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So I walked in the LGS. Owner asks what I’m up to. I say I’m just looking at what he’s got that I can’t afford.
He immediately reaches in a display case and pulls out a blued Ruger Security Six. 4” barrel. Aw crap!!! And yes I did. It even came with a holster. I’ve been looking for one of these for a few years now but prices had gone higher than I wanted to pay. $475 otd.
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain)
Rugerfan wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:02 pm
The name on the holster is hard to make out. I think it says Brauer Bros. St. Louis.
And no, I did not buy the PSA Dagger I was thinking about earlier this month. Life happened.
Great gun and yes the holster is a Brauer Bros. A true classic just like the Ruger. Give it a really good conditioning. The black leather ones were prone to cracking if the leather.
Yeah those security sixes are great guns!! Oh by the way you have a “high back” early version. They tend to be a bit more difficult to find replacement grips for.. This one was my dad’s service revolver when he was a Deputy in Wyoming, with El Paso saddlery holster bought with it.
sakodude wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:46 pm
Nice! you really can't go wrong with a Security Six.
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Picked up a stainless 2 3/4" model a while back and love it.
Elk Creek wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 3:09 pm
Yeah those security sixes are great guns!! Oh by the way you have a “high back” early version. They tend to be a bit more difficult to find replacement grips for.. This one was my dad’s service revolver when he was a Deputy in Wyoming, with El Paso saddlery holster bought with it.
You suck!!! GREAT REVOLVER!
It’s probably considered sacrilegious but I kinda like those grips.
Rugerfan wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:02 pm
The name on the holster is hard to make out. I think it says Brauer Bros. St. Louis.
And no, I did not buy the PSA Dagger I was thinking about earlier this month. Life happened.
Great gun and yes the holster is a Brauer Bros. A true classic just like the Ruger. Give it a really good conditioning. The black leather ones were prone to cracking if the leather.
Rugerfan wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:02 pm
The name on the holster is hard to make out. I think it says Brauer Bros. St. Louis.
And no, I did not buy the PSA Dagger I was thinking about earlier this month. Life happened.
Great gun and yes the holster is a Brauer Bros. A true classic just like the Ruger. Give it a really good conditioning. The black leather ones were prone to cracking if the leather.
An El Paso saddlery offering is probably one of the best!
What conditioner(s) do you recommend?
CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 1:42 am
I use neatsfoot oil.
Not sure what a neat is, or why it’s foot oil is used for leather, but there ya go.
Neatsfoot oil will break your leather apart. It will degrade your leather to the point of crumbling, eventually. Fiebings saddle oil with lanolin is the best oil to use on leather.
Elk Creek wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 3:09 pm
Yeah those security sixes are great guns!! Oh by the way you have a “high back” early version. They tend to be a bit more difficult to find replacement grips for.. This one was my dad’s service revolver when he was a Deputy in Wyoming, with El Paso saddlery holster bought with it.
You suck!!! GREAT REVOLVER!
It’s probably considered sacrilegious but I kinda like those grips.
I need to look up the serial # to check the age
According to the Ruger website mine is from 1972. The first year of mfg.
