RealGun
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Action job on a new gun costs me $65. The rest is on Ruger's dime. I haven't been able to find a nice Diamondback (38) for under $1200. A Python (357) would likely be more, maybe a lot more.
Which would you shoot? GP100 vs Trooper MK3
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RealGun
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Something else going on, if you consider full power rounds in an SP101 to be "fun".
Jimfern
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Unless it represents a large part of your estate, I'd say you should enjoy the Trooper if that's what you prefer to shoot. I've recently seen a few family friends die and the resulting family members go through their estates. Based on viewing that from afar, I was able to see that things that we may put a high actual and/or sentimental value on, aren't necessarily what others will. Your family results may vary.
ColtPythonElite
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Amen to that....Shoot it and enjoy it. No need to save it for the next guy unless it's an unfired and boxed collector piece you are using as an investment.
stchman
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Crowman, my Troopers are stock. I picked up my GP100 lightly used. It is in great shape. It just turned out not to be a good shooter in my hands. I am not sure if a Match Champion would make much of a difference to me. I am not willing to fork over the $$$ to find out how it shoots. Had there been a used stock GP100 and a used Match Champion side by side in the display case I would have picked the Match Champion. Maybe I get lucky and a Match Champion owner who lives in WA wants to hit the range together.
Realgun, what is wrong with enjoying shooting .357 Magnum? The side of my barrel says .357 Magnum. I am not recoil adverse. So why shouldn't shooting be fun? BTW factory Magtech 158gr JSP makes the biggest boom and flame you can find without going to a more boutique ammo.
Jimfern, it's not a part of my Estate, just feel guilty ruining a really nice gun by shooting a few thousand rounds through it and letting it bang around on the bench and range bag.
That's why I picked up another Trooper. It is in fine mechanical order but has a bit of holster wear so I won't worry about it.
Realgun, what is wrong with enjoying shooting .357 Magnum? The side of my barrel says .357 Magnum. I am not recoil adverse. So why shouldn't shooting be fun? BTW factory Magtech 158gr JSP makes the biggest boom and flame you can find without going to a more boutique ammo.
Jimfern, it's not a part of my Estate, just feel guilty ruining a really nice gun by shooting a few thousand rounds through it and letting it bang around on the bench and range bag.
That's why I picked up another Trooper. It is in fine mechanical order but has a bit of holster wear so I won't worry about it.
RealGun
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More power to you, one could say. My SP101 treats me better if I load 357 cases lighter, somewhere between 38 Special +p maximum and 357 Magnum minimum, usually with a non-magnum powder. I shoot best with a 44 Magnum, so it's not an issue of recoil as much as the gun having enough mass to suit the cartridge. The original 357 Magnums, I understand, were Smith & Wesson N-frames with, I believe, 6" barrels. Ever since, guys having been begging off carrying a gun that big for shooting the 357 Magnum.
MikeJackmin
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Sell the GP100 and buy a used S&W .357 instead.
RealGun
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Well, it better be a 686 or a blued version L-frame, or we'll then just be going on about not being able to shoot too much 357 Magnum with it as a K frame, even J Magnum-frame. The GP100 is definitely up to the task.
ColtPythonElite
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You can shoot all the magnum ammo you want thru a MK III with no worries. It's forged frame is plenty strong.
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