Videos tagged with Service-Six

This "From the Vault" video from Brownells features Steve Ostrem discussing the Ruger Service-Six™, a double-action revolver introduced in 1972. Intended to compete with Colt and Smith & Wesson in the police market, the Service-Six™ is described as an elegant, accurate, reliable, and well-manufactured medium-frame .357 Magnum revolver. Ostrem highlights its standard 4" barrel and fixed sights, noting its ruggedness means parts are scarce decades after production ended. The video explains that the Service-Six™ ultimately lost out to the rise of semi-automatic pistols in law enforcement by the late 1970s and 1980s, despite being a quality firearm.

The Ruger GP100, successor to the Six series, is a robust .357 Magnum revolver praised for its durability and accuracy, capable of 2-inch groups at 25 yards. While its factory trigger is noted as 'industrial,' a custom trigger job significantly improves performance. Its weight aids in managing recoil, making it suitable for recreational shooting, home defense, and as a truck gun, though its 6-round capacity is less ideal for modern law enforcement.