Reddot/scope for Ruger Security Six?
I have a Ruger Security Six .357 mag. from about 1981. Is there any way I can mount a reddot or scope on it for hunting? I was told you need to have the adjustable rear sight to do that but this model has a fixed sight. Thanks!
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How about this?
This is supposed to mount in front of the cylinder, so I don't see how the presence or absence of a rear sight would matter: Edit: Nope, I'm wrong
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=711101
http://www.amazon.com/Weaver-Scope-Security-Black-48640/dp/B0000V2DOU
EDIT: You're right, that's not going to work. The rear groove on the mounts above is supposed to lock into the rear sight ledge. No rear sight = no ledge to fit that mount.
If the topstrap contour of the gun is different than the shape of the mount, then milling the gun to fit that mount, or altering the mount to fit the gun are probably not good solutions.
On security six vs speed six, apparently there were some security six guns made without adjustable rear sights before the speed sixes came out. I have no idea if this particular gun is one of them, or what the top-strap contour of those guns looks like.
Drilling and tapping the top strap and/or barrel to fit a mount is another option, and its probably going to be cheaper than trying to fit a mount not intended for the gun in question. Realistically, that's probably the best option, short of getting an altogether different gun to scope.
As consideration, you could probably get away with only one mount for a dot sight, potentially lessening the cost and "uglification" here.
Alternatively, the Security sixes have pretty thick topstraps, so (like the Ruger redhawks) it may be possible to mill out the SIDES of the topstrap and/or barrel rib to create a place for a mount to grab. That could be a pretty cool solution, though I don't know how much it would cost, let alone how easy/hard it would be to find a gunsmith willing to do it. This is also probably not practical for a speed-six with its thin topstrap and rib.
Lastly, *IF* you had a six-inch barrel gun you could try something like this:
Now that's going to be pretty fugly with the scope hanging out over the middle of the barrel, plus I don't know how well these things actually hold a zero.
On the plus side, these mounts are so cheap and easy to install, that apart from potentially marking your barrel, you don't have a lot to lose in trying it.0 -
The B-Square and Weaver mounts I've had that look like the two pictured both required removing the rear sight to secure the rear of the mount while the two "claws" at the front tightened around the barrel or frame ahead of the cylinder. Haven't seen any that would work with the fixed sight Security Six. 0 -
If it doesn't have an adjustable rear sight, it's not a Sec 6 but a Speed 6. It might be possible to D&T the top strap and/or barrel for a scope base. 0 -
Mobuck is right on the Speed Six. Contour of the topstrap is significantly different from the Security Six and I doubt that it could be modified to accept either of the mounts shown, or any others that I know of. If you have to have an optical sight, sell the Speed and pick up a Security. From there, scoping is a no brainer. 0 -
Ooops you're right. It is a SPEED Six, not Security Six, sorry. So it sounds like if I want to mount a scope I just need to get a different gun. That's what I was afraid of. But thanks for all the feedback! 0
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