Sp101

[Bullet]

I just purchased a SP101, 2 in. Bobbed hammer, Double action only. There is a rattle in it. I believe it is the transferr bar. Even when the trigger is held all the way back it still rattles. I have 2 GP100 and they don"t do this. Is something wrong with my SP101? Is there anyway to correct this?

 

[c_yeager]

mine rattles a little bit too. I agree that its the little transfer tab thingy. I havent ever had a problem with it though in close to 2000 rounds of mixed .38 and .357.

 

[Jim March]

Might be the ejector rod...on SPs, it can wiggle back and forth a bit. This is normal. S&Ws have a latch at the end of a rigid ejector rod, but Rugers lock up right at the crane, therefore can let the ejector be "sloppy". Mechanically, the Ruger's system is better...but the wiggly ejector rod screws with people's heads .

 

[gggman]

Mine rattles too, but it doesn't bother me. It is the transfer bar, my ejector rod is snug.
I carry my SP101 daily, and it doesn't rattle in normal moving around. You have to shake the gun to notice it.

 

[c_yeager]

I just remember that one of the things i always do after stripping my SP101 is give it a good shake. If it doesnt rattle i know i didnt get the transfer bar back in right. (you have to watch it or it can get stuck in wrong). So rattle = good.

 

[Plinkerton]

I really like the SP's. The other day, however, I got to handle one in a gun store. I was surprised that the ejector rod wasn't even a full tube. One side was completely open, with a fat groove cut in the side that you don't see. I was a little dissapointed with this design. It felt a little cheap. I don't think it would keep me from buying one or anything, but I was just surprised.

Does anyone ever have any prolems with them? Do they feel cheap with use? Do you notice it when you are shooting?

 

[Jim March]

The ejector rod on an SP is "deliberately cheap-looking".

It's NOT the same piece of metal that the cylinder uses as an "axle". Ruger's design is "crud resistant" - burnt powder spraying from the gap can't get pushed in down the cylinder's "axle" by the ejector rod stroke. That "fat groove" is yet another crud-lockup-resistant feature.

You have to look at everything very carefully to realize what they've done but once it clicks, you realize it's a MAJOR advance over the old S&W-style system.

 

[Plinkerton]

I see. Well, in that case, props to Ruger. I would hope that with newer guns by Ruger, that don't share the same "classic" looks of S&W's, there would at least be some technological advances. It's good to hear that there are.

I still like the looks of S&W's better though...