The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > Hogan's Alley > Handguns: The Revolver Forum

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old December 23, 2012, 01:06 PM   #1
Nanuk
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 2, 2005
Location: Where the deer and the antelope roam.
Posts: 3,082
Found a jewel in the rough

Local funstore had this Ruger 4" 357 police Service Six. It was born in 1975 and spent the last 30 years in a leather holster, and looks like it. It is tight and the action is smooth for a Ruger. Less than $250 OTD..... May be my new carry gun as I am really appreciating the 357 revolver in these politically charged days.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Ruger small.jpg (131.3 KB, 470 views)
__________________
Retired Law Enforcement
U. S. Army Veteran
Armorer
My rifle and pistol are tools, I am the weapon.
Nanuk is offline  
Old December 23, 2012, 01:35 PM   #2
Hammerhead
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 31, 2004
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 2,432
Nice revolver, great price.
These days I'm glad I'm a revolver guy too.
Hammerhead is offline  
Old December 23, 2012, 02:08 PM   #3
Daggitt
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 11, 2011
Posts: 321
You stole that.
Daggitt is offline  
Old December 23, 2012, 02:18 PM   #4
Jim March
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 14, 1999
Location: Pittsburg, CA, USA
Posts: 7,417
Very nice find.
__________________
Jim March
Jim March is offline  
Old December 23, 2012, 02:18 PM   #5
Nanuk
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 2, 2005
Location: Where the deer and the antelope roam.
Posts: 3,082
Quote:
You stole that.
That is what I paid for my Model 13 3" Smith several years ago when wheel guns were obsolete.
__________________
Retired Law Enforcement
U. S. Army Veteran
Armorer
My rifle and pistol are tools, I am the weapon.
Nanuk is offline  
Old December 23, 2012, 05:24 PM   #6
Hammerhead
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 31, 2004
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 2,432
Anyone get the feeling that wheel guns are about to make a comeback?
Hammerhead is offline  
Old December 23, 2012, 07:39 PM   #7
tekarra
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 26, 2007
Posts: 1,164
That was a great find. I like the Ruger Sixes.
tekarra is offline  
Old December 23, 2012, 09:44 PM   #8
Kreyzhorse
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 12, 2006
Location: NKY
Posts: 12,463
Congratulations. That's a he'll of a deal on a nice gun.
__________________
"He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson
Kreyzhorse is offline  
Old December 23, 2012, 10:20 PM   #9
Sevens
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 28, 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 11,755
Quote:
Anyone get the feeling that wheel guns are about to make a comeback?
Check your map, you are here in the Revolver Forum.
This audience already knows that revolvers NEVER left and don't need a comeback!

I'll always have a soft spot for a Security Six. First center fire handgun I had ever shot. Friend of the family was asked by my Mom to get me out for my first REAL shooting (many years of BB guns and air rifles, CO2 pistols) and we did rimfire rifles first, then a Ruger Single Six.

When the Security Six came out, I asked what caliber and he told me that it was .357 Magnum. I asked him to shoot it first, so I could observe. He declined.

He told me that it wasn't uncontrollable, that I'd be able to handle it and that he wasn't going to "demo" it for me to decide. I didn't have to shoot it if I didn't care to, he'd just take it back to the house. Or I could send 6 shots down range if I was curious.

I did and it was one of those moments in time, like a capsule, that you never forget. Older than many of us surely were when we started-- I was 15 years old.
__________________
Attention Brass rats and other reloaders: I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.
Sevens is offline  
Old December 24, 2012, 02:56 PM   #10
ThomasT
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 22, 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,746
Nice gun at a fair price too.
ThomasT is offline  
Old December 24, 2012, 04:23 PM   #11
Nanuk
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 2, 2005
Location: Where the deer and the antelope roam.
Posts: 3,082
I discovered that I need to change some springs. Age and neglect have taken their toll. Wolf springs here I come.....
__________________
Retired Law Enforcement
U. S. Army Veteran
Armorer
My rifle and pistol are tools, I am the weapon.
Nanuk is offline  
Old December 24, 2012, 08:22 PM   #12
Big_T
Member
 
Join Date: February 13, 2010
Posts: 24
Merry Christmas to you!
Big_T is offline  
Old December 24, 2012, 10:16 PM   #13
franco45
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 29, 2010
Location: Toledo Ohio
Posts: 474
I just picked up another 357 too (Taurus 605). I was thinking along the the same lines politically.
franco45 is offline  
Old December 25, 2012, 12:26 AM   #14
bamaranger
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 9, 2009
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 8,273
nice revolver

BAck in the 1980's, when auto's were just on the horizon as duty guns, I was told at FLETC that a fed organization (Border Patrol or Treasury maybe, maybe the academy staff) had shot the assorted K type frames (Colt, Smith, Ruger) till failure. The Rugers walked away with it.

I traded a Sec-6 and still regret it. (at least, for another Ruger, a B'hawkl)
bamaranger is offline  
Old December 25, 2012, 12:50 AM   #15
solocam72
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 15, 2012
Location: Great Northwest
Posts: 222
Great gun at a great price! Enjoy it
solocam72 is offline  
Old December 25, 2012, 01:39 AM   #16
Sevens
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 28, 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 11,755
Quote:
BAck in the 1980's, when auto's were just on the horizon as duty guns, I was told at FLETC that a fed organization (Border Patrol or Treasury maybe, maybe the academy staff) had shot the assorted K type frames (Colt, Smith, Ruger) till failure. The Rugers walked away with it.
I've got a bit more than zero experience with Colt revolvers, but I'd like to know how many rounds THAT took. Seriously.

