A couple more refurbished Service SixesThis is a discussion on A couple more refurbished Service Sixes within the Ruger Double Action forums, part of the Pistol & Revolver Forum category; These were from a corrections department. Some ham handed person with an electric engraver did the marking. Bothe were pretty beat up. First one is ...
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October 18th, 2012, 07:52 AM
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| A couple more refurbished Service Sixes
These were from a corrections department. Some ham handed person with an electric engraver did the marking. Bothe were pretty beat up. First one is a .38 Spl the second is a .357 Mag.
BEFORE (both looked similar to this):  
AFTER:
The .38 Special: 
The .357 Mag: 
Together:  
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October 18th, 2012, 08:34 AM
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#2 | | Sr. Exec. Button Monkey
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wow! they cleaned up nicely? did you do the work yourself?
really impressive!
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October 18th, 2012, 09:09 AM
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Yep, I did the work myself. I have a one man (me), part time (for now) gun repair and refurbishment business.
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October 18th, 2012, 10:34 AM
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Very nice...super job!!! 
Not for nothin' but in my book, whatever "PERSON" engraves, etches, etc. on a gun ought to be boiled in his own gun oil! 
Again great work xring'...
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October 18th, 2012, 11:01 AM
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I always wondered why a system (jail, prison, police dept, etc.) would engrave the guns they issued. All guns now a days have a unique serial number on the frame and many have partial s/n's elsewhere on the gun (for a revolver many times on the crane assy, like a S&W, on a semi-auto on the slide and barrel), so it is pretty easy to record what gun/serial number went to which person. And even they can't (by law) remove/alter a serial number any more than a civilian can.
Most don't care like you and I would. In fact if you saw the bores, I'd bet that there were very few rounds fired in both guns although the outside looked like crap.
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October 18th, 2012, 11:06 AM
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Beautiful work !! Are the frames and barrels bead blasted ??
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October 18th, 2012, 11:52 AM
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Actually, after taking everything apart and cleaning all the parts in an ultrasonic cleaner, they were blasted with 120 grit aluminum oxide. I taped off the cylinder and used a razor knife to cut off the tape from the flutes and then blasted it. I then secured a bolt up through the center of the cylinder and chucked it in my drill press and polished it with wet/dry auto body sandpaper in successively finer grits until I was happy. Everything else was polished using a dremel tool polishing wheel.
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October 18th, 2012, 12:03 PM
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all I can say is WOW !!!!! they are beautiful
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October 18th, 2012, 12:46 PM
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You did a great job. I'd like to do a few of my guns like that.
It's sinful what some people will do to a beautiful gun. Thankfully you were able to restore them.
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October 18th, 2012, 01:17 PM
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Only on the outside will not do any harm.
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October 18th, 2012, 01:25 PM
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They look great!
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October 18th, 2012, 01:27 PM
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You do great work. They are beautiful.
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October 18th, 2012, 01:34 PM
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Great job,What would the cost be to members to do this to a Police turn In ? seriously considering !
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October 18th, 2012, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Marine Division Two  Great job,What would the cost be to members to do this to a Police turn In ? seriously considering ! | It would really depend on what you wanted polished (that's what takes the time). I polished the cylinder, cylinder release, trigger, hammer and hammer pivot pin.
To do it like these, my charge would be $40 per hour and it takes about 3 hours ($120) plus the actual shipping costs to get the gun back to you. If you're near State College, PA and could drop off and pick up, that would save the shipping costs.
Last edited by Xringshooter; October 18th, 2012 at 03:50 PM.
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October 18th, 2012, 03:07 PM
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Nice refurb, both guns look outstanding, hard to believe they are the same guns...Impressive, nice work..
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