#Ruger police service six revolver grips series#
The Six series would be replaced by the Ruger GP-100 in terms of production. Demand for second hand Sixes remains as high as the original interest. Will fit any Security Six or Service Six Square Butt revolver made between 19 with a true. They have a comfortable Target/Thumbrest with a Sile Eagle medallions and checkered panels for optimal control. Genuine walnut grips, new and never installed. In terms of numbers built, between 19 a total 1.5 million (approx) were produced, mainly sold in the US but with a significant number of exports. Sile Walnut Target Grips for Ruger Security Six or Service Six Square Butt revolvers. The Sixes became popular, adopted by many US Government agencies such as the Postal Service, Naturalization Agency and Border Patrol, as well as police departments across the US (many of whom demanded different calibers). This lucrative market had yet to be tapped by Ruger. The Security Six and the later Service Six were sold on the basis of use in police forces in the US. However with the release of the Service Six and the later Speed Six more calibers were introduced:Īll rounds are shot from, as the name suggests, a six-shot cylinder. The Speed Six was also sold to Commonwealth countries, such as India, unlike to previous models. The same barrels as the Security and Service Sixes, along with a unique (for the Sixes) compact round-butt grip and some models were chambered for the. The same barrel lengths as offered for the Security Six were offered, along with a 2in variant. Due to some police agencies specifying the 9mm Parabellum cartridge, the Service Six was introduced with a patented sprung cylinder ring to engage with the 9mm round which was rimless. The Security Six was introduced from 1968.Īlso known as the "Police Service Six", the Service Six was intended to be sold to law enforcement agencies. It comes with Ruger wood grips and a Tyler T-grip. Barrel lengths avaliable were 2.75in, 4in and 6in, and also sold with a variety of grips. Hey all Up for sale / trade is a Beautiful Ruger Police Service Six in 357 Magnum. The majority were sold with adjustable open sights, with few sold with fixed sights. Wooden grips were sold initially, before the Service and Speed Six were sold with rubber Pachmayr grips with the Ruger emblem in silver embedded init from the 1980s.Ĭhambered to fire the. A medium frame is used and made from blued carbon steel, with stainless steel introduced from 1975. The Sixes were among the first to use Ruger's patented transfer bar mechanism, a type of safety mechanism to prevent the hammer striking a cartridge, unless the trigger being pulled.Īll Security Six and its subsequent models were sold with a choice of fixed or adjustable sights. Using their familiar technique of heavy duty components, solid frame and six-shot cylinder the Security Six was investment cast.
The Security Six was Ruger's first attempt at a double action revolver.
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