ThomasT
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if it wasn’t for the Colt reputation (which is not applicable with this new KC lockwork)
I haven't seen the new Colt lockwork but from what I have read its more S&W like and better than the original.
if it wasn’t for the Colt reputation (which is not applicable with this new KC lockwork)
My understanding as well. Infinitely better than the Python lockworkI haven't seen the new Colt lockwork but from what I have read its more S&W like and better than the original.
No. Boutique ammunition, and expensive to boot. Though probably a sweet shooterRuger SP101 4” .327 Federal Magnum.
I’ve seen people cleanly take deer with that pistol. And it carries well despite the long barrel. From fighting to hunting, to target work with lighter .32 loads, this is the most versatile and effective revolver in history.
No. Boutique ammunition, and expensive to boot. Though probably a sweet shooter
Ruger SP101 4” .327 Federal Magnum.
I’ve seen people cleanly take deer with that pistol. And it carries well despite the long barrel. From fighting to hunting, to target work with lighter .32 loads, this is the most versatile and effective revolver in history.
I recall several of us trying to improve it. Beautiful rifle.
albeit perhaps a bit rushed out the door, and lacking in aesthetic refinement, but their CS more than makes up for it.
For me, GP100 stainless 6 shot, 4.2" half lug barrel with fixed sights.
This is the gun Ruger should make in greater quantity. With
the right marketing, it would be a winner. Of course, the
3-inch model does quite well afeady.
I have a couple of SP101's. They're kinda small and their triggers are usually not so good.
There is a lot of truth to this statement. I've made it a point to not recommend or condemn a gun unless I've not only inspected it, but put more than "a few" rounds through it.As far as I am concerned if you haven't owned a certain gun and have personal experience with it your opinion doesn't count.
Now that.... that’s a gun I love, and wish Ruger offered as a standard, non-exclusive catalog option.My (wife's) GP100. Complete with instruction manual.
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I’m going to PM you momentarily.Much as I like my 3” SP101, the GP100 is a better performer, if I must actually get to shootin’. Longer effective range. Faster follow-up shots. More ammo, in the cylinder. More “work space” for the task of reloading. I may have to wear a larger cover garment, of course, to conceal a GP100.
Nothing theoretical or hypothetical about this post. I have fired a GP100, defensively.
A Speed Six, Service Six, or Security Six provides is a nice alternative, in a form factor slightly trimmer than a GP100, but the GP100’s grip mitigates recoil better, in my hands. I also like S&W K- and L-Frames.
It certainly wasn't intended as an all-around revolver (confirmed by discussions with Ruger engineers)
Since you've never owned any of the ones mentioned, what actual experience would you be basing this claim onRegarding weight... of course it’s heavy... but it’ll tolerate anything you can fit in the cylinder, and still outlast a Colt, Smith J frame, and Kimber while eating anything you put in it and begging for more.
Trigger tune... a mentally challenged monkey with a rock could tune a Ruger... I dunno where y’all are getting the “hard to find smiths” for part, or the “hard to tune” part....
Reputation.Since you've never owned any of the ones mentioned, what actual experience would you be basing this claim on
This has been my experience also.There are probably a lot of guns pressed into all around yeoman service to do everything simply because thats all the owner has or can afford.