Anybody anxious for the new Ruger GP100 in .44 Special?

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I find myself intrigued by it, although it would serve no real need that I have. But I have always thought the .44 Special was a cool, versatile round with a lot of potential. It would be a pretty decent gun for backpacking and hiking I reckon. Plenty of fun at the range, too.
 
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I find myself intrigued by it, although it would serve no real need that I have. But I have always thought the .44 Special was a cool, versatile round with a lot of potential. It would be a pretty decent gun for backpacking and hiking I reckon. Plenty of fun at the range, too.
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I bought my Ruger Blackhawk .44 Special in honor of Elmer Keith. If you don't know who he was you need to find out about him and his relationship to the .44 Special. This should remove all doubt about buying one regardless of manufacturer.
 
The new GP100 has problems, I'm waiting to see if Ruger gets them taken care of, my LGS sold two , and both customers had to send them back to Ruger, out of tollerence's, on cylinder bores and binding cylinders after just a a half box of ammo through them, quality control is suffering..I'll wait and see, I'd love to have a GP100 44 Special...
 
I'd buy one if it held 6 AND was the quality I'm accustomed to from Ruger - 15 years ago.
 
My Gp100 357 is my favorite handgun I own. I also like the 44 special round. Yes, I hope to have one in the future!!!!!!
 
Anybody anxious for the new Ruger GP100 in .44 Special?
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No, not really.

While I think highly of Ruger's single-action Blackhawk, I have never really warmed up to their double-action handguns, preferring instead Smith & Wesson. That said, there's a Target Grey Super Redhawk in .480 Ruger that just got my attention...

But the real reason I do not pine for the .44 Special GP is because I've just acquired a superb example of a S&W Model 696-1 (which, while perhaps a little larger than the GP100, weighs the same at 36 oz unloaded...)
 
Shaq, not enough real estate for six rounds so I guess you'd better buy a 15yr old Redhawk.

If I had a 696 tuned by Teddy Jacobson, I wouldn't pine for a GP either! ;)
 
Anxious? Nah. Wanted one and bought one of the early ones. Sent it back to Ruger to have the front sight and inconsistent chamber throats corrected. They fixed it, returned it, and I really like it. Big brother to my three-inch .357 (see pic).

I was at a gun show this morning and saw two of the .44 Special GP100s. The sights looked great: no visible gap and they did not project past the front of the barrel. Couldn't measure the throats, of course, but I suspect they have corrected that issue too.

I've wanted a GP100 in .44 special (and/or .41 magnum) for a long time, and have posted that desire here and elsewhere. Wasn't anxious, but was happy when Ruger responded positively to my and others' requests for this gun.

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"Anybody anxious for the new Ruger GP100 in .44 Special?"
No.
The cartridge is too underpowered. I do better with my GP100 .357 mag.
 
Yup, have one on order to go with my .357 GP. It would have been nice if Ruger made it in .44 Mag but figure the Special with a "Keith" loading should do for my needs here in the country as there are no grizzly's walking around but do have cougars and black bears. From what I hear the overly generous cylinder throats have been corrected from the early run along with the gap under the front sight. Will see when mine shows up at the dealer.
 
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Not if you're a handloader. I'll take a moderately loaded .44Spl over the .357 any day of the week.
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Not if one follows published reloading data. If one prefers to overload, then it's on them when and if the firearm has a problem.
 
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I do like the Ruger Blackhawks, as I own 4 of them, but had a Security Six in .357Mag, but never cared for the double action trigger pull on that model, I definitely preferred the S&W Model 19 in as far as trigger pull was concerned. Did recently purchase a Charter Arms Bulldog in .44Spl though and really enjoy it.
 
With an original CA Bulldog, a 624, and a "new" new model Blackhawk I'm pretty well covered. Wouldn't turn one down for Christmas, however.
 
Well no.. I ain't anxious. I'd prefer a six shooter version. Something like their 'Backpacker' but lighter. Much lighter.

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Just handled one about 3 hours ago. Fit and finish were nice and the lockup was extremely solid.

Trigger was pretty crappy though. It felt fairly heavy, but it was really gritty too. I know it would smooth out like most Rugers do though. It would definately benefit from a trigger job. Priced at $650. Would maybe have bought it, but I've gotta fix my truck first.
 
And Lipsey's has announced the next .44 GP, their limited-edition 5-inch full-lugged non-fluted blue distributor special, with rubber/wood grips.
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By the way, if you search GP100 44 on GunBroker I was seeing a Talo edition along with a blued version with a longer barrel. Though I see nothing in Ruger's website about it.

Edit: you beat me to it Denis.

The Talo version appears to come with a laminate grip and I thought I saw mention of a gold bead front sight.
 
I would buy one sight unseen if they made a 44 magnum just like the smith and Wesson model 69 with a 4 or 5 inch barrel and adjustable sights.. That would make a really nice hunting/camping gun for bear country or as a backup deer gun. Honestly for me a gp100 is just a big honking gun that I can't see much use for other than range shooting. No way am I going to lug that around. If it could up the ante into 44 magnum power then it would become interesting. If smith can make the model 69 L frame 44 magnum I really don't see why a gp100 would not be up for it. For a self defense gun I would rather have a charter bulldog just due to size and weight.
 
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