Ruger Security-Six (NowhereMash)

The Ruger Security-Six and its variants, the Service-Six and Speed-Six are a product line of double-action revolvers introduced in 1972 and manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Company. These revolvers were marketed to law enforcement duty issue, military, and civilian self-defense markets.
== Variants ==
=== Service-Six ===
After a few months of production, Ruger renamed the fixed-sight version of the Security-Six the Service-Six or alternatively, the "Police Service-Six". This was largely a marketing decision and an attempt to capitalize on the lucrative law enforcement service revolver market. The Service-Six was normally chambered in .357 Magnum, though Ruger also built versions in .38 Special and 9x19mm Parabellum for some police orders. The U.S. Military contracted for the fixed-sight .38 Special variant adding a lanyard ring to the butt and designating it the M108. It was to replace aging Smith & Wesson Model 10 for issuing to air crews and military police.The 9mm variant featured cylinder chambers bored to headspace the cartridge on the case mouth instead of the rim, using a patented spring moon clip to permit extraction of the fired case. These alterations allowed the rimless 9mm cartridge to be used in a revolver design. Barrel length options for the Service-Six included 2.75 and 4 inches. The 9mm was also marketed under the designation M109.
=== Speed-Six ===
Incorporating fixed sights and a round-butt frame, and available in .357 Magnum, .38 Special, .38 S&W, and 9x19mm Parabellum, the Speed-Six was intended for use by plainclothes detectives and others desiring a more concealable handgun. The standard barrel lengths available for these models were the same as those for the Service-Six. The .357 Magnum, three-inch barreled model was standard issue to Special Agents of the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as well as Patrol Agents of the U.S. Border Patrol working plain clothes assignments until both agencies adopted .40 caliber semi-automatic pistols. The .38 S&W variant was equipped with a military-style lanyard ring, and was sold to law enforcement organizations in India.
== d20 Modern Rules ==
=== Alternate Ammo ===
The Security-Six, like all .357 Magnum revolvers, can instead fire the smaller .38 Special round. This has no statistical effect.
=== Alternate Chambering ===
The Security-Six is typically chambered in .357 Magnum, but is also offered in .38 Special, .38 S&W, and 9x19mm Parabellum. These models are statistically identical to the .357 Magnum model.
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