Ruger’s Triple Roll of Double Sixes
Introduced first with the square-butt Security Six in 1972 and soon followed by the Police Service Six and rounded-butt Speed Six, these guns were born from what the Connecticut-based firearms maker described in their marketing ads of the day as the product of “Ruger engineers who started with a fresh sheet of paper and an unlimited budget!” in a move to ditch what was characterized as outmoded and obsolete designs and manufacturing methods.
By 1985, more than a million had been produced, making the company’s first commercially-available double-action revolver a success.
And if you have ever held one, you can tell why.
