[Gary in Pennsylvania]

the work was performed by Mark Hartshorne of Pinnacle High Performance in Pennsylvania.

- Milled underlug & slabsides.
- Action Job.
- Smoothed trigger (stock edges were sharp)
- Bobbed hammer.
- Chamfered cylinders.
- Fiber front site.

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3949.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3951.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3957.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3941.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3940.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3938.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3974.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3970.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3934.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3943.jpg





I also have some more 'Brothers' pics with the SP & it's bigger GP brother.
I'll post them next.

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

Brothers.....


http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3945.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3925.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3928.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3933.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3937.jpg

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3959-1.jpg

[SamG.]

NICE guns! :)

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

Oh....


I like this pic too.
Focus is on the Gold Dots!

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3977.jpg

[scrat]

Gary that is so friggen CLEAN. i dont know how much you paid but those look so nice. especially those edges. Wow what a fantastic clean up.

[ArchAngelCD]

Gary,
What happened to the "billboard" on the barrel???

j/k It looks great, very nice job indeed!!!

[blutarsky]

actually i'd be interested in knowing ballpark figure for cost -- i have a 3" gp100 and thought about having similar work done (or keeping the gp100 stock and getting an sp101 like this -- sounds familiar eh?).

looks very nice.

[461]

Now I really like that!! I think I just spent some money in my mind. :D

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

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Scrat said - "Gary that is so friggen CLEAN. i dont know how much you paid but those look so nice. especially those edges. Wow what a fantastic clean up."

Look here:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=137014&highlight=Dhart

BTW - Where IS Dhart???? Is he still around???



Cost for SP work was $334

[Brian Williams]

I have had a couple of my S&Ws worked on by Mark, He does great work and that SP is fine.

[scrat]

i think he posted on the gunsmithing forum. Wow he sure does good work.



Ok well boys i have to get off this thing. My wife is giving me the evil eye. something about spending more time on the computer than spending time with her or something.


What i cant here you.


The computer is turned down. Speakers are off



What turn it off.


ok DEAR



bye boys

[Sun195]

I don't normally care much for Rugers, but that looks very nice!

[19-3Ben]

oh my lord that's sexy.

[1858]

Gary,
That's a VERY, VERY nice revolver and great photos too!! Maybe a stupid question, but the hammer looks like it's thinner as well as being bobbed so did Mark have to change any springs to account for the lighter hammer. Have you shot it yet? How about a photo or two of the back end of the cylinder showing the chamfered cylinders. This is something that I'm interested in having done on a couple of revolvers.

:)

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Very nice - now an unfluted cylinder would make it off the chain!

[SimpleIsGood229]

That is possibly the nicest SP I've ever seen! That's a very nice pair you have there.

Yeah, really, where's DHart been? That guy was crazy about 3" .357's and his exceedingly excellent photography showed it.

[machinisttx]

I think I'm going to have to slab side the barrel when I get a 3" SP101 to replace my current 2.25".

[bosh71]

Thanks for the great photos.Excellent job.

[Brasso]

Very nice!

Talking about customizations, I really wish that someone would come out with a S&W style hammer for the Ruger's. The factory, squared design, could use some improvement. Ruger also needs to smooth the trigger face on their guns. They do tend to be sharp and can cut or pull up a blister on the trigger finger after a box of full power loads.

[Drgong]

Fiber front site looks nice...might have to look into that...

[DAdams]

Very nice. I really like that slab side underlugged look. Clean.

[hksw]

Mmm. That do look nice.

The slab side flats look very good on that little gun.

[Rokyudai]

So..darned...envious!

Very nice and congrats! Be safe!

Rok

[bflobill_69]

Lovely =P

...got my daily dose of gun porn there

Bflobill_69

[Colt46]

How much weight was shaved off in the process? The unmodified ones are quite heavy for size.

[hnk45acp]

WOW very nice! great weight shaving and de-horning

[CSA 357]

How Do They Shoot?:d:d

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

How Do They Shoot?

I'll find out on Saturday Sept 6th.
Me and some buddies from work are taking everything to the range.

I'll do pics and a range report.

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_4049.jpg

[1858]

Me and some buddies from work are taking everything to the range.

Are you going to throw the axe too!!

:D

[Galen]

Drool!!! Very nice.

[SeanSw]

Beautiful gun! I sent a link to my girlfriend and now she wants one just like it, though she isn't sold on DAO yet.

Do you notice any recoil difference with the weight shaving? I imagine it's negligible, and the 3" barrel already gives a slight advantage over the shorter model.