That would take some effort.
__________________
Attention Brass rats and other reloaders: I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.
Sevens is offline  
Old December 25, 2012, 02:03 AM   #17
skidder
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 17, 2008
Location: Montana
Posts: 640
Quote:
Local funstore had this Ruger 4" 357 police Service Six. It was born in 1975 and spent the last 30 years in a leather holster, and looks like it. It is tight and the action is smooth for a Ruger. Less than $250 OTD..... May be my new carry gun as I am really appreciating the 357 revolver in these politically charged days.

Congrats, IMO the Six Series is the best buy on the used market.
I have the same one in stainless and it is my favorite revolver.

Ruger still has the the wood target grips on sale. That thing would look would look even sweeter with some new wooden shoes, but your current Pachs are probably more comfortable with the magnum loads.
http://shopruger.com/RLG-Security-Si...uctinfo/19935/
__________________
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
skidder is offline  
Old December 25, 2012, 02:45 AM   #18
warningshot
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 7, 2009
Posts: 995
Leather rust makes the bullets go faster in Ruger 1970s revolvers.
warningshot is offline  
Old December 25, 2012, 11:09 AM   #19
Nanuk
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 2, 2005
Location: Where the deer and the antelope roam.
Posts: 3,082
Quote:
BAck in the 1980's, when auto's were just on the horizon as duty guns, I was told at FLETC that a fed organization (Border Patrol or Treasury maybe, maybe the academy staff) had shot the assorted K type frames (Colt, Smith, Ruger) till failure. The Rugers walked away with it.
I was in the BP back then.

The Colts were literally falling apart, the Rugers needed work and shot out of time significantly faster than the Smiths, I forget the ratio but it was 5 or 10 to one. That was the GP100's though. The Rugers would lock up when ran hard, unlike the Smiths.

We still had guy's using Model 19 no dashes in 1996 when we went to 40's.
__________________
Retired Law Enforcement
U. S. Army Veteran
Armorer
My rifle and pistol are tools, I am the weapon.

Last edited by Nanuk; December 25, 2012 at 11:30 AM.
Nanuk is offline  
Old December 25, 2012, 11:17 AM   #20
PawPaw
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 24, 2010
Location: Central Louisiana
Posts: 3,137
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanuk
We still had guy's using Model 19 no dashes in 1996 when we went to 40's.
I carried a Model 66 no dash until 2003 when the department finally started issuing handguns. Carried a 1911 for a while, then switched over to the M&P45. While that's an okay gun, it certainly doesn't have the panache of a nice revolver.
__________________
Dennis Dezendorf

http://pawpawshouse.blogspot.com
PawPaw is offline  
Old December 25, 2012, 11:25 AM   #21
SPEMack618
Senior Member
 
Join Date: June 21, 2010
Location: Central Georgia
Posts: 1,863
Quote:
Originally Posted by PawPaw
I carried a Model 66 no dash until 2003 when the department finally started issuing handguns. Carried a 1911 for a while, then switched over to the M&P45. While that's an okay gun, it certainly doesn't have the panache of a nice revolver.
Pop's carried a Model 15 in Gulf War I in lieu of the then new Berettas and carried a Model 66 for his private contracting gig until he finally for real retired.
__________________
NRA Life Member
Read my blog!
"The answer to any caliber debate is going to be .38 Super, 10mm, .357 Sig or .41 Magnum!"
SPEMack618 is offline  
Old December 25, 2012, 12:17 PM   #22
skidder
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 17, 2008
Location: Montana
Posts: 640
I used to have a 15, 66, and k-22, absolutely loved them. They all required endshake bearings and new mainsprings. I put more time and parts in my Smiths than I have in my Ruger Six series. Although, just last week, I had to put endshake bearings in one of my Six Series revolvers.

My opinion is: if you shoot them a lot, no matter the brand, they will need service. A stiff trigger, misfires, cylinder not closing, etc. usually... just a simple fix, but if one continues to ignore simple warning signs a quick fix can turn into bundle of cash.

Moral of this story. Be nice to your revolver, and it will be nice to you.
__________________
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
skidder is offline  
Old December 25, 2012, 12:50 PM   #23
roaddog28
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 15, 2009
Location: Escondido, CA
Posts: 961
Congrats Nanuk,
I have one just like yours and have owned it longer than any of my double action revolvers. Tough as nails, able to handle a steady diet of sane 357 magnums loads and handle as close to a S&W K frame magnum. I know this because I have owned four K frame magnums. Sold them all and kept my Service Six. I think this speaks volumes for this line.
Good luck.
Nanuk
roaddog28 is offline  
Old December 26, 2012, 05:03 AM   #24
Redhawk5.5+P+
Senior Member
 
Join Date: June 4, 2012
Location: NV
Posts: 743
Doesn't look rough!

Quote:
What's so rough about it?
Sooo,...... how much are you going to sell it for?

Last edited by Redhawk5.5+P+; December 26, 2012 at 05:35 AM. Reason: I did a search on you.
Redhawk5.5+P+ is offline  
Old December 26, 2012, 04:39 PM   #25
Nanuk
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 2, 2005
Location: Where the deer and the antelope roam.
Posts: 3,082
Quote:
I've got a bit more than zero experience with Colt revolvers, but I'd like to know how many rounds THAT took. Seriously.
The same amount of the same ammo that the Smiths and Rugers took.

Quote:
Sooo,...... how much are you going to sell it for?
Didn't plan too, depends on the offer.....


Can't wait to shoot her, waiting for springs...
__________________
Retired Law Enforcement
U. S. Army Veteran
Armorer
My rifle and pistol are tools, I am the weapon.
Nanuk is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:41 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.12480 seconds with 11 queries