The Ruger Six series DA revolvers (Service-Six, Security-Six & Speed-Six) are outstanding revolvers.
The last ones came out of the factory in 1988. It's a shame that Ruger discontinued that line.
The Ruger DA Six's are the size of a S&W K-frame with the strength of a L-frame. The good news is Ruger made well over a million units.
A little observation of mine from the past - Back when the Six series were in production you could always find a used one offered for sale. If the Ruger was in a display case along with a S&W, the Ruger would generally be priced lower. Then after production ceased, the Ruger's became far less common on the used market. By the 1990's I had sold or traded my Ruger DA Six guns. They're as common as crabgrass - I can get another one cheap, right ? That turned out to be incorrect. I spent a lot of time and more money than I should have, to replace the "once common" Ruger DA Six's in my collection. I will not make that same mistake twice.
If you want a Ruger DA Six, (and who doesn't
) don't pass up a good example when you find one for sale.
Ruger doesn't support these models anymore but spare parts can still be found. These guns rarely break and are some of the best DA revolvers ever made.