[BigBlock]

OMG! That was better than porn! :D

[SNEAKS]

Very nice. I have been thinking of getting a 3'' j-frame S&W for some customizing but this threat has me thinking twice.

[Rokyudai]

I have to say. After sleeping on it... I had to come back to these pics to start off my day. Darn you Gary! Have fun next weekend!

[32winspl]

Wow! Looking at photo #6, the one looking down the bbl over the sights from the operator's perspective... this is the first time looking at a "fiber-optic" sight in green. (Well, except for my 1970 Ithaca mod 37 Featherlight 20ga, which of course is "Merthiolate Orange").
While not exactly "low-light", it is in the shade, and is Super Visible. Pretty darned impressive.
Thanks for these pics. If you can, will you retake photo #6 in even lower light, please.
I know that it's waaay off the scale to say so, but that pic, in time may have changed my life.

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

If you can, will you retake photo #6 in even lower light, please.

Sure! Lemme work on that tomorrow.

In the meantime.......don't overlook this pic as well - it is waaaay in the shade!

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp343/GarySP101/IMG_3945.jpg

[CHEHALIS]

Beautiful, why oh why did I swll mine, In all seriousness that a beautiful weapon

[Bullet]

Very Very Nice!!!
Mark Hartshorne of Pinnacle High Performance has done some work for me too. His machining is the best.

[Shade00]

That is a very fine weapon. In fact, it makes me want to get an SP-101 and have some work done. I never realized those fiber front sights were so darned good. Congrats on a beautiful piece!

[Hunter0924]

Great looking pair of Rugers, the work on the SP 101 is real nice.
I like the Ruger line of revolvers myself.

[papajohn]

I'll add my kudos on that custom work, any Ruger that loses the billboard is instantly improved! I like a lot of weight in front of my knuckles, and would have balked at the slab-sided notion, but it looks GOOD.

I would also like to know what happened to DHart, I started my gunporn collection when I saw his photos several years ago, and knew I had to have them. He and I have a real thing for three-inch revolvers, and he always (somehow) put the best grips money can buy on them. The guy had more Spegal Grips than Craig Spegal does! Absolutely awe-inspiring photography, and I say that as a pretty good amateur. I haven't seen anything from him in several months, if not longer. Anybody know where he's hiding? Is he okay? :confused:

PJ

[Lucky Strike]

Looks sharp....i may have to get that done to the barrel of my GP100....very nice looking way to get rid of the billboard

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

BTW - I've posted this thread/pics elsewhere and I was getting questions about what camera equipment, lighting, etc. I used.....

ery nice guns! Could you give us some details about the photography? I sure need to upgrade my camera and learn photo techniques like these!
Any info about camera, lighting, settings, etc. would be appreciated. Some of the best I've seen.

Tee Hee!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/garyinpennsylvania/thROFL.gif

Ya don't wanna know dude! But I'll share it anyway.

Lighting was provided by God. I was outside on a wooden bench set among the landscaping of the pool deck. It was partly sunny. You can even see the sun-line where the shadow from my roof cut across the bench.
The wooden mallet was to help prop the weapons up. The wood has enough 'friction' to hold the stainless yet not mar the finish.....plus it's a cool looking 'rustic' prop!

Here's the best part - I think my camera equipment may be out of reach for most common folks.......because it's discontinued!!!
The camera is a year old. Cannon PowerShot SD750 digital ELPH @ 7.1 Mega Pixels. Bought from Amazon.com
Sounds fancy, eh??? Tis ain't! See it here: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SD750-Digital-Optical/dp/B000NK6J6Q/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1220131507&sr=8-1


OK....so it's not discontinued.....but it has been surpassed by a more recent/better model.

The camera has served me very well. It has a lot of functionality....but I usually set it to "idiot" (full auto)....all I do is select the environment I'm shooting (Nature, outside, beach, indoor, portrait, fireworks, etc...)

For the closeups....I do know how to override the idiot mode and work with DIGITAL MACRO which translates to "take really cool close-up pics".


I took 77 pics total in this session......and posted the best.

Sorry I couldn't wow you with equipment/settings/skill.
Armed with the above camera.....you can do this too.

----


OH - I did use one trick -http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009RUCH
It's neat and TINY. About 3/4 the size of a pencil. It's also flexible. For some of the up-close MACRO shots, I set up the camera tripod stacked on children's Little Golden Books with the camera time set to either 2 or 10 seconds. That way, the camera is super stable when the shutter cycles. That makes for higher definition (sharp edges) close up pics.


