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That blued Speed Six looks great.

They are tanks. Mine is in 38 special but I don't think there is a 38 load you couldn't fire in it.

If those are original Ruger oversized grips, you really outdid yourself. I don't know how rare they are, but I haven't seen too many. It's a nice gun, at any rate.

I haven't seen any like that. All I've ever seen are like those on Steelhead's gun.

They actually look like S&W grips to me.

That's right.

Ruger had some oversized grips like that on a few guns. I can't tell if those are Rugers. They aren't Smith and Wesson's.

Those are Ruger grips, have a cutout in the butt area so the serial number can be seen. Ruger called them “target grips”. I have a set just like them on my stainless 4 inch.

The grips on the OP's pics in the Image gallery are Siles. Ruger grips have the Ruger Eagle, Sile Grips are the same design but have a flying bird logo.

Congratulations on a nice find. I've had a stainless 2.75-inch Security Six .357 for a few years now, they're well-made guns.

I couldn't see the logo on the grips clearly.

Jim, you are right! I stand corrected.

Still a good buy on a great revolver. I bought a 4" stainless model a few months ago and it had some no-name finger groove grips on it so I looked around and found a pair of smooth Ruger branded grips on Numrich. At that time it seemed that the original Ruger checkered target grips were pretty scarce and folks were asking a pretty penny for them. Nothing wrong with Sile grips at all, they are identical to the Ruger ones except a different medallion but the question arose and having gone down that road recently I figured to throw out the info.

Thank you for identifying the grips, Jim. They fit my hand really well. I will track down a set of the original smaller grips to go with the revolver.

Best,
Expat

Shot the revolver at the range yesterday. I was pleased with the accuracy. It kept 5 shots in a 2” bullseye at 25 yards, single action.

I was shooting inexpensive PPU 158 JHPs. I don’t know the quality of bullets PPU loads, but it is pretty potent ammo.

The trigger, single and double action, is different than my Smiths, but very usable. I think accuracy will continue to improve while I get more familiar with the trigger.

Expat

now thats nice!! love me some securty six and it brother never could warm up to the gp 100

Why did Ruger stop making this? Just to have something “new”?

They moved to investment cast frames, ala the GP100. My dad loved the Security Sixes. He passed a few down to his boys. They're sweet guns.

I recommend checking out a set of Wolff springs to lighten the trigger pull.

I also was checking out the grips. I found a set of Herrit grips in a close out box eons ago. They are a nice addition.

All Six series guns were investment cast frame and many parts.

The GP 100 came about almost concurrently with the L-Frame Smith's, in the make 'em beefier so they can't shoot them loose phase.

Mimicking the Python with a full underlug barrel was a big deal back in the ‘80s.