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You can shoot .38s safely in any gun stamped .357 magnum but not the other way around ... that 1/10 of an inch makes them too long for the .38 chambers. The only issue, as others have said. is that little bit of carbon that will build up in the extra space ahead of the shorter .38 case.
Hello all, New guy here. I got my first Ruger a few months back and well, let's just says it's never getting sold. It's a 1979 Security Six with 2.75" barrel in .357 mag. These things are built like tanks. I almost had an opportunity buy her sister in stainless steel but the deal fell through. Oh well, I'll keep my eye out for another.
5496 posts · Joined 2012. #1 · Aug 4, 2023. I have owned three Ruger Security-Six Revolvers. Sold two, but still have one, a blued 4” series 151 lowback. I think I paid about the same for each, just north of $400. Considering how good they are, I often wonder why they are not more popular and why the value stays so low.
The GP100 has a crane lock, an improvement over the ejector rod lockup of the Six. My GP's tend to have slightly better, on average, double action pulls and I prefer the trigger return-latch spring of the GP over the circular spring of the Six. The GP's are easier to "tune up" too. However the Six is a bit smaller and lighter, and plenty durable.
I see the Speed Six as something of interest to the hard core Ruger collector. As a concealed carry gun, the SP101 is better suited. I have a Security Six 357 and a Service SIx 38 Special. The 357 is just an exceptional firearm (with its action job). The 38 Special was bought in like new condition and will never see enough rounds to wear it down.
The -Six guns are incredible durable and accurate; in 1984 the Border Patrol tested multiple example of Security Six and Speed Six models for over 10,000 rounds of full-house 158 gr and 110 gr .357 magnum cartridges, and after flawlessly completing the test protocols, it was felt that the test examples could have been immediately issued for ...
F. Frank V. 1376 posts · Joined 2007. #8 · Dec 26, 2013. Catphish. Welcome to the forum. Although your Security Six is a few years old it's a pretty strong well made gun that some (myself included) wish Ruger still made. To me it's the perfect size for packing. I'd use .38s for practice & .357s for carry.
Ruger Speed Six Postal Inspection Service I have a Ruger Speed Six .357 GS33-PS U.S. Postal Inspection Service issue that I'm going to list for sale. I purchased it after these were withdrawn and made available for sale to Postal Inspectors and Postal Police Officers. It is in excellent condition and includes the box and manual.
84 posts · Joined 2014. #2 · Dec 6, 2014. Well the GP100 is arguably stronger but it hardly makes a difference unless shooting a huge volume of max power magnums. The Six series guns are lighter and a bit smaller, and I really like them. However, when it came time for me to choose I picked up a KGPF-340, which is a GP100 but with half-lug ...
The Security Six sights would be somewhat similar with the tenon on the bottom shaped to fit the Six Series. In the past I have had orange sight inserts put on some guns and have installed Millett blaze orange front sights on others. The orange on the Millett really jumps out visibly i.e. easy to pick up. In the past I have tried the white ...