double action GP-100's

[L-Frame]

double action only GP-100's?

I'm sure that this is an old topic, so sorry in advance, but I was wondering about the slew of fixed sight, short shroud GP-100's out there now in double action only. Were they a specific run for some agency? I don't mind the bobbed hammer and double action only as long as they haven't been ridden hard. Any information from those in the know? Thanks.

 

[pezo]

Im not an expert by any means, but I beleive they are some kind of canadian police, and New york police trade ins. some if not most are .38 special only IFIRC.

 

[JohnKSa]

Actually I hadn't heard of any being chambered in .38spl...

Anyway, they're what you'd expect from police trade-ins. Some pretty well used, some virtually new.

Mine had been shot a lot--probably always with .38s--but apparently never cleaned. Lockup, endshake & cylinder gap were all as good or better than my newest and least shot GP100.

 

[Sunray]

"...some kind of Canadian police.." Nope. Canadian cops switched to semi's long ago. The .38 revolvers they had were Smith M10's or Colts.
Ruger does make a 4", fixed sight, .38 Spec +P GP-100. They make a fixed sight, 2.25", SP101 in .357 with a bobbed hammer and one without the bobbed hammer for .38 Spl +P in 2.25" and 3 1/16" barrel. No DAO's though.