Ok folks, I should be getting my GP10P in the next few days or so. Im curious what, if any, extra gear is recommended. I’m not looking to spend money for the sake of it. Just wondering if there is any MUST have items. Aside from lots and lots of ammo of course!!!
Revolver gear.
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easyrider604
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Speedloaders and loading tray. You can have a couple of speedloaders, or a couple dozen, whatever you feel comfortable with. I like to have 4 speedloaders for every revolver.
Safariland Comp 2 or 3 works well, IMO. HKS is fine but not as fast.
Safariland Comp 2 or 3 works well, IMO. HKS is fine but not as fast.
It is coming to me lightly used. 100 rds of .38 spl and 100 rounds of .357 mag.
But I do have a question about cleaning. I was looking for cleaning mops and jags etc the other day. Didn’t see any marked specifically .357 or .38. Was there just none in stock or do they fit into a broad caliber range?
Thanks. Fairly newbie question, I know. I was trying to get my head around it and figured I’d ask here. Lots of good knowledge.
No reloading for me just yet. That’s coming in the spring I’d say. Looking at presses now. Will likely go the turret route.
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What calibre’s are you looking at doing? Lee Turret is a great buy for the money as long as you’re not looking to do big rifles. If big rifles are in play I’ve heard nothing but good things about the Redding T7. Enjoy it, it’s a whole new adventure (and money pit!).
I suppose someone has cut the GP-100 cylinders for 9MM moon clips but I suspect he would be a lonely shooter at an event for 9MM GP-100's.
To the OP installing hammer and trigger shims will help with the trigger pull. I would go Jetloader speedloaders over the Safariland 111's. The exposed springs makes for a more secure grip. You can go to a slightly lighter hammer spring and still enjoy reliability. I did with mine and the gun has been 100% with Tula primers.
I bought a FO front sight for mine. I drop of fluorescent orange paint on top of the white dot on the front sight works just as well and is cheaper.
For a holster check out Soley Canadian. Tim makes one of the best kydex holsters I have seen and used. I don't know if he makes one for the GP-100 or not though.
Take Care
Bob
To the OP installing hammer and trigger shims will help with the trigger pull. I would go Jetloader speedloaders over the Safariland 111's. The exposed springs makes for a more secure grip. You can go to a slightly lighter hammer spring and still enjoy reliability. I did with mine and the gun has been 100% with Tula primers.
I bought a FO front sight for mine. I drop of fluorescent orange paint on top of the white dot on the front sight works just as well and is cheaper.
For a holster check out Soley Canadian. Tim makes one of the best kydex holsters I have seen and used. I don't know if he makes one for the GP-100 or not though.
Take Care
Bob
I would like to start off loading .45 and .357 for now. I actually have some Lee dies for .45 already.
I do have a few rifles as well. Right now mostly for hunting but I do use my .223 for target shooting. But ammo is pretty cheap.
Thanks for the info. It’s coming with an FO front sight (with some extra pipes) and the original. I’ll have to look into speed loaders.
Would a progressive not be a lot to keep track of for a new reloaded?
Doesn't have to be. I only use two stations on my Pro 1000. Powder dispensing and bullet seating.
I resize at a single stage press, again in 1K batches, and that goes pretty quickly. I could probably do this on my progressive as a single stage but choose not to.
Prime with a hand primer, that way I get to feel that each primer is seated properly. Also, not slaved to the press for this stage (watch TV, hang out on CGN etc)
Finally, throw powder and seat bullets on the progressive. Two stages are easy enough to keep track of.
In all I get to handle all the brass 2-3 times which give me opportunity to cull the flawed ones (split cases, bulged case etc etc)
Sound tedious? Wait until you do that on a single stage turret press.
You can do it all on a progressive in one pull, but you had better have the press mounted to a rock solid bench.
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Doesn't have to be. A Dillon 550 is a great starter as you have to manually index the shell plate. Allows you to use it as a single stage if you want. Certain rounds that are overly picky or that I'm just learning to load I do one at a time on the 550. .45 and .357 are great reloads to start with as there is a ton of data and a wide tolerance range.
turbo_bird
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Yup, Dillon 550 is great. I use one for pistol ammo too. It's easy to set up each station by just doing 1 round at a time, then once you've got the hang of it you just have a couple more things to do before each pull of the handle. It's also big enough to reload rifle round with.
Kristian
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Speedloader and storage box were my first two options I needed at the bench at my club who had only 10 minute sessions per turn
I guess I’m pretty spoiled here. I’ve only ever had to share the range with my kids and my usual shooting buddy. Lots of times I’m completely on my own. To be honest I wouldn’t mind a bit more people around. Love hearing about other guns or hunting stories.
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Your lucky the choices around here are limited..
