Question about revolvers for Zoob or other experts..

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I picked up a Ruger Security Six .357 magnum with a 4" barrel in good to very good condition today for $215. (I just wanted a truck gun and thought the price was okay) My question, did I pay too much?

Regards

-- Roger (pecosrog@earthlink.net), November 27, 1999

Answers

you didn't say if it was blue or stainless. But either way you did ok with the purchase. They run about 245.00 for blue and 260.00 for stainless out where I'm at.

-- nine (nine_fingers@hotmail.com), November 27, 1999.

Basic blue, no frills, but it shoots straight. Thanks for the quick response.

-- Roger (pecosrog@earthlink.net), November 27, 1999.

The main thing I look for with used revolvers is a secure tight cylinder lock up at point of fire when the trigger is fully depressed.Up here in madison where guns and especialy handguns are demonized I would pounce on it as a great find.

-- zoobie (zoobiezoob@yahoo.com), November 28, 1999.

Use standard loads in a revolver, not plusP. The high-pressure loads can blow the primer dent out, making a raised bubble that sticks back into the firing pin hole. Makes a VERY tough jam to clear, and you don't want to be in that position.

-- bw (home@puget.sound), November 29, 1999.

bubbled primers!!wow,that's a new one for me.Do you mean that this can happen with guns that are rated for +p?It would seem wierd for .38+Ps to bulge and not .357 magnums since they use the same primer.Of course it probably just seems strange to me because it's never happened to me.(wink)There's always more to learn.....

-- zoobie (zoobiezoob@yahoo.com), November 29, 1999.


Sorry, Zoobie, shoulda been clearer. Never saw a plusP .38 blow back, but have had plusP .357 do it. The danger here is that a novice might go for maximum bang and end up with a jammed gun. Most people have never seen this, and I've seen it only a couple times. The trigger bounces back, the dent blows out into a button. The trigger interlock prevents the trigger from coming forward again (protects against dropped guns), and you can't recock and dent it again because the cylinder won't rotate. The only fix, short of a gunsmith, is to work the cylinder a little at a time, massaging the bubble back down flat. Not what you want in an urgent situation.

-- bw (home@puget.sound), November 29, 1999.

Huh! I shot 38+P's years ago when I had a .357 but don't think I ever even HEARD of .357+P's. Talk about an ear-cracker! I think thats why I sold my last 357. Also here in New Mexico big game hunting with a hand gun requires .40 cal or larger so I have a mod. 29 B for that. The new .357 is just something to shove under the seat of the old pick-up. So if the primer jams back into the pin-hole, I guess you 'bout got to beat the cylinder out with a hammer? Thanks for the info.

-- Roger (pecosrog@earthlink.net), November 29, 1999.

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