A new wheel gunner has been born.....

[phantomak47]

I decided to get a wheel gun and after several hours at a local gun show today, this GP100 6 inch followed me home. I love it and cant wait to shoot this week.

And to think I almost got a Glock.


How did I do on price? $463 NIB.


Can anyone give me an overview of the GP 100s?

 

[Jim March]

New, that's a good price. Used, only mediocre except that GP100s more or less never wear out.

 

[TimM]

For an overview checkout this thread.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=258602&highlight=gp100

 

[phantomak47]

lets try the photo again, although I am sure you know what a gp100 looks like.

 

[spwenger]

Welcome Aboard

I was taught and have confirmed through my own experience and observations as an instructor that, if you have the hand size and strength to handle a double-action revolver, it will teach you good shooting habits, such as good trigger control and concentrating on making each shot count.

I have noticed in other forums that many people of my generation, many of whom used revolvers in the earlier phases of their law-enforcement careers, seem to gravitate back to revolvers as they grow older.

 

[bannockburn]

spwenger

I've also found that to be true, at least as it pertains to me. I started out with revolvers, both SA and DA models. But eventually the lure of the semi-auto got to me and that's where I've been for many years now. Recently though, I've noticed that older revolvers have this almost nostalgic attraction to me that I find quite enjoyable. Kind of like reliving my youthful days, but with a lot more appreciation for those revolvers of the past.

 

[Ninja42]

Wait.. you wanted a Glock but ended up with a 6 inch GP100? If your needs calls for a Glock, how can you even begin to cover them with a gun that is nearly twice as big, more than twice as heavy, with only one third the capacity and with slightly more punch? What is the intended use for this gun?

 

[okienate]

Sounds like he was there for a deal on something he wanted, versus filling a need.

Regardless of how awesome Glocks can be (Love my 30), I think that no collection is complete without at least one wheel gun. Sounds like he found a better deal on a Ruger than he could find on a Glock this trip to the show circuit.....

Enjoy Phantomak, it is a fine piece. I think there was a period of time that Ruger believed there to be a design issue in the area the barrel and frame met, but that ended up being incorrect. (Ended up being an assembly issue due to a temporary process change. I think this is why the Super Redhawk line of guns came about, they re-designed the 100's with a beefier frame before they found the process issue and corrected it.)

As mentioned earlier, these badboys were built to last. They were designed to replace older service model weapons that had demonstrated limited life expectancy when using .357 magnum loads. The GP100 line was introduced as something designed to handle .357 magnum loads "indefinitely"....nothing lasts forever, but odds are this baby (properly cared for) will shoot straighter than you can and will be aroundfor longer than you.

If you bought this badboy NIB, you shouldn't have any issues. If you have any doubts, call Ruger customer service and they can compare your serial number to their records to ease your mind...

In any event, enjoy it. FWIW, I think you made a sweet deal on a great revolver.......(cheapest NIB I could find was $450, plus shipping, plus the paperwork fee from your local FFL...)

 

[phantomak47]

I really wanted a wheelgun and I have plans on getting some more, although the Glocks at the show were nicely priced at $440 new as were the XDs which I thought were a steal.

I already have a Sig 226, so that has its obvious role as house gun.


The GP100 was $463 brand new and for $13 more dollars, I got a new gp instead of a used 686 I had originally intended to get.

 

[don95sml]

You will love your GP100, as I do mine. The only complaint I had was the rather gritty trigger pull. There is a simple cure if you are willing to do a little work on the gun. Over at www.rugerforum.com there is a guy who posts as Iowegan. He has compiled the IBOK, or "Iowegan's Book of Knowledge" for the GP100, which he will send to anyone who asks. The IBOK tells you how to completely disassemble your gun, which Wolff springs to order, which parts have rough edges that need to be filed, and how to put the whole thing back together again. I am not a gunsmith, but his directions were simple enough to allow a dummy like me to end up with a very smooth trigger pull in both single and double action.

 

[greener]

I have noticed in other forums that many people of my generation, many of whom used revolvers in the earlier phases of their law-enforcement careers, seem to gravitate back to revolvers as they grow older.

Which generation is that? My under-30 LEO son prefers wheel guns to semiauto's. He has run a qual course with an Airweight. I sniffed at his big, ugly, klunky GP-100 for a year or so until we went out for some shooting. A 100 rounds later, it didn't look so big, so ugly or so klunky. A week later I had a GP-100. Wish I could find something wrong with it so I could fix it.

 

[phantomak47]

Any thoughts on Meprolight 3 dot night sights?


last time I will try this......

 

[phantomak47]

BUMP......


Thoughts on Mepros night sights on my gp100?