jdavis123
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Eagle Classic in checkered rosewood on GP100 Royal Phoenix
Ruger GP100 Lipsey's (Model 01768) Review
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CraigC
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For me the factory Roper is much more comfortable than the Eagle, which seems to be a bit too short.
RealGun
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I have that grip but not with the medallions. I want!
is that emblem inlay a factory option? Looks nice
I really like the shape. The Eagle fits perfect to me. Seems kinda wide when you pick it up, but its the most natural pointing revolver grip I have ever felt. I want to get a hold of the new Ruger grips, and see too. Either way, those wood/rubber grips were never a favorite of me and just about everyone else, and the replacement rubber style look awful enough that Im suprised sales didn't outright stop. I was excited to see the MC GP grips because they could be sanded down to look nice. These new ones are even better. Make the GP as much like the Security Six as you can and I bet it would sell. People buying revolvers these days are buying them for style and nostalgia more than any other reason. They seem to be dipping their toes into that idea. Hope it takes off.
Mizar
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Walnut, as a natural product, will vary in density and color. What one piece of walnut can take as a stain, the one next to it would not, even cut from the same tree - it's just the nature of the material. This is not an expensive hand fitted gun, so we cannot expect hand picked & fitted wood on it. My advise - strip the old finish, apply Fiebing's Leather Dye of the desired color and oil finish them - you will quickly find that oil finished grips tend to be more "grippy" than varnished ones.
Gold bead front sights have one exact purpose - to be seen well in low light conditions. Think of them as the grandfather of all fiber optic inserts, night sights and etc. The problem is, as you already found out, that they can reflect too much light in some occasions. I'm quite fond on gold beads, but I'm kind of "retro", so...
Gold bead front sights have one exact purpose - to be seen well in low light conditions. Think of them as the grandfather of all fiber optic inserts, night sights and etc. The problem is, as you already found out, that they can reflect too much light in some occasions. I'm quite fond on gold beads, but I'm kind of "retro", so...
jdavis123
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I had a set of medallions on hand and installed them myself. Eagle will provide and install them for an up charge if you call them.
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Panzerschwein
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Gang I phoned Ruger the other day and explained to the girl on the phone. She said she'll send me new grips to try. So I'll have two, and will keep the ones that fit and look best on my revolver and sell the other one. If they're loose too, I might try a bedding compound or the likes thereof. Might just be my particular grip frame.
Regardless, I'm warming back up to the gun. I re-measured the cylinder gap and it's actually .004", perfect. Timing and lock up are so good, with just the tiniest amount of endshake which I understand all GP100s should have for proper function.The gold bead still isn't my favorite but it now has a satin sheen thanks to hitting it with an Arkansas stone and that makes it look much more even in different lighting conditions, before it was hard to pick up. I highly recommend doing that.
The trigger pull isn't as good as on my S&W Model 66, but hey, that's an old world Smith that's probably smoothed from use.
Will keep you all updated!
Regardless, I'm warming back up to the gun. I re-measured the cylinder gap and it's actually .004", perfect. Timing and lock up are so good, with just the tiniest amount of endshake which I understand all GP100s should have for proper function.The gold bead still isn't my favorite but it now has a satin sheen thanks to hitting it with an Arkansas stone and that makes it look much more even in different lighting conditions, before it was hard to pick up. I highly recommend doing that.
The trigger pull isn't as good as on my S&W Model 66, but hey, that's an old world Smith that's probably smoothed from use.
Will keep you all updated!
RealGun
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If there was any lacquer on the brass bead, you have likely removed it. To keep the brass shiny longer you could hit it with a dab of clear nail polish.
stonebuster
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Those Eagle grips look good and might help protect my middle finger knuckle from the trigger guard. I have a problem with my Lett style grips leaving my middle knuckle against the trigger guard to get beat up.
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