What spare parts to keep for a Ruger GP100.

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I'm a new owner to a Ruger GP100 6inch revolver. I think it was made in 1991. I like to keep a good set of spares for all my firearms as I mostly have to order t them from the US and larger orders = saves shipping.
For my CZ and my Colt 1911 Im good. There was tons of information about what parts to keep in stock. Howver, Im having a hard time finding relevant info regarding the Ruger GP 100. What is your experience?
I do have a wilson Combat spring kit. And plan to order an extra hammer pivot asembly.
 
Maybe a transfer bar? I don't know, it's a Ruger revolver, I didn't know spare parts were necessary for them :)
 
My 6" GP has 2000-3000 rounds through it, and NOTHING has broken in it, and nothing looks worn, other than the inevitable line around the (blued) cylinder. Ruger revolvers generally don't break.
 
A crane latch pivot. Mine fell out at the range about 20 years ago and that little screw-looking device does a real good job of hiding in the grass. I got a replacement and a spare. A little blue Loctite has held the new one firmly in place all these years.
 
Full set of springs. The only parts I have ever seen break in a GP 100 is the transfer bar. If it's going to break it will usually happen early in its life and it's not very common. The other part you might wear out is the hammer dog. If the DA starts to stutter - it's the hammer dog.
 
More ammo...

I don't see anyone wearing out a GP100 even w/ daily range use. Seriously tough as nails revolver. Just keep the Ruger customer service tab bookmarked and shoot em an email if trouble comes up. ...and don't use it as a hammer, you should be fine! :)
 
I agree with most of these. I don't keep ANY spare parts for my GP100. I have never needed any and believe there is a good chance I never will.
 
i have a 5 gallon bucket FILLED with .357 and .38 brass that ive fired through my SP101, which is functionally identical to the GP100......havent broken a part yet.

if you manage to break a part on a ruger revolver, youve done something wrong.
 
Well, you could do what I did. I was worried that my GP100 might wear out or break one day. So I bought a second one. Essentially, I have a fully-assembled set of spare parts.
 
Thank you for all the answers.

I'll go with some of the recomendations. As for getting second GP I'm afraid that is not an option in Sweden. We are limited to 10 handguns and have to pass a certain exams to be able to own them. We also have to match any gun we wish to buy to a specific style of competition and motivate why we cant use one of our existing weapons instead. Its not that hard to motivate 4-5 guns but two of the same wont fly unless you modify it radicaly. From 6 and up it gets a lot harder since you also have to provide proof of competition results and there is only so much time one have to compete.

Im currently at 4 weapons:

Ruger Mark II, Volquartzen pimped.
Ruger GP100, Wilson Combat spring kit
Colt 1911 Gold Cup, Handfitted upper & KKM precision barrel
CZ75 SP-01 Shadow, SA Trigger/hammer & a decent trigger job.

My next purchase will be a Tanfoglio Stock II AU with all the extreme parts (As I find the normal extreme model to be too ugly), but after that I might have to slow down. A shame, there are so many cheap used guns in Sweden. Id love to own a Python just for kicks for example, they cost about the same or less than a GP100 here, but wouldn't want to trade my GP100 for it due to parts and service problems.
 
I had had one of mine since they hit the market and the other from about a year later which I purchased used.

I cannot even begin to put a number on how many rounds have been put through either of them, but for a year or two stretch there were a couple hundred a week through the one I purchased new.

They have both been carried out in the field for hunting and bounced around in my gear bag for months at a time, and I have never had an issue with either of them.

Personally, if you think you need a spare anything go ahead and get it, it never hurts to have a spare just in case. That said I have replaced the sights on them both a couple of times with different ones just to have or try something different for a particular hunt or target application. Other than that, like everyone has said, between the two GP's and my three 30+yr old Redhawks, I have yet to break, or have anything break on any of them yet.
 
Like the others have said, not much goes wrong on a Ruger revolver. 2 of my 4 Ruger revolvers are used with a fair bit of age. About the only thing "wrong" with my sp101 is a slight squeak to the trigger pull. No issues whatsoever though.

If you made me choose one handgun to handle all of my perceived shooting needs for the rest of my days, and I could have no accessories or replacement parts, it would probably be a 4" gp100. The only thing I don't like about the stock GP is the finger grooves in the grip. I don't have a need for the grooves on my sp, bh, or new vaquero.
 
Seriously....you don't hear too much about wear or failure issues with Ruger revolvers because they are built like a tank. Other than breaking a transfer bar which is a fairly uncommon event, you are likely to shoot that gun for the rest of your life without the need to replace anything.
 
I've had my GP100 4" stainless since the mid 80's when the model was fairly new and after thousands of rounds of everything from mild .38 spc. to hot .357 hunting loads, it has never skipped a beat. It has gotten much smoother though! I did change the original wood and rubber grip to the Hogue. I didn't like the finger grooves forcing my grip position so I slowly sanded them down with 100 grit till they were almost gone. Now I can get a high grip and enjoy the cushion of the Hogue
 
As a retired pistolsmith I can assure you that parts can wear out of spec and cause problems - whether you have personally seen one do it or not. Rugers are no different. How heavily the frame is built has little effect on small parts that bear on other small parts that can wear enough to affect the timing of the whole system. If it was impossible to wear a Ruger out then why do they offer a full parts list (with prices) with every gun?
 
Bought a Security Six in the early 70's, recently semi-retired it after getting a GP 100. After thousands of rounds, never had to replace anything. Don't expcect the GP to be any different.
 
This only part you are ever likely to change on the GP 100 is the grip. So get a spare grip.

Just remember anything you have a spare for will never break. Its the parts you didn't buy a spare for that will break every time.:banghead:
 
As already mentioned, the only part I would even consider carrying a spare for on the GP100 is the transfer bar, and failure of this part is very rare. The GP100 is just a very solid revolver.
 
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