Pat Cannon
Member
The SP101 will take whatever you care to dish out. The GP100 will take more, but I think that will only matter if you want to handload dinosaur-killer ammo.
My everyday carry gun is an SP101. As far as grips & recoil goes: shooting .357 Magnum is a little rough -- I went out and bought the Hogue Monogrip the day after I first took it to the range. I've read online where other people say .357 from the SP101 with stock grips is no problem -- they are tougher than me. Certainly, .357 from the SP101 is WAY less painful, I can tell you from experience, than from a 14-ounce alloy snubby.
I just got a GP100. I only got it because I need a 6-shooter if I want to shoot revolver in IDPA. I like it, but it's quite a chunk of steel to carry. There's no way it'll relace my SP101 for that. And my GP100 is a 3" barrel bobbed hammer model, which must be the lightest one there is.
My everyday carry gun is an SP101. As far as grips & recoil goes: shooting .357 Magnum is a little rough -- I went out and bought the Hogue Monogrip the day after I first took it to the range. I've read online where other people say .357 from the SP101 with stock grips is no problem -- they are tougher than me. Certainly, .357 from the SP101 is WAY less painful, I can tell you from experience, than from a 14-ounce alloy snubby.
I just got a GP100. I only got it because I need a 6-shooter if I want to shoot revolver in IDPA. I like it, but it's quite a chunk of steel to carry. There's no way it'll relace my SP101 for that. And my GP100 is a 3" barrel bobbed hammer model, which must be the lightest one there is.