SP101 .22 update

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All I read about this seems to be coming true. The action smoothes up a lot with a few hundred rounds through it.

I have dry fired it a lot ( okay per Ruger) and my son and myself have shot 200-250 rounds through it now.

The single action trigger is about as good as I could hope for. It's not my Alex Hamilton tuned 629, but it's quite nice actually. The double action is heavy, but usable.

I'm confident this will become even better with more shooting and the parts wearing in. I will likely take it apart and polish it up a bit.

Anyone hearing the horror stories about stiff trigger pulls should know that is likely with a brand new revolver. After a few hundred rounds it feels much different.
 
same thing happened with a gp100 i had. the trigger got downright nice after a few hundred rounds.
 
Mine is starting to smooth out too. Not sure how many rounds I've put through it. Maybe 200. Looking forward to the trigger after 1000 rounds.

Ruger says dry fire is ok? I better look at my manual.
 
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Yep dry fire is fine says so in the manual.

There is no doubt that the S&W revolvers come out if the box better. But being able to dry fire a ruger has advantages.

And now the way the single action trigger feels I'm not convinced the S&W .22 single action trigger is any better. It just takes a while to break in.
 
They don't have a SP101 .22 specific manual. The manual covers their other offerings in the SP101 lineup as well. I'd be leery of dry firing the .22 variation.
 
I just use the plastic #4 drywall achors. They're so cheap I don't know why you would want to chance it....

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I think it's very well established that the Ruger SP101 .22 can be dry fired. Agreed that there is not a "specific" .22 manual but there are specific sections that pertain to certain cartridges. The Dry fire comments are directed at all of them.

This was confirmed today with a quick Phone call where they stated without hesitation and in no uncertain terms that the SP101 can be fired " to your hearts content" without any ammunition in the chambers.

They went on to say that is was an excellent means of practicing trigger control in double action, ...... and that the additional shooting is " GOOD" to smooth the action and break it in.

Since it has a lifetime warranty and they support and would be paying the shipping and repairs, I trust this is an accurate and trustworthy procedure.
 
The Ruger SP101 .22LR does not use the typical Rimfire firing pin. The firing pin in the Ruger SP101 will not hit the cylinder when dry firing! The cylinder will not be damaged.

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How is it for accuracy?

I looked at the S&W Model 63 and the Ruger KSP-242-8 side by side and I thought the Model 63 had better lockup and a better trigger.

I don't think enough people had the Ruger to compare it to a Model 63 in the accuracy department
 
Mine is plenty accurate too. Can't compare to the 63, but I'm satisfied. Fit and finish is nice too.

I did note that the firing pin did not look like it would hit the cylinder walls if dry fired. Nice to have confirmation.
 
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I tried the drywall anchors in my 22lr. They did not work very well. The firing pin would stick in the plastic which locked up the cylinder.
 
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