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07 April 2025, 21:35

rcraig

Ruger Security-Six

Have one that needs the barrel replaced. Any recommendations for a 'smith who would be up to the task?

07 April 2025, 21:56

dpcd

Do you have the barrel?

07 April 2025, 22:22

rcraig

I don't have a replacement barrel as yet. I see there are some used ones on FleaBay.

08 April 2025, 15:21

p dog shooter

I curious on how the barrel got ruined.

08 April 2025, 17:12

Bobster

He may have loaned it to his brother-in-law.

quote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
I curious on how the barrel got ruined.

08 April 2025, 19:45

dpcd

Probably best not to ask; you have to work at it to ruin one of these barrels.
Anyway, changing the barrel is child's play. All you need is a vise and a stick of wood. 3 feet long.

08 April 2025, 21:43

rcraig

quote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
I curious on how the barrel got ruined.

The barrel broke off at the frame leaving the tenon in the frame. How/why I do not know. A buddy passed away a while back and his wife found the gun in a bag in the bottom of his safe. Other than that the gun is in very good condition and looks like it was well taken care of and not abused.

08 April 2025, 21:46

rcraig

quote:
Originally posted by dpcd:
Probably best not to ask; you have to work at it to ruin one of these barrels.
Anyway, changing the barrel is child's play. All you need is a vise and a stick of wood. 3 feet long.

Thanks for the help. What kind of stick? Something like a 1x1 or a 3x3? Pine, redwood, walnut?

09 April 2025, 20:12

p dog shooter

Because the barrel is broken of A stick well not help.

Other wise clamp barrel in vice put stick through frame.

Turn barrel off.

The hardest thing about replacing a revolver barrel is timing it.

I have done it.

Wasn't to bad

If you lucky the barrel times right up.

If not a washer or peening the barrel to allow it to tighten in time .

I prefer the washer.

09 April 2025, 22:31

slivers

The cylinder to barrel gap needs to be given consideration whenever a revolver barrel is changed out. I built a simple jig to be able to drive a revolver barrel between centers, so I could adjust the shoulder on the barrel to time the sights correctly. The length of the threaded portion of the barrel can then be adjusted for proper length and cylinder gap, and a new forcing cone cut to spec. When the barrel is set-back like this, the ejector rod then needs attention to, if there is a lock out there in the shroud that engages the rod.

09 April 2025, 23:22

dpcd

Post a picture of the revolver so we can see exactly what happened. I can't fathom breaking a revolver barrel off at the frame.
The stick will be oak, ash, or hickory and has to fit through the frame, However, if you can't grab the barrel in a vise, you don't need the stick.
Picture.

10 April 2025, 01:51

rcraig

quote:
Originally posted by dpcd:
Post a picture of the revolver so we can see exactly what happened. I can't fathom breaking a revolver barrel off at the frame.
The stick will be oak, ash, or hickory and has to fit through the frame, However, if you can't grab the barrel in a vise, you don't need the stick.
Picture.

I thought my description to be quite clear. However, if you (or anyone else) wants to send (PM) me a # I can text to I will send a picture.

Thanks.

10 April 2025, 04:35

dpcd

"Broken off", does not give us a view of the location, length, or condition of the break, which might be important to determining the best way to remove the existing shank, whatever is left of it, and the condition of the frame at the shank area.
If you do not want to post a picture, that is your choice; just trying to help with getting it fixed.

10 April 2025, 06:17

Bobster

Might be a rare case where an E-Z-Out would work.

10 April 2025, 07:53

rcraig

quote:
Originally posted by dpcd:
"Broken off", does not give us a view of the location, length, or condition of the break, which might be important to determining the best way to remove the existing shank, whatever is left of it, and the condition of the frame at the shank area.
If you do not want to post a picture, that is your choice; just trying to help with getting it fixed.

Send me a # and I will text pics to you. Thanks.

10 April 2025, 17:50

jeffeosso

quote:
Originally posted by Bobster:
Might be a rare case where an E-Z-Out would work.

