Ruger GP-100 Match vs. GP-100 with 6 inch barrel

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The stainless match version only comes with a 4 inch barrel. The standard blue version comes with a 6 inch barrel. Which revolver would be more accurate?
 
If you put both in a mechanical rest to compare mechanical accuracy, I doubt there would be a significant difference.

With a person shooting, there are a couple factors to consider.

The longer barrel obviously provides a longer sight radius. That is a plus.

The longer barrel also creates longer barrel time. That can be a detractor.

Relative accuracy between the two revolvers will mostly depend on the shooter.
 
Shane in MT said:
If you put both in a mechanical rest to compare mechanical accuracy, I doubt there would be a significant difference.

With a person shooting, there are a couple factors to consider.

The longer barrel obviously provides a longer sight radius. That is a plus.

The longer barrel also creates longer barrel time. That can be a detractor.

Relative accuracy between the two revolvers will mostly depend on the shooter.
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I guess I would go with the one that feels most comfortable which would be the 6 inch for me.
 
As I understand it, the Match isn't made for bullseye. It's basically designed for IDPA stock service revolver competition. That means durability over many rounds and lots of fast/forceful reloads, good pointability, and good enough accuracy. That doesn't mean it's not accurate (I'm sure it's more accurate than I am), just don't think that the GP-100 Match was rigged to be a bullseye or PPC gun. (Not that the standard GP-100 was, either).
 
stinger 327 said:
Didn't know they had a 5 inch one.
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They are a little harder to find but they are out there. I have been very happy with mine. I had the same dilemma about whether to get the 4" or 6". The 4" just felt to short and the 6" just felt too long. I saw one of these pop up at my LGS and jumped on it. I should probably mention that it is that standard and not match version.

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Probably for me it will make no difference if match or standard style as it will be a general protection gun around ranch and for rodents, predators. I like the look of the blue. The look of the stainless with the letters on it look tacky. I am guessing they must sell a stainless version without any letters on it?
 
owning both, I'll add my 2 cents. The Match Champion is probably the nicest revolver I have ever owned. I traded away a 686 pro series because it wasn't as nice and I just had no use for it anymore. Mechanically, I see no reason why they wouldn't be identically accurate, but you may well shoot the MC more accurately, because it comes from the factory with a sweet trigger job.
 
mattm0691 said:
owning both, I'll add my 2 cents. The Match Champion is probably the nicest revolver I have ever owned. I traded away a 686 pro series because it wasn't as nice and I just had no use for it anymore. Mechanically, I see no reason why they wouldn't be identically accurate, but you may well shoot the MC more accurately, because it comes from the factory with a sweet trigger job.
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:)tHANKS for that info.
 
I would probably opt for a 5" barrel model too as I always wanted a S&W Model 27 with a 5" barrel as I felt it was the perfect length in terms of balance and handling.
 
bannockburn said:
I would probably opt for a 5" barrel model too as I always wanted a S&W Model 27 with a 5" barrel as I felt it was the perfect length in terms of balance and handling.
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Perfect gun to handle those Buffalo Bore loads.
 
i always thought my gp 100 was a 6 incher till i got an old 6 inch half lug gp100 and noted the difference.

i thought the gp100 match champion. was a 5 inch gun.
 
I think the Match would be the most accurate. The extra $$$ most likely goes into the tolerances -- the things you don't see by just looking at them. I think they need to make them heavier, though.
 
roval said:
i always thought my gp 100 was a 6 incher till i got an old 6 inch half lug gp100 and noted the difference.

i thought the gp100 match champion. was a 5 inch gun.
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The GP-100 match revolver is 4 inches.
 
Confederate said:
I think the Match would be the most accurate. The extra $$$ most likely goes into the tolerances -- the things you don't see by just looking at them. I think they need to make them heavier, though.
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that would mean less recoil with more weight which is a good thing in that regards.
 
If you are going to use it for shooting 38 special loads, then a 4 inch barrel is good enough. The 6 inch barrel has the potential to achieve better performance with magnum loads, especially if you are into reloading.

Also, the heavier weight of the 6 inch version (45 ounces) will help with recoil management. Incidentally, the Match Champion weighs 38 ounces.

As others have mentioned, you can consider the 5 inch barrel model as a compromise.

Both Ruger and Smith are making too many revolvers of questionable build quality.
Therefore, be careful to inspect the gun before buying!
 
Making it heavier would make it closer to an older PPC revolver which had fixed times for courses of fire. A little lighter allows for faster target to target transition. All in what one likes.

The 5" match is appealing
 
I think a lot of 4" guns are actually 4.2" since certain country's (Canada) require the gun barrel be longer than 4".

I've never heard of tighter tolerances on the Match Champion. They might have some polishing on the internals, but I dry fried one a couple of months ago at a shop and the trigger was nowhere near as smooth as my well broken in 5" 2012 GP100.

The biggest difference between the 2 are the grips (I prefer the look of wood, but I actually like the Hogues for shooting), the half-lug on the MC, the MC has a dovetailed Novak sights(I like the stock rear sights better and actually upgraded my front sight to a Patridge style sight), slab-sided barrel. All these features make the MC look like a custom job. I would prefer the low profile sights, trimmed lug and slab-sided barrel on a carry gun but I don't ever plan on carrying my GP100.
 
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