Ruger GP100 44 special configuration

[wild willy]

With all the discussion on the 44 spl. GP100 just wondering what everybody would like.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Personally I'd like

3" barrel
Unflutted cylinder
Red ramped front sight
Wooden combat grip
Fixed white u notch rear sight
Possibly front and rear night sights rather than the sight setup I mentioned above.

I'd also like to see the underlugged trimmed back a half inch. So basically no underlug, just a shrouded ejector rod.

The configuration Ruger is offering though is pretty close.

 

[wild willy]

With all the discussion on the 44 spl. GP100 just wondering what everybody would like.

I see I made a mistake I have the 4 inch fluted half lug twice

 

[dawei]

3", Unfluted Cylinder, fixed sights for me please.

 

[cfullgraf]

4.2" barrel (I'll keep our Canadian friends happy) and adjustable sights.

I'm open to cylinder fluting and barrel under lug length.

 

[CraigC]

I'd like a 4-5", unfluted, shrouded ejector and blued.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Ah yeah. Blued would be nice too.

 

[Monster Zero]

Exactly like the current Talo custom 357, model 1753, except in .44 special:

http://www.ruger.com/products/gp100/specSheets/1753

Or, a 5" underlug barrel and adjustable sights. That would be tempting.

 

[ThomasT]

I voted 4" fluted half lug. And blued would be nice. Plus the original grips found on GP-100s with rubber with wood inserts. I do NOT like Hogue finger groove grips. I am sick of Hogue grips.

 

[RealGun]

4.2" barrel (I'll keep our Canadian friends happy) and adjustable sights.

I'm open to cylinder fluting and barrel under lug length.

I don't think the Canadians should control it. Ruger should offer both a 3" and a 4.2.

The SW686 and Taurus 441 are 3" barrels, 5 shots. What about Charter Arms and the Rossi 720? Seems like the concept of 44 Special as a carry gun is logically a 3" barrel. The 44 Special market would be more fully penetrated with two barrel length choices, I think.

 

[200Apples]

I am sick of Hogue grips.

On the rare occasion I see moulded finger-groove grips on 1911s, I can agree... and they are also atrocious when fitted to a single action like the Blackhawk but on a big ol' N-frame S&W such as the all-black M&P R8, they fit. And the Uncle Mike's combat grips, say, featured on another .44 Special revolver, the Model 696, look superb. I realize that from an appearance standpoint, this is a subjective manner. From an ergonomic standpoint, people have different hand sizes. The Hogues work for some folks!

 

[S&W629]

http://www.downrange.tv/blog/new-ruger-gp100-in-44-special/38124/

 

[RealGun]

I don't think the Canadians should control it. Ruger should offer both a 3" and a 4.2.

http://www.downrange.tv/blog/new-ruger-gp100-in-44-special/38124/

A quote from that article re the unfluted cylinder and opinions expressed here earlier:

"I think it will handle any .44 Special load, including some pretty hot handloads. The folks at Ruger must have anticipated this, as they strengthened the cylinder by eliminating the usual flutes."

 

[cfullgraf]

I don't think the Canadians should control it. Ruger should offer both a 3" and a 4.2.

The main point of my post was I am not interested in a 3" barreled GP100. By choosing a 4.2" or longer, it opens the market to north of the border.

The 44 Special market would be more fully penetrated with two barrel length choices, I think.

Yes, it would please many more folks.

 

[Walkalong]

The fixed rear sight on that Talo linked to above makes more sense for a 3" barrel than an adjustable one.

 

[eldon519]

That forcing cone makes a K-frame look beefy. I would not want to feed it many hot handloads.

It'll be interesting to see how it measures compared to a 696 forcing cone.

 

[natman]

A quote from that article re the unfluted cylinder and opinions expressed here earlier:

"I think it will handle any .44 Special load, including some pretty hot handloads. The folks at Ruger must have anticipated this, as they strengthened the cylinder by eliminating the usual flutes."

It's a 44 special. A fluted cylinder will handle any load that won't crack the forcing cone. I'd rather lose the rotating weight that has to be started and stopped with every double action shot than the theoretical "gain" in strength.

 

[CraigC]

Again, flutes have ZERO affect on strength. Call a gunsmith that builds cylinders if you believe otherwise.

 

[DPris]

There'll be a Canadian version in the near future.
Denis

 

[Deaf Smith]

3" barrel, half lug
Flutted cylinder
Sold backstrap
Wooden combat grip
Adjustable rear sight
Ramp front sight with red insert (like the old security six.)

Deaf

 

[grouselips1]

The picture of the forcing cone is not really large or clear enough to make an accurate judgement. The frame of a GP100 is pretty beefy, so in the context of the photo, it may appear that the forcing cone is "thin". As noted before, an unfluted cylinder is not inherently stronger than a fluted cylinder. It is the position of notches for the cylinder stop that effect strength. When they are located between the cylinders, there are no thin areas and thus the strength of the cylinder is at it's highest level. I want one!

 

[bannockburn]

I would be fine with the TALO version that Monster Zero linked to. Blued is okay but would prefer stainless steel.

 

[RealGun]

The fixed rear sight on that Talo linked to above makes more sense for a 3" barrel than an adjustable one.

None of my GP holsters engage the gun enough for the rear sight to snag. It is unusual for Ruger to have adjustables on 3" models, but as a right-handed, left-eye-dominant shooter I value the windage adjustment on my 3" GP.

 

[RealGun]

It's a 44 special. A fluted cylinder will handle any load that won't crack the forcing cone. I'd rather lose the rotating weight that has to be started and stopped with every double action shot than the theoretical "gain" in strength.

We can pick our authorities, but I didn't fabricate the notion that unfluted cylinders are stronger.

 

[natman]

We can pick our authorities, but I didn't fabricate the notion that unfluted cylinders are stronger.

I didn't mean to imply that you had or that it's not true. I just don't think the extra strength matters, i.e., a fluted cylinder is plenty strong enough and the extra weight for unnecessary extra strength is a bad trade.