I was thinking just that, myself

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10 April 2025, 20:08

rcraig

Got then tenon out with an easy out, very little effort required. Just waiting for the barrel.

17 April 2025, 08:01

rcraig

Two examples.

https://www.rugerforum.net/thr...rel-blew-off.414043/

https://www.shootersforum.com/...-six-failure.182145/

17 April 2025, 08:03

rcraig

quote:
Originally posted by dpcd:
"Broken off", does not give us a view of the location, length, or condition of the break, which might be important to determining the best way to remove the existing shank, whatever is left of it, and the condition of the frame at the shank area.
If you do not want to post a picture, that is your choice; just trying to help with getting it fixed.

See the above links. Maybe you'll be able to fathom.

17 April 2025, 15:06

p dog shooter

I think the security six is one of the handiest 357 revolvers out there.

I hope you get yours repaired.

My Stainless one has over 100,000 rounds through it the large majority are 38spl.

Still going I just shot another 10 cly full a couple of days ago.

17 April 2025, 23:10

slivers

I just gotta' wonder, when a revolver barrel can get broken off like that, what kinds' stress has it put on the frame? Some things are best not 'fixed'. At minimum, I'd have the front ring (where the barrel screws into) magnafluxed, and the rest of the frame checked for 'straightness'.

18 April 2025, 00:11

dpcd

Ok, so no pictures of the OP's revolver, but a link to some; those clearly show brittle, improperly treated, (Ruger uses investment cast parts) steel. Something went very wrong with those, since Ruger had been using that technique since the 60s without issues.
Made on Monday morning.
If the barrel are made from CM bar stock, it could not have broken like that. Snapping off from brittleness is what saved the frame from distortion.
I have owned, and still have, dozens of Rugers; zero issues. Looks like the with Security Six barrel line, someone forgot how to cast parts.

18 April 2025, 01:47

rcraig

quote:
Originally posted by dpcd:
Ok, so no pictures of the OP's revolver, but a link to some; those clearly show brittle, improperly treated, (Ruger uses investment cast parts) steel. Something went very wrong with those, since Ruger had been using that technique since the 60s without issues.
Made on Monday morning.
If the barrel are made from CM bar stock, it could not have broken like that. Snapping off from brittleness is what saved the frame from distortion.
I have owned, and still have, dozens of Rugers; zero issues. Looks like the with Security Six barrel line, someone forgot how to cast parts.

Good to know you can now fathom it.

30 April 2025, 11:55

georgeld

Tom:

In that case the gun and broken parts should be sent back to Ruger for repair at N/C.

Correct?

George

30 April 2025, 15:12

p dog shooter

quote:
Originally posted by georgeld:
Tom:

In that case the gun and broken parts should be sent back to Ruger for repair at N/C.

Correct?

George

I don't think they support the SS line any more.

01 May 2025, 11:56

georgeld

Support it or not.

It's their product and since barrels are made by the hundreds in each batch surely they would be concerned about a massive recall even if old and out of date.

Product liability doesn't end when they declare no support.

George

02 May 2025, 07:53

rcraig

quote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
quote:
Originally posted by georgeld:
Tom:

In that case the gun and broken parts should be sent back to Ruger for repair at N/C.

Correct?

George

I don't think they support the SS line any more.

They don't. No parts or service for the Security Six.

03 May 2025, 07:52

rcraig

quote:
Originally posted by rcraig:
quote:
Originally posted by georgeld:
Tom:

In that case the gun and broken parts should be sent back to Ruger for repair at N/C.

Correct?

George

No support list:

https://ruger.com/service/partsService.html

03 May 2025, 11:19

georgeld

ok, I agree they won't fix it.

Thank you for posting this link.

I still say they need to see that broken part of the barrel.

In this case I would just have a new barrel turned and replace it.

George

03 May 2025, 18:03

z1r

They may not service it but Ruger may replace it. I sent a more recent model in, no more parts they say, so they offered to buy it and discount any current model they make.

07 May 2025, 05:40

rcraig

quote:
Originally posted by rcraig:
Have one that needs the barrel replaced. Any recommendations for a 'smith who would be up to the task?

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