New revolver and A few firsts

Good choice!

My FiL bought a 6" NiB 5-7 years ago and loves it. I think his has slightly different grips, maybe?

Anyway, he loves that thing. They have a good reputation for lasting pretty much forever.

Sweet! Looking for a 4" 586 myself. It's a great caliber choice.

Congrats on the new Ruger!

Barbaroja said:

Anybody ever sand down the finger nubs on these grips? I like the grip hate the grooves. Think I’ll just order the old style grip and some nice wood inserts from chigs grips.

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The old style grip works with my hands very well. For some reason any Hogue or Hogue styled grip with finger grooves never fits my hands.

Congratulations! My GP100 SS 5" was my first revolver too. I also didn't care for the rubber finger groove grip because I had to keep repositioning my grip. I also went with the old style grip with Chig's inserts and am very happy. Plan to add some hammer shims and change the main and trigger springs, but after a few thousand rounds it's smoothed up some.

With the old-style grips and grip screw (which can be unscrewed and removed with the rim of a cartridge) the GP can be disassembled without tools, which is kinda cool.

I cleaned up the trigger on mine - a retired security-guard gun, purchased used, and filthy - by hosing it out with brake cleaner, dry firing it 1000 times, hosing it out again, and re-lubing with RemOil when dry. Been quite happy with it ever since.

Regarding grip, Hogue does make a
groove-less model and is advertised
for the Super GP100. Without the
grooves, it's a much different animal.

The wood grips for the Match Champion
are also Hogue and without grooves.

The only criticism I've sen about the
rubber grips with wood inserts is they
are harder on the hand during extensive
magnum shooting.

Congratulations on your GP100 purchase.. Check out Altamont Wood inserts & rubber grips too. The inserts aren't smooth like Chig's and the rubber is textured also. I've got both Chigs & Altamont(Lett's style) and like both.

These are some S&W 500 X Frame (Hogue Tamers) that I modified (removed finger groves and rounded butt). You can do it with a belt sander, dremel sanding drum, or block sander. Go slow and you can get a decent outcome. Mess warning -- Lots of black finds thrown off with belt sander or dremel.



FWIW,

Paul

Light, 358156 or 357446 and 5 gr Unique in 38 cases. Strong, either with 13.5-14.5 2400 (work up) in 357 cases.

Barbaroja,

You mentioned "lightest" springs, some rifle
primers and shooting all or most rounds in
SA. Just to make sure about reliability,
you might give the gun a good test in DA.

DA strikes have less oomph than SA
usually.

And next time you shoot, do it in DA,
smooth single strokes, no hesitations.
You might be surprised how well you
do in the accuracy department.

Any way, so happy for you!

Good lookin' pistola, Senor....and accurate as well.

Here are a few of my loads, work up if interested and after consulting a good manual. All loads listed were chronographed for my Smith M-66 with a 4" bbl. The first four loads will do 1-1/2" groups at 25 yds from a rest with good bullets. The first load, 3.5 gr of Bullseye is a fine target load, and at 823 fps carries some punch with it for small game hunting or CC purposes if you're not adverse to handloads for carry purposes.

148 gr wadcutter, Lyman 35891, sized 0.358", 3.5 gr Bullseye in .38 Spl brass, Chrono'd = 823 fps 4" bbl
148 gr wadcutter, Lyman 35891, sized 0.358", 4.0 gr Bullseye in .357 brass, Chrono'd = 856 fps 4" bbl.

158 gr LSWC, Lyman 358156gc, sized 0.358", 5.0 gr Bullseye in .357 brass, Chrono'd = 920 fps 4" bbl.
158 gr LSWC, Lyman 358156gc, sized 0.358", 5.5 gr Bullseye in .357 brass, Chrono'd = 996 fps 4" bbl.

This last one, below, is a top end load for me and does an honest 1-1/2" 5 shot group at 100 yds with my Marlin 1894 CS with a 2.5x scope mounted & chrono's at 1609 fps from its 18.5" bbl. For rifle use I size to 0.359", for Ruger and S&W handguns I use 0.358".

158 gr LSWC, Lyman 358156gc, sized 0.358", 13.5 gr 2400 in .357 brass, Chrono'd = 1358 fps 4" bbl.
I limit this load to use in K or N frame Smiths, and a pair of Ruger Blackhawk Flat Tops.

Best regards, Rod

Its a good choice and it looks great. I've had mine for about 15 years and have bonded with it well over those years.

Rodfac said:

Good lookin' pistola, Senor....and accurate as well.

Here are a few of my loads, work up if interested and after consulting a good manual. All loads listed were chronographed for my Smith M-66 with a 4" bbl. The first four loads will do 1-1/2" groups at 25 yds from a rest with good bullets. The first load, 3.5 gr of Bullseye is a fine target load, and at 823 fps carries some punch with it for small game hunting or CC purposes if you're not adverse to handloads for carry purposes.

148 gr wadcutter, Lyman 35891, sized 0.358", 3.5 gr Bullseye in .38 Spl brass, Chrono'd = 823 fps 4" bbl
148 gr wadcutter, Lyman 35891, sized 0.358", 4.0 gr Bullseye in .357 brass, Chrono'd = 856 fps 4" bbl.

158 gr LSWC, Lyman 358156gc, sized 0.358", 5.0 gr Bullseye in .357 brass, Chrono'd = 920 fps 4" bbl.
158 gr LSWC, Lyman 358156gc, sized 0.358", 5.5 gr Bullseye in .357 brass, Chrono'd = 996 fps 4" bbl.

This last one, below, is a top end load for me and does an honest 1-1/2" 5 shot group at 100 yds with my Marlin 1894 CS with a 2.5x scope mounted & chrono's at 1609 fps from its 18.5" bbl. For rifle use I size to 0.359", for Ruger and S&W handguns I use 0.358".

158 gr LSWC, Lyman 358156gc, sized 0.358", 13.5 gr 2400 in .357 brass, Chrono'd = 1358 fps 4" bbl.
I limit this load to use in K or N frame Smiths, and a pair of Ruger Blackhawk Flat Tops.

Best regards, Rod

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The last part, did you mean L and N frame Smiths? I love my four K frame .357’s but I don’t regard them as sturdy as my 686, the OP’s GP 100 or your N frame and Blackhawks .

Just wondering.

Stay safe.

Great snag! Enjoy.