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Ruger Security-Half-dozen .357 Magnum Revolver: Balance of Weight to Power

The youngest Ruger Security-Half-dozen is at present about 35 years old, and information technology paved the way for Ruger'southward successful double-activeness revolver lineup.

Ruger Security-Six .357 Magnum Revolver: Balance of Weight to Power — Ruger's Security-Six made its debut in the early 1970s. It was a midsize, stiff revolver chambered for .357 Magnum.

March 11, 2022

Nearly fifty years agone I was ready to obtain my first .357 Magnum revolver. It seems strange to say, but my granddaddy was leery of the relatively new Ruger brand. Ruger's double-action revolvers were competing squarely against Smith & Wesson and Colt brands. The price was correct—about one-half the price of a new Filly Trooper and considerably less than a Smith & Wesson Combat Magnum.

Ruger designed this midsize revolver with an investment-cast frame to provide a strong and reliable but relatively lightweight service handgun at 34 ounces.

In product in 1971 and generally available by 1972, the revolver was offered in bluish steel. The barrel was iv inches long, and it was chambered in .357 Magnum. A few were chambered in .38 Special, and there were numerous variants: the Police Service-Six; Speed-Vi; and variations with a square barrel and round butt, respectively.

Stainless steel revolvers followed. I carried a four-inch-barreled stainless-steel revolver on duty in the early on 1980s. Amidst the best balanced versions was a relatively meaty 2.75-inch-barreled revolver that provided good balance and a bit of recoil dampening over competing guns with shorter barrels.

The Security-Six offered the nearly rugged adjustable rear sights of the 24-hour interval, and a ramp front sight offer an fantabulous sight picture. The hammer spur is easily grasped to cock the revolver for unmarried-action burn down. The double-activity trigger is polish plenty, and while heavier than the competition there are no hitches or rough spots in the action.

The grip design was a matter of much discussion at the time. While it is a square butt, information technology isn't similar to other revolvers of the day. Elmer Keith felt it offered an excellent shape for fast instinctive shooting, but Jeff Cooper idea the grip angle was poor for control in rapid fire.

Ruger afterward offered larger target-manner grips. The original printing-checkered wooden slabs were nothing fancy, merely they were small plenty to allow most any hand size to wrap around the grip. The Ruger is fast to a starting time-shot hit. In single-action burn the grip frame isn't a drawback.

Ruger'southward Unmarried-Six wasn't the first to utilize a transfer bar activity, merely information technology was a stride forrard in magnum revolvers. Today a variation of the transfer bar action is used in most revolvers.

The Security-Half dozen tin be field stripped with zilch but a coin. Remove the grips, cock the hammer, put the supplied pin in the hammer spring, and skid out the activeness.

The Single-Six featured a solid frame, eliminating the side plates, and was a stiff design. Leaf springs were replaced by coil springs. The cylinder release presses in to release the cylinder to be swung out for loading or unloading.

At the time the Security-Half-dozen was introduced, the major ammunition makers were developing the 125-grain .357 Magnum cartridge for police force enforcement use. This powerful load was hard on the guns of the day, just the Security-Half dozen suffered less than virtually.

The youngest Security-Six is now about 35 years old. They are non as common as they once were, but you can find them. A fair price is about half that of the new GP100 that replaced information technology.