard), but for 16 bucks with shipping, i cant complain. definately an improvement over the skinny original grips

Sorry to hear they didn't fit right

. I have them on one my Sixes, but I also have some of these rubber ones on my 6" Six. They help with the real crisp 357 loads.

http://www.cdnninvestments.com/rubsecsixsqu1.html

Tinner666 · November 28, 2012, 05:06 PM

Awesome find! I got a Security Six i the 80's and still have it. Bull barrel and nice shooter, but it got heavy after a few hours of shift duty.

November 17, 2012, 10:35 PM	#1
dnsharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Location: Ahwatukee, AZ Posts: 141	hey guys, been a while, sweet pawn shop find Hey guys, havent posted here in a while, bought a car and been busy with it lately. Anyway my dad has always wanted some guns of his own, but he's never had the money for it. He recently inherited some money and decided he would put some aside to start his firearm collection. We went to a gun show a couple weeks ago, and he picked up a couple nice pieces. The first was a gun he's wanted ever since I can remember, a 1911. The second was one that I had my eye on, but also he was equally as interested in, a Heritage .22 revolver. Next on his list was a .357 mag revolver. He had settled on a taurus model 65 (finish reading the post, no taurus bashing!). he found a couple gun stores locally that showed them in stock. We went to each store today, and the result was the same "oh thats our warehouse, we have to order it in". at the second gun store, we found a really clean older taurus model (i think) 689, similar to a smith and wesson 586. we had the deal all put together, $400 OTD. AS my dad was filling out the papers, the manager came out and said "oh, we cant sell that one, it got a bid online". so we walked out, empty handed and pi$$ed off. there were a couple other gun stores nearby, so we headed for them. along the way, my dad spotted a small pawn shop with a sign that said "GUNS", so he told me to pull in there and check it out. They had a VERY small selection of handguns, and even smaller selection of revolvers. They had mostly single action cowboy guns, and we were just about to walk away, when i spotted the glint of the stainless steel hammer of a ruger service-six. I told the pawn guy to pull it out, and OMG this thing is in mint condition. bluing is excellent, lockup is tight, grips were excellent. price tag was $439 before tax. I asked if he could do any better. he took the gun and walked to the back, then came back a minute later and told us "$400 cash OTD, and ill throw in a case and a holster" __________________ Ruger 10/22 .22LR, Smith and Wesson 22A .22LR, Smith and Wesson Model 10-10 .38 Special

November 17, 2012, 10:47 PM	#2
skidder Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 574	Great find! The Taurus doesn't hold a candle that Service Six. I'm glad things turned out the way they did, you have 10 times the revolver in that Service Six. You won't regret it. __________________ Gun permit?? A bread crumb tossed to a sleeping society awoken by the sound of complacency. "They are for your own good", and "you will understand when you see all the lives they save". Yes master, what else will you toss me from your bag of infringements?? Do you want me to roll over and play dead? I do that very well. --skidder

November 17, 2012, 10:53 PM	#3
SPEMack618 Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2010 Location: Boy Scout Camp Posts: 1,260	Great find! Years from now, that Service Six will still be throwing lead downrange. __________________ "Growing up as both a Southern and the son of a child of the '50s, I was imprinted with several things that have long stuck with me. The F-86 Saber Jet was the finest fighter ever flown, the National League is always superior, and Leslie Coffelt was the finest revovler shooter since Mr. Ed."

November 18, 2012, 04:15 AM	#5
warnerwh Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Posts: 278	Getting that Ruger was worth all that you two went through. It's a very good gun. Much better than a Taurus for the same kind of money. Hope you enjoy it. __________________ Portland, Or

November 18, 2012, 09:38 PM	#8
arizona98tj Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 753	Great score on the Service Six. Way to go! IMO, anything in Ruger's "Six" family provides a solid platform for a late night meet and greet. Add to it an extra helping of Hornady HP/XTP and a 90 lumen tactical light and you have all the makings for a surprise party. RSVP is preferred. __________________ stu-offroad.com Largest Jeep TJ project site on the web! (now with guns)

November 17, 2012, 10:54 PM	#4
357 Python Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2007 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 581	The Service Six is the fixed sight version of the Security Six, a great gun in its own right. Many years ago a passed on a Security Six. I have regretted it ever since. You have found a top notch gun.

November 18, 2012, 12:06 PM	#6
Vividia Member Join Date: May 15, 2010 Posts: 71	Gratz on an excellent find! I have a "Two hundred years" marked Security Six made in 1976. Great gun - don't think i will ever part with it.

