This is not Caiyun's own experience, it is a story provided by a netizen, Caiyun feels that it is really funny, and takes it out to share with everyone.
When Caiyun introduced the Colt "python" revolver, a reader told Caiyun that he admired the "python" for a long time, because he had not had the opportunity to kiss Fangze in China, and finally once traveled to the United States, he specially went to the shooting range to name a dozen "pythons", although the .357Mag revolver recoil was fierce, and his hands hurt, but he still felt that he had no regrets in this life. He also sent me a photo of a "python" at the range.
This reader's old man's shooting range photo
But as soon as Caiyun saw the gun in the photo, he couldn't hold back, this barrel, this barrel, this shell rod conduit, this wheel frame, this grip... Where is the "python"? This is Ruger's Security Six revolver!
The barrel of this gun, the shell rod conduit under the barrel, the crosshair, the frame, the grip and other details are very different from the "python".
Ruger Security Six, that's the reader's gun.
Ruger Security Six, that's the reader's gun.
The birth of the Ruger Security Six
Speaking of Sturm, Ruger & Co, gun fan friends should be more familiar, this is a famous firearms company in the United States, the products are very wide.5 Ruger's first foray into revolvers was in 1953, when they introduced a Single Six, a .22LR caliber that mimicked the historical Colt 1873 structure of a single-action revolver, at a low price and primarily for recreational shooting.
An old Ruger Single Six from the 1950s
In 1955, Ruger introduced the Blackhawk, which was also a single-action revolver imitating the Colt 1873, but after redesign, the frame structure was strengthened, the firing mechanism had a transmission block safety, and the .357Mag, .44SPL, .45LC and other high-power revolver cartridges were fired. This year, the Ruger Black Hawk was launched along with the Smith-Wiessen M29, the Colt Replica Army Single-Acting And the Python, and four new products appeared in the revolver market at the same time, and the realm of vigorous and vibrant everything was still in sight.
A .357Mag caliber Blackhawk single-action revolver
A .357Mag caliber Blackhawk single-action revolver
The Security Six is a product launched by Ruger in 1973, and the first double-action revolver launched by Ruger, which is different from the previous models that were mainly used for target shooting, recreational shooting and hunting, and this Security Sxi is mainly for law enforcement and civilian personal defense.
A 4-inch barrel, roasted blue-surfaced Ruger Security Six
A 4-inch barrel, roasted blue-surfaced Ruger Security Six
Ruger Security Six technical features
Ruger Security Six revolver is a revolver side-loaded double-action revolver, there are a variety of calibers, the most common is .357Mag, there are also many are downgraded can only fire .38SPL, and even .38S&W and 9x19mm (need to use the moon clip) caliber, barrel length of 2.74 inches, 4 inches, 6 inches three, the original version of the Ruger Security Six are carbon steel, baked blue surface, after 1975 began to produce stainless steel.
2.75-inch barrel, grilled blue surface Security Six revolver.
4-inch barrel, stainless steel Security Six revolver.
6-inch barrel, stainless steel Security Six revolver.
Looking at the Security Six revolver, we will find that its framework is square, very solid, and there is a sense of "thickness", here we will talk about the process characteristics of Ruger Company, and the reader can compare it with Colt Company.
Before Caiyun said that Colt company until the mid-to-late 20th century is still using a very old production process, that is, first forging out the parts blank, and then machining, the size of the machined blank is slightly larger than the final finished product, these margins are left for manual repair, to rely on technicians to manually repair the blank to the standard size and then assemble. Colt this processing method can ensure good quality under the skilled technician bonus, but it is highly dependent on manpower, the cost is very high, and as the U.S. manufacturing industry falls into a vicious circle of sharp increase in labor costs, the loss of skilled workers, and the decline in product quality, Colt's model cannot be maintained.
And Ruger company in its own firearms a large number of use of investment casting process, parts directly cast in the mold, low cost, high yield, in order to adapt to the process requirements of investment casting, easy to release the mold, Ruger Security Six parts are as thick and solid as possible, simple lines. The parts cast in these investment dies of the Ruger Rotor are strong enough to withstand the high pressure of high-powered bullets such as the .357Mag, at the cost of slightly heavier quality.
