The Ruger GP100 is generally regarded as the strongest 357 magnum out there. I use to own one in SS with the 4" barrel and it is one of the many guns I wish I'd never sold. Anyway, I know Ruger is now making the Redhawk with a 4" barrel that looks pretty nifty, but here is my question--Could the GP100 be chambered in 44 mag with a 5 shot cylinder without changing the overall size much or at all. Also, would the GP 100stand up to a steady diet of full power magnum ammo? If not the 44 mag, it would still be neat to see a 5 shot 44 special version, but that round is not very popular these days. Any thoughts on all this?
Ruger GP100 in 44 mag
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Jim Watson
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Five shot .44 Special GP100
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W.E.G.
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I think a GP100 loaded with full-house .44 mag ammo would HANDLE YOU.
That's the guy I'd recommend as well. Clements does several conversions on GP's, but to my knowledge no .44 mag. He does 10mm, .41 mag, and .44 special though. He usually quotes .41 and .44 conversions around $1200, and are a 5 shot. The 10mm is six shot using the existing cylinder and last I heard was $550. If you want the power the .41 mag will come closest to what you're looking for.
, just wondering if it could be done. If possible, it could be comp'd.On Clements front page is a link to his message board. He answers question and gives quotes there. His stuff is top notch. I saw some of his work first hand a while back, and it's impressive. By reputation, if you were to ask around about guys who work on Rugers, I doubt you'd see any list of the top 5 guys in the country that didn't have his name on it.
Heh. Middle name for me.
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W.E.G.
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The .44 mag is only 1/8" longer than .44 special.
You could easily handload .44 special to .44 MAGNUM pressures or more. I really don't know why anybody would WANT to do that in a medium-frame revolver. The gun might endure the forces - at least for a while.
I recommend that you get a Smith and Wesson "Mountain Gun" in .44 magnum if you want a lightweight Dirty-Harry gun. I shot one cylinder worth of full-house ammo in one of those guns, and let me tell you, I was COMPLETELY DONE with that adventure. It felt like my hand was being slammed in a car door on each shot. I think the effect on the shooter with an even lighter gun would very likely cause actual physical injury.
Crazy4nitro
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+1 on the .41Mag
Crazy4nitro
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I have a 4.75" Vaquero in .44 Mag. Full house loads hurt. Full house .454 loads in a SRH wear you out a lot less. I think the GP100 would be rough.
I've actually been thinking of going the other way and getting an N frame in 357 (model 627) so I could load up those 180gr silhouette loads without killing myself, but we'll see.
Steve
I've actually been thinking of going the other way and getting an N frame in 357 (model 627) so I could load up those 180gr silhouette loads without killing myself, but we'll see.
Steve
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Sunray
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Ruger is also making a 2.5" .44 mag. Their Alaskan. It's a Super Redhawk frame. Doubles as a flame thrower.
Thought I would resurrect this thread. Over on another board a member claims Ruger is coming out with a .44 SP GP in the not very distant future. Wish it would have been a mag like
the Model 69 S&W. Clements, when he was doing the conversion, claimed they could take a 250 gr load at 1200 fps.
the Model 69 S&W. Clements, when he was doing the conversion, claimed they could take a 250 gr load at 1200 fps.
Panzerschwein
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If S&W can make an L-frame 5-shot .44 magnum, so can Ruger with their GP100. It's possible.
You're teasing me.................. Here's hoping.
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