November 18, 2012, 08:37 PM	#7
tekarra Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2007 Posts: 1,029	Great find. That Service Six will be ticking along long after you are gone. The Ruger Sixes are great revolvers.

November 18, 2012, 09:59 PM	#9
38superhero Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2007 Posts: 516	Nice...

November 18, 2012, 10:12 PM	#10
dnsharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Location: Ahwatukee, AZ Posts: 141	took it out and laid some lead downrange today. what a nice shooting gun! only complaint is the grips are too skinny for our hands, under recoil, and trigger guard smacked my finger pretty good. other than that, its excellent __________________ Ruger 10/22 .22LR, Smith and Wesson 22A .22LR, Smith and Wesson Model 10-10 .38 Special

November 19, 2012, 12:08 AM	#12
roaddog28 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2009 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 848	Nice Police Service Six. I have had mine the longest of any revolver I have ever own. I have bought and sold a herd of revolvers but the one revolver that I still own is my Service Six. That speaks volumes for the Ruger Six series. Good luck, Howard

November 20, 2012, 12:51 AM	#13
dnsharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Location: Ahwatukee, AZ Posts: 141	thanks for the link skidder, my dad likes those grips. probably gonna order a set tomorrow. in other news, i looked up the serial number on rugers website, and she was make in 1982! excellent condition for a 30 year old gun! __________________ Ruger 10/22 .22LR, Smith and Wesson 22A .22LR, Smith and Wesson Model 10-10 .38 Special

November 21, 2012, 10:31 AM	#15
dnsharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Location: Ahwatukee, AZ Posts: 141	just ordered a pair last night. will post pics when they get here __________________ Ruger 10/22 .22LR, Smith and Wesson 22A .22LR, Smith and Wesson Model 10-10 .38 Special

November 21, 2012, 04:22 PM	#17
got2hav1 Senior Member Join Date: November 27, 2011 Location: NC Posts: 227	Congrats on the Service Six , you will never miss the Taurus now. +1 on the Ruger target grips too. I had a Security Six some time ago and I did the same thing with the grips. Targets are much better for my hands. What kind of 1911 did your Dad end up with? __________________ Sig P225, Sig P229,P228 Sig P239, Sig P226, Colt Comm. 1911 Colt Python, G19 Gen 2 Colt OMM, GP100, Colt DS

November 21, 2012, 06:46 PM	#18
1 old 0311-1 Junior member Join Date: November 5, 2012 Posts: 89	I have -N-E-V-E-R- found a Pawn Shop gun.

November 21, 2012, 10:07 PM	#19
dnsharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Location: Ahwatukee, AZ Posts: 141	got2hav1 he went with the rock island tactical in .45acp. really nice shooting gun id reccomend it __________________ Ruger 10/22 .22LR, Smith and Wesson 22A .22LR, Smith and Wesson Model 10-10 .38 Special

November 28, 2012, 12:15 AM	#20
dnsharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Location: Ahwatukee, AZ Posts: 141	grips came in today. they dont fit the gun perfectly (stick out a little past the backstrap, and they dont match up perfectly in the area under the tirgger guard), but for 16 bucks with shipping, i cant complain. definately an improvement over the skinny original grips __________________ Ruger 10/22 .22LR, Smith and Wesson 22A .22LR, Smith and Wesson Model 10-10 .38 Special

November 28, 2012, 12:16 AM	#21
ChrisLCR Member Join Date: November 27, 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 77	Beautiful Service Six! I love Ruger Revolvers.

November 28, 2012, 01:44 AM	#22
DaleA Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 879	At one time I just almost automatically ordered Pachmayr grips for any handgun that came my way. They still list the Ruger Service Six at their web site. http://www.pachmayr.com/home/revolver-grip-details.php I also think you got a great deal on a real workhorse of a revolver.

November 28, 2012, 02:15 PM	#23
MagnumWill Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2009 Location: Central Colorado Posts: 655	Aren't you glad your LGS's couldn't get their crap together long enough for a customer to make a reasonable purchase at their store? Great looking gun! I hope to find a nice old Smith .44 in those circumstances __________________ Always carry an extra magazine when CCW. Friends don't let friends get a double-feed first round out. -Will

November 28, 2012, 05:06 PM	#25
Tinner666 Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2012 Location: Richmond, Va. Posts: 225	Awesome find! I got a Security Six i the 80's and still have it. Bull barrel and nice shooter, but it got heavy after a few hours of shift duty. __________________ Frank-- Member, GoA, NRA-ILA, SAF, NRA Life Member