After the decomposition of the Ruger Security Six, most of the parts are cast except for parts such as barrels and rotors that directly carry the bore pressure.
There are still many readers who can't distinguish common revolver brands such as Colt, Smith-Wiessen, and Ruger, including the reader who was pitted, according to him, he is not familiar with guns, sees the silver appearance, and the big revolver that hits .357Mag bombs thinks it is a "python". In fact, an easy way to distinguish the three brands is to look at the shape of the wheel latch: Colt is a rearward-pulling flared shape (in the early days it was a hook pulled backwards), Smith-Wiesson is a button attached to the side of the frame, and Ruger is a piece of the bulging baffle at the left rear of the revolver to dig down and install a button here.
The Colt wheel lock is a flared part that pulls backwards
Smith-Wiesen's wheel lock is a button with a knurled knurl on the left side of the frame
Ruger's wheel lock is a pit in the bulging baffle behind the wheel, with a button inside the pit.
Like Ruger's various revolver pistols, the Security Six uses the transfer bar as a safety device, the transmission block is a part linked to the trigger, only if the trigger is really pulled or the hammer is pressed to be hit, the transmission block will rise between the hammer and the firing pin, the power of the hammer strike is transmitted to the firing pin, firing the bullet; If the hammer is only pulled backwards for a short distance due to accidental hooking, or if the hammer is hit by an external force, because there is no transmission block pad between the hammer and the firing pin, the hammer is empty and the firing pin cannot be hit.
All of the original Security Six factories are equipped with wooden grips, but some Security Six produced after 1980 and will be mentioned below, service Six, Speed Six also come with black rubber grips with guns, so we can see a lot of Security Six with rubber grips.
The Security Six, produced after 1980, is available with a choice of wooden grips and rubber grips.
Ruger Security Six variant
Ruger Security Six positioning is a practical mid-range affordable revolver, so it is widely equipped in law enforcement departments, and there are immigration and naturalization bureaus, postal bureaus, Border Patrol and other departments under federal jurisdiction in the United States, which use the gun as a gun for law enforcement officers, and there are many users in state, county and city law enforcement departments. In order to adapt to different user needs, in addition to the basic model, Ruger's Security Six also derives derivatives of different calibers and different configurations, mainly including Service Six and Speed Six models.
Service Six
From the name, Service Six has a stronger military color, which is a simplified low-end version of Ruger based on Security Six, mainly for law enforcement, as a large number of police officers with guns. The service six's signature feature is the elimination of the Security Six's adjustable illumination door, instead of slotting directly at the top of the frame to make a fixed illumination door, and the crosshair is also lower. Most of the Service Six are .357mag calibers, but some police departments specifically require the use of only .38SPL bullets, and there are even 9mm Parabellum caliber models with barrel lengths of 2.75 inches and 4 inches.
Carbon steel baked blue surface service six revolver
Stainless steel Service Six revolver
Service Six revolver with a 2.75-inch short barrel
Speed Six
Speed Six can be considered a variant of Service Six, mainly changing the square bottom grip of the original Service Six to a smaller round bottom grip for a more rounded appearance. Speed Six also has .357Mag, .38SPL and 9mm calibers, as well as a .38S&W, the UK's .38/200, which is mainly exported to the police departments of commonwealth countries.
Speed Six with a 2.75-inch barrel
The 9x19mm Speed Six is very rare because the 9x19mm bullet has no bottom edge and cannot be ejected from the shell, so a moon clip is used.
In 1986, Ruger introduced a new double-action revolver GP100, also has a .357Mag caliber, basically covering the market of Security Six, so the GP100 became a new product in the Ruger product line to replace Security Six, and by 1988 Security Six was officially discontinued.
The Ruger GP100, which is the model that replaces the Security Six
Finally, we return to the beginning and talk about the reader's experience of being deceived. Although the Ruger Security Six is also a good gun, you can also experience the shock of the powerful power of the .357Mag bullet, but this kind of bullying Chinese tourists mostly do not understand guns, hanging sheep's head to sell dog meat should still be strongly condemned! It also reminds everyone to polish their eyes when traveling abroad to experience live-fire shooting, and do not be pit by immeasurable businesses.