Double action, it tips the scale a fraction past 9 very smooth pounds. The single-action pull is crisp and light: only 2 pounds, 5 ounces with less than 2 ounces of variation over a series of five measurements. While I wasn't in the market, my good friend Ty Evans was.Ī savvy gunsmith had worked it over at some point, tuning the timing, polishing the internals, and lightening the trigger action to perfection. It's a standard stainless version with 4.0-inch barrel, discovered on the used-gun shelf at Gunnies Sporting Goods in Orem, Utah. Little is known about the particular revolver shown. By the time the Security-Six was discontinued in 1988, over 1.5 million had been manufactured and sold to civilians, various government agencies (including the Border Patrol), and police agencies. A reputation for excellent performance at a superb price vaulted the model to brisk sales. Early versions introduced in 1972 were available only in blued steel stainless options were added in the mid-1970s.īecause production costs were low, Security-Six revolvers were very competitively priced. 38 Special, and 9mm Parabellum (cut for moon clips) were also available. 357 Magnum revolvers go is relatively light and a feature much appreciated by those who carried one day in, day out as a duty or service gun.

Yet the versatile 4.0-inch-barreled version weighed only 33.5 ounces, which as far as. It was stronger than Smith & Wesson's excellent Model 19 and could better withstand a steady diet of heavy magnum cartridges. Typical to Ruger creed, it was made using robust, cost-effective investment castings and coil springs and quickly gained a reputation for durability and reliability. For a lot of handgunners, the Security-Six revolver was a flawless sixshooter, and that is unusual for a first effort.Ĭonceived as a powerful middleweight sidearm for self-defense, law enforcement, and military purposes, the Security-Six is a midsize, six-shot double action. Many thought it had no deficiencies at all. A lot of shooters thought the design had no bugs that needed to be worked out. Bill Ruger's first double-action revolver wasn't just a success, it was almost perfect.

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