Hope that helps!

[gastong30]

That's some great looking custom work. I really like the work done on the barrel.

[scott22]

I petition for a lock on this thread. The jealousy it arouses is just unbearable!


j/k but she sure is sexy!

[Purple95]

Gary,

What a magnificent firearm!

The short barreled SP-101 is Mrs. Purple95's carry gun of choice. I've shot hers some and they are indeed nice guns.

Cheers,
dan :)

[GearHead_1]

The slab side is a 3"?

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

Yup. It's a 3-incher.

So is the GP-100.

[Jim PHL]

Excellent carry piece...what do you carry it in?

[GearHead_1]

I've bookmarked this thread. I haven't been able to stop thinking about this pistol since you made the post. It's like a drug, I've got to have one just like it. What is the trigger pull like on this pistol?

[JCMAG]

:what:

That has got to be the best looking SP101 that I've ever seen.

Excellent taste!

[Gunner4h1r3]

Now that is one nice gun you got there!

[Rokyudai]

I've bookmarked this thread. I haven't been able to stop thinking about this pistol since you made the post. It's like a drug, I've got to have one just like it. What is the trigger pull like on this pistol?

me too:D (and that is Mr. Green as in envy)

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

Jim PHL asked

Excellent carry piece...what do you carry it in?


Ohhhhhh.....

And that is where I've done this Ruger beauty a disservice.
I live in Pennsylvania and carry my firearms Open Carry at all times. Right now, my dailly carry is mostly my XD45 in a Blackhawk Serpa.

I don't yet have a good OWB holster for this SP-101, so for now it rides in a cheapie.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/garyinpennsylvania/IMG_4361.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/garyinpennsylvania/IMG_4362.jpg

[bulbboy]

Beautiful work!

Do you mind sharing how much the work cost?

[sloman]

Yes, how much did it cost and does this guy have a website?

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

The work cost me $335 plus the cost of the fiber front sight.

Mark's website is:
http://www.pinnacle-guns.com/

[Chris Plitt]

I think that is the most gorgeous ruger that I have ever seen! I've got an SP101 and a GP100 and I want that done to mine! I think on a 4" gp100 it would look good with a fluted barrel... IMHO...

[220_Swift]

That is the best looking Ruger I have ever seen. And the green fiber optics sights are great. That is what I have in my Mk III Hunter, and they really grab the light.

Congrats on one fine shootin' iron!

[Guillermo]

That is a great looking handgun.

And I am not a Ruger fan!

$335 well spent

[Myles]

Absolutely beautiful. I knew the internet was for porn.

[RobG5538]

Nice! I dig the barrel. Never thought of that.

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

WOW!

Took 'er to the range yesterday.

Suuu-weeeet shooter! I really like how smooth the action job turned out!
It's real easy with .38spl's.

.357 158gr Gold Dots?? Yup - you'll notice 'em! Still shot VERY well.

Yesterday was a brilliant deep blue sky sunny day.......you shoulda seen how kick-ass that front fiber site was!



Secretly though.....and don't share this with my SP......my 3" GP-100 AMAZES me with how well it shoots/feels! .38spl's are nuthin' and even heavy .357's are easily manageable.

It was a good time!

[Voodoo]

Absolutely beautiful! Do you know the manufacturer of the front sight?

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

I purchased it from Gemini Customs.

See it here (scroll to bottom of page):
http://www.geminicustoms.com/classified.htm

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

Listen folks..........

No - I am not in need of medication...

BUT this absolutely GORGEOUS SP-101 is about to go up for trade.

And I'm gonna loose major money on the trade.

I'm getting desperate - I WANT, NEED, MUST HAVE a KGPF-340. That is a Ruger GP-100 4" short shroud. I DO NOT want any of those police turn-ins (with the bobbed hammer).

I cannot find ANY dealer who has one let alone NIB.

This is NOT the official WTT post.......but if you can point me in the right direction (or if you have one in pretty good shape).....

Reply or PM me.

[crebralfix]

Don't do it! Can you put that GP-100 on layaway or something?

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

.


no Creb......the point is that I cannot FIND one. I really want one NIB. But I cannot fond it.


What are the names of large gun distributors that may have one of these KGPF-340's on a back shelf????

[crebralfix]

Why not call Ruger customer service? They should be able to tell you if there's a distributor they sent one to.

gunbroker.com
gunsamerica.com

Also check:
Lew Horton
http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/