Praise for the Gp100

[intercooler]

They are pretty sweet!

 

[charlie fox]

As a "usin' gun" I think a 3" stainless GP100 with fixed sights in 357 Magnum is about as close to perfect as they come

 

[GP100man]

JTHunter

While the cyl gap does seem on the loose end of the specs mine run from .006-.008"

I get a little spitting using max loads with heavy lead boolits & H-110 powder .
That said most revolvers will spit a little with max loads of a ball powder .

I feel a cyl gap of .006" with lead boolits is `bout as tite as I need being shooting lead is inherently dirtier more carbon/lead & lube build up than jacketed.

On another note it`s the nature of the beast so to say !

It is a major undertaking to lessen this measurement & should be done by compitent smiths ,if it spits very bad maybe a trip back to Ruger is warranted ???

Ask for a pick up box from Ruger ,ya never know till ya ask !
Shippin firearms is/can get expensive !!

GP

 

[Jaymo]

GP100man, what are those blue inserts? They look like denim "micarta".
I've thought about making some denim "micarta" for knife handles and grip inserts.

 

[JTHunter]

Thanks GP100man. You and Ruger seem to agree on the gap as they said range was 0.003"-0.009" and mine is about 0.0085".
As for it "spitting", that is why I posed the question. Very little of the ammo I put through that gun will be bare lead so that shouldn't be a problem. Most will be JHP or SJHP, SJSP (aka SJFP), or FMJ.
Thanks for the info.

 

[Hondo 60]

My Buddy has a blue 3" with fixed sights.
I keep asking him to sell it to me, but he likes it too much.

Maybe if I outlive him, he'll leave it to me in his will.

 

[MrDig]

I like my GP100 161 so much I want a 141 but it's going to be a long while before I can start spending Money on Guns again.

 

[GP100man]

Yes there micarta blue jean material from 41Magnum !!

 

[Needles]

I got mine about 20 years ago at a gun show in Nashville. The Tennessee Highway Patrol had changed to semi-autos, according to the vendor. He had a table full of 4" stainless GPs. I started looking at them (they all looked new), and the 3rd or 4th one looked brand new-- it had dust in the barrel. I paid $250. The OEM grips are pretty, but feel a little thin side-to-side. I got some Hogue grips in black rubber, and it felt just right. It's the best shooting handgun I have ever owned, not counting the Contender. It's the only gun I own with a name (M'